IBA (Iron Butt) Sidecar Ride??

There's been some speculative talk about doing a Coast to Coast lower 48 states run next summer by some VERY ambitious people:

https://sidecar.com/forum/on-the-road-with/alaska-at-eighty/paged/12/

I'm not at all familiar with IBA sanctioned events so....is there even a sidecar category in the IBA?  If so, because of the inherent limitations of operating sidecars relative to 2 wheeled, are the distances reduced because of the SDF?

@floyd - h, the previous discussion regarding having a Sidecar ride from Coast to Coast,  or Border to Border, did not include anything about the proposed ride being IBA sanctioned or approved.  Having been a member of the IBA for the past 41 years,  I would not be inclined to get IBA approval or sanctioning for such a ride. Doing so would require too many rules, regulations and requirements on sidecar rigs and the owners, which are already on the fringe of the motorcycle community. 

If we were to go through with a sidecar ride like this, the less official oversight, the better. 

The IBA certainly allows members of the IBA, and prospective members of the IBA to use motorcycle sidecar rigs to participate in almost all of the current IBA sanctioned and approved IBA rides. Just do the ride, provide your paperwork for approval,  and receive your certificate. 

However,  if we do this sidecar ride next Summer,  it will not be an IBA sanctioned or approved event. 

Whew.  I’m glad I didn’t misinterpret the discussion.  I’m certainly not going qualify for IBA level rides in this lifetime.

Thane & Miles - Thanks for the info. Don't think I'd be interested in a coast - coast ride. If anyone wants to do a sidecar IBA Bun Burner I might be interested. I got my IBA Saddlesore certificate several years ago on two wheels and have always thought of going the next level for the Bun Burner.