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The companies that donate the grand prizes determine whether or not the person must be present to win. The bike is given away by the MOA and you do not have to be present to win. I've been to a number of rallies and last year in Des Moines was the first time I ever saw the winner be there to come running down and claim his new bikeNext time We will check if it's required to be present to win the bike.
This was my first rally since Billings. I enjoyed it very much. The only negative that I experienced was dodging the golf cart that was piloted by a drinking driver. Surely the MOA has a policy against drinking and driving of golf carts or shuttles by volunteers or MOA personnel?
Some of the RV'ers had golf carts as well. I saw them rolling to and from the RV campground.
Don't make the assumption that it was a volunteer or MOA personnel.
I have already misremembered (tech term) the exact number but more than 10% were 1st Timers.
It was, by the way a superb facility; great locale for riding; and near perfect rally weather. The only weather complaint I heard was some poor guy who got cold in his tent Thursday night.
I enjoyed the rally, the one suggestion is that the rally makes a point of saying that it is a great time to explore the surrounding area. But they only have vendors open during daytime hours 9am to 5 or 6pm prime hours for touring making members choose between exploring the area or patronizing the vendors. Why not have vendors open during the evening? Like other motorcycle shows.
BMW corporate stopped caring about us years ago including making us change our club name. Now no one outside the gates knows what MOA stands for and that is ridiculous.
It stands for Mostly Old A$$holes.