Rallies
Here is a list of rallies as posted on BMWMOA, if we have missed something let us know! You can easily print this list by clicking the “print” button below. Happy Rallying in 2012!
Holiday Travel Park, Bunnell, FL 32110, corner of I-95 and Old Dixie Highway (exit 278). Come enjoy Bike Week with your friends under the palms. Grassy, shaded, quiet camping only minutes from all the action. The Florida Airhead Beemer Club manages the BMW camping area and provides a hospitality area and other support. All motorcycle makes and models are welcome around the campfire. Coffee will be ready at 6:00 in the morning and we’ll have collectable 2012 T-shirts, door prizes and our celebrated daily 50/50 cash drawings. HTP facilities include a restaurant, clean hot showers and laundry. Picnic tables and port-a-lets will be located in the BMW camping area. Free 4-hour visitor’s pass. Camping info is available at http://www.holidaytravelparkcoop.comor at 330-219-9058. Point of contact is Bob Messer at 321-385-0566 orrobertdmesser@earthlink.net. Additional information can be found on the Flairheads.org website under the Event Calendar. Come on down, warm up and share the variety of events held during Bike Week with your friends while camping in a controlled quiet area.
club: BMW Club Veteran Riders International (#329)
dates: 03/30/2012 – 04/01/2012
description: Come explore the historic military sites on the Gulf Coast and camp with BMW Club Veteran Riders International at the Historic Civil War Blakeley State Park located at 34745 State Highway 225, Spanish Fort, AL 36577 (http://www.blakeleypark.org). The fees for camping are $15.00 per night payable to the Blakely State park. Reservations are requested with the campground at (251)-626-5581. There will be a Friday and Saturday night dinner provide for those who are not explore the Gulf coast. For more information contact Michael Johnston atmljohnston1200@gmail.com or at the http://www.veteranbmwriders.org website. location: Spanish Fort, 36577
public contact: mljohnston1200@gmail.com
This is a NO FRILLS rally so there is no entry fee but there is a $10 per tent camping fee. On site RV park, fees and info at http://www.llrgc.com/. Hotel info at http://llanochamber.org/.
We’ll have a Friday night Chili pot (while it lasts), 24 hr coffee and tea as well as ice chests for recreational beverages. Saturday evening the Llano VFD fish fry and BBQ will be happening in downtown Llano.
Robinson Park is on FM 152, off Hwy 16, about two miles west of the square in Llano. GPS coordinates are N 30 44.942 W 098 42.333 For more information, contact co-chair Steve Henson athenzilla57@earthlink.net
April 13 – 15, 2012
Make us a part of your plans April 27-29! Shake off the winter blahs and get reacquainted with old friends, while we cook road-kill over an open fire and swap lies at the Wilgus State Park in Vermont. Enjoy fantastic tourist-free Green Mountain riding! All the details at www.yankeebeemers.org.
Huge indoor BMW MotoExpo and Flea Market, now open both Saturday afternoon and Sunday! We welcome motorcycle and accessory dealers, vendors, enthusiast-sellers, and buyers. Vendors, register early and get a free listing on our Website. Located at Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Pecatonica, IL, 10 miles west of Rockford and 1 mile north of US20. GPS coordinates: 42.316242, -89.366612. Buyers admitted with a $5 donation. Saturday camping for both vendors and buyers. Saturday lunch and supper, and Sunday breakfast and lunch served onsite. Go to www.blackhawkbmwclub.org for details, vendor registration information, and event news.Contact: Earve Brauer, til 8:00 p.m., at 815-962-8911 (rockbmw2000@yahoo.com) or Jeff Sluiter, at 815-877-4728 (jsluiter1996@gmail.com)
You are invited to attend our Original Mini-Rally at Green Valley Campground in Sturgis, Michigan. Rally fee is $20 at the gate (no pre-registration). Rally fee includes: non-stop coffee and hot chocolate & donuts, Friday night Hot Dog Supper and Sunday morning Pancake & Sausage Breakfast. Subs will be for sale on Saturday at lunchtime and also taking pizza orders for Saturday night evening meal. Saturday afternoon field events and Door Prizes and Awards Saturday evening. Also Saturday ride to Fennville area for those wishing to explore. Camping includes hot showers, indoor eating/meeting facility and firewood. Electric is also available for additional charge. Area motels close by for those not camping. Nice restaurants also close by. Green Valley Campground is located 1.5 miles west of MI-66 on Fawn River Road, which is 1.25 miles south of US-12 and 2 miles north of I-80/90. For more information, contact Connie Scarbrough. Rally Chair at 269-731-4826 orscarbrough99@tds.netor Donna Bennett at 269-349-1101 ordonnabennett@ameritech.net.
