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2013 Rally - Site suggestion

rally requirements said:
Here are the minimum site requirements paraphrased from a previous thread: Approx. 100 secure acres minimum site size; at least 50,000 square feet of vendor space; seminar space; camping space; availability of enough food vendors or providers to feed 8,000 - 9,000 riders; at least 2,000 motel rooms in a 20 mile radius; availability of showers and MOA beer sales permitted.

this is one big difference between our rally and a others like Goldwings or Harleys. Those rallies mostly use an event facility during the day and then everyone goes somewhere else (like their hotel) at night.

otoh, we show up and live at the facility for 4 days. This is something that many fairground owners simply don't understand when they pitch our biz.
 
So we can't expect an east coast rally again until 2016??? :cry

IIRC, the Rally Search person I talked to said the site location goes Zone 4,2,3,1. 4 being PA, and 2 being MO. But that doesn't jive with the map. :scratch

Unless they had a DIFFERENT map at the time?? :banghead

Perhaps someone from the Committee will drop in and clarify?
 
IIRC, the Rally Search person I talked to said the site location goes Zone 4,2,3,1. 4 being PA, and 2 being MO. But that doesn't jive with the map. :scratch

Unless they had a DIFFERENT map at the time?? :banghead

Perhaps someone from the Committee will drop in and clarify?

here is the new map.... either your memory is wrong, or the person you were talking to mis-spoke.

honestly, i am on the search committee... not the selection committee, and it's confusing to me, too. add in the fact that a deal can fall through and a different site can be pulled in at the last second and it can seem completely random. :ha

The new rotation doesn't go into effect until 2013. Here is the rotation that's planned:

2013 Zone 1 Western
2014 Zone 3 Midwest
2015 Zone 2 Mountain
2016 Zone 4 Eastern

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Mission done:)

You know its out there and those that pic will do so somehow. We are a few years away, it appears for Cal opportunities. I happen to love the area mentioned and fight hard for it. 100000+ HD Rally was there indeed for years(July4) and too many tents to count, vendors too. Something worked, depsite its size:). A rally so close to home is also a "lost year" for touring, my most favorite vacation idea:). Older now as most here, so taking in the sights/riding far is more my liking:). Volunteering? Still get a thrill from it all. Find myself sitting here too much too. Computers, mixed bag of stuff to broaden the bottom:), as my Iron Butt softens...Randy
 
As far as Louisville, and indoor camping or outdoor camping, I would just stay in one of the many hotels at the entrance or the fairgrounds where I can walk to the Expo center. The BIGGEST problem with Louisville is the timing of the Rally, The Spring meet ends around July 4 every year and that means no horse racing at Churchill. There are other casinos in the area and the rides along the scenic Ohio river roads to get to them would be awesome. I'm sure you could get a few bourbon companies from the are to participate.:bottle
 
Map

Ok Ian, understand the map now and when it takes effect, 2013.

2012 is in MO.
2013 is likely somewhere further west.

Assuming 2014 is already well in negotiation and further west yet, we can assume a west coast rally in 2015 meaning something on the east coast in 2016?
 
bourbon tour

I'm sure you could get a few bourbon companies from the are to participate.:bottle


Dave,

I'll volunteer to lead a Bourbon Trail tour of all the major bourbon distilleries around Central Ky. Jim Beam, Makers Mark, Four Roses, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey and Buffalo Trace. Free product
samples at each stop..:hungover
 
Dave,

I'll volunteer to lead a Bourbon Trail tour of all the major bourbon distilleries around Central Ky. Jim Beam, Makers Mark, Four Roses, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey and Buffalo Trace. Free product
samples at each stop..:hungover

When the RA had a rally in Shelbyville, TN a few years ago, they had a tour of the Jack Daniels operation. They didn't allow anyone to ride there but they provided busses to take us and bring us back. They didn't want anyone to drink and ride. It was an interesting tour with lunch and samples provided.
 
A note on the notion of the Lou,KY fairgrounds site: Yes there is an airport across the road & it has lots of planes in & out. I don't remember a flight pattern that went right over the urban area of Louisville in my many times flying in & out there & that's where the fairgrounds are located. There are hotels next to the grounds & they are not noise polluted places to stay as I had to stay in them many times over the years I worked. Those hotels are commonly used for smaller business meetings and not a place to avoid because of noise. Camping area-I'm not so sure of as it is in an urban area, but also a very large area. Some of the buildings house animals for the August state fair each year and other events. Definitely never been a place that made me think about camping there! Maybe a great rally site but not a typical place for camping.
 
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