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September 2-5 AMCA Chief Blackhawk Chapter Meet at Davenport, Iowa at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds 2815 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52806 Devoted to the preservation, restoration, history, riding and general enjoyment of antique motorcycles. 1-309-788-2025. Website: http://www.chiefblackhawk.org email:
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. VMCA Director Todd Rasmussen will have a vending space at this meet. Todd will have extra room for VMCA friends who would like to sell parts, or stop by to visit. Look for the VMCA banner or call Todd at: 405 769 1179. September 17-19 Annual VMCA Midwest Meet Owosso, Michigan 5105 West Grand River Road Owosso, Michigan 48867 10 acre area for camping and field events. Solar showers, shelters. We plan a tech seminar on Saturday. Swap meet encouraged, bring your parts and bikes to sell. Local restaurants, nice riding roads. Coffee and rolls for breakfast, sit down picnic style dinner on Saturday. $10.00 donation per person helps cover our expenses. For details, call 517 651 6427, or 410-288-3420 or e-mail
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October 8-10 Vintage Festival at Barber Motorsport Park Leeds, Alabama Vintage Racing, large swap meet, air show, camping, Cameras, lawn chairs, blankets and coolers (no glass) are welcomed. Concessions are available. Children 12 & under are free with one paying adult. Ride the tram. Trams are provided so you can move easily (and freely, it’s free) around the park. Bring on the Bikes! We welcome motorcycles to conveniently park within this beautiful facility. This race track is being called the best in the nation. Track open 7am-5pm Friday - Sunday. Contact: SouthTix.com P.O. Box 661574 Birmingham Al 35266 800-240-2300
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© 2000-2010 SouthTix. All Rights Reserved. October 22-23 Harvest Classic European and Vintage Motorcycle Rally in Luckenbach, Texas. This is one of the best events in the Texas Hill Country! Everybody's somebody in Luckenbach, Texas! Come join in the fun. The proceeds benefit several wonderful charities. As in years past, Saturday will feature a bike show, various motorcycle demonstrations, dinner, and a movie. You can also enjoy many of the local roads. Camping is available on-site or in nearby campgrounds. For updates about the rally and registration, visit http://harvestclassic.org/. ---------------------------------- Past Events for 2009 ----------------------------------------- June 7, 2009 23rd Annual Alex Silverio Memorial Picnic at Vasona County Park Los Gatos, CA Join us for another picnic at the Peppertree area of the Vasona County Park with beautiful Vasona Lake as a centerpiece. We usually get 50 or more folks attending this event. Set up begins at 10am. A BBQ lunch will be offered. There will be space to sell some items that you need to clear out of your garage (please call ahead if you want to vend). For more information, contact Darryl Richman (831-475-1339)
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or Joel Hansen (408-353-1824)
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. July 12 Annual Woodstock Vintage Ride 2009 Join the BMW “Altimers” for a 50 mile ride through the Catskills Mountain Wilderness. Starts at 11am at the Woodstock Lodge, Woodstock, NY, located at Route 375 and Country Club Lane. It’s FREE! Lunch will be served at the finish. All bikes are welcome. Camping and lodging is nearby for those that are interested. Call 845-679-2051 for more info. July 23-26 The BMW RA 2009 International Rally will tie in with the MOA rally the previous weekend. It will be held at the Canaan Valley resort in Davis, West Virginia. It is close to the East Coast (an easy and inexpensive trip for many), yet offers great riding and facilities. The entire State Park is being rented, resort, ski lift, etc. The resort has upgraded its facilities and built a new pavilion. The latest information about the rally is at http://www.bmwra.org/rally/ July 31, August 1-2 Annual Allegheny VMCA Meet at Rue-Anne Valley, near Evans City, Pa. Fee is $25 per person, children under 12 free. NO PETS. We will again provide coffee, donuts, and bagels each morning. Corn and hot dog roast Sat. evening. Beer tap and soft drinks all weekend. Use of pool, pond and boats, horseshoe pit, bocci pit, and volley ball court included. Hosted by Bonnie and Bruce Williams Phone 330-638-5666 evenings or e-mail
