Florida Ice Cream Insanity 2025

Version No. 1.0
Date last revised: February 6, 2025

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Background:

This ride counts as a Gold/Extended ride for Mile Eater status!

I scream! You scream! We all scream for ice cream!!!

This ride celebrates one of the long-distance rider’s favorite RTE themes.

This ride has you visit some unique ice cream stores close to Jacksonville. But remember, You must ride at least 150 miles between ice cream locations.

Read the rules for the iconic SaddleSore 1000 on the Ironbutt Association site. The rules for this ride are similar and you will get valuable background information.

Documentation: Submit your ride documents just as you would for any Premier ride and send them to [email protected] BEFORE Friday March 7 at 11am.

Your certificate will be presented to you at the Award Ceremony on Friday.

Definitions

DBR - Dated Business Receipt

A DBR is a machine generated receipt with the date, time and LOCATION on it. Check it - do not assume it is correct. A receipt with an incorrect time/date/location is worthless. Check and re-check.

Fees: $50 for this ride. Nested rides - $20

Rules

This ride is designed as a IBA Bike Week 2025 Party ride.
You must start your ride anytime between March 1-March 6.

Florida Ice Cream Insanity - Eat at 6 ice cream locations - 24 hours** within the state of Florida

You must take a selfie at each stop eating, what else - ice cream - and get a DBR at that store.

Each ice cream selfie must be at least 150 miles apart.

To become a certified finisher of this ride, you must:
-- start at one of the acceptable regular Ice Cream Stops or Wildcard gas stations with an Ice Cream
-- visit all Stops, in any order
-- meet the requirements of all Stops (DBR photo with Odo, Selfie picture with Ice Cream)
-- finish at one of the acceptable Ice Cream Stops or Wildcard gas station Ice Cream
-- remain within the state of Florida
-- complete the final Stop’s requirement before 24 hours from your ride’s start - ride at least 1000 miles start to finish, based on GPS tracking or Google Maps. Do not trust your odometer as they can be quite inaccurate.

**We recognize that few, if any ice cream shops are open 24/7. We will permit two WILDCARDS to be used. To use the wildcard, you may take a selfie eating ice cream in front of a gas station or any 24 hour convience store/supermarket or from a National chain like Dairy Queen, Baskin-Robbins, Cold Stone Creamery, Denny'setc. Photos must still be at least 150 miles from any other photo.

You may start and/or end your ride at any permitted or Wildcard location.

Your ride starts at your first ice cream location after you eat your first ice cream treat - and take a selfie eating ice cream (so you are on the clock when you get your receipt for your first ice cream.)

Your ride ends at your last ice cream locationtop, AFTER you eat your final ice cream treat (and take a selfie eating ice cream). Don't forget the final receipt.

Permitted Ice Cream Locations

Visit each shop below in any order. For shops with multiple locations you may visit whichever one you like, but only once per chain. Ride at least 150 miles between stops while remaining within Florida.

Ice Cream 1 (IC1): Foxtail Coffee & Kelly’s Ice Cream Counter (Silver Leaf) - St Augustine.
50 Silver Forest Dr. Ste. 50, St. Augustine, FL 32092 [30.0164, -81.5092]
Located in a newer strip mall about 20 miles to the south of the event hotel & not far from the Buc-ee’s, closest to Jacksonville on I-95.
Hours: 6AM - 9PM
https://www.foxtailcoffee.com/locations/foxtail-coffee-silverleaf
Very few things can beat coffee & ice cream, put them together & you have an Affogato, traditionally Espresso & Vanilla ice cream. But you can choose any flavor of ice cream you like. I recommend Chocolate for the best Mocha taste you will ever have had. Coffee not your thing, then just order ice cream for breakfast!

Three other potential Foxtail locations are:
Jacksonville Downtown - San Marco; Jacksonville - Gate Parkway or Ponte Vedra Beach

Ice Cream 2 (IC2): Dreamette Ice Cream - Orange Park
1177 Park Ave #1, Orange Park, FL 32073 [30.1753, -81.7010]
Located in a strip mall in Orange Park, south of I-295 just west of the Henry H Buckman Bridge, about 6 miles west of the event hotel
Hours: 1pm - 8.30pm (closed Mondays - other Dreamette locations are open on Mondays)
https://www.dreametteplusjava.com
For everything Soft Serve ice cream this is your place. Including several unique flavors. Sundaes & dipped cones are a specialty.

Seven other Dreamette Locations are:
Aberdeen; Green Cove Springs; Middleburg; Jacksonville - West; Jacksonville - San Marco; Dinsmore & Atlantic Beach.

Ice Cream 3 (IC3): Milkster Nitrogen Creamery - Jacksonville
3853 Hendricks Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32207 [30.2833, -81.6509]
Located in a residential area on Hwy 13, parking is available along the side & behind the business. It is located about 8 miles NW from the event hotel on the same road (Hwy 13). Best access though, is from I-95 on Hwy ALT 1.
Hours: 2pm – 9pm
https://www.facebook.com/milkster.jax/
Would you like to create your own ice cream, well now’s your chance. Choose your ‘base’, add flavors & mix-ins. Then in front of you, the staff will make your ice cream using liquid nitrogen. The possibilities are almost limitless and delicious.

This is the only location in the Jacksonville area

Ice Cream 4 (IC4): Mayday Ice Cream – Town Center
4853 Big Island Drive #3, Jacksonville, FL 32246 [30.2547, -81.5294]
Located in a satellite building of a major shopping mall, the parking is conveniently located next to the business. Located off of I-295 on the east side, in the St. Johns Town Center. About 16 miles from the event hotel location.
Hours: 12pm – 10pm
https://www.maydayicecream.com/
A traditional scoop shop that makes all of their own ice cream, with some very interesting flavor combinations. The back story is well worth the read, https://www.maydayicecream.com/our-story. Up for a challenge? Too many flavors to choose from? Then try the six scoop Wingman sampler flight.

Six other locations in the Jacksonville area
Jacksonville - San Marco; Brooklyn Station; Cream River City; Jacksonville Beach - Beach Blvd; Jacksonville Beach - 3rd Street

WC1 and WC2: You may use any gas station anywhere on your route at your convenience, but it must be 150 or more miles from the last Ice Cream Stop.

What is considered Ice Cream:

Any Frozen delight usually containing dairy products, which also covers Frozen Custard & Gelato.

But these days there are Lactose & Vegan options, plus sorbets & Italian Ices. So pretty much anything frozen.

You may take any route you like.

Your official time is determined by the starting and ending receipts. PLEASE check these documents and make sure the clock and date are correct!

Spotwalla.com is required.

Remember it is YOUR responsibility to prove you visited all required stops in the required order. Spotwalla goes a long way towards this proof.

Merchandise:

There is no additional merchandise for this ride.