The 22nd annual Georgia Mountain Rally will be held again at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, GA. Riders have come to enjoy this world-class facility with its huge indoor music hall and awesome lakeside camping. The beautiful North Georgia location is in close proximity to Deal’s Gap, the Cherohala Skyway, Wolf Pen Gap, Brasstown Bald, Richard Russell Scenic Parkway, Blood Mountain (Hwy 129), Nantahala, Wyah Bald, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and much more. Plus, this is dual-sport heaven with endless miles of friendly gravel forest roads. Our new location is also convenient to all stores, shops, and restaurants in Hiawassee, Blairsville and Young Harris. A huge paved and covered vendor area makes for happy vendors and shoppers. Shady campsites, lake views, hot showers, good food, a great variety of vendors and door prizes, bonfire, bike show, seminars, tennis courts, fun and fellowship round out the experience. The Ramada Inn (The Lodge at Lake Chatuge 800-613-4349) next to the park offers a special rate for rally attendees. Local Chambers of Commerce for Towns County (Hiawassee and Young Harris) and Blairsville also provide various area lodging and cabin listings. Rally fee includes camping on May 4 and 5, rally pin for the first 400, poker run, awards, door prizes, Friday and Saturday dinners (with a steak cooked the way you like it) a bonfire, and plenty of coffee. Pre-registration is $45 (postmarked by 4/14/12) or $55 at the gate. Early registration provides a chance to win the KERMIT CHAIR door prize. Camping before and/or after rally dates requires separate fee(s) paid directly to the campground office (ask for rally rate discount). Registration form and information, the vendor registration form, and other links can be found at http://www.bmwmoga.info. PayPal and personal checks accepted. For questions and more info, please send an e-mail torallymeister@bmwmoga.info.
Join us at the Springwater Conservation Area, in southwestern Ontario. The Rally site is located on Elgin Rd 35, 9 km east of St. Thomas and 3 km south of Hwy 3. Admission is $50. All motorcyclists are welcomed! This includes three nights of camping, showers, continuous coffee, campfire, prizes and lots of surprises. Friday 5:00 p.m. setup and biker stew (contribute a can). Saturday, dice run (win a motorcycle jacket), roast beef barbecue and entertainment. Sunday; tour Elgin County and a wine tour. Monday, cleanup and farewells. Contact Rich Stevenson (johnnydundas@gmail.com)
Don’t miss the largest sport touring and adventure riding rally in the southwest. This year, we are in the rugged mountains and old west atmosphere of beautiful Prescott, AZ. Roadrunner Rally is the place to enjoy your friends, great food, temperate weather, and unparalleled riding. Includes camping, dinner Friday and Saturday night, clean restrooms and hot showers. Relax at the hospitality pavilion and enjoy lively entertainment at night. Tour Arizona’s Red Rock Country in the poker run or enjoy roads less traveled in the GS off road adventure. Demo ride your next bike provided by local dealers. Check out our many vendors. Win valuable door prizes. Register before April 15th for discounted admission fee of $44 and secure your rally pin. For more information and registration form, visit http://www.azbeemers.org/rally. Call Brian Boles at 480-861-2816 or e-mail rally@azbeemers.org
Join us for the 2012 DownEast Rally at Hermit Island Campground, Phippsburg, Maine. Enjoy 3 days and 2 nights of Oceanside camping at Hermit Island Campground. Friday night chowders and chili, Sat. morning breakfast, Sat evening lobster dinner and Sun. morning continental breakfast. Guided rides, maps for self-guided trips will be available. Fees: $50 for pre-registration postmarked before May 1, $60 after May 1 if space available. (W/O Sat night meal) optional Saturday night lobster, double lobster dinner for an additional $20; (single lobster $10). Optional vegetarian meal will be available. Pre-registrations are accepted after March 1, 2010 and will be processed in order of receipt. Early arrivals will be charged for camping by Hermit Island Campground. Please see http://www.BMWRSM.orgfor details and registration form. Or contact David Eskelund atrally@bmwrsm.org. Checks should be payable to BMWRSM. Send to David Eskelund; BMWRSM, 6 Hemlock Lane, Gray, ME 04039.
