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Scheduled Events for September 2010
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Date
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Time
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Name of Event
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Event Information
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Event Type
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1st - 4th
(Wednesday - Saturday)
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West Virginia State HOG rally
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Charleston.
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All Welcome
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1st
(Wednesday)
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10:00am-3:00pm
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Wheelin' Wednesday Ride
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Ride departs from Battley H-D. Please join us for a leisurely daytime ride with a stop for lunch along the way. Length of ride: 80 total miles, 0 highway. 1 stop is planned. (HP, CM)
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Members-Only
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1:45pm-4:00pm
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Harley-Davidson Day
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We are providing the following information sent to us by a chapter member for anyone who would like to participate. This is not an offcial chapter event.
Harley-Davidson Day
September 1, 2010
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Asbury Methodist Village's Wilson Health Care Center
301 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD
Called "Harley-Davidson Day" but open to all motorcycle makes and models. This is an opportunity to show off your motorcycle to the seniors at Asbury's Wilson Health Care Center.
Meet in the Sears (of Lakeforest Mall) parking lot that's closest to Asbury, just on the other side of Odend Hal Road. Kickstands up at about 1:45pm for the short ride over to Asbury.
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Info
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3rd - 6th
(Friday - Monday)
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8:30am-5:00pm
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Overnight down the Blue Ridge and ride the Dragon
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Ride departs from Bagel City. In July, National HOG is having a special event, a ride down the Blue Ridge Parkway. We noticed that the ride is Monday through Friday and only travels 260 miles in 4 days. Most of us like to ride over the weekend so we don't have to miss too much work, and that seemed like a very slow pace. But they will have a lot of bikes show up, and a lot of logistics to worry about, so maybe that is the best they can do. We decided we could probably put a chapter overnight trip together that will span the long Labor Day weekend, and we'll also get to ride the famous Dragon Tail in the Smokey Mountains. I've laid out a route that takes us down Skyline drive and the Blue Ridge, then cuts across to the Dragon, then heads for home. It is a 4 day 3 night trip staying in a different hotel each night. We have a room block in each hotel setup under MC HOG. Each hotel has a different room rate each night, but the total for 3 nights should run about $260 plus your gas, park entry and your food. There is also an option for people to stay a 4th night and come back home on Tuesday if you don't work or want to take an extra day off.
This should be a fantastically beautiful ride on an uncrowded road with your MC HOG buddies. Nothin' but fun, baby.
All room blocks are under "mc hog" and you must call each hotel separately and make reservations. Call Best Western and enroll in the new HOG program to get points for all nights on this trip 888-292-2453.
Friday Sept 3 Best Western Inn at Valley View 540-362-2400
Saturday Sept 4 Best Western Asheville Biltmore East 828-298-5562
Sunday Sept 5 Best Western Newport Inn 423-623-8713
And if you are taking it easy and returning Tuesday, book Monday night too, at the Friday night hotel. Length of ride: 500 total miles, 130 highway. 20 stops are planned. (JH)
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Members-Only
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3rd
(Friday)
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Frederick Dealer Bike Night
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Secondary event.
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Members-Only
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6:30pm-8:30pm
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Range Ride with the Safety Officer
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Ride is at the Riding Range, in Gaithersburg. Join our Safety Officer Don Moore for a fun filled evening of low speed riding on the motorcycle Riding Range at 14 Firstfield Road and Bank Street in Gaithersburg and hone your cornering, braking, weaving, swerving, and slow ride skills. This event is open to all members and their guests. Arrive when you can, ride as long as you wish. Passengers and spectators are welcome. We will also lead a short ride to a local restaurant afterwards. For more info or directions, e-mail safety officer Don Moore. (DM, TP)
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Members-Only
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4th
(Saturday)
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9:00am-4:00pm
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Virginia - West Virginia Big Loop Ride
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Ride departs from Bob Evans. Join us for an enjoyable "Big Loop" ride over the secondary and back roads of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The "Big Loop" ride will take us south through Leesburg, Frogtown and past Front Ront Royal where we will swing over to Strausburg and up to Winchester for lunch. After lunch, we head to Summit Point and over to Mountain Mission enroute to Brunswick for ice cream. After ice cream, we head for BHD where our ride will end. We hope to see you! Length of ride: 177 total miles, 0 highway. 4 stops are planned. (AH, LM)
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Members-Only
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5th
(Sunday)
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Night ride to Iwo Jima and Pentagon 9/11 Memorials
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This ride has been cancelled.
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Members-Only
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6th
(Monday)
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10:00am-4:00pm
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No Labor Today Ride
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Ride departs from Battley H-D. Labor Day involves not working, but riding! Come join us for an MCHOG tradition, the "No Labor Today" ride. We'll ride on the famous Gas House Pike in Frederick County, then west on Maryland's scenic byways to Middletown, Maryland, for lunch. After lunch, we'll motor south and east toward home, with a stop for ice cream along the way. Length of ride: 100 total miles, 2 highway. 2 stops are planned. (RL)
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Members-Only
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8th
(Wednesday)
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11:00am-4:00pm
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Wheelin' Wednesday Ride
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Ride departs from Battley H-D. Please join us for a leisurely daytime ride with a stop for lunch along the way. Length of ride: 150 total miles, 0 highway. 2 stops are planned. (CM, HP)
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Members-Only
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9th
(Thursday)
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7:30pm-9:00pm
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Monthly Chapter Meeting
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The meeting begins at 7:30pm at:
VisArts Center in Rockville Town Center
155 Gibbs Street
2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850 www.visartscenter.org
Please feel free to attend any of our meetings. See This Link for a map to the meeting location
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All Welcome
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10th - 11th
(Friday - Saturday)
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HOGS at the Beach
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Joint event. Ocean City, MD.
