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By popular demand, the Region 2 meet is back for a second round. This year the event will be held April 11-13 (Friday - Sunday) in Alpine, TX, in close proximity to the Ft Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. Tentative Schedule:Friday 6:30pm Early Arrivals Dinner (Gather at Alpine Inn - Location TBD by group consensus - one of the 2 restaurants near the hotel) Saturday 7:45am Breakfast (gather at Alpine Inn) (8am always seems to be too late for these crazies!) (Location TBD) Saturday - RIDE! Routes ideas to be posted later Saturday 6:30pm Dinner - Holland Hotel - Edelweiss Restaurant - Yummery German Food! Sunday 7:45am Breakfast for those who can. Goodbye to those who can't. Lodging:I set up a block of 10 rooms (April 11, 12) at the Alpine Inn. When you call to reserve your room, mention Sport-Touring.Net Reservations - (432) 837-3417 Group rate: Single - $35/night Double - $40/night (rates are for one person. Additional persons in each room $3/night. Please PM me immediately if you have trouble reserving rooms. Definites:~Rocketbunny, TX ~RocketCowboy, TX ~Badfast FJR, AZ ~Gila Monster, AZ ~tjbrandt50, TX ~bikerider, TX ~Cricket, OK ~CricketMrs, OK lobo10s +1, TX (camp) ~Kwixtar, TX ~Rabidsnipe, OK +2 ~S179, OK ~Repsol175,OK ~Sooner Stan, OK ~FJRmgm FZ1pilot, TX Bonnie-ST-Rider, TX (camp) RobS (camp) Definite Maybes:Fred, OK <--wannabe  JLG, TX (camp) ~ = room reserved |
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Rocket_Cowboy
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« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2007, 04:53:54 pm » |
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Woohoo! Time to get this on my calendar and a reservation made. How much is the "rally" fee? |
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rocketbunny
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« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2007, 05:02:33 pm » |
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Woohoo! Time to get this on my calendar and a reservation made. How much is the "rally" fee? With the amount of crap I'm gonna have to deal with from you misfits, I'm thinking that my amazing organizational skills and inside knowledge of the area are worth at least $30/person for the hassle of putting on this event. Paypal only please.  //inside (texas) joke. Please don't give me money. I really enjoy doing this. |
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Rocket_Cowboy
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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2007, 05:10:54 pm » |
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With the amount of crap I'm gonna have to deal with from you misfits, I'm thinking that my amazing organizational skills and inside knowledge of the area are worth at least $30/person for the hassle of putting on this event. Paypal only please. I dunno ... if 10 people come and take all 10 rooms, are you sure $300 will pay for the personal time it took you to get the room rate setup? But yes, you're going to have to take a ton of crap ... not sure if it will only come from the misfits. See you in Alpine! |
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GilaMonster
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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2007, 02:51:07 am » |
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Badfast FJR and I will make round 2 from Tucson. Two questions.....What's the out of state fee, and do we need passports to get into Texas?
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« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2007, 06:29:10 am » |
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Badfast FJR and I will make round 2 from Tucson. Two questions.....What's the out of state fee, and do we need passports to get into Texas?
You Know it's a whole other COUNTRY! Ken |
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« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2007, 09:45:07 am » |
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You Know it's a whole other COUNTRY! Ken Ummmmm, I've been through west Texas. Much of it looks more like another planet. I wonder if the moon has as many ?exciting? roads as I-10, and I-20 through west Texas. I know, the hill country is wonderful. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2007, 11:46:20 am » |
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~tjbrandt50 I have reservations (but none about riding in west Texas  ). Hopefully by then my left arm/hand will be better and I won't feel like I need an FJR-1300 -AE. If not, I'll have learned how to operate the clutch with my right hand. //continuation of inside (Texas ) / bad joke// If I pay the "rally fee", will you tell me: whether to bring rain gear, if it will be cold, if my tires will make it, where the gas stations are, ...  //end joke// No real rally fee involved, just a little ribbing. Can't wait 'til April!!! |
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« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2007, 06:50:14 pm » |
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Reservation made for 2 nights.
