Michigan-X
Michigan-X Gold
Version No. 1.0
Date last
revised: October 25, 2022
© 2022, Iron Butt Association, Sheridan, Wyoming
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Background:
The MI-X ride is roughly 1,550 miles. You will ride your
motorcycle to or from all four designated corner jurisdiction and cross
the center jurisdiction three times.
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: 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:
---Michigan X ride - 36 hours.
---Michigan X ride GOLD - 30 hours
You
must start at any designated corner location. You must end the ride at
the last
designated corner.*
You must visit the center jurisdiction 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 jurisdictions 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 may not leave Michigan - except for safety
reasons and if you leave you MUST re-enter Michigan at the same
point you left it.
You
may take any route you like but remember you must visit each of
the listed corner jurisdictions and you must visit the center
jurisdiction in between each corner for a total of 3 times. You
must document each visit with a DBR or photo . You must use
Spotwalla.
Bridge across the Montreal River going to Wisconsin*
Cadillac
Michiana**
Cadillac
Morin Point, Erie Township***
Cadillac
DeTour Village or Drummond Island****
*Take a picture of your bike at the bridge located at 46.55753135 N,
-90.41405756W along Hwy 505. Take Hwy 505 north out of Ironwood.
**Take a picture of your bike in front of the Michiana
sign in frint of the Village Clerk's Office
***Take a picture of your bike with the 'Erie Township-Morin Point Fire
Department' in the background
****For the Michigan X ride, you may use DeTour Village as your
goal. HOWEVER, for the Michigan X ride GOLD you must go to
Drummond Island and take a picture of your bike at the end of E. Bass
Cove Road (THE EASTERNMOST PAVED ROAD ON DRUMMOND ISLAND)
You may start in any corner and ride to the next corner in any
order you choose - but remember you
may not leave the state except for safety reasons and if you do leave
the state you must re-enter at the point you left.
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. Spotwalla goes a
long
way towards this proof.
Merchandise:
There is no additional merchandise for this ride.
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