Saturday, October 3, 2020

2020 Ride Around Texas - RAT Galveston


3,100+ Miles around the perimeter of the Great State of Texas

Galveston Start/Finish:  Ride the perimeter of Texas, 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 Oct 5 to 8 pm Oct 8
  • RAT Insanity Gold - less than 70 hours - 7 am Oct 5 to 5 am Oct 8
IBA RAT  Insanity Certification - Successful riders will receive concurrent IBA validation of their RAT, complete with the following at their Galveston finish.
  • RAT Insanity Certificate
  • RAT Insanity Swag - Pins, patches and stickers
  • Instant IBA Records entry

 Current Weather Radar

2020 RAT Riders (Click on name to see picture)

ID    Name, Motorcycle, SpotWalla Track Link

DCD    Danny C. Dossman, IBA 519, 2016 BMW R1200GS Adventure, SpotWalla Map
JPH    James Handley, IBA 66552, 2014 BMW K1600 GTLE, SpotWalla Map
MRB   Michael Brown, IBA 53862, 2016 BMW R1200GS, SpotWalla Map
DNS    Lynn Behrens, IBA 47957, 2016 BMW R1200RS, SpotWalla Map

Riding the RAT but not a Galveston starter
JMC  Jim McCrain, IBA 61944, Triumph Trophy SE, SpotWalla Map

IBA  RAT Mandatory Checkpoints (listed in clockwise order)

  • Galveston START
  • Victoria (DBR)
  • South Padre Island (DBR)
  • Del  Rio (DBR)
  • Panther Junction, Big  Bend NP  (picture of your motorcycle in front of Visitor Center sign is acceptable)
  • Lajitas General Store  (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 acceptable)
  • Kermit (DBR)
  • Texline (DBR)
  • Follett (DBR)
  • Childress (DBR)
  • Paris (DBR)
  • Texarkana (DBR)
  • Port Arthur (DBR)
  • Port Bolivar (Take a picture of your motorcycle on the Galveston - Port Bolivar ferry while underway) 
  • Galveston FINISH (DBR) 

The La Quinta Inn - East Beach, Galveston is the host hotel and starting location for the RAT.  Sunday afternoon will be the optional social gathering followed by a no-host dinner at either the Saltgrass Steakhouse or Denny's next to the hotel. RAT Insanity departure is 7:00 AM on Monday.






Hangin' out at the Saltgrass









Galveston RAT Riders







Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise RAT Riders meet  
between Anthony and Guadalupe NP









GOLD Finishers All