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📅 July 13th 📅In May, the Sovereign Souls MC will be hosting an official, by-the-book Iron Butt ride.
We will be doing 1000 miles in 24 hours. ⏱
We will start in Houston, and head north to Hotsprings Arkansas.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=10Cjyr2_upwP0EOJ-jOXG3i71GeFfBr0&usp=sharing
🏁 🏁 🏁 ROUTE 🏁 🏁 🏁
We will meet early on Saturday at Hellbent Custom Supply Co. in downtown Houston. At 5am we'll leave Hellbent and hit up our first gas station to start the clock.
Then we'll head north on 59 toward Hot Springs where we will ride a few routes in the hills, then head back to Houston.
We'll be doing a combination of the 12 Talimena Byway and the 13 Diamond Run.
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1,037 Miles - 18hrs driving
🧳 Start - 0500 KSU
Shell
(10811 Boudreaux Rd, Spring, TX 77379)
- 135mi / 2hrs 10mins
⛽️ Stop 1 - 0720 HRS (15 mins)
TA Express
(2615 NW Stallings Dr, Nacogdoches, TX 75964)
- 146mi / 2hrs 17mins
⛽️ Stop 2 - 1005 HRS (30 mins)
Murphy USA
(401 Walton Dr, Texarkana, Tx 75501)
- 35mi / 31mins
⛽️ Stop 3 - 1108 HRS (05 mins)
Shell
(2403 N Hervey St, Hope, AR 71801)
- 103mi / 1hrs 55mins
⛽️ Stop 4 - 1318 HRS (30 mins)
Shell
(1121 U. S. Hwy 71, Mena, AR 71953)
- 51mi / 1hrs 28mins
⛽️ Stop 5 - 1458 HRS (15 mins)
Sunoco
(706 W 1st St, Heavener, OK 74937)
- 67mi / 1hrs 12mins
⛽️ Stop 6 - 1633 HRS (15 mins)
Valero
(811 4th St, Mena, AR 71953)
- 71mi / 1hrs 20mins
⛽️ Stop 7 - 1811 HRS (15 mins)
Shell
(3039 Albert Pike Rd, Hot Springs, AR 71913)
- 108mi / 1hr 39mins
⛽️ Stop 8 - 2009 HRS (15 mins)
Shell
(5707 Four States Fair Pkwy, Texarkana, AR 71854)
- 150mi / 2hrs 29mins
⛽️ Stop 9 - 2254 HRS (30 mins)
Chevron
(4919 NW Stallings Dr, Nacogdoches, TX 75964)
- 136mi / 2hrs 7mins
🏁 Finish - 0142 HRS
Shell
(10811 Boudreaux Rd, Spring, TX 77379)
- 34mi / 31mins
This is the current route. Things will be adjusted as needed. The gas stops will be checked before the ride and optimized for price and amenities.
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🏁 🏁 🏁 SUPPORT 🏁 🏁 🏁
N/A
🧳 🧳 🧳 Packing List 🧳 🧳 🧳
Layers:
Bring rain gear if you have it
Bring a jacket
Bring cash
Bring Snacks
📞📞📞 COMMS 📞📞📞
We will be running the Cardo Packtalk Edge. These are supposed to be compatible with other with some of the other devices like Sena.
https://a.co/d/ivsdhcb
We will be documenting our start times, gas stops, and stop times to submit to the official Iron Butt Association to be put on the official records.
(https://ironbutt.com/themerides/ssseries/)
We'll also be making an SSMC-specific patch that will be available to anyone who completes the task.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Buc-ee's (I-10 Katy - Cane Island Parkway Exit), Katy, United States
