My thoughts on rides, meets and events for DFW VRCC

[Ghillie]

Lots of stuff here for discussion.

February
Meeting Feb 10 Grapevine WE need to elect a VP
Feb 19-20 Ft Worth Motorcycle Expo
Ride Feb 19 TBD this is same weekend as Wild Game Dinner
Wrench Feb 27 TBD

March
Meeting Riscky's BBQ Ft Worth /  This is the St Pat's Day weekend at the Stockyards so we could all go hang out after lunch. http://www.fortworthstockyards.org/Event.aspx?eId=147
I think we should flip the wrench and the ride this month.
Wrench Mar 19 TBD
Ride Mar 26 Antique Motorcycle Racing in Cresson, this is also the start of Wildflower season, surely we can find a scenic ride even if we dont want to go to the races, this could be a good date for a meet in the middle
North Texas Irish Festival Mar 4-6 http://www.ntif.org/

April
Gathering of the Fools April 1-3
Dallas Motorcycle Expo Apr 2
Meeting Apr 14 East Side TBD
DFW Charity Run Apr 16 or 17
Wrench Apr 24 TBD
Scarborough Faire Apr 23 Highland Games Weekend http://www.scarboroughrenfest.com/entert/events.htm

May
Houston Ride For Kids May 1 http://www.pbtfus.org/rideforkids/events/2011/houston.html
Meeting May 12 or 14 West Side TBD
Ride May 20-22 Join Oklahoma VRCC at Robber's Cave http://forums.okvalks.com/index.php/topic,1493.0.html
Wrench Redneck and Hollywood have offered to host, date should be May 28 but may change
Tucumcari BBQ May 27-29

Ride your Motorcycle to Work Day Jun 6
Meeting Jun 9 East Side Also beginning of ROT Rally
Ride June 19 Meer's Store or one of Rainmaker's midnite rides.
Wrench Jun 26

[HayHauler]

Turn your Feb. Ride into a ride to Austin and on to Dripping Springs for the MidWinter Gathering.

April 1-3 is the GOTF (gatherin' o the fools) at HotGlue and Flamingo Babe's place. 

Two that shouldn't be missed if you can help it.

Hope to get to ride with y'all at one or both of these!!

Hay
Jimmyt

[RainMaker]

I would recommend the Meer's Store run in June and the Midnight Ride in July or August when it's really, really too hot for a day ride.  First, I have to check the lunar calendars to see which night has no moon (no moon means the stars will really shine when we stop in the middle of nowhere to stare at them), publish that date and then let everyone tell me that I have the wrong lunar calendar  .  Next, it should be at a dry time of year so that the rain that will appear from nowhere will be of great benefit.

Some other ideas of where to ride:

Westside - Palo Pinto Cafe/State Highway 4 - see the windmill farm, ride past the scout ranch on a really twisty route.  Palo Pinto Cafe has very large Chicken Fried Steaks.

Westside - Mary's Cafe in Strawn - yeah, more Chicken Fried Steak.

Westside - Koffee Kup Cafe in Hico.  It's a Pie Run down 51, which is a good twisty road once you get to it.

I like the other ideas a lot.  I will also volunteer to lead some rides this year, which I did not do in 2010.  With no ride coordinator, we need to have people lead rides to destinations they like.

[Hollywood]

what date and time in the stockyards? wasn't clear, we should be able to come to that, if ya'll can stand the loud pipes!I know, lots of you have not had the priviledge of riding behind us! OK>OK< we'll ride in the back!
Make sure you know about parking in the stockyards, the corral has been shut down, and THEY WILL GIVE YOU A TICkiT for parking in front of riskeys, or any other place,AFTER YOU PARK,THEY WILL WATCH YOU PARK, THEN come over and write u up! don't leave stuff on your bike either, lock it up or leave it at home! \\
may 28th is good for us, will talk more later , hope everyone will come! 

[YODA MASTER]

Awesome stuff Chris.

Where in Grapevine?

Gonna to make it to Dave Sheldon's wrench this Saturday in Mansfield?

I can offer my place for a wrench party in any month. Prefer a warmer month so I can do a cookout while y'all are wrenching, but any month needing a central location will work. I have grilled in the snow before.

Was at Disco Frisco's place a short while today. I mentioned a picnic ride for one of our monthly rides/meeting. The couple I went one way back when were very well attended. I have a trailer I can tow with either the Valk or the Wing for ice chest, small grills, not so large women. (er, strike that last). Will discuss further either this weekend or over that cigar & scotch.

[Hollywood]

okay, figured it out, sat march 12 in the  stockyards   whre r we meeting? what time. ? will  be busy there, i suggest parking way down the street in the big pl. we could scout it out before hand(long time since we been down there.) let me know. H

[Hollyday]

Here's the website for the Cresson motorcycle weekend..
 http://www.thelonestarclassic.com/