A brand new event on the adventure motorcycle calendar, the ADV Cannonball Rally is a coast-to-coast motorcycle rally with an emphasis on overland GPS navigation, endurance, preparedness, self-reliance and rider skill.

According to event organizers, competitors will leave the official hotel each day at specific times and navigating by GPX track, ride on paved and optional unpaved roads to checkpoints earning points while enjoying a curated and vetted route.

The inaugural event will start in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and end at the Portofino Hotel & Marina in Redondo Beach, California.

The first competitor to arrive at the final checkpoint will be awarded additional points each day. The competitor with the most points at the end of the rally wins. The rally organizers will award additional points for special achievements and extreme checkpoints that will be revealed throughout the event.

This is a self-supported event with support crews or chase vehicles barred from the rally.

Riders must rely on themselves or resources that anyone could use along the route. For example, popping by a motorcycle shop, ordering items online, or calling AAA will be allowed. However, calling a family member to bring you warmer gloves from home would be unsportsmanlike.

Unsportsmanlike conduct earns competitors a 50-point deduction or disqualification.

Organizers say each year the route will change, and the term “coast-to-coast” will be used creatively for future ADV Cannonball Runs. The plan is for the rallies to be an 8-to-11 day ride with a total between 3,000-3,500 miles.

The ADV Cannonball Rally is open to everyone on any street-legal motorcycle. There are no handicapping calculations or motorcycle classes.

Details: ADV Cannonball Rally