The American Legion Legacy Run

Indianapolis to Phoenix
Five Days for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund

August 17-21, 2008--Riding For America’s Future

National Commander Marty Conatser will help kick off the 2008 American Legion Legacy Run from Indianapolis to the 90th Annual American Legion National Convention in Phoenix in August 2008.

Hundreds of riders from across The United States will gather for the third consecutive year in Indianapolis. They will thunder through seven states and the Southwestern deserts for five grueling days to make possible a college education for the children of American servicemen and women who have died defending our freedoms since the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Other riders will join each day and increase the number of participants along the 1,800-mile route, which follows along much of the famous “Route 66.” The riders’ goal is to raise no less than $350,000 for THE AMERICAN LEGION LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP for the 90th Annual American Legion National Convention.

The American Legion Riders and American Legion posts along the route will play a crucial supporting role by manning refueling stops, coordinating with local law enforcement officials, and supporting The American Legion Legacy Run road warriors with food and water.

The American Legion Legacy Run welcomes all riders from all over the country to join. All who register for the ride receive the 2008 Run patch set as well as a mapbook with information about exact routes, scheduled stops, timetables, daily maps, and checkpoint locations.

2008 Flights and Units

Registration is now closed:

Tentative Itinerary: Late registration and road captain orientations at Wayne American Legion Post 64, 601 S. Holt Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241 on Saturday, August 16, 2008.

• Saturday, August 16 – Pre-Run Rally- Indianapolis, IN
• Sunday, August 17- Indianapolis to Saint Robert (Ft. Leonard Wood) MO
• Monday, August 18- St. Robert, MO to Oklahoma City, OK
• Tuesday, August 19- Oklahoma City, OK to Tucumcari, NM
• Wednesday, August 20- Tucumcari, NM to Gallup, NM
• Thursday, August 21- Gallup, NM to Phoenix/Tempe, AZ

(NOTE: All times, mileages, and stops subject to change as coordination is made with American Legion Riders and supporting posts and communities along the route.)

The 2008 American Legion Legacy Run (ALLR) is open to all motorcycle riders. Any and all organizations (i.e., local ALR Chapters, A.B.A.T.E., Buffalo Soldiers, GWRRA, BMW MOA, H.O.G., etc.,) interested in joining the Run as a single group under the control of their own road captains and sweeps may also be incorporated into the Run. Groups may join for the entire ALLR or for any portion (for instance, from one gas stop to the next). Pre-coordination with the Legacy Run planning group will be necessary.

All registrations processed before Aug. 1, 2008 receive a full registration kit by return mail containing the official ALLR 2008 patch set, mapbook, and SOP along other registration materials.

Those riders who wish to be guaranteed a position with the core Indy-to-Phoenix group must print the registration form and register by mail (PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206) before 1 August 2008. Registrations on a space-available basis will also be available at Post 64 the day before departure at the $45 rate.

Participants must ride motorcycles with at least 750cc displacement and capable of safe operation over long distances. They must be physically able to maintain a moderate-to-heavy daily ride schedule of as many as 400 miles or more per day for five days at posted interstate highway speeds. ALL vehicles and equipment, including tires, lighting, and brakes, will be subject to inspection by run officials.

NOTE: Registrations postmarked after August 1, 2008, are $45.00 for both operators and passengers. (PATCH SETS AND MAPBOOKS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR LATE REGISTRATIONS.)

For more information contact Bill Sloan, run coordinator, at wsloan@legion.org or call 317-630-1265.