The Motorcycle Cannonball Run will make a stop in Junction City in September of 2014.

The cross country ride will begin in Daytona Beach, Florida beginning September 5,2014 and end 17-days later in Tacoma, Washington. The event requires participants to ride antique pre-1937 motorcycles.

During their cross country trip the participants will spend one day of rest in Junction City. Geary County Commission Ben Bennett said, “It’s going to be a 4,100 mile ride. They’re going to stop in Junction City as one of the rest stops that they’ve got on this event, and use Heritage Park as a center for that.”

To the greatest extent possible, the ride will utilize non-Interstate roadways.

Motorcycle Cannonball Course Master John Classen said a meticulously mapped out route was chosen to avoid having the riders enter the interstates whenever possible. “We’re counting on 12-hours of daylight,” Classen said, “with an average of 300-miles a day. Every rider will check in at the ending point one hour before sunset each evening to avoid wildlife and other after-dark safety issues.