2023 Richmond VA: The 50th National MOA Rally

[flyhi2cfar]

In 2023: Where Will It Be ? Your speculation appreciated.

The Rally rotation has it in the Eastern Zone of the US; but what state, town, even the venue ?

Will the 2023 BMW Motorrad 100th Anniversary have an influence on the chosen site?
Such as proximity to BMW NA HQ, or maybe our MOA HQ and the nearby BMW Zentrum Museum, US Rider Academy & Performance Center.

Maybe we venture a little further south and spend big $ for The Barber Motorsports Museum and facilities. It's loaded with vintage & historical BMW ware!
Your guess is as good as mine.

In just 30 days (April 30th) we "may" know the answer. The date of the MOA springtime Board Meeting, that has provided the official word in recent history.

The last few years on the Rally Forum, we've enjoyed this speculation of "where at".
Annually, it seems Fargo ND... fits into every Zone of the Rally Rotation Map. Amazing destination evidently!

But it won't beat out West Virginia in 2023!


.... somebody please attach a current/updated "Zone Rotation Map" to this thread.

[PGlaves]

The natural would be the Spartanburg County Fairgrounds, AKA Piedmont Fairgrounds. June average high 87. June average low 67. Average number of days with rain in June, 7.

I think I heard a rumor that some of the folks think we should go back and give Bloomsburg (AKA Doomsburg), PA a second chance.

[r0ckrat]

I thought 2022 was the 50th?

[PGlaves]

I thought 2022 was the 50th?

2023 is the 100th Anniversary of BMW Motorcycles. Which is what the OP Question made reference to.

[20774]

2022 will be the 50th anniversary of the MOA but there have only been 49 national rallies due to the cancellation of the 2020 rally.

[hexst]

Fargo, Georgia

[Lee]

2022 will be the 50th anniversary of the MOA but there have only been 49 national rallies due to the cancellation of the 2020 rally.

Yep, you got it. The thread title is correct.

[r0ckrat]

Ahhhhhhhhh, got it.

[flyhi2cfar]

Fargo, Georgia

It is hereby determined "The Laugh" emoji nullifies your guesstimate of speculation!

As the only "official winner" of a two year Rally Site Speculation Contest (Great Falls 19/20')... your official divulgence is eagerly awaited!
It was spring of 2019 where one "hexst" not only named the State, but through wisdom and research, also correctly theorized city and venue.
As a newly minted MOA clairvoyant, you were recognized and awarded a coveted Safety Committee Co-Chairmanship for that Rally.
Where after site inspection... accurately predicted we would run out of bike parking, camping spots and toilet paper!

Thank You valued member, now... where we going?

[flyhi2cfar]

Let it be known:
Last springtime it was the "boogerman" of Defiance Missouri that correctly predicted the State of Missouri for our 2022 Rally.
It is determined he "whiffed" on believing it was the St Louis vicinity.

His theory somewhat centered around the "fine riding" available south and southwest of St Louis.
Regional Banjo music conversation ensued from others.

Boogerman is a true visionary.
I've just received the April Owners News, the entertainment lineup in Springfield is heavy with potential banjo pickin.

Well done sir; where will we be in 23' ?

[PGlaves]

I've just received the April Owners News, the entertainment lineup in Springfield is heavy with potential banjo pickin.

If anybody thinks the banjo music is all over Springfield just wait till we go to West Virginia again.

[bluehole]

I think flyhi2cfar's proposition of the Spartanburg-Greenville area is interesting. Initially, I thought it would be too hot for campers, but an average low of 67° seems reasonable. I have not been to that part of South Carolina, but maps suggest there is some good riding nearby. For those riding to the rally from the west, that area is probably easier to access than New England. West Virginia has good riding and night time temperatures should be comfortable. Still, I think New England is likely to host the rally. I was not there, but I understand the Vermont rally was well attended.

[krazyhank]

Having lived an hour east of Spartanburg for 24 years I can attest there is not much there. SC as a whole can be brutally hot on any given summer day. All decent riding is north or north west into the Brevard NC or Lake Lure NC area. So why not western NC or the area in the Georgia Blue Ridge area like Helen.

[Visian]

The natural would be the Spartanburg County Fairgrounds, AKA Piedmont Fairgrounds.

When I was on the Rally Site Search Team I visited this place to see if it would work. Cheezy facilities...

[boogerman]

Let it be known:
Last springtime it was the "boogerman" of Defiance Missouri that correctly predicted the State of Missouri for our 2022 Rally.
It is determined he "whiffed" on believing it was the St Louis vicinity.

His theory somewhat centered around the "fine riding" available south and southwest of St Louis.
Regional Banjo music conversation ensued from others.

Boogerman is a true visionary.
I've just received the April Owners News, the entertainment lineup in Springfield is heavy with potential banjo pickin.

Well done sir; where will we be in 23' ?

Wow....... I have never been called a true visionary My wife and a few others have said that I’m full of s... but never full of vision. I have talked out of my arse once or twice too. At least with the banjo picking here you won’t have watch your backside ( I hope)
like the movie Deliverance. Sooooo, Let me get out the tea leaves and the tarot cards and consult with the Grand Puba Hey anyone still have one of those Magic 8 ball fortune tellers ? I do know for certain that the rally will be east of the Mississippi River