Join us at the Mariposa Fairgrounds, just south of Mariposa, California, the gateway to Yosemite, in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Includes 4 nights flat grassy camping & hot showers (early bird camping on or before Wednesday available – $10 tent / $25 RV per night). Poker Run, GS Ride, English Trials, Skills and Safety Clinic, Seminars, Vendors, Bier Garten, Door Prizes. Featured speakers: Carla King and Wynne Benti help celebrate women riders. Also, Sat. BBQ Dinner with vegetarian option (PRE-REGISTERED ONLY). Rally costs $40 adult / $15 child under 12 years pre-registered, children under 6 admitted free; $49.00 adult / $20 child under 12 years at the gate. For information or registration write: BMW Club of NorCal, 2012 \’49er Rally, 2540 Maywood DR, San Bruno, CA 94066. Email:49erRegistration@bmwnorcal.org or check our website for the latest news, info, and online registration at: www.bmwnorcal.org/49er or Tel: 415-587-5158.
Please join us again this year for the annual Cass Rally hosted by BMW MOA club #34. Hotdogs Friday night, meal served at 6pm on Saturday. Coffee, Hot chocolate, and tea around the clock. Observation rides, Door prizes, Grand prize and cash prizes. Search “Cass Rally” on FACEBOOK and ask to join the group for updates. See you in the Mountains! More details: Richard Page (wrangler6831@msn.com) and Mike Harper (motoman1150rt@hotmail.com)
Preview the doorsteps of the beautiful Kansas Flint Hills a cool month before the BMW MOA International Rally. The Kansas City BMW Motorcycle Club presents the “Land of Oz Rally” at Linn County Park, LaCygne, Kansas. US 69 at K52, south of Kansas City, MO., (N38 22.253 W94 39.889). Shaded camping, hot showers, Saturday night dance, 4 meals provided, drinks, field events, kids events, “organized ride” door prizes, and technical workshop seminars – sorry but there is no longer a swimming pool in the park. All for the low price of $35 ($30 preregistration). Rally pin to the first 175 adults. Check our website for more info: http://www.kcbmwmc.com For preregistration info please contact Paula Hamblin, 816-600-2475, paula.hamblin@att.net
Join BMW Bikers of Metropolitan Washington at Camp WestMar located 7 miles west of US 15 at Thurmont MD in the beautiful Catoctin Mountains for a fun-filled weekend of riding, seminars, tech sessions and camaraderie with fellow motorcycle enthusiasts! We have entertainment and several tech sessions planned for Saturday. However, if you’re in the mood for riding, revel in some of the best sport-touring riding in the mid-Atlantic, either on well-maintained asphalt and/or challenging dual-sport routes thru the foothills of the Blue Ridge of MD, PA, WV and VA. We have a group GS ride as well as route sheets to help you to enjoy the miles of curvy paved roads in the Blue Ridge. Civil War historic sites – Antietam, Gettysburg, Harpers Ferry, The Wilderness and others – are readily day-toured from our rally site using provided route sheets. A group ride to Sharpsburg will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Antietam campaign. Or, stretch your legs on the Appalachian Trail, just half a mile from the rally. If you are in the market for parts and accessories or maybe a new bike, we have three notable BMW dealerships in the area. Our rally is renowned for great door prizes, interesting activities/speakers, and loads of fun! Registration includes 2 nights of camping, Friday evening chili, Saturday multi-entrée dinner, continuous coffee, communal campfire, scads of door prizes including multiple grand prizes (preregistration provides an extra chance for a grand prize), rally pin and mug, flea market, and entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings. Breakfast and lunch available on site or nearby at several high value restaurants. Wooded campsites are available for tent camping or take advantage of 60 first-come/first-serve bunkhouse beds in cabins; motels are in nearby Thurmont, Hagerstown, or Frederick. It’s all at 14509 Brown Rd, Sabillasville, MD 21780-8728. GPS: N39o 37.244′, W77o 31.910′ A great deal of additional, updated information and registration forms are available on the club’s website http://www.bmwbmw.orgor contact Scott Keimigvp@bmwbmw.org.