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Members-Only
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10th
(Friday)
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10:00am
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HOGs at beach
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Ride departs from Dempsy's. NOTE the departure time change!! Now leaving at 10am! We will leave Dempsy's and make our first and only stop at the Texaco station after the Bay Bridge. Ride is mostly on route 50. Should be about 3 hours. Length of ride: 150 total miles, 150 highway. (CM, CK)
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Members-Only
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11th - 25th
(Saturday - Saturday)
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Motoring the Mother Road
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National H.O.G. event - Rt 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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All Welcome
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12th
(Sunday)
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7:00am-3:00pm
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9-11 Rattle-The-Runway Ride
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Ride departs from Bagel City. More info later! 1 stop is planned. (HP)
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Members-Only
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8:00am-7:00pm
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Freemansburg Hill Climb Ride
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Ride departs from Dempsy's. For you real bikers, come ride with us to watch MC racers on alcohol and nitro-fueled bikes go from a standing start and fly over three jumps on a 500+ foot hill that's nearly vertical at the top. Enjoy some Steel City pierogies and creamsicles from Oogie's while you watch. The event also includes a bike show and burn-out pit. It's best to bring a blanket or beach chair. Just ask those who went last year - this is one you won't want to miss. Gates open at 10:00am, race starts at 1:00pm. Admission is $20.00 ($15.00 general admission plus $5.00 for Bike Show). Event location is: 2248 Riverside Drive, Bethlehem, PA. 18015 Length of ride: 350 total miles, 300 highway. 2 stops are planned. (TM)
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Members-Only
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16th - 19th
(Thursday - Sunday)
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Delmarva Bike Week - Ocean City
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No other info.
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Info
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16th - 18th
(Thursday - Saturday)
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Pennslyvania State HOG rally
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Langhorne.
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All Welcome
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19th
(Sunday)
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11:00am-2:30pm
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New Member'S Ride (Tri-County Ride)
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Ride departs from McDonald's. Check the members only area for a map to this departure point.
Although all chapter members are invited on these rides, a new member ride is designed as a nice way for our new chapter members to meet other chapter members and learn our chapter's riding style while being treated to a free lunch courtesy of MCHOG.
Join Road Capt. Mark Singer for a laid back tri-county backroad ride through Montgomery, Howard, and Carroll counties with a stop in Sykesville, MD for lunch at E.W. BECKS (lunch is free for new members, but bring cash!). After lunch we'll head out RT 32 for a highway speed simulation group ride. We'll cap it off with a stop at Rita's Ice in Olney. So come on out, and show your support for our new members. Great ride, good food, a whole lot of fun, and let's not forget ice cream!! Hope to see you there!!
Length of ride: 60 total miles, 0 highway. 2 stops are planned. (MS)
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Members-Only
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23rd
(Thursday)
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Full Corn Moon Ride
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TBD.
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Members-Only
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25th - 28th
(Saturday - Tuesday)
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New Jersey State HOG rally
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Seaside Heights.
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All Welcome
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25th
(Saturday)
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Williamspor Dealer Open House and Walking Poker Run
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Secondary event.
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Members-Only
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6:30am-5:00pm
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Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Competition
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Ride departs from Battley H-D. MCHOG has been asked to provide judges for this annual police motorcycle event, which is the largest on the East Coast, and is hosted this year by Montgomery County PD. The event is being held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland. A ride to the event in time for the course briefing and training will leave Battley H-D **EARLY** at 6:30am. If you don't want to leave that early but still have some time to take a shift to serve as a judge, that's okay. Everyone who wants to serve as a judge should contact Rocky Lopes (photographer@mchog.com) to sign up. This is a great way to help our local PD and observe some of the most skilled motorcycle riders in the country close-up. Length of ride: 12 total miles, 0 highway. 1 stop is planned. (RL)
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Members-Only
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26th
(Sunday)
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9:30am-3:30pm
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Pine Grove Furnace Ride
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Ride departs from McDonald's. September 26th will be our club ride to Pine Grove Furnace in Pennsylvania's beautiful Michaux state forest. This ride will be a picnic ride so pack your own lunch and come on out for a delightful day of riding through Maryland and Pennsylvania's back roads and mountains. We will leave from McDonald's on RT 124 at 9:30 am, and return at pproximately 3:30 pm. The ride will be 190 miles long, with stops at Battlefield HD, and lunch at Pine Grove Furnace. Length of ride: 190 total miles, 15 highway. 2 stops are planned. (CS, NA)
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Members-Only
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