| MERA was established in 1994 to enable the motorcyclist to not only find out information about endurance rallies, but to also allow the average rider to set personal records for both time and distance.
This concept has proven to be very successful, and many, many records have been set in our brief existence. While all the records were significant, one of the most notable of these is Gary Eagan's unprecedented breaking of the 1900-mile/24-hour barrier. In 1995, Gary Eagan of Salt Lake City, Utah rode a total of 1932 miles in 24-hours, accomplishing this incredible mark without the aid of auxiliary fuel due to the failure of his auxiliary fuel system at approximately the 310 mile mark.
Another incredible world record was set MERA member Bill Newton, who rode an incredible 30,179 miles in 30 days on his Honda ST1100!!
MERA has promoted at least one major endurance rally each year since it's inception, and continues the effort along with other long distance riding organizations to promote the sport of Endurance Riding.
Each June, MERA hosts the UTAH 1088, held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Now in it's 15th year, this rally hosts riders from throughout North America and is regarded as the premier 24 hour endurance event in the country. |  |
