Volunteer Riders Off Road Fun Ride RESCHEDULED May 11th

 

Volunteer Riders Off Road motorcycle club
Presents the 1st Annual Spring Fun Ride!
Saturday, MAY 11th, 2013 at 9:30am (Weather permitting)
Windrock OHV Park, Oliver Springs, TN

Open to all with suitable off road dirt bikes, relaxed, casual pace on easy and  moderate trails. All riders are welcome, but the ride is specially designed for riders looking to gain experience and just have fun. It will be casual and rider friendly with experienced riders leading the ride.  Meet new people and enjoy the camaraderie of those who love to ride!  Dirt bikes only, no 4-wheelers or side by sides. 

Everyone must have a Coal Creek permit, available at the campground office.
All riders must have basic safety gear - helmet, eye protection, gloves, long pants, long sleeves and boots of some kind. For more advanced rides, check our website www.volunteerriders.com or our Facebook page.

Colby Gatlin - Local Kid, Supercross Star

East Tennessee's own Colby Gatlin of Lenoir City recently won the 7 - 9 year old class at the Ricky Carmichael Supercross in Daytona. A Supercross track is intimidating for an adult, imagine what it must look like from behind the bars of a 65cc minibike! Shown here with Ricky Carmichael himself, Colby is no stranger to success. For the past three years he has qualified for the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Nationals, which is the top 42 kids in the Nation in their respective class. Last year running the 50cc 7 - 8 year old class, he finished 4th overall, and even led off the line, (he won the holeshot award). His goal for 2013 is to qualify for Loretta Lynn's again, and of course win it. At the recent Thor Spring Classic at Mills Creek he finished 2nd in 7-9yr, 65cc stock, 2nd in 7-9 yr Modified, and 4th in the Big Boy class where he raced against 11 year olds.  Colby attends Eaton Elementary School in Lenoir City, and his proud parents are Carie and Chris. I suspect that we will be hearing more about Colby in the future

Two Wheel'n the Smokies Rally - April 12-13

Two Wheel'n the Smokies is a new, 2 Day event that is based at the Talley Ho Inn in Townsend Tennessee. Set for the Friday April 12, and Saturday April 13, the event boast a Custom Bike Show, Swap meet, Vendor Exhibits, organized rides around the area, and a Kickstart Party with live music on Friday. For more info and registration checkout their website www.twowheelnthesmokies.com , or call 1-800-487-3333

Slate Creek Adventure Ride April 13th and 14th

Part of the AMA National Adventure Ride Series, $70 gets you route charts which covers 500 miles of Rural backroads, Jeep Roads, and Forest Service Roads in Eastern Tenn and Western N.C. Elevation changes from 1200' to 4300'. For info email John Strange at jbsaki@gmail.com, or call at 865-322-0193

2013 New Years Resolutions

2012 is just about to take the checkered flag, and the 5 minute board is up for 2013. As a general rule I'm not that big on making new years resolutions, maybe because I never really have that much desire to actually follow through with them. Yeah, there are the basic resolutions that people make, spend less, lose weight, get in better shape, wag more-bark less, etc etc. Maybe what I need to do is set some motorcycle goals that have a little more of a fun factor involved...

So, (in no particular order) for 2013 I pledge to make a halfway decent effort to:

•  Make it to a least one of the 3 US MotoGP Races

•  Go to the World Trials round at the Trials Training Center

• Go to the AMA Bristol Outdoor National Motocross at Muddy Creek
• Learn to ride my Trials bike decent enough to compete at the vintage trials at the Barber Vintage Festival this Fall.

• Get my 73 TL 125 running (see above resolution)
• Get my 76 Triumph running and actually ride it.
• Update Cycleblend more often

• Log more miles in 2013 than I did in 2012 (or 2011)
• Go on 2 fewer dirt bike rides that end with someone going to the Emergency room.,
• And most importantly,  appreciate the time I get to spend talking to my motorcycle friends.They don't last forever. (RIP Ed Nabors)

Well.. that should be plenty. I can always ad to my list later.  No need to get crazy about this resolution stuff!  
I hope everyone has a Happy and Safe New Year! 
Russ