What I'm finding is that, for premier members, straight SS1000 rides get approved pretty quickly. Special rides take longer for approval. I emailed in documentation for a straight saddle sore 1000 ride I did last weekend to the Tail of the Dragon, and according to the Premier Portal, it's already been approved and the status is "Drafted Cert". The rides I did the weekend before last and the weekend before that are still in the "Sent for Approval" stage but they were special rides. One was the Ice Cream Insanity ride 3 weeks ago and the other was a Missouri in-state SS1000. BTW I did receive an email from Mike asking for a better picture of me eating ice cream at one of the stops, so I'm assuming the Ice Cream Insanity ride is approved but the status hasn't changed in the portal.
Am I reading this correctly, do special or theme rides take longer for approval than straight SS1000s? Do special or theme rides go to a different group for review?