Birthdays Gloria Dettmer -----------------------09/03 Kim Hall - - - -- - ---------------------09/27 Columbus, IN September 2018 Newsletter G.W.R.R.A. Gold Wing Road Riders Association Anniversaries Loran & Marie Sarver---------------09/14 Chapter Directors Dave & Sheila Shaffer 812-372-9123 dm.shaffer@sbcglobal.net Asst. Chapter Directors Keith & Kim Hall 812-342-9122 keithkimandkainen@hotmail.com Membership Enhancement Coordinators Mike & Beck Van Antwerp 812-521-7335 rebeccavanant@gmail.com Secretary/Treasurer Gloria & Paul Dettmer 812-342-6461 gloriadettmer@ymail.com Newsletter Editors Richard Lewis 812-680-4099 ricklewis205@gmail.com Indiana - Chapter "W" Gathering at Sirloin Stockade 3114 N. National Rd. Columbus, IN 1st Wednesday of each month Eating @ 6:00 pm Meeting @ 7:00 pm President of GWRRA Anita & JR Alkire 623-445-2380 President@GWRRA.org Indiana District Directors Ray & Melinda Faber 765-307-1034 indd2016@yahoo.com Asst. District Directors, S.E. Ken & Jessica Hunter 765-987-8315 hunter.kenneth@comcast.net
Indiana District Events 2018-19 EVENT: WHERE: WHEN: 92 Counties Challenge All of Indiana April 1 October 31, 2018 Southwest/Southeast Gathering Winter Rendezvous Johnson County Park Nineveh, IN Farmstead Inn & Conference Center Shipshewana, IN Other District or Chapter Events 2018 September 29, 10 am February 22-23, 2019 EVENT: WHERE: WHEN: - - - - - - - - - National Events 2018 EVENT: WHERE: WHEN: Wing Ding 40 Knoxville, TN August 28 September 1, 2018 3rd Wednesday Dinnner Outing September 19th ordering at 6:00 pm at Poplar Street Tavern & Restaurant on South Poplar St. in Seymour behind the hospital. * * * * * * * * * * * For additional news, events and info visit the Indiana GWRRA District Website http://www.indianaonwings.org
Chapter W 2018 Ride - Activity Schedule rev: 8/28/2018 All Rides Leave from Casey s General Store at time listed. Check latest rev: date for updated info. DAY DATE ACTIVITY LEADER DESTINATION / LOCATION Sunday 4/29 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Wednesday 5/2 Monthly Chapter Gathering - Sirloin Stockade-Columbus Tuesday 5/8 Breakfast Ride - 8:00 am Fri.- Sat. 5/11-12 Indiana District Spring Wing Warm Up Vanderbergh Co. Fairgrounds Evansville, IN Wednesday 5/16 3rd Wednesday Dinner Outing - Arni s Restaurant in Columbus Sunday 5/20 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Wednesday 6/6 Monthly Chapter Gathering - Sirloin Stockade-Columbus Sunday 6/10 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Tuesday 6/12 Breakfast Ride - 8:00 am Wednesday 6/20 3rd Wednesday Dinner Outing - Poplar St. Tavern & Restaurant in Seymour Saturday 6/23 Day Ride - 9:00 am Wednesday 7/11 Monthly Gathering - NOTE: 2nd Wednesday - Sirloin Stockade-Columbus Sunday 7/8 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Tuesday 7/10 Breakfast Ride - 8:00 am Wednesday 7/18 3rd Wednesday Dinner Outing - El Nopal Mexican Restaurant in Columbus Saturday 7/21 Day Ride - 9:00 am Wednesday 8/1 Monthly Chapter Gathering - Sirloin Stockade-Columbus Sunday 8/5 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Tuesday 8/13 Breakfast Ride - 8:00 am Wednesday 8/15 3rd Wednesday Dinner Outing - Arni s Restaurant in Columbus Saturday 8/18 Central INDIANA DISTRICT Ride-In Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis Sunday 8/26 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Tues.- Sat. 8/28-9/1 Wing Ding 40 - Knoxville, TN Wednesday 9/5 Monthly Chapter Gathering - Sirloin Stockade-Columbus Saturday 9/8 Day Ride - 9:00 am Tuesday 9/11 Breakfast Ride - 8:00 am Sunday 9/16 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Wednesday 9/19 3rd Wednesday Dinner Outing - Poplar St. Tavern & Restaurant in Seymour Saturday 9/29 Indiana District SW/SE Gathering Johnson Co. Park, Nineveh, IN Wednesday 10/3 Monthly Chapter Gathering - Sirloin Stockade-Columbus Sunday 10/7 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm Tuesday 10/9 Breakfast Ride - 8:00 am Saturday 10/13 Chapter Weiner Roast - TBA Wednesday 10/17 3rd Wednesday Dinner Outing - El Nopal Mexican Restaurant in Columbus Sunday 10/21 Afternoon Ride - 1:00 pm
From The Chapter Director Dave & Sheila Shaffer It s just about September and if you already haven t noticed the sun is rising later in the mornings and setting earlier in the evenings meaning autumn is on its way. With that comes harvesting of the corn and soybeans by the area farmers. And that means the animals, especially deer, will be on the move. Everyone likes to see deer grazing out in the fields, but no one wants to see one up close while riding your motorcycle or driving your car or truck. This can be dangerous if not fatal. In the September 2018 issue of Wing World Magazine are what I thought to be two excellent articles. One article on page 40-41 is about deer and motorcycles how they don t mix. The other on page 42-43 is about hitting an animal. I encourage you to please read both of these articles as they are short, very informative and should help to remind yourself to be extra mindful as to what possibly could happen in the upcoming last couple of riding months. It could happen on any stretch of back road or even an interstate or main highway. Keep alert and your eyes open! Ride and drive SAFE! If you re going to Wing Ding 40 in Knoxville, TN, Aug. 28 Sept. 1, please have a safe and enjoyable trip. The date and location for the Southwest/Southest District Gathering has finally been announce being Saturday September 29 th at the Johnson County Park Campgrond in Nineveh, IN. See the flyer in this newsletter for details.