We’re going back to the roots of Yankee Beemer motorcycle rallying, so no field camping, no bands, or a circus tent. However, our Toy Box will be there, a blazing campfire, an excellent Saturday feast, and of course some of the finest BMW riders in the land. Participation in the Saturday night steak feast is by pre-registration only. Find out more at http://www.yankeebeemers.org.
Join us on the banks of the John Day River at the Grant County Fairgrounds nestled in the scenic Strawberry Mountains in John Day, Oregon for a weekend of great riding, seminars, food and fellowship. The historic city of John Day is located at the crossroads of US Highways 395 and 26. Enjoy some of the Northwest’s best riding through gold and cattle country, refreshing mountain passes, cowboy breakfast, painted hills, John Day fossil beds, scenic river canyons, and historic wide-open high desert countryside. There is ample tent and RV camping on the fairgrounds, comfortable lodging in local motels and RV parks. For local shopping, downtown John Day is just three blocks from the fairgrounds. GPS Coordinates: N44° 24.967′, W118° 56.868′. Visit our web page at http://WWW.bmwro.org for online or mail in registration forms and more. For questions, contact BMWRO Rallymaster atbmwro.rallymaster@gmail.com or phone 541-689-2822.
Father’s Day Weekend. Bring Dad, bring the kids!
Downloadable registration form -
www.thevuelta.com/CampoutRegistration2012.pdf
You are invited to the 40th Annual Missouri State Rally, NEW DATE July 13-15, hosted by Springfield BMW RoadRiders Club, BMW MOA #8. Located in the city park in Crane, MO with camping along a spring fed creek with on-site bathrooms and showers. Our date change is to coordinate our 40th with the International Rally in Sedalia, MO. Friday afternoon dual-sport ride followed by an optional ham and bean dinner. Saturday includes dual-sport as well as street guided rides to Bentonville BMW for a free lunch. Saturday night an optional barbeque dinner and door prizes will be awarded. 40th Anniversary Pin to all participants. $25 registration fee and optional meals, at an additional charge. Day passes available for $15. For registration, contact Lisa Roberts at 417-234-7761 or email her at roberts.lisaj@gmail.com or visit our website: www.MotoMo.org to download the registration form. Rally participants can continue to camp for free through Wednesday after our rally, leading up to the 40th BMW MOA Rally. If you are on your way to Sedalia, stop by the Crane City park and camp for $5 per night.
Rally location: Beaupre Community Association Hall, Beaupre Creek Road, near Cochrane, Alberta (just off Highway #40 – Forestry Trunk Road). Travel about 13 km west on Highway #1A from the junction of #22 and 1A, which is just west of the town of Cochrane, then turn north (right) for three km on #40, turn right again onto Beaupre Creek Road. From here the venue is plainly visible on your left. Follow signs on #1A and #40. Rally fee is $45 CAD/US-pre-registration by 1 July 2012-and $50 at the gate. This fee includes five meals, refreshments, two nights camping (Friday and Saturday) in large, grassy area (showers at the pool in nearby Cochrane), field events, rides, door prizes, awards and rally pin (guaranteed for pre-reg. only). Plenty of scenic roads lead through the rolling foothills and the nearby majestic Rocky Mountains. Come and celebrate our 25th Anniversary with us, all the while enjoying our Western hospitality. Contact info: Magda Kok, 78 Eldridge Rise, Airdrie, AB T4B 1C4. Phone: 403-912-0837. Email:magda4022@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.rockybowbmw.ca for info, location map and registration form.
