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TAR Ride Organization and Logistics
2010 TAR Registration Form
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Itinerary -
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The basic format is:
1) breakfast,
2) rider's meeting,
3) ride all day
4) after-ride social gathering for story telling & tire kicking,
5) supper at a local restaurant,
6) more story telling & tire kicking at the social gathering spot,
7) sleep,
8) repeat.
Here are the specifics:
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Ride Headquarters:
The Hill's Motel
1520 Main Street
Junction, TX 76849
325-446-2567 |
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Lodging
- Each rider must make their own lodging accommodations. Ride headquarters is located at the The Hill's Motel. |
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Ride
Organization- Each day riders select the route they want to ride
that day. I have taken the liberty of providing recommended
routes in the ride guide along with my list of the top 10 paved and dual sport roads in the
area, but riders are free to choose whatever route they want to ride.
Ride where you want. Ride when you want. There are tons of great
roads all over the place.
If you want to ride with other riders, there is a riders'
meeting each morning in the parking lot of Isaack’s Restaurant. The
riders’ Meeting is your opportunity to link up with other riders
wanting to ride the particular route you want to ride that day.
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Daily Schedule:
Thursday, April 15, 2010
5 – 9 pm : Arrive, motel & event check in, informal rider social gathering
at Hill's Motel
Late registration, Hill's Motel parking lot
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Friday, April 16, 2010
6:30 - 8 am : Breakfast buffet, Isaack's Restaurant
8 – 8:30 am : Rider meeting, Isaack’s Restaurant parking lot
8:30 am – 6 pm : Ride
6 pm till ? : Informal rider social gathering, Hill's Motel parking
lot
Saturday, April 17, 2010
6:30 - 8 am : Breakfast buffet, Isaack's Restaurant
8 – 8:30 am : Rider meeting, Isaack’s Restaurant parking lot
8:30 am – 6 pm : Ride
8 - ? : Informal rider social gathering, Hill's Motel parking lot
Sunday, April 18, 2010: End of event
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Ride
Guide - This multi-page guide contains the pertinent information
needed for this event. It includes information on:
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hotels
in Junction |
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campgrounds
in Junction |
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top 10 paved roads in
the area |
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top 10 dual sport roads in the area |
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8 recommended routes |
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ride descriptions |
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ride directions |
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ride logistics |
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ride notes |
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In short,
the Ride Guide provides in one location all the relevant information
needed for you to maximize your enjoyment at the Texas Adventure Ride.
If you want one, please order it with your registration; Those who register on the day of the event may or may not
be able to purchase a ride guide, depending on availability.
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Recommended Routes - The Ride Guide contains 8 recommended
rides along with a ride description, route description, and other
pertinent information such as fuel, food, and ride notes for each
route. Most of the rides are day rides, ranging in distance
from 200 miles to 415 miles. Most rides have
fuel available at least every 100 miles. However, one ride has a
distance of about 150 miles between fuel stops, so some bikes may need
to carry extra fuel when on this route. NOTE - no maps are provided for this event. Each rider
should bring his/her own map. |
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MAPS- No maps are provided for this event and there are no maps
in the Ride Guide. Each rider is responsible for providing
his/her own map. Due to the extensive amount of area covered
in the recommended routes, there is no one single paper map that
covers all the recommended roads. The best paper atlas that
I know of is the Roads of Texas Atlas, published by Mapsco and updated
in 2008. The Road of Texas atlas contains every road in the
recommended routes and is a much better paper map source than any
others that I'm aware of. I strongly urged to purchase copy of The Roads of Texas atlas
(even if you have a GPS.) It
is available on-line and at most major bookstores at a retail cost of
$17.95. (Note - don't confuse the Roads of Texas Atlas by Mapsco
with other atlases. The Mapsco atlas is the best atlas I have
been able to find. By the way, I have no affiliation with Mapsco.
I just think their atlas is the best map source for this event.)
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The 2008 Roads of Texas Atlas
Each rider should
bring pages 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 130, 131, and 132 of the
Roads
of Texas Atlas with them as all map references in the Ride Guide refer
to this atlas.
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GPS and Google Maps - All routes are available for download in .gpx
format. I also plotted each route using google maps.
Instructions are in the ride guide for how to download the .gpx routes
and google maps routes. |
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Packing List - The Ride Guide provides both
minimum and recommended packing lists. |
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Bike Type - Any dual sport or adventure type bike should be
suitable for this event. Only public roads are include in the
recommended routes; there are no public off-road riding areas included
in the recommended rides. While there are no off-road areas, the
dual sport roads in the area range from well maintained gravel to
un-maintained, rutted dirt. Any dual sport / adventure bike is
likely capable of navigating any of the recommended routes, but rider
skill is another matter. Riders should use their best judgment
as to whether a particular route is suitable for their individual
riding skills. There are a sufficient number of fun, paved roads
in the area that road bikes and/or cruisers will have lots of riding
opportunities, however none of the recommended routes consists
solely of paved roads. |
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