We held our 1st Tuesday meeting, for April,*last night at Fuddruckers...and we had a good turnout. The Tarrant County group joined us, which helped to push up the number of folks attending. In addition to the regular folks, we had several new riders attend. Hopefully we can continue to grow.
Since the last meeting we had riders take trips to Tuscon, Moab, Big Bend, and Chris put on two ADV rides here in the Metroplex. His second ride had 9 riders and covered 250 miles! You can read about them on the "After the Ride" thread on TWTEX.
There are several riding opportunities coming up in April & May. The following info was taken from TWTEX:
Chase the Bunny Easter Bash:
http://advrider.com/index.php?threa...he-ranch-boxley-ar-april-13-17-2017.1199167/* This ride is also sponsored by a couple of TWTEX riders. It is held in Boxley, Arkansas...April 13-17.
Texas Adventure Ride:
http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113304&highlight=texas+adventure+junction. Ride based in Junction, TX...April 20-23.
Hillbilly DS Ride:
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/hillbilly-ds-ride-2017-marble-falls-ar-apr-21-23.1196479/* This ride is in Marble Fall, Arkansas...April 21-23.
Texas Redneck Ramble:*
www.dualsportuniverse.com*; This ride is in Glen Rose, TX...May 6-7
SLAP 2017:*
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/slap-2017-ozark-ar-may-19-21.1196851/*This ride is in Ozark, Arkansas...May 19-21.
Our own Chris D. is leading another ADV*ride on Saturday, April 22. The rally point is in Waxahachie with stands up at 8AM. The rain date is the next day...Sunday, 4/23...however the ride will only be postponed for hazardous weather...not just light rain! Please RSVP directly to Chris if you are going so that he will have some idea of how many riders to look for:
dohertycm8251@gmail.com. The ride is approximately 200 miles. For more ride info and maps go to:
http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113722
We also need to arrange a dirt bike/dual sport day at either Red River or Barnwell Mountain. I don't have much available time left in April to set anything up, but if anyone wants to take the lead and get a group together...just let me know. I will post all the info for you and send out anything to the email list.
If anyone decides to take a short notice ride and is looking for ride partners...send me the info and I will get it out to everyone asap.
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The next 1st Tuesday meeting is May 2 @ 7PM. We decided to continue holding it at the Fuddruckers in Grapevine for now. They let us use a private room for no charge. Friends & family always welcome.
I know this location is not the best for the eastern guys, but I haven't been able to come up with a good location over there. If anyone wants to put together a meeting on the east side of Dallas...just let me know. I will get the news out for you.