Confusing information and unclear rules seem to be the ongoing theme for the endurance event called the ‘Hoka Hey Challenge’.

Named after the battle cry ‘it’s a good day to die’ shouted by the warriors who rode into battle with Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Bighorn, the recent event is creating its own legend of distrust and accusations not only from the participants, but also the riding community itself.

Surrounded by the deaths of two riders, different accidents along the route and concerns over awarding the $500,000 dollar grand prize, organizers remain silent reportedly refusing to return telephone calls from news organizations.

Those lucky enough to complete the cross country challenge that took riders from Key West Florida to Homer Alaska have expressed surprise at the uneventful arrival consisting only of fellow riders. No bands, fireworks or even residents from the town of Homer were at the finish line to greet those that finished.

Many riders dropped out of the challenge through frustration and disappointment. Confusing directions and lax officiating along the course were given as the different reasons.

As for the grand prize, although two riders Frank Kelly of Prosperity, South Carolina and Will Barclay of Highland, Florida crossed the finish line together on Monday morning, June 28^th no news has been released if they were officially declared the winners. Organizers claimed they needed to test the riders, review their riding logs and inspect the motorcycles for any irregularities that may have broken the endurance ride’s rules.

It was thought the results of the tests and inspections would be released at the event’s after-party on July 4^th, but the night came and went with no news.

Now organizers are claiming the winners will be announced and the purse will be awarded at the Sturgis motorcycle event taking place next month.

"Because just like with any race, if you were racing Nascar, there's never an official winner until they do all of the checks and look at the car -- you know what I mean?" said race spokesperson Alystar McKenneh told KTUU Newschannel 2, "So that's what's going to happen here: there are tests for drug use, there are lie detector tests to make sure that you stuck to the route, even though we had a lot of checkers on the route."

But organizers have also claimed the two winning riders Kelly and Barclay would need to submit to an interview with the FBI.

"This is America," McKenneh said to KTUU, "The great thing about America is we can critique these things, we can look at these things, we can pick them apart, and the truth of whatever you are doing comes out in the wash and you get to see it -- so it's okay, I'm okay with that.”