What Is The Brit Butt Rally

The Iron Butt Association (IBA) is a long distance/endurance riding club which originated in the U.S. and now has representation in many countries. They hold periodic scatter rallies where the rider is given a list of locations, each worth a number of points. The rider has to choose which ones to visit to gain the most points. A minimum number of points and miles are set, failing to achieve either one means a 'did not finish' (DNF).

Iron Butt UK has the 36 hour Brit Butt Rally.
A Bonus Book and a flag showing the rider's number is given to every participant. The Bonus Book shows bonus locations and what evidence is required to prove the location was visited. Proof always includes a specific photo which must also show the rally flag.
Some locations require rider and/or bike to be in the photo, others don't. Some locations are time bounded so can only be visited within a specified time window and other evidence may also be requested.

A photo is taken when the rider arrives at Rally reception and another when (if!) he or she finishes the rally. All evidential photo's have to be between those two photo's.

The rules are strict. Make an error - wrong photo, wrong people in the photo, wrong time or a mistake in the photo log which shows location, time and odometer reading - and all points for that bonus location are lost.

Fuel during the rally also has to be logged and verified with a receipt showing amount of fuel pumped and garage location. Once again, if there is an error in the fuel log or a problem with a receipt points are lost.

Finally, arriving back after a set time will cost points for every minute the rider is late. Arrive back an hour or more later than the prescribed time and the rider is dnf.

To ensure people aren't daft enough to ride for 36 hours straight, which could be dangerous, there is a large rest bonus for which it is necessary to prove that no riding was done for 3 hours in an overnight window; it's pretty much impossible to win without the rest bonus.

Our main objective is to ensure everyone rides in a safe manner and in accordance to the law and arrives at the finish with tales to tell about the previous 36 hours adventures.

Ride Safe