The 2012 Cannonball Run is ON! It started on Friday the 7th and goes to the 23rd of September!
Here are some images from the start of the run!
Be on the lookout for more to come and see what Bean’re has to say about being a part of it this year!
Here is the route this year
Stage 1
Fr Sept. 7
Newburgh, NY to Wellsboro, PA
210 Miles
Stage 2
Sa Sept. 8
Wellsboro, PA to Sandusky, OH
320 Miles
Stage 3
Su Sept. 9
Sandusky, OH to Milwaukee, WI
300 Miles
Stage 4
Mo Sept. 10
Milwaukee, WI. to Anamosa, IA
214 Miles
Stage 5
Tu Sept. 11
Anamosa, IA to Spirit Lake, IA
279 Miles
Stage 6
We Sept. 12
Spirit Lake, IA to Murdo, SD
326 Miles
Stage 7
Th Sept. 13
Murdo, SD to Sturgis, SD
278 Miles
Rest Day
Fr Sept. 14
Rest Day; Sturgis, SD
Stage 8
Sa Sept. 15
Sturgis, SD to Sheridan, WY
242 Miles
Stage 9
Su Sept. 16
Sheridan, WY. to Yellowstone, WY
229 Miles
Stage 10
Mo Sept. 17
Yellowstone, WY. to Jackson Hole, WY
160 Miles
Stage 11
Tu Sept. 18
Jackson Hole, WY. to Mountain Home, ID
299 Miles
Stage 12
We Sept. 19
Mountain Home, ID. to Burns, OR
251 Miles
Stage 13
Th Sept. 20
Burns, OR. to Klamath Falls, OR
230 Miles
Stage 14
Fr Sept. 21
Klamath Falls, OR. to Fortuna, CA
285 Miles
Stage 15
Sa Sept. 22
Fortuna, CA to Cotati, CA
240 miles
Stage 16
Su Sept. 23
Cotati, CA to San Francisco, CA
93 miles
Motorcycle Cannonball 2012
DAY ONE: September, 7th
Shinya Kimura, #80, California
1915 Indian Twin
Waiting for release from Motorcyclepedia Museum, Newburgh, NY
Claudio Femiano, #9, Italy
1926 Sunbeam
Starting from Motorcyclepedia, 3956 miles to go Museum, Newburgh, NY
Matt Olsen, #85, South Dakota
1928 Harley-Davidson JD
And he’s off from Motorcyclepedia Museum, Newburgh, NY
Dave Kafton, #69, California
1925 Harley-Davidson JD
Life is good. Motorcyclepedia Museum, Newburgh, NY
#25, Mike WIld’s, 1924 Rudge packed and ready to roll United Kingdom
Packed and ready to go.
Tom McBride, #37, California
1922 Harley-Davidson J
Look, Ma, no hands! rolling on route 6
Sean Duggan, #39, California
1929 Harley-Davidson JD
Stage One completed. Wellsboro, Pennsylvania check-in
Tom McBride, #37, California
1922 Harley-Davidson J
Tweek and Repair for Stage Two, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Critical tulip navigation review. Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
DAY TWO: September, 8th, 6 am
#1, Bradd Willmarth’s 1913 Excelsior Twin from Virginia
Winner of the 2010 Motorcycle Cannonball Run
Pre-start Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
"Spanner, oil rag and lots and lots of hope"
~Ian Patton #22, United Kingdom
1928 Indian 101 Scout
Pre-start Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
"Failure is not an option"
~Paul "Oz" Ousey #83, New York
1925 Harley-Davidson JE
Pre-start Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Scott Jacobs #93, California, ready to roll out on his
1926 Harley-Davidson JD from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Mike Fockler #65, New York
1928 Henderson KJ
Leaving Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Doug Feinsod #18, California
1920 Henderson Deluxe
Leaving Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Brittney "Bicycle Betty" Olsen,
Assistant, co-pilot and navigational sweeper
Photos submitted by "Diva Dawn" Santucci and Carol Mittelsdorf