TEXAS CHAPTER "U "

 Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Region H, Texas District

"Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge"

 in Eastern San Antonio

Including Bracken, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Cibolo, Converse, Floresville, Garden Ridge, Kirby, Live Oak, McQueeny, New Braunfels, Pleasanton, Poth, Sattler, Schertz, Spring Branch, Seguin & Universal City

                                                    

 

 

 

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October 2008 Events

3 Oct Friday

4 Oct T-Fest

10 Oct Friday

Chapter W Rally 12 Oct Rally Meeting 15 October Chapter Gathering

17 Oct Friday

18 Oct Chapter U Rally

21 Oct Staff Meeting

 

31 Oct Friday

 

31 October 2008 Friday Ride

 

 

21 October Staff Meeting

This month we met at Puerto Vallarta, kind of a Cajun/Mex seafood place! Big topic of discussion of Course was the rally!

Had a room to ourselves!                                              It was not a serious as it looks!

                Lots of discussion.                                         We all agreed the rally went well!

Always nice to see Dave with Lana!                     Charlie & Candy looking at the choices.

 

18 October 2008 Hallo-Wings Rally

Setup

Chapter U Banner welcomed everyone!                                                      Information board.

Early morning start!                                                               View from front to rear!

So much to do!                                                                Some of the prizes!

The pavilion was quite large.                                                   Everyone was busy with something!

Coffee & Donuts hit the spot!                                         How much coffee do I use?

 

Witch Hunt Fun Run

Mike & Cindy Edmonds                                                      Great witch!!!

Beth & Jade Surre on the Witch Hunt!

Sal & Phylis Pesta on the witch hunt!

Mike & Dolores at the Graveyard!                                                 J.D.'s witch on the pole!!!!

 

Off Bike Games

Much harder than it looks! But folks loved it!

Dave & Rod having some fun!

I think they tried all three games!

     Ready, Set, Go!!!!                                                      Rules? You have to be kidding!

Wrong way Connie!!                                                            Fun for all ages!

 

The Rally

Steele High School Color Guard opened the rally.

View of the parking lot. Great turnout!!

View of the pavilion!

Erika from Wounded Warriors.                                         Bill Millers Barbeque crew!

     GEICO Gecko & Smart Car.                       Brad & Jill with District Director Ken Peterson

Everyone enjoyed the food.                                          Some kids looking at the bikes.

Duke & Chela ran the Participation Booth.        Charlie collecting meal tickets. No ticket, no eat!

Charlie & Candy Relaxing.                                                             Steve selling grand prize tickets!

                  Safety & GWRRA info booth.               Together! Usually they were going different directions!

 

The Vendors

D&A Trikes, Seguin                                                              Steel Horse Art

Couple "bling" dealers for the ladies!

Mounting Innovations did well!!                                   American Riders accessory dealer

Joe Harrison Motor Sports                                              Peter McDermott, pinstiper

South Texas Suzuki, Lytle, TX                                             Cycle Gear in San Antonio

Jewelry & Misc                                                              GEICO's big display

2WingNuts                                                                          Crafts 

Moto Liberty in San Antonio                                           Ron Delaughter, Cowhide Covers

 

The Winners

Dale & Diane Goree got Best Decorated Bike!

Ken Peterson came the farthest

Chapter O had the most members of a chapter present!

We had 2 74 year olds for the oldest riders!

               Our witch's won best costumes.                       Susan Ochs won a $75 Joe Harrison certificate

            Jill won a free pinstripe job.                                  Jim Bennett from V2 won the grand prize.

Winner of the GEICO leather jacket!                              Happy orange jacket winner.

Lana won a helmet as well!

17 Oct 08 Friday Night Ride

Ken Peterson with Jill and Brad.                                   Regulars, John & Judy Curtis!

Nancy Byrd and Linda Brackeen                                           Sheryl & Tony Stokley

Steve & Susan Ochs                                                                                          

            Chwoing down!                                                           The food is quick and good!

15 Oct 08 Chapter Gathering

Lots of socializin' goin' on!

J.D. Always looks so serious!                                      Sue & Steve Ochs selling raffle tickets

Dave & Lana                                                                           Duke & Chela

Finally! A good pic of Mike & Cindy!                                                             Maria & Ron

Millie selling the Christmas raffle tickets!

Ever smiling Phylis & Sal                                                           Like the shirt Skip!

 Mike & Ako (with the onion ring!)                                           Bob Renfro to the right.

                       Linda & Jack                                          Caught Charlie with his mouth full and Candy

 

Court giving out the Rider Education awards! And lots of them!

 

12 Oct 08 Rally Meeting at Pickrell Park

Lots of socializing before everyone began working out the details for the rally!

    Bill Trying out Jack's 1000.                                    Cindy Edmonds red Honda VTX.

Meeting of the minds???   Everyone had input on something!

                            The pavilion is really big!                Martha holding Olin's grand prize ticket container!!

Yep, That is Linda on Jack's bike!                              Had to finish with a DQ stop!

                   Typical DQ family!                                  With us and the Boy Scouts, it was crowded!

 

 

11 October 08 Chapter W Rally in Smithville

Bikes lined up at the rally! Brent Lyon in the front!

Had our own little end of the table but there was lots of room.

All the open space they had!                                             Silent auction tables.

  

 

10 October Friday Ride

Really tough at times to decide where to go to eat!

John & Steve can't think of any place.                                Wonder if the girls can decide?

Food is good and comes out fast at Bellacino's!

Food must be good! Look at the happy faces!

   

4 October 08 Ride to T-Fest

First break in Burnett                                                      Just arrived at T-Fest

We were at the end of a long row!

Nice, but small, pavilion for their rally!                 Pickrell Park is at least 4X as big!

Not a lot to do so we mostly just hung around!

Ako Mills with her prize and Bill Johnson won some gloves!

 

3 October Friday Ride

  

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

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