Chapter Director & Newsletter John Read KICK AZ-S NEWS. Chapter Director s Corner 2. Coronado Trail Ride 3

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1 REGION F AZ DISTRICT GWRRA CHAPTER AZ-S Gold Wing Road Riders Association JUNE 2016 Chapter Director & Newsletter John Read john.read79@gmail.com Assistant Chapter Director Russ Cole Coler27@cox.net Membership Coordinators Maryann & Joe Lisenby sooner5142@gmail.com In this issue: Chapter Director s Corner 2 Coronado Trail Ride 3 Region F Rally 4 T-CLOCS Safety Inspection 5 AZ District Rally in Lake Havasu 6 Chapter Educator Connie Jo Richtmyre conniejo42@msn.com Treasurer Richard Shields Rshields018@cox.net Sunshine Rae and Gene Ellsworth generae@q.com Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge Chapter S Gatherings are the first Saturday of each month, 7:30 AM at: Deer Valley Airport 702 W Deer Valley Road, Phoenix JUNE 2016 Special points of interest: Arizona District Rally Ride the Coronado Trail Practice Field Day

2 Chapter Director s Corner John Read, AZ-S Chapter Director A few of us from Chapter S were able to attend the Region F Rally in Albuquerque over the Memorial Day weekend and enjoyed the events with 383 of our fellow GWRRA members from Colorado, Nevada, Utah, California, Arizona, and New Mexico. It was a nice ride on old US60 through the high desert of New Mexico on a new toy I just picked up. Of course I cherish my GL1200 however I am at 98K miles and need to keep playing with my carburetors as it is running a little rich. I found a used 2009 BMW R1200RT with all the bells & whistles and low miles for a great price so picked it up. It is my daily commuter now and great for the trips I have planned this summer. I have to run up to Montana and help my brother with branding so am planning a ride when I return to the Valley. We will ride up the Coronado Highway on June 29th. This is a challenging stretch of highway but motorcycles out number cars on it. A big plus is you quickly gain altitude and can enjoy the cool White Mountains of eastern Arizona. We will spend the night in Springerville before returning home via Payson on the 30th. Of course along the way we will pick up some Touring Arizona destinations. Hope you can join us on the ride, I know a couple of great BBQ places along the way. Don t forget to register for the Arizona District Rally in Lake Havasu City over the Halloween weekend. All the rooms at the hotel overlook the water and there is a Beach Theme planned for the Rally. It should be a blast and one you don t want to miss. Enjoy all of your summer adventures! Ride safe! 2

3 Ride the Coronado Trail with Touring Arizona Destinations 545 miles round trip, 11 hours riding June 29-30, Overnight stay on the 29th at The Rode Inn, 242 East Main Street, Springerville, AZ Phone:

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8 Rider Education Program The GWRRA Rider Education Program (REP) is intended to make the motorcycle environment safer by reducing injuries and fatalities and increasing motorcyclist skills and awareness. Through Commitment, Education and Application, we can reduce our accident rate significantly. Benefits of a fullyimplemented GWRRA Rider Education Program at the Chapter level: Increased rider knowledge Increased safety skills Prevention of accidents LIFE GRAND MASTERS Ray Garris #18 Sandi Garris #176 Rae Ellsworth #489 Gene Ellsworth #490 Gail Johnson #1365 Bob Johnson #1366 MASTERS Rick Paitl #5423 Sharon Trapp #5424 Richard Shields #5427 Denise Goldin #5510 Jeffrey Goldin #5511 Connie Jo Richtmyre #8928 Cliff McGraw #8990 Maryann Lisenby #9916 Joe Lisenby #9917 John Read #9850 LEVEL III - Safety by Preparedness Ted Figgins Krist Jani Mark Klingert Elena Lopez Stu Oltman Dave Redman Al Watkins Scott McCracken Our Motto..."Safety is for Life" We encourage you to participate in the ongoing Rider Education program and increase your riding skills as well as your abilities and become a Master Tour Rider. Are you ready to advance to the next level? What can we do to assist you? SENIOR MASTERS Leslie Donaldson #5402 Chuck Donaldson #5403 Char Simpson #6256 Cliff Simpson #6257 Jerry Bisgard #6601 Rider Education LEVEL II - Safety by Education LEVEL I - Safety by Commitment Dick Muto Larry Poole Dwight Smith Russ Cole Participation in our on-going Rider Education Program will increase your riding skills. We also have many Master Riders in the Chapter who are more than willing to assist you with questions and information about Practice Field Days, Skill Enhancement, CPR and First Aid courses, Ride Captains, Ride Leaders, and Ride Planning, all the life blood of Chapter AZ-S. assist you on the road to the Master Level. Just ask any one of us for assistance! Rider Education Team Leader: Connie Jo Richtmyre Our Rider Education Team stands ready to 8