Join us at the state fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO, for this great event. Entering the grounds will surely put a smile on your face as you view the green grass and mature trees that highlight this 326-acre site. All five of the exhibitor buildings, the beer garden building, closing ceremonies arena, seminar rooms, and several of the on-site restaurants are air conditioned. Cool air makes folks smile. The RV camping spaces have full service hook-ups and all of the fairground roads are paved. Why Sedalia? Located at the junction of US Hwy 50 and US Hwy 65, Sedalia is within a two-day ride of a majority of our members. This west central Missouri city is 1.5 hrs SE of Kansas City (think barbecue and blues), 2.5 hrs north of Branson (think shows and shopping), 1 hr NW of Lake of the Ozarks (powerboats, restaurants, resorts, shopping), and 3 hrs west of St. Louis (Gateway Arch and Anheuser-Busch). Details to follow in this magazine beginning in January 2012, and online at http://www.bmwmoa.org.
Ten Years Later – Return to the site of the 2002 MOA International Rally in Trenton, Ontario, Canada, where BMW motorcycle riders and their friends come together again each year. Camp in the beautiful and spacious Centennial Park, right next to the Trent River and Lake Ontario. While in the area visit the National Air Force Museum, take a tour of Prince Edward county, enjoy a winery tour of some of the 25 wineries in the area and other interesting sites. See the Canoe Museum and the world’s largest liftlock in nearby Peterborough. Special plans for the 10th Return to Trenton Rally and the 10th Anniversary of our club are to include a parade of bikes through the beautiful City of Quinte West on Saturday morning. Seminars, flea market, rider awards, and 50/50 draws for our local charity, Camp Trillium (a camp for kids with cancer). Music and dancing on Saturday night. Pre-registration is $45 before July 31, 2012, at the gate the fee will be $50. This includes 3 nights of camping, hot showers, door prizes, Friday night dinner, Saturday morning breakfast, and a Saturday night steak dinner with all the trimmings. Rally pin & mug to the first 250 attendees, continuous coffee/tea/hot chocolate are available for free. Send pre-registration to The Loonie-tic BMW Riders, c/o Chris Beck, Treasurer, 88 Riverside Blvd, RR # 1, Campbellford, ON. K0L 1L0. Canada. Registration form and more rally info are on our website at http://www.ltbmwr.ca or e-mail us at the address on the website.
“The best little rally in the west” held at the Lions Camp 10 miles south of Red Lodge, MT. Ample camping space along a mountain stream, bunks in 13 cabins available (“just like summer camp when you were a kid”). Hot showers and flush toilets in Men’s and Women’s bath-houses. Three catered meals (one of our 2011 attendees said “some of the best food I have eaten in years”). Breakfast and lunch available on site. Microbrew concession. Live entertainment Friday night and open mic jam on Saturday (bring your instruments). Outstanding rides including the Beartooth Pass, the Hellroaring Plateau for G/Sers and the spectacular ride to Woodbine. Door prizes. T-shirts featuring the Beartooth Bear for sale. Rally pin included with registration. Limited to 250 attendees. Pre-registration $60 postmarked on or before July 31; $70 registration at the gate. Kids under 12 pay for meals and bunks only. Bunks $30/three nights or a cabin with eight bunks for $240 (bring your own sleeping bag). Please bring your used eyeglasses for the Lions. For more information: our website is http://www.beartoothbeemers.org;or Bob and Anne Clement, rally co-chairs, atbnaclement@aol.com or 406-445-2044.
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