Sunday, May 26th 2024 - La Crosse, WI
Dates And Times:
Bonus GPS locations will be emailed Wednesday, May 22nd.
There will be a light breakfast before rally.
Awards banquet is Sunday evening - location Back Room of the Mirage Sports Bar.
Lodging suggestion/recommendation - Welch Motel if full La Crosse and Neighboring towns have many choices a block is NOT reserved.
This will be a 10 hour rally.
2024 Rally Start and Ending Location:
Mirage Bar (backroom)
3511 Mormon Coulee Rd (backroom)
La Crosse, WI 54601 (southside of city)
Entry Fees:
$60 Single Rider, $110 2-Up, and $30 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 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 2024 Bonzai will be a ten hour road rally. There will be four classes: Expert, Experienced, Novice and Team.
This year's Bonzai will be a hunt for bonuses in the Driftless Area around La Crosse, Wisconsin. Bonus GPS locations will be emailed to riders the
Wednesday before the rally. A mandatory riders meeting will one hour before the rally starts.
Rally start time is TBA.
In past rallies, the start time has been 7:00 a.m. You must be back to the finish location ten hours
after the rally begins to be considered a finisher. There will be a meal the evening of the rally where
winners are announced.
Rally Accommodations (Hotel):
The 2024 Bonzai Rally will have a suggested hotel and possibly a block of rooms TBA.
Please check back at the GLMC Garage as additional details develop.
Rally Master (Question):
Michaela Buskohll
Email Michaela Buskohll (clicky here)
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 5th, after that date riders may contact the Rally Master to see if there is still room
to participate. Registrations after May 5th may not receive an event shirt.
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