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10 Upcoming AZ-S Rides and Events Month Date Activity June 4 AZ-S Chapter Deer Valley Airport 7:30 AM 12 Practice Field Turf Paradise 7:00 AM Coronado Trail Ride with stay in Springerville, AZ July 4 Happy Independence Day! No Breakfast gathering this weekend 10 Practice Field Turf Paradise 7:00 AM 19 AZ-S Staff Meeting at Jason s Deli N Scottsdale RD, 12:00 PM 00 Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge We re on the Web! For details about the AZ-S Rides and Events appearing on this page, including the most recent updates, please use the links on the AZ-S Website at 10

11 Practice Field Days Practice Field Days give all riders, regardless of riding abilities, a chance to practice and increase their riding skills. These multichapter field days give riders an opportunity to ride a variety of maneuvers at their own skill level, to ask questions and to have fun riding. Have trouble getting your Wing on it s center stand? Not sure how to pick it up? This is the place to learn! All riders, all levels are welcome. In keeping with the GWRRA tradition of SAFETY, all riders must wear helmets, long sleeves, long pants, over the ankle boots and full-finger gloves. See you there! June 12th 7-9 AM Turf Paradise A special thank you to TURF PARADISE, located at 1501 W Bell Road in Phoenix, for allowing us to hold our Practice Field Day ( PFD ) in their parking lot. PFD gives motorcycle riders of all skill levels an opportunity to practice and improve their slowriding, maneuvering skills in a no-pressure, safe environment. 11

12 Rick Tope ARIZONA CHAPTERS - MEETING DATES / PLACES / CONTACTS CHAPTER SERVING MEETING DAY, TIME MEETING LOCATION CHAPTER DIRECTOR, PHONE, AZ-A TUCSON 3rd Saturday, 8:15 AM Golden Corral, 4380 E 22nd St, Tucson Dennie/Debbie Ammons, DebDenAZ@aol.com AZ-C LAKE HAVASU 4th Saturday 6:00 PM Golden Corral, 1550 S Palo Verde Blvd Lake Havasu City Alan Weaver, alangntbn@yahoo.com AZ-D MESA East Valley 2nd Saturday, 7:30 AM Old Country Buffet, 6625 E Southern Ave., Mesa Teena/Ted Prentice, tedteena@cox.net AZ-E SIERRA VISTA 1st Saturday, Golden Corral, 798 South Highway 92, Sierra Vista Larry/Gail Howard, l.howard@q.com AZ-G GREEN VALLEY 2nd Saturday, San Ignacio Golf Club, 4201 S Camino Del Sol Green Valley Dee/Galen Baird, ksladyd@aol.com AZ-K TUCSON 4th Saturday, Golden Corral, 6865 N Thornydale Rd, Tucson Rebecca Sangster, rsangster.06@comcast.net AZ-O OATMAN 1st Saturday 8:00AM Breakfast 9:00AM Ride Perkin s Restaurant Kingman Greg Brown, gregory-brown@sbcglobal.net AZ-P PRESCOTT 4th Saturday, Golden Corral, Frontier Village, Prescott Sandy Gaston, sandybcg@q.com AZ-R PHOENIX West Valley 3rd Saturday, Old Country Buffet, N.79th Ave. Glendale Jim Oliver, chapterazr@gmail.com AZ-S SCOTTSDALE 1st Saturday, 7:30 AM Deer Valley Airport, 702 W Deer Valley RD, Phoenix John Read, john.read79@gmail.com AZ-U YUMA 3rd Saturday Daybreaker Café, N Frontage RD Yuma Howard Cart/Evelyn Kulda, hcart52@roadrunner.com AZ-X Page 12 CASA GRANDE 12 4th Saturday Golden Corral, 2082 E Florence Blvd Casa Grande Mike/Mary Anne Melby, mike2wheels@gmail.com