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Moto Guzzi National Rally Disaster!

Pat Carol

Ambassador
I just finished reading a message from a friend of mine that attended the Moto Guzzi National. The report was not good. Severe flash floods hit the rally sight which in turn washed away part of the camground.
Rally attendees that did stay lost everything they had with them including their motorcycles. Moto Guzzi lost all their demo bikes and semi-trailer.
The best news is that there was no loss of life. My heart goes out to our Moto Guzzi brethern.

Pat Carol
 
Houston Minnesota

http://www.startribune.com/

http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_231080417.html

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=262487

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S171193.shtml?cat=1

36th Annual MGNOC National Rally
Houston, Minnesota. Money Creek Haven Campground. Campground is located in southeastern Minnesota, six miles north of Houston, Minnesota. http://www.moneycreekhaven.com. Tent camping Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; coffee and lemonade all weekend; rally pin; Thursday evening brats n' slaw; Friday evening catered pork chop dinner; Saturday morning QuickFix breakfast; Saturday evening catered steak dinner, Sunday morning QuickFix breakfast. $50 before July 16th, $60 after July 16th. Too much going on to list here. See motel listing and a lot more within the full page rally ad in current newsletter. For more information or to pre-register contact: Minnesota MGNOC State Rep, Earl Cleven, 2301 SW 141st Street, Ellendale, Minnesota 56026. 507-456-0656 or email: e.cleven@excite.com. Make checks payable to Earl Cleven. More information at the Minnesota MGNOC website
 
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Check out Wildguzzi.com. Photos of demo fleet,high water mark in headlight!,trailers in trees. Supposedly all are safe although some near hits(never could figure why they`re called near misses).
 
Sump Pump Watch

I now have a new duty in life; watching the sump pump. For two days in a row and over 8 inches of rain (still raining today), I have spent my spare time in the basement utility room offering words of encouragement to the pump. Generators are on standby in case I lose electric. Working in the home office is the order of the day. If the pump should fail, there goes the basement; gotta be a better way!?

We got off easy. My driveway looks like a mini grand canyon but we live to play another day.

This was an absolutely bewitching day in southern Minnesota.

Red
 
Houston Minnesota

http://www.startribune.com/

http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_231080417.html

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=262487

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S171193.shtml?cat=1

36th Annual MGNOC National Rally
Houston, Minnesota. Money Creek Haven Campground. Campground is located in southeastern Minnesota, six miles north of Houston, Minnesota. http://www.moneycreekhaven.com. Tent camping Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; coffee and lemonade all weekend; rally pin; Thursday evening brats n' slaw; Friday evening catered pork chop dinner; Saturday morning QuickFix breakfast; Saturday evening catered steak dinner, Sunday morning QuickFix breakfast. $50 before July 16th, $60 after July 16th. Too much going on to list here. See motel listing and a lot more within the full page rally ad in current newsletter. For more information or to pre-register contact: Minnesota MGNOC State Rep, Earl Cleven, 2301 SW 141st Street, Ellendale, Minnesota 56026. 507-456-0656 or email: e.cleven@excite.com. Make checks payable to Earl Cleven. More information at the Minnesota MGNOC website

Wow! That is where the Hiawatha Rally is. That could have been us, if it happened in June. I am glad for no loss of life.
 
Maybe we should send them a BMWMOA e-card:

"Sorry for your troubles, best wishes" or something.

That REALLY sucks, especially for their BIG rally. I know we've gotten wind/rain in the past, but nothing of THAT magnitude. Is Gillette on high ground?
 
Wet Geese

Sounds like a disaster worthy of the BMW Riders Association!

Whotta bummer!....

Roger Wiles
RA 14259
MOA 32797
 
Sad
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Aww man...thats heart breaking. Im a Guzzi owner myself...how sad to see bikes like that buried in mud like that.
 
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