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August 21-23 3rd Annual Vintage BMW Motorcycle Campout at Champoeg State Heritage Park, Oregon. Situated on the south bank of the Willamette River in the Willamette Valley (north of Salem) Beautiful historic park with extensive bicycle and walking trails. Located off US 99W, 7 miles east of Newburg. From I-5 take exit 278 and head west. Follow the signs. Check in 4:00PM Friday and all day Saturday. Check out Sunday before 11:00 AM. $3 day fee if gate is manned. BBQ and ice chest available, bring your own drinks and vittles. 25 tent sites available, first come, first served. RSVP Dave Kaechele: 503-668-5188 /
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September 18-20 3rd Annual Old School Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet is sponsored by the Confederate Chapter of the AMCA. This event is in Red Boiling Springs, TN, and is the state’s largest antique motorcycle show and swap meet. Free parts vendor spaces and only $5 admission. There will be a trophy show, field games, vendors, food, live music, camping, door prizes, and a few special guests. Come help celebrate the third year opening for Cyclemos Motorcycle Museum. Call 615-699-5049 or visit http://www.cyclemos.com for more details. September 25-27 Annual BMW VMCA Midwest Meet The site will be at "The Pit" near Willard, Ohio. The Pit is located at: 5270 State Route 598, Plymouth, OH 44865 $25.00 gate fee per person includes weekend camping and all meals. $20 day rate includes Saturday evening meal. Attendees under 16 years are free and must be accompanied by paying adult. Camping and meals are included. Map sent upon request. Motels and area restaurants available. For more information contact: BMW VMCA PO Box 235 Wayne, OH 43466
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419-288-3420. An online map to the location is at http://tinyurl.com/m7gznd September 25-27 5th Black Diamond Beemer Annual Rally in the Poconos, located 17 miles north of Honesdale, PA on PA 191 (US Route 6 runs through Honesdale). Our rally is unique inasmuch as everyone is entitled to a bunk in a cabin (with bathrooms in every cabin) at no extra charge. Tenting is available at your option. We are happy to provide a “private” cabin to any club that pre-registers at least 8 attendees. Some of our cabins are lakefront and have nice sitting porches facing the lake. We also have a limited number of private rooms available for only $30 for the rally (per room, not per person). The food is great – we get things going with pizza and wings Friday evening. You also get hot breakfast Saturday and Sunday, BBQ lunch on Saturday, and dinner Saturday night. There is more information available at our web site: http://www.blackdiamondbeemers.com October 9-11 5th Annual Barber Vintage Festival, AHRMA Racing. Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama. The Barber Vintage Festival will also host a variety of events for spectators to enjoy including a swap meet, flea market, and vintage demos. Visitors will also have a rare chance to see and hear the exotic motorcycles from the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum which is home to one of the largest vintage and modern motorcycle collections in the world. Contact: Southtix 800-240-2300 or 205-327-RACE www.southtix.com Click here for Map ---------------------------------- Past Events for 2010 ----------------------------------------- February 26-28 Annual AMCA Event, the Sunshine Meet will be held at the Eustis Fairgrounds in Eustis, Florida. If you are interested in old bikes, or looking for parts to build or restore an old bike, this is the only meet in the Southeast where vendors from all over the US gather before Bike Week each year! This is a National event of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America. The Lake County fairground is north of Eustis. From Daytona, go west on highways 92 and 44. It is approximately 50 miles. Please join us for a beautiful weekend in the sun, in picturesque Lake County, Florida. Information and maps here http://tinyurl.com/yh3bbxp. March 21 34th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet at the O’Conner Fieldhouse in Caldwell, Idaho. The event is on Sunday from noon to 4pm and is sponsored by the Idaho Motorcycle Club. Bikes must be at least 20 years old to be entered in the show. There is no fee to enter a bike in the show. Over 150 vintage motorcycles are expected to be on display. Spectator admission is $4; the event is family orientated. April 16-18 6th Annual VMCA Southern Hospitality at Sturgis, Mississippi: Bench Mark Works will host this annual event. So she can plan to have plenty of food on hand, please contact Elaine Vechorik prior to the rally at 3400 Earles Fork Road, Sturgis MS 39769 e-mail:
