Sunday, May 25th 2025 - La Crosse, WI
2025 Rally Start and Ending Location:
- Mirage Bar (backroom)
3511 Mormon Coulee Rd (backroom - same as last year)
La Crosse, WI 54601 (southside of city).
- This will be a 10 hour rally!
Dates And Times:
- There is an optional rider meeting on Saturday, May 24 at 7:00 PM at the Mirage. The rally packet with bonus locations will be handed out at this meeting. GPX, KML, and TXT files will be handed out via email or a flash drive at the rider meeting. If you've never ridden a rally like this, help will be available.
- Checkin, Q & A, and Final Instructions at 6:45 AM Sunday, May 25th at the Mirage.
- Rally Start: 7:30 AM Sunday, May 25th from the Mirage.
- Rally End: 5:30 PM on Sunday, May 25 at the Mirage. If you're late it's a DNF (Did Not Finish).
Additional Details:
- Food/Drinks will be available at the Mirage for the rider meeting on Saturday, but they will not be provided by the Club.
- Grab and go breakfast items will be available on Sunday morning before the rally.
- Rider Banquet will be served at 6:15 PM on Sunday evening - Pulled Pork, Mac & Cheese, Beans and Coleslaw.
- Awards will be handed out when scoring is completed on Sunday evening.
- Rally swag will include a swag bag, a commemorative cap, a few other surprises and performance awards.
Accommodations:
- There isn't an official rally motel but there are two motels within easy walking distance of the Mirage. These are both mom and pop hotels so there aren't a lot of frills. There are many other hotels in the La Crosse area.
- The Adriatic Motel - 3438 Mormon Coulee Rd, La Crosse, WI 54601 - 608-788-1811
- The Welch Motel - 3643 Mormon Coulee Rd, La Crosse, WI 54601 - 608-788-1300
Entry Fees:
$60 Single Rider, $110 2-Up, and $10 Novices
Contact Rally Master to see if you qualify as a Novice.
Rally Description:
The Bonzai Road Rally is best described to those who have never tried a road rally as an oversized treasure hunt.
The goal of the Rally Master is to encourage participants to ride some of the best motorcycle roads in the upper
Midwest by providing a set of unique and interesting bonus locations (places) which they must find.
At the end of the rally day, riders return to rally HQ with stories and memories. If you like motorcycle
riding and would like to try a motorcycle road rally, the Bonzai would be an excellent rally to start with.
Many of riders return year after year to this event.
Rally Theme and Details:
The 2025 Bonzai will be a ten hour road rally. There will be four classes: Expert, Experienced, Novice and Team.
This year's Bonzai will focus on excellent roads and interesting locations in the Driftless Area around La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Please check back at the GLMC Garage as additional details develop.
Rally Master (Question):
Scott "Scoot" Finn
Email Scott "Scoot" Finn (clicky here)
or call 507 494 8756.
Register for the Bonzai at Ride Master (click-here).
You may pay your entry fee with PayPal or with a check - you will receive an email after
you register with details. If there is a reason you can not complete your registration online
at Ride Master contact the Rally Master. Registration on Ride Master for this event closes
on May 12th, after that riders must contact the Rally Master to see if there is still room
to participate. Registrations after May 12th may not receive rally swag.
Paying by check? You should still complete the Ride Master registration. Send final check payable to GLMC here:
G.L.M.C. Bonzai Rally
c/o Tom Pramman
46177 - 181 Street
Castlewood, SD 57223
Questions can be posted and answered at the:
GLMC Bonzai Road Rally Announcement Area
