48 Plus ride

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Originally Posted by ponch

But will the IBA take that as proof of his trip?

Probably more information than anyone wants to read but here goes:

IBA will take the Spot/Spotwalla as supporting documentation but not as direct proof of the ride. You must show gas stops, rest stops longer than 30 minutes and any other stops of significant duration using a receipt. You must also show the route you took, with complete map highlighting the route and your stopping points.

The receipts must show date, time, physical location, gas amount and cost. You must also put the odometer reading along with the above information on a log sheet. If you make a significant "corner" on your route, you must get a receipt to show the route change.

All of this is reviewed by IBA people to make sure you did the ride. It is rather involved in that but it isn't that difficult to get documentation routine and take care of it. On a ride of this length, a missing intermediate receipt (one form the middle of a state, not the only one from that state) could be missing and it wouldn't jeopardize the ride.

Spot/Spotwalla only pings up in 10-20 minute increments, so there is a chance your route may be a little off on that map. More noticeable on a short ride. There are other programs out now that ping up more frequently and I think the new Spot 3 will do it every 5 on the Spot Tracker page.