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This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Telephone: (662) 465-6444. Click here for Map April 17 Veterama, Vintage Motorcycle Market in Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany. Billed as Europe's largest vintage vehicle market and technical show, the first one was in 1975. Due to the popularity of the event, there are two Veterama events - April and October. These events have saved countless vintage and antique vehicles from being lost; the availability of parts and knowledge breathes new life into many historical vehicles. More information can be found at http://www.veterama.de/en/index.htm regarding visitors, exhibiting, and other links and things to do in the local area. April 23-25 Perkiomen Chapter AMCA National Meet. Phone: 610-948-4553. Ticket Web Link: http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org. Contact: Barry Algeo. This year's featured bike is the Crocker. Call Barry Algeo at 610-948-4533 for more details, vendor info, etc. Thursday, April 22, 2010 – Sunday, April 25, 2010. Oley Fairgrounds, Oley PA. April 24-25 25th Annual BMW Flea Market and MotoExpo at the Winnebago County Fairgrounds in Pecatonica, Illinois. Sponsored by the Blackhawk Region BMW Association, this huge indoor BMW Flea Market and exposition will be open both Saturday and Sunday. May 2 Ride For the Record, Ride For the Cure at Montgomeryville Cycle Center, 2901 Bethlehem Pike (Rt. 309), Hatfield, PA 19440. Attention All BMW Riders! Please join us in our official attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the category: “Worlds Largest Parade of BMW Motorcycles”. In addition, this will be a Charity Ride to benefit The Pediatric Cancer Center at St. Jude’s Hospital. So, please spread the word to all your fellow BMW riding friends and join us in this worthy event. Bob Jones, proprietor of Montgomeryville Cycle Center, has graciously offered to host this event as well as provide food, drinks, door prizes and a 15% discount on all parts and accessories. Sign up is from 10 to 11:30am; the ride will depart at 11:45am. Any questions call: Todd Trumbore @ 610-287-5275 or Bob Jones @ 215-712-7433. May 7-8 The Quail Motorcycle Gathering at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California. Building on the success of its automobile counterpart, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering will offer a spectacular display of classic sports and racing bikes lined up on the pristine lawn of the Driving Range at Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club on Saturday, May 8. For those of you eager to ride their classic bike, we offer The Quail Motorcycle Tour on Friday, May 7, a fun and friendly 100-mile ride to discover the beauty of Carmel Valley and its surroundings. More information can be found at http://www.quaillodgeevents.com/pages/home.cgi?srvid=15. May 14-16 1st Annual- Antique Motorcycle Club of America - Swap Meet at Denton Farm Park, North Carolina. All vendors must be AMCA members. Only antique motorcycles and parts 35 years and older permitted for Sale. Vendor spaces are 20 x 25 for $50. Camping w/ showers $10 a day. RV w/ hookups $25 a day (adapter needed for electric hookups). Saturday banquet tickets are $18. No alcohol, glass containers or ground fires allowed. Pets must be leashed. T-shirts and pins will be available on site. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Thursday 5:00pm Gates Open for preregistered vendors. Friday/Sat/Sun - Swap Meet, Vending. Saturday - Road Run 9:00am, Field Events 12 noon, Concourse D'Ordinaire 2pm, Seminars - judging 3pm, Banquet 7pm. Sunday - National Bike Judging - Judges Breakfast 8am, Judging 9am. General Info Contact: Bib Aton (417) 838-4777 Vendor Contact (704) 564-7008 Judging Info Contact (706) 627-5209. June 8-11 Three Peninsulas Road Run starting from Ellsworth, ME. David Percival will be a part of this event. The run will cover the peninsulas Schoodic, Acadia, and Blue Hill. The Eagle’s Lodge Motel is the starting point for each day’s run. Approximately 100 miles will be covered each day. This will be a self guided event, and each participant will be given a map of the day’s route. The event is limited to 1969 and earlier BMW motorcycles. Lodging at the motel is $60 per night. To reserve a room, contact Bill Venable by April 30 at
