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It's been discussed recently that we should have a rough plan  for our Duc road trips this year.  Something roughly  along the lines of a major trip [evil] once a quarter, although the way it's shaping up right now, it looks like Q1 has the potential for two major trips already - not there's anything wrong with that  [cheeky]

So, what do y'all think of this:

Q1:  Jan, Feb, Mar

Big Bend
Hill Country - Spring - OR -
Invade Cory's house for Mardi Gras  [evil]


Q2:  Apr, May, Jun

Arkansas/Hot Springs - OR -
Colorado Rockies


Q3:  Jul, Aug, Sept

MotoGP/Indy - OR -
Hill Country - Fall


Q4:  Oct, Nov, Dec

Alternate Hill Country/Fall


These are just ROUGH guess-timates for trips/rides.  Feel free to pipe up with your ideas for other acts of random Ducati hooliganism  [evil] 

I also realize no one really knows with any certainty what they'll be up to in, say, October - or even March for that matter - but this thread is more about discussing what we may want to do as a group for road trips this year.  (Yes, I'm a compelsive organizer... so what?  [laugh] )  I, for one, if given enough notice SHOULD be able to make MOST of these events this year...

Let's ride  [moto]

Wow, it looks like a little something for everyone. [thumbsup]

Now we need a motion and for the Board to approve. [coffee]

IMO, there needs to be a race trip at least... beit WSBK or MotoGP

Q3:
MotoGP/Indy - OR -
Hill Country - Fall

 [evil]

You know what would be a potentially cool race trip is Barber Motorsports Park... 'course then we're dealing with an AMA Suzuki Chairity event.

Nah...  Maybe not.

Is WSBK at Laguna with the MotoGP bunch this year?   [moto]

June would be the earliest that I would want to make an Ouray trip. Mid to end of July would be the best.  All of the passes will be open by then. Black Bear did not open until mid June last year IIRC.  I would love to drive the passes for a day while out there  [thumbsup]

I do, I'll be getting married.  ;D

:o

Well, at least it's to Amy [thumbsup] ;D

Yes, she is one lucky girl.   [clap]

I love usuing that line around Jennifer! [laugh] Always a reliable source of spousal irritation. ;D [popcorn]

I also love the spring and fall Arkansas trips. Never have understood why more folks don't come out of the woodwork for those. Not a bad ride up, gets much better once you hit Oklahoma and the roads in Arkansas are really nice! Good pavement and little traffic. Only real problem on last year's trips (besides Scott's un-plugable rear tire and Rich's lowside) was the Holiday Inn bar closing early one night after dinner and them refusing to let us in and make our own drinks! [laugh]

I'm NOT going to miss the next Arkansas run for sure. The scenery and roads look amazing. I hope to have some LEO countermeasures in place by then.  ;D

yeah, that belongs on the BS thread fo sho!

We need to add some more Muenster runs [thumbsup]

PRESS RELEASE:

Reuters, 14 January 2009
Bologna, Italy
13:00 GMT

In a move sure to delight Ducatisi worldwide, specialty sport motorcycle manufacturer Ducati are pleased to announce a new accessory line.  The Bologna, Italy based company, long recognized as the leader in lightning fast motorcycles for road and track, is now offering a  frame-mounted HARM missile launcher with applications for all Ducati Superbikes, past and present. 

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z234/n2f/agm-88a.jpg)

With the missile's tried and true, fire-and-forget destructive capabilities with regards to tracking and blowing the shit out of any ground based radar target, this season's well-optioned Ducati rider can now ride anywhere, day or night - at any speed - worry-free.

Look for this latest accessory in the Spring 2009 Ducati Performance Catalog.  The bomb rack will be available in Red, Yellow, Black, and Matte Black.  HARM missiles available in black carbon fiber or brushed aluminum finishes.  Missiles sold seperately. 

BWAHAHAH!!!! Brilliant!  [clap]   [laugh]  [bow_down]

It may come as a surprise to some but I won't go back to Indy for the MotoGP this year.  Other than the "incident" where they strung me along for three months pretending that they were going to help me with the accident, the drive up is boring.  There is nowhere to ride around unless you're into cornfields and geometrically laid out roads.  It's a nascar circuit which is a big oval with a stadium seating.  There are good points and bad points to it.

It's too bad that Barber lost out to Miller in their bid to host WSBK but I hear that the Miller race track is great too.  If I am going to travel 900+ miles to see a race, it will not be back to Indy.  Utah sounds more interesting to me. 

Laguna is the site for the other US MotoGP race but hotel accomodations are outrageous.  The town is small and quaint.  But there are opportunities to ride great roads.  The track is small but has the famous corkscrew which one has to see at least once in your life.  Did I say the hotel accomodations are expensive?

If AMA were more intersting and especially if Ducati were part of it I'd say Barber in Atlanta would be a great place to go to.

cdc

BEST POST EVER  [thumbsup]

I agree! Funny, ingenious, actually on topic and did I mention funny? Wonder what the manufacturer's suggested retail price will be and how long AMS will have them on backorder? [laugh]

what about Barber just to ride the track?  can we add this to the schedule?

Very good  [thumbsup]  This reminds me of the last AMS fashion show...  :P

Laguna is a great place to watch some racing.  And awesome roads most of the way out there.  Me and the wife rode the 900RR out there for the WSBK races several years ago.  We stayed in Salina at a Motel 6 or somesuch, but it was maybe a half hour+ from the track and more reasonable pricing than the places in town. Not to mention it's Doug Chandler's hometown  :)

I'd still like to go to Indy though.  It's fun to have a bike at a major race event, but cdc is right, it's probably not great for recreational riding.  Getting  a cheap flight out and a big rental van is what we used to do for the F1 races out there.  Cabs are another option, which we did the last year or two to reduce risk of being arrested.

if i go to leguna i got a place to stay for FREE. it's in redondo beach though. plus i dont know how many of us his wife will take. they live a few blocks from the beach and next door to napoleon kauffman. football fans know who he is. i remeber you exit off hwy 1 go west and they are the 2nd right just dont remember which exit. i was in the corps with him and we still talk and visit all the time. he's from here so he'd prob be happy to see some texans. i'll call and let you know what they say.

My I want list = 1. Rocky Mtns. 2. Moto GP, 3. Hill Coutry for what it's worth.  [moto]  [beer]

It's looking like I won't be able to do most or any of the weekend trips this year.

I have a few big plans coming up and I need to focus on those.  One of which is visiting the Ducati factory [thumbsup]

We are going to do the Colorado trip.  We are out for the rest.