Vintage Rider News - Rench's Rap for Sep 30, 2017

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Hi, everyone!

Breakfast this morning was great, with a crowd of friends and a couple of guests.  Conversation contained much about last week's Distinguished Gentlemens Ride (a huge success!) and Barber's Vintage Weekend coming up in just FOUR days!  The excitement was palpable!

I have attached our October activities calendar, as well as our Recurring Events calendar. 

Here are our upcoming activities:

BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL

Oct 6 - 8:  Barber Vintage Festival.  Friday night (Oct 6) is a calendar pinnacle for our year, featuring our evening BBQ Binge, and the kind of camaraderie that makes the NAVMC the great association that it is!  So, make plans at least to be at Barber the evening of October 6.  http://www.barbermuseum.org/events/barber-vintage-festival/

BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL

Oct 20 - 22:  Moto Guzzi Campout Weekend at Two Wheels of Suches.  http://twowheelsofsuches.com/event/georgia-moto-guzzi-campout-2/?instance_id=94

Oct 21:  Fallen Brothers Charity Ride to Cathedral Caverns and surrounding area.  Event starts and finishes at Redstone Harley Davidson.  $20 entry fee includes admission to Cathedral Caverns.  http://www.lightningcustoms.com/events/event_50359.html

Oct 21:  Flat Track Racing in Shelbyville, TN. http://www.indianrider.net/threads/2017_1021-shelbyville-tn-flat-track-racing.2876/

Oct 26 - 28:  Gauntlet Thunder in the Mountains Rally, Copperhead Lodge, Blairsville, GA.  http://gauntletga.com/

Oct 27-29:  35th annual True Grits 50cc Fun Run at Two Wheels of Suches.  The main event is on Oct 28, and is a 63-mile timed ride through the North Georgia mountains.  Additionally, TWoS has added a "Gromish" class of motorcycles, which will include Honda Grom 125s, Kawasaki Z125s and similar bikes!  http://champsclock.com/50cc.htm

Moving on to November:

LUNCH WITH THE VETERANS AT TUT FANN

Nov 10:  We're rallying at Tut Fann Veterans Home where we'll serve lunch to the residents there from 11 to 1.   This will be an awesome, and tremendously rewarding event, and will be a collective effort with both NAVMC and Madison Moto teaming up to support our Veterans.  The invitation is open to our Christian Motorcyclists and BamaRides members as well!

LUNCH WITH THE VETERANS AT TUT FANN

Nov 17 - 19:  Al Goodwin's 5th Annual Nowhere to be and All Day to get There Camping and Dual Sporting Weekend.  This event will take place at 377 County Rd 1286, Vinemont, AL.  The hosted riding is dualsport-oriented, but I'm sure there are plenty of paved roads to ride as well.  http://bamarides.com/ride/events/5th-annual-'nowhere-to-be-and-all-day-to-get-there'-ride-november-17-19/

And finally, December:

Mark your calendars for December 9th at 11:30 am, when we'll have our annual Christmas Feast at Blue Plate II.  Soon, RJ will share details on this year's NAVMC Christmas contribution to the Manna House.  NAVMC members who participated in last year's charity effort discussed how we can do even better this year.  More to follow as RJ and others sort details with the Manna House.

Dec 9:  Flat Track racing in Priceville, AL at the Morgan County Celebration Arena.  http://www.ahrma.org/schedules-results/dirt-track/

I'm also polling for others interested in riding down to the Stagecoach Cafe in Stockton, AL for the Last Ride of the Year on December 30th.  Please let me know if you're interested in bundling up and riding down for lunch.  Here's a web entry from last year's RTE:  http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?155591-2016-12-30-AL-Stockton-Stagecoach-The-Annual-Last-Ride-of-the-Year-XX

Now, let's look forward to 2018:

Jan 27:  The 12th Annual Dania Beach (FL) Vintage Motorcycle Show.  http://daniabeachvintagebikeshow.com/

Sep 8-23:  Motorcycle Cannonball, running from Portland, ME to Portland, OR.  There is still much to learn about the daily segments, but I'm already blocking my calendar to meet the riders at their midway stop.  I'm sharing this early, in case any of you may wish to ride along and meet the riders at their midway point.   https://www.facebook.com/motorcyclecannonball

As always, please send me info on anything I've missed.

LET'S RIDE!!!