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or mail a check to Bill at 7051 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64113. June 11-13 AMCA Grand National Super Meet at Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY (Coalition of Big Sandbar, Empire, Hudson Valley, Seaboard, and Yankee Chapters). The Largest Motorcycle Show and Swapmeet in the USA! Features a return of ‘The Wall of Death’, Antique Trucks, Mid-America Auctions (on Saturday, June 12), and the nearby Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. For more information: 1 845 242 4690 or 1 518 622 8519 http://www.rhinebecknationalmeet.com. June 25-27 18th Annual Hocking Valley Vintage Rally at the Red Bird Ranch near Guysville, Ohio. Two night’s camping, morning coffee, Saturday home cooked meal, awards, swimming, door prizes and beautiful riding roads. Directions from US Route 50 (runs east-west through Athens County): at Guysville on Rt 50, turn onto Rt 329; stay on Rt 329 through Guysville; about 0.5 miles out of Guysville, turn left onto New England Rd (it will be the first road on the left, prior to a straight away); turn right at the first driveway and drive to the cabin. Hosted by Dave Hlupka (740 590 8003 let it ring) and Sam Booth (740 590 8003) or email at
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. June 25-27 15TH ANNUAL "AIRHEADS AT THE AERODROME" CAMPOUT Mid Hudson Valley, New York at Dutchess County Wilcox Park, located one mile east of the Taconic Parkway on Route 199 in Milan, NY. Clean restrooms, hot showers, covered pavilion, swimming, boating and fishing lake, fields, hiking trails and many great local riding roads. Saturday night steak dinner included in rally fee (ONLY for those whose pre-paid pre-registrations are postmarked by 15 June 2010). Restaurants and stores are nearby. Cooking and campfires permitted. Special guests this weekend will be the BMW VMCA. Informal swap meet, vendor spaces no extra charge. Group ride to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on Saturday afternoon. Air show admission not included in the rally fee. Motor home/camper electrical and water hookup spaces are limited, pre-register early. Four wheeler and trailer spaces available on site. Rally fee $25.00 per person, children 12 and under free. Please make your checks out to “Michael Friedle”. All BMW riders and their guests are welcome. Further information: Michael Friedle, 8 College Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603; 845-473-1337;
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July 9-11 AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio America’s grandest celebration of motorcycling heritage, with national championship vintage racing, the world's largest motorcycle swap meet, new bike demo rides, seminars, classic bike shows, new product vendors, club displays, the Federal/Allied Used Bike Corral and more. For advance tickets: 1-800-643-6446. July 15-18 38th Annual BMW MOA National Rally at Redmond, Oregon just off of Hwy 97 and adjacent to the Redmond Municipal Airport. With a panoramic view of the Cascades, this is a fantastic site for the 2010 Rally! At the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center www.expo.deschutes.org GPS: N44 14.4545’ W121 11.206’ Rally Chair: Deb Lower and Stan Herman Contact:
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Pre-registration is underway via forms in the March and April issues of the BMW Owners News. Or you can call 636-394-7277. July 16-18 28th Annual AMCA Wauseon Chapter Meet at Fulton County Fairgrounds, 8514 SR 108 Wauseon, Ohio 43567 Ohio Turnpike Exit 34 - Go ¼ mile north on State Route 108 to fairground entrance. Features large swap meet and Half Mile Antique Flat Track Motorcycle Racing and the Ohio Speedway Long Track Championship. Scotty Brown 1-330-837-5694 http://www.bikedays.com/ Email:
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July 30 - Aug 1 Annual Allegheny Meet at Rue-Anne Valley, near Evans City, PA. Fee is $25 per person, children under 12 free. NO PETS. Provided each morning will be provide coffee, donuts, and bagels. Corn and hot dog roast Saturday evening. Beer tap and soft drinks all weekend. Use of pool, pond and boats, horseshoe pit, bocci pit, and volley ball court included. Hosted by Bonnie and Bruce Williams Phone 330-638-5666 evenings or e-mail
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August 14-15 1st Annual BMW Touring Club of Detroit Vintage Meet at the Reinert Farm, 5105 West Grand River Road Owosso, Michigan 48867. 10 acre area for camping and field events. Local restaurants, nice riding roads. Coffee and rolls for breakfast. No gate fee. For details, call 517 651 6427 or visit www.bmwtcd.org |
