Who are the "Big Dogs?"

[DonHamblin]

Likely the most asked question at the rally after, "Did I win the bike" is who won the awards. Here's a recap of the "Outstanding Rider Awards"

Largest Chartered Club
Indianapolis BMW Club #17 36.0 1st
BMW TLD 34.0 2nd
BMW NEF #42 24.0 3rd

Largest Virtual Club
Airhead Beemer Club #214 76.0 1st
BMW Club Veteran Riders International #329 42.0 2nd
Knights of the Roundel #333 35.0 3rd

Long Distance Female Solo Rider
Christy Graham 2090.0 1st
Debora Walker 1985.0 2nd
Joy Cesafksy 1979.0 3rd

Long Distance Male Solo Rider
Quinn Smith 2049.0 1st
Alfonso Ramirez 2022.0 2nd
Ernesto Ramirez 2021.0 3rd

Long Distance Sidecar Rider
Hans Wolf 1656.0 1st
Frank Podgwaite 1282.0 2nd
Gary Fedyschyn 1256.0 3rd

Long Distance Two-Up
Jim & Kathy Benge 2000.0 1st
Darrell & Janice Story 1959.0 2nd
Laurent & Carmen Vailly 1955.0 3rd

Oldest BMW Motorcycle Ridden to the Rally
Benjamin Pierce 1st 1956 R50
Thomas Homan 2nd 1962 bmw R69S
David Skrupky 3rd 1967 R75/2

Oldest BMW Motorcycle at the Rally
Craig Vechorik 1st 1925 R32
Steve Puntillo 2nd 1928 R42

Oldest One-Owner BMW Motorcycle Ridden to the Rally
Jerry Sullivan 1st 1975 R90/6

Oldest Combined Ages of BMW Motorcycle & Rider Ridden to the Rally
Hans Wolf 126.0 79y 11m 13d 1st 1967 sidecar
David Bryans 104.0 63y 8m 26d 2nd 73 R75/5
David Carter 103.0 89y 8m 3d 3rd 2000 R1100

Oldest Combined Ages of BMW Motorcycle, Rider & Passenger Ridden to the Rally
Ejay & Joann Brauch 172.0 69y 6m 3d 62y 0m 23d 73 R75/5 1st
Larry & Maryanne Hawes 169.0 72y 2m 15d 71y 6m 1d 88 R100rt 2nd
William Dudley & Xiu Lan Zhao 166.0 63y 4m 29d 66y 3m 12d 1977 3rd

Oldest Female Rider
Dixie G Elmer 1st 05/21/39 75y 2m 3d
Nancy Matthews 2nd 07/25/42 71y 11m 29d
Patrica Kohlscheen 3rd 08/01/44 69y 11m 23d

Oldest Male Rider
Wayne Foster 1st 11/06/23 90y 8m 18d
Richmond Brown 2nd 04/05/24 89y 3m 19d
David Carter 3rd 11/21/24 89y 8m 3d

Oldest Passenger
Arliss Sandberg 1st 06/17/29 85y 1m 7d
Yvonna Allen 2nd 04/28/35 79y 2m 28d
Slina Prothe 3rd 02/28/37 77y 4m 26d

Youngest Saddle Passenger
Wyatt Zimmerman 1st 07/10/07 7y 0m 14d
Foxton Lankin 2nd 10/25/05 8y 8m 29d
Zareck Norris 3rd 06/14/02 12y 1m 12d

Youngest Sidecar Passenger
Nathan Gifford 1st 04/12/09 5y 3m 12d
Kitty Cazier 2nd 10/11/07 6y 9m 13d

Youngest Female Rider
Cierra Reynolds 1st 05/12/97 17y 2m 12d
Renate Russell 2nd 03/14/97 17y 4m 12d
Hannah Schneider 3rd 01/05/94 20y 6m 19d

Youngest Male Rider
Kevin Scott 1st 06/06/97 17y 1m 18d
Sarel Pretorius Jr 2nd 04/08/97 17y 3m 16d
Gustaf Johnson 3rd 12/15/96 17y 17m 9d
Connor Johnson 12/06/94 19y 7m 18d
Daniel Lubben 11/01/93 20y 7m 27d
Mayon Hight 10/20/92 21y 9m 4d
Maxwell Wienke 12/03/90 23y 7m 23d

BMW MOA North American Tour Award
Dan Myers 1st 13308
Steve Forstner 2nd 13115
Quinn Smith 3rd 12763
Bill Watt 4499

BMW MOA International Tour Award
Ilta Lehto Finland 1st 26718 miles
Wolfsang Steffens Finland 1st 26718 miles
Ken & Carol Duval Australia 2nd 16172.5

Long Distance BMW Scooter (C650GT)
Jack Voss 1st

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Don Hamblin
BMW MOA #09931
Awards Chair,
2014 42nd Annual BMW MOA "Rollin' by the River" International Rally
www.bmwmoa.org
(816) 600-2475
Cell: (256) 479-5606
BMWScooter@att.net

 

[osbornk]

The information that interests me is where the winners are from. I wonder if anyone or any club was from near me.

 

[DonHamblin]

The information that interests me is where the winners are from. I wonder if anyone or any club was from near me.

The winners nearest to Marion, VA: 2d Place Youngest Female Rider, Renate Russell, Herndon, VA: 2d Place North American Tour, Steve Forstner, Cornelius, NC;

With next year's rally in Billings, MT you could have a chance at one.

Don