2021 Ride Around Texas RAT-a-Palooza!

Ride 3,100 miles around the perimeter of the Great State of Texas. Then fun at the Iron Butt Association's annual Big As Texas "Ride-a-Palooza" & Party!

Hilton Garden Inn Denison is Start/Finish location for the RAT:  Ride the RAT clockwise or anti-clockwise, stopping at 18 mandatory checkpoints, including start/finish point, in order within the allotted time period.

• RAT Insanity  - less than 85 hours  - 7 am Sep 28 to 8 pm Oct 1
• RAT Insanity GOLD - less than 70 hours - 7 am Sep 28 to 5 am Oct 1

IBA Certification - Successful riders will receive concurrent IBA validation of their RAT, complete with the following at the Big As Texas party.

• RAT Insanity Certificate
  
• RAT Insanity Swag - Pins, patches and stickers
• Instant IBA Records entry
• Big As Texas event participation and banquet

RAT21 Location Page:  (See Rider List below for ID)

Current Texas Weather Radar

2021 RAT Insanity Riders

ID     Rider Name, IBA Number, Motorcycle, New SpotWalla Track

FOG Dennis Peters, 48534, 2020 BMW R1250RT, SpotWalla

743 Doni Evans, 60541, 2017 Kawasaki Concours 1400, SpotWalla

DUG Doug Vance, 70231, 2017 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited, SpotWalla

UGH George Mowry, 14042, 2018 Yamaha FJR 1300ES, SpotWalla

561 Greg Fizer, 561, 2014 Honda GoldWing, SpotWalla

JMC Jim McCrain, 61944, 2016 Triumph Trophy SE, SpotWalla

012 Kimberly Walling, 78007, 2021 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special, SpotWalla

KAB Kith Burkingstock, 23022, 2016 Yamaha Super Tenere, SpotWalla

LNC Lance Corley, 65087, 2018 Harley-Davidson Roadglide CVO, SpotWalla

RIG   Larry Telling, 27137, 2019 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited, SpotWalla

LRB Lynn Behrens, 47957, 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America, SpotWalla

CAM Mark Campbell, 21322, 2019 BMW R1250GSA, SpotWalla

225 Nathan Stueber, 69272, 2015 Yamaha FJR1300, SpotWalla

PNI Patrick Nijsters, 74491, 2018 BMW S1000XR, SpotWalla

RBL Robert Long, 65817, 2014 Victory Vision, SpotWalla

TOM Tommy Craft, 72302, 2018 Honda Gold Wing Tour, SpotWalla

WEC Wendell (Gene) Cofer, 45521, 2013 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic, SpotWalla

IBA  RAT Mandatory Checkpoints (listed in clockwise order)

• Denison* START: 7:00 am 9/28, Hilton Garden Inn
• Texarkana (DBR)
• Port Arthur (DBR)
• Port Bolivar (Take a picture of your motorcycle on the Galveston - Port Bolivar ferry while underway) 
• Galveston (DBR)
• Victoria (DBR)
• South Padre Island (DBR)
• Del  Rio (DBR)
• Panther Junction, Big  Bend NP  (picture of your motorcycle in front of Visitor Center sign)
• Lajitas General Store  (DBR or picture of your motorcycle in front of store sign acceptable)
• Presidio (DBR)
• Anthony (DBR)
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park (picture of your motorcycle in front of park entrance sign)
• Kermit (DBR)
• Texline (DBR)
• Follett (DBR)
• Childress (DBR)
• Denison* FINISH (DBR at QuickTrip next to Hilton Garden Inn - Denison)
• SpotWalla track is Required for the RAT.

* Note:  The Denison Start/Finish is being substituted for the mandatory Paris DBR requirement under the IBA RAT certification rules.  Denison is along the same route between mandatory stops of Childress - Paris - Texarkana.  For this reason the Paris mandatory DBR stop is waived on the Big As Texas RAT.

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.

Contact Tim Masterson, RAT Wrangler at RATInsanity@gmail.com

History of the iconic Ride Around Texas.