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« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2007, 04:56:34 pm » |
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By popular demand, the Region 2 meet is back for a second round.
This year the event will be held April 11-13 (Friday - Sunday) in Alpine, TX, in close proximity to the Ft Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park.
Definites:
~Rocketbunny, TX
RocketCowboy, TX
Badfast FJR, AZ
Gila Monster, AZ
~tjbrandt50, TX
~bikerider, TX
Definite Maybes:
~ = room reserved
Definite Wannabes:Me - I'm having open heart surgery Jan 15th to repair a leaky valve. I'm anticipating being back on the bike by April, so I'll have to wait and see... |
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Rocket_Cowboy
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« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2007, 12:43:39 pm » |
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Reservations made.
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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2008, 06:23:40 pm » |
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Cricket Mrs made reservations today.  Ken |
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« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2008, 09:20:20 am » |
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We are in. The wife and I will be attending. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Reservations made
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« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2008, 08:17:14 am » |
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Reservations made for Badfast FJR & Gilamonster...apr 11,12 Alpine Inn
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« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2008, 10:06:17 am » |
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Me - I'm having open heart surgery Jan 15th to repair a leaky valve. I'm anticipating being back on the bike by April, so I'll have to wait and see...
Fred, I just saw your note about your upcoming surgery (don't know how I missed that before). Good luck there, and I'll be looking to buy you a brew out in Alpine in April. |
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« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2008, 07:06:49 pm » |
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Been wanting to get out to West Texas for several years now so this looks like the year for me.
Put me down as IN...
Anyone looking to share a room?
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« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2008, 09:41:03 pm » |
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I'm a newbe from El Paso who is planning to attend. Are there any rooms left?
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HappyRiding
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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2008, 08:34:19 pm » |
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We are in. The wife and I will be attending. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Reservations made
Are you the folks that brought the margarita machine to CSTN? I just might have to attend. How far is it exactly from NE TN to Alpine, TX? HSTA's STAR '08 is in Kerrville April 6-9. Hmmmm I smell a road trip. Any recommendations on how to kill 24 hours and 300 miles between Kerrville and Alpine? This might work. HappyRiding |
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« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2008, 09:37:56 pm » |
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I'm a newbe from El Paso who is planning to attend. Are there any rooms left?
Call the hotel and find out. I can add to the block if needed....but we should have several rooms still available in the original block. |
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« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2008, 03:37:44 pm » |
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I'm a definite maybe and I'm actually thinking about camping out, should be decent in mid April. I've found that the "Lost Alaskan RV" park on the edge of Alpine has a small number of covered tent sites and they have showers and restrooms so I may just camp there. Has anyone ever stayed at this place? Of course at Ft. Davis State Park they have some really nice campgrounds but that's about 20 miles away.
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« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2008, 01:28:58 pm » |
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Are you the folks that brought the margarita machine to CSTN? I just might have to attend. How far is it exactly from NE TN to Alpine, TX?
HappyRiding
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« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2008, 07:08:36 pm » |
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Me and the other half will be there, but I'm like JLG, we'll be looking at possible camping...
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« Reply #22 on: January 19, 2008, 08:28:01 am » |
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It's going to be like a Thursday night M&G, but on a Friday night instead and 500 miles away from our usual location.  |
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« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2008, 08:27:53 pm » |
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Me and the other half will be there, but I'm like JLG, we'll be looking at possible camping...
I camped at the last Region 2 M&E. It was really cold... like 22 degrees. Should be a little better in South Texas in April. |
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« Reply #24 on: January 26, 2008, 08:29:38 pm » |
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Expect it to be in the low 40's at night... A bit nippy but it should warm up quick once the sun's up...
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