From The Secretary / Treasurer Gloria & Paul Dettmer On Wednesday August 1st, 2018 Chapter W gathered at the Sirloin Stockade in Columbus, Indiana. Paul Dettmer opened the gathering with Pledge to the Flag. 23 members and 3 guests were present. Upcoming rides scheduled are: Sunday afternoon ride on August 5 leaving at 1 pm, Sunday August 26 afternoon ride leaving at 1 pm, Tuesday breakfast ride August 13 leaving at 8 am. Wednesday dinner outing August 15 will be at Arni's restaurant in Columbus. Upcoming Wing Ding Knoxville, TN, August 28 thru September 1, several of our members will be attending. Ray Faber, Indiana District Director, was present and reported on new programs that are upcoming for GWRRA for this year. Kim Hall, Assistant Chapter Director, reported on the group's ride to Pike's Peak. A picture show was presented. Since ride was originally planned for Paul and he was unable to go due to health problem they presented him with a book of pictures. Spring Wing Warmup tentative plans for May of next year in Cortland. POP winners were: no winners for either women or men. Slide show from Pike's Peak travelers. Dave and Sheila Shaffer, Chapter Directors, again announced their stepping down from Directors and if anyone is interested to taking over please let them know as soon as possible. Secretary, Gloria Dettmer
Southwest/east 2018 Gathering Come and join the fun When; September 29th 2018 (Camping available 9/28 to 9/30) Call 1-812-526-6809 sites 18 thru 32 reserved under McKee/Goldwing Where: Johnson County Park Campground 2949 North Street Nineveh IN 46164 (GPS will not bring the Park up) Fun will start at 10AM - Ride leaves at 11AM Food will be served at 2 PM Directions; FROM THE NORTH: Take I-65 South to Exit 90 (Franklin). Take a right off the exit to head WEST on SR 44 to US 31. Turn LEFT onto US 31 to go SOUTH. Stay on US 31 S for 5 miles to SR 252. Turn RIGHT onto SR 252 to head WEST. (Just before you turn you ll see a HUGE rocking chair at Long s Furniture World.) Take SR 252 W two miles to County Road 325 E (also called Schoolhouse Road). Turn LEFT onto 325 E/Schoolhouse. There is a Johnson County Park sign at this turn, which will be a big hint, directionally. The park is located 2 miles SOUTH on Schoolhouse Road, past the DNR Office on the right. Take a RIGHT onto North Street off Schoolhouse to get to the Campground. FROM THE SOUTH Take I-65 NORTH to Exit 76-B (Edinburgh). You ll see Edinburgh Outlet Mall. Go to the third traffic light, counting the one at the mall and turn LEFT at the 3 rd light. You ll turn onto Hospital Road, at a sign pointing toward Camp Atterbury. You will see Camp Atterbury, Johnson County Park and Hoosier Horse Park signs as you approach and pass the main gate to Atterbury. Whispering Pines Golf Course will be on the RIGHT. After you pass that, take the first RIGHT onto Schoolhouse Road. You will pass the entrance to Job Corps and the Horse Park on your left. Take a LEFT onto North Street to get to the Campground. Bring 2 cans of Vegetable Soup & side Dish for the Meal and 2 cans to donate to Senior Center/Mission. It will be great fun. Hope to see many Goldwing Members show up
92 COUNTIES CHALLENGE RULES The 92 COUNTIES CHALLENGE is to get an individual member, not a chapter, to tour as many counties as possible in Indiana between April 1 and October 31, 2018. The person needs to verify their presence at the POINTS OF INTEREST by keeping a photo of them or their bike/car at the designated location. The photos will only be requested for verification from the two winners at the end of the contest. A couple can participate as individuals, each with their own sheet. The POINTS OF INTEREST form is provided with a column on the left side for riders to keep record of the date they were at the destination. A $100 prize will be given to one individual who completes the challenge or who visits the most locations. In case of a tie in the most locations visited, a drawing will be conducted to choose the one winner of the $100. A second place prize of $25 will be given to an individual who is in a drawing of all the riders who visited a minimum of sixty of the designated locations. The person who has 60 or more sites and was declared the winner, will not be eligible for the second-place drawing. The POINTS OF INTEREST are locations in each county to give the rider a destination. The address for many of the POINTS is provided while the rider will have to do some research to develop an exact route to others. The rider does not have to go into a location, purchase admission ticket, eat there, or do anything other than actually visit the location. We encourage riders to take advantage of the fact