A few years ago, I completed the Smoke Chasing Grand Tour. IIRC, the rules were that you had to eat at 12 BBQ or "smoke" restaurants in 3 or 4 states over about 3 or 4 months. Before I took the ride, I proposed to the organizers something a bit more challenging; The Iron Gut Challenge. That required that the rider eat at 15 different BBQ or smoke restaurants in 15 different states or provinces in 15 days or less. They accepted the challenge and it ran for 2 years that I know of until I lost track of them. ( I think the Smoke Chasing GT is no longer around. ) This was one of the best rides that I ever did. It was a challenge to find good places to eat, and great roads to rides and do it all within the allotted time. Surprisingly, I still love BBQ.
So, I would propose that the IBA take up the torch and add the Iron Gut Challenge to their roster of rides.
Here is the pin that I made for the finishers ( it's powder coated polished brass ; sorry, gold plating was getting a bit too expensive. )
So, I would propose that the IBA take up the torch and add the Iron Gut Challenge to their roster of rides.
Here is the pin that I made for the finishers ( it's powder coated polished brass ; sorry, gold plating was getting a bit too expensive. )