Louisiana-X
Version No. 1.1
Date last
revised: February 1, 2023
© 2023, Iron Butt Association, Sheridan, Wyoming
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Background
The LA-X ride is roughly 1,190 miles. You will ride your
motorcycle to or from all four listed corner locations and cross
the center location three times.
Read the rules
for
the iconic SaddleSore 1000
on the Iron Butt
Association site. The rules for this ride are similar and you
will get valuable background information.
Documentation See here
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 See
fee page
Rules
This is a Spotwalla Required ride.
Photos are required.
The ride must be completed in less than 24 hours.
You
must start at any listed corner location. You must end the ride at
the last listed corner location.*
You must visit the center location three times.
*A DBR photo in front of your odometer is the preferred method of
documenting your start and end, however it may not be possible to find
a business or ATM at the time you are at that location. In that
event
take a photo of your bike in front of the location's post office,
police station or municipal building. Welcome to and city limits
signs
are
also acceptable means of proof. Then, get a DBR at the next
convenient location within 50 miles.
You
should not leave Louisiana except for safety reasons or to take a
required photo but if you do so, you MUST re-enter Louisiana at the
same
point you left it. Those miles ridden outside Louisiana are not
credited
toward the miles for this ride.
You
may take any route you like but remember you must visit each of the
listed corner locations and you must visit the center location in
between each corner for a total of at least 3 times. You must
document
each visit with a DBR or photo. You must use Spotwalla.
Locations
Venice
Marksville
Sabine River Bridge*
Marksville
LA-AR state line just north of Lake Providence**
Marksville
LA-TX state line just north of Rodessa on Hwy 1***
*Take a picture of your bike with the bridge in the background.
There is a turnoff just east of the bridge that leads about 100 feet to
a
boat ramp with a sign that reads "Lake Sabine"
**You may enter Arkansas here to make a U-turn on this two-lane
road. Take a picture of your bike with the "Welcome to Louisiana"
sign in the background.
***You may enter Texas here to make a U-turn on this two-lane
road.
Take a picture of your bike with the "Welcome to Louisiana" sign in the
background.
CAUTION, some mapping programs may direct you into TX going
from Marksville to Lake Sabine. Be sure to take an alternate
route
and stay in LA.
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 locations. Spotwalla goes a
long
way towards this proof.
Merchandise
There is no additional merchandise for this ride.
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