sagerat
Boxers uber alles
Just a few quick observations after attending the rally in Billings.
The volunteers were all very helpful. Billings was a great location and the venue of the rally, the fairgrounds, was a superb site. I camped in the grassy infield of the track and it was a nice and level with only a few bare spots. Really, just a great camping site with plenty of porta potties nearby that were kept spotless. OK, no shade, but they don't call Montana the Big Sky country for nothing.
The worst thing about the rally was the lack of shower trailers. The sprinkling of showerheads (sorry for the pun) of three shower stalls here, three more over there, a shower tree in another location was just not enough given the demand. I finally just started showering at offbeat hours to avoid the lines.
Similarly, the few food vendors ensured constant and long lines for the what, roughly four food carts that were there. By contrast, the Salem and Redmond rallies had lots of food vendors.
But enough kvetching. The bands were awesome, the vendors were endless, the motorcycle and sidecar watching was first rate, and the riders themselves were almost always friendly and I made lots of new pals.
I'd give the Billings rally a solid B+ and kudos to all those involved in putting it on.
The volunteers were all very helpful. Billings was a great location and the venue of the rally, the fairgrounds, was a superb site. I camped in the grassy infield of the track and it was a nice and level with only a few bare spots. Really, just a great camping site with plenty of porta potties nearby that were kept spotless. OK, no shade, but they don't call Montana the Big Sky country for nothing.
The worst thing about the rally was the lack of shower trailers. The sprinkling of showerheads (sorry for the pun) of three shower stalls here, three more over there, a shower tree in another location was just not enough given the demand. I finally just started showering at offbeat hours to avoid the lines.
Similarly, the few food vendors ensured constant and long lines for the what, roughly four food carts that were there. By contrast, the Salem and Redmond rallies had lots of food vendors.
But enough kvetching. The bands were awesome, the vendors were endless, the motorcycle and sidecar watching was first rate, and the riders themselves were almost always friendly and I made lots of new pals.
I'd give the Billings rally a solid B+ and kudos to all those involved in putting it on.