they are visiting some interesting locations but being at the location is the only factor considered in this challenge. Photos and verification of location visits will only have to be submitted by the winner of the $100 and the second place winner of the $25 to verify they were actually eligible to be declared winners. In order to determine who should be included in consideration for first place and included in the drawing, riders can scan their filled out POINTS OF INTEREST sheets, with dates they visited filled in, to mocpath@comcast.net OR they can mail the forms to Lonny Hunter, 1123 E 650 S, Markleville, IN 46056. For questions regarding the challenge, feel free to call or contact: Lonny Hunter 765-425-5213 mocpath@comcast.net
... from the Indiana District Ride Educators This article is a first for me! For the first time in my newsletter article writing life I actually had a request for a newsletter article! I feel like I have arrived! Thanks for Bianca Prater, Chapter F in Warsaw for her request. Bianca requested an article about GWRRA Team Riding. She pointed out the Team Riding Manual has not been updated since 1995! While that s true, the Team Riding roles and responsibilities have not changed much over time. GWRRA Team riding is not like every other aspect of our lives that seem to change constantly. To start with you must understand Team Riding is just that, a TEAM. Everyone who is participating in the ride is part of the team and has responsibilities to the group. We re not out on a group ride where everyone does their own thing, we re riding as a team, all looking out for ourselves and for our riding mates. I can t get into all the details here so I ll get a Team Riding training module set up for Winter Rendezvous this February. If you d like a module taught just for your chapter or area, let me know and we ll make it happen sponsibilities of the Road Captain in regards to plan- tain course. I m going to start with the actual day of For this article, I m not going to get into the rening the ride. This is covered in the Road Capthe ride. tions should be equipped with C.B. s. Their responsi- ver the team safely through traffic, as a unit. The the safety of the team and safe conduct of the ride. Each team has a Lead and a Drag. These posibility is to communicate, coordinate, and maneu- Drag and the Lead have joint responsibility for Again, the Road Captain Course goes into detail. before heading out. In this meeting they discuss com- breaks, assign Drag, and how the group is to be ar- throughout the formation, etc.), and go over the stag- nique You ask??? This is the key to how safe Team formation within a car lane. The Lead s at the front in right track, one second behind the Lead, the next team Lead and 1 second behind the #2 bike in the right tioned. To start, the Lead should hold a rider s meeting munications (CB Channel, hand signals), route, ranged (i.e., trikes in the rear, non-cb rs spread gered riding technique. Staggered Riding Tech- Riding happens. The team travels in a staggered the left track. The next team member is in the member is in the left track 2 seconds behind the track, etc., etc., until all bikes have been posi- A GOOD TEAM MEMBER: Assumes responsibility to ride with and work with the other team members for the safety and protection of the whole team while on the road, and especially, while in traffic. Maintains steady speed and spacing. Yo- Yoing or straggling behind disrupts the rhythm and efforts of the other team members, and reduces the benefits of riding as a team. Stays alert and announces any obstacle, condition or potential situation which could become hazardous to the team or a team member. Is aware of other team members and maintain staggered formation and safe spacing between team members. Spacing is determined by the road, weather conditions, and visibility. HOLES left in the formation invites aggressive motorists to cut into the formation, which may result in them tailgating our teammate ahead of us. This creates a very dangerous situation. Each team member must protect the other by maintaining appropriate spacing. During darkness or inclement weather, a 2-second stagger and a 4-second following distance should be maintained to provide an extra margin of safety. This article just brushes the surface of TEAM riding. The actual Team Riding training module discusses obstacles, parked cars, parking lots, entering traffic, passing, lane changes, stopping, turning, hills, curves, speed changes, and communicating. It is WELL worth taking or taking again if you ve already had it. Until next time. Rick and Debbie Warmels Indiana Educators
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