The President’s Message

Bill Mullins President 2017-2018    m00nmullins@yahoo.com

Thank you all for attending, helping, and supporting me with the Montana 500.   

Special thanks to Rick and Char Bonebright for working behind the scenes with route selection, hospitality, and the banquet.   Many of you were a great help to me in my first year of Presidency.

Thank you Dennis Powers leading the Model T inspection and collecting signature forms.  Thank you, Matt Hansen and Russell Hanna, for sealing up the cars.  Great job!

Two new drivers and a returning driver from 50 years ago participated this year.  Kim MacLeod and Matt Hansen were the new drivers and Tim Craig from Pasadena ran the 500, 50 years ago.

I hope to have you all return next year for another great run.

If you have any question, you can email me at: m00nmullins@yahoo.com      Bill Mullins

The 2017 Route Information:

Day one.  Leg 1.  Headed West from Missoula on I-90 to St. Regis. Exit 33 right.  ~68 miles.  Gassed up at St Regis.

Day one.  Leg 2.  Then Hwy 135 North for ~21 miles, turned right at Hwy 200 Jct.  Went ~24 miles but through Dixon, turn left on Hwy 212 to Charlo.  ~13 miles.  ~58 miles total.

Day one.  Drive further to lunch:,  Toured from Charlo and ate Lunch in Ronan.  Acquired gas and returned to Charlo.

Day one.  Leg 3.   Left Charlo on Hwy 212, went ~13 miles.  Right on Hwy 200 West through Dixon.  Went ~33 miles, turn left onto Hwy 135.  Drove ~21 miles to St. Regis for gas.  ~58 miles total. 

Day one.  Leg 4.  Headed East on I-90 for 68 miles.  Used Exit 101 to return to My Place Hotel-Motel.    Total miles day 1 ~ 256.

Day 2.   Leg 1.  Drove from Missoula to Butte, ~115 miles. 

Day 2.   Leg 2.  Drove from Butte to Missoula 115 miles, ~ 230 miles total. 

Day 3.  Leg 1.  Drove from Missoula to Drummond, 50 miles.

Day 3.   Leg 2.  Drove from Drummond to Missoula 50 miles.  ~ 100 miles total.

Total Endurance Run ~ (about) 586 miles