2009 ISDT Reunion Ride ISDTRR

[Paul Danik]

The plans for the 2009 ISDTRR are coming along nicely with about a years worth of planning already completed.

The dates are October 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2009

The host club is the Enduro Riders Association. //www.enduroriders.com

The event location is the Vinton County Jr. Fairgrounds which is about 1 mile north of McArthur, Ohio, there is a map on the club's website.

The banquet location is secured and the final details are being decided upon at this time.

   On behalf of everyone involved with this event, I want to thank the Enduro Riders Association, the ERA President Steve Barber, and all of the ERA officers and members for undertaking this event.  It is a big undertaking, but if you look over their website and see all of the events that they put on they are surely very well qualified to host this prestigious event.  We are very fortunate to have them as the host club.

   Another person who has been working very diligently is Kent Knudson, Kent has scouted out and secured a great facility for the Saturday night banquet, he is working out some of the finer details at this time.

  Several others who are deeply involved are Jack Penton as part of the Reunion Ride Steering committee and Teddy Landers as the AHRMA Cross Country Coordinator, as well as the entire ISDT Reunion Ride Steering Committee for supporting this event.

   A few notes of interest.  Anyone who has ever ridden in southern Ohio knows there is nothing slicker than southern Ohio clay when it is wet, and covered with leaves. For this reason the date of this event was moved up to the beginning of October so that the leaves will still be in all of their glorious fall color, and on the trees.

   Jack Penton, Toni Roach, Paul Busic, Dennis Brown and I rode an ERA trailride on our vintage bikes this past summer. It rained almost 2 inches the night before the ride, I did not have new soft tires on my bike, I will not make that mistake again. If you don't know what to ask Santa for Christmas, and you plan on riding this event, ask for some new, soft to intermediate tires.

   If you have questions please post them here for now, in time we hope to have a page of information on the ERA website.  I also encourage Steve, Jack, Kent, Teddy and anyone else who wants to add to, or correct, any of the above information to please do so.

Paul


   

   

[dennis brown]

paul, we are looking forward to this event there will be six of us from northeast ohio going ,sorry we will al be on huskys.there were many isdt riders form ohio.the penton teams, husky was from columbus, the pittsburg riders bohn and kain fisher, lojacks, mich. had some. and paul is right new tires are a good idea, there will be plenty of woods riding. southern ohio that time of year is beautiful unless its rains.

dennis l.brown

[Speedy]

quote:Originally posted by Paul Danik

The plans for the 2009 ISDTRR are coming along nicely with about a years worth of planning already completed.

The dates are October 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2009

The host club is the Enduro Riders Association. //www.enduroriders.com

The event location is the Vinton County Jr. Fairgrounds which is about 1 mile north of McArthur, Ohio, there is a map on the club's website.

The banquet location is secured and the final details are being decided upon at this time.

   On behalf of everyone involved with this event, I want to thank the Enduro Riders Association, the ERA President Steve Barber, and all of the ERA officers and members for undertaking this event.  It is a big undertaking, but if you look over their website and see all of the events that they put on they are surely very well qualified to host this prestigious event.  We are very fortunate to have them as the host club.

   Another person who has been working very diligently is Kent Knudson, Kent has scouted out and secured a great facility for the Saturday night banquet, he is working out some of the finer details at this time.

  Several others who are deeply involved are Jack Penton as part of the Reunion Ride Steering committee and Teddy Landers as the AHRMA Cross Country Coordinator, as well as the entire ISDT Reunion Ride Steering Committee for supporting this event.

   A few notes of interest.  Anyone who has ever ridden in southern Ohio knows there is nothing slicker than southern Ohio clay when it is wet, and covered with leaves. For this reason the date of this event was moved up to the beginning of October so that the leaves will still be in all of their glorious fall color, and on the trees.

   Jack Penton, Toni Roach, Paul Busic, Dennis Brown and I rode an ERA trailride on our vintage bikes this past summer. It rained almost 2 inches the night before the ride, I did not have new soft tires on my bike, I will not make that mistake again. If you don't know what to ask Santa for Christmas, and you plan on riding this event, ask for some new, soft to intermediate tires.

   If you have questions please post them here for now, in time we hope to have a page of information on the ERA website.  I also encourage Steve, Jack, Kent, Teddy and anyone else who wants to add to, or correct, any of the above information to please do so.

Paul


   

   

Hello Paul.
I have started to contact as many Canadian ISDT riders as possible and because the distance is this time in our favor,it looks very good.
I think we will have several Canada teams on the line.
In the meantime happy holydays and a great new year 2009.



Helmut"Speedy"Clasen
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2 x Sachs MC-GS 250-7A
1 x Hercules 350-7A 77
2 x Hercules 250-7A 76
Zuendapp 125 GS 72-73

[OhioTed]

Paul,

What can you tell us about the basics of entering the RR?  For example,

When do entries open?
How many riders is the event limited to?
What are the bike restrictions - age? equipment?
What sanction groups must the rider be signed up for, such as
AMA, AHRMA, et?
Is POG going to have a display, are we going to pit together, etc?

I checked ERA's website for info, but they have only the dates listed.  I will send Steve an e-mail to see what info he can provide, and ask that he post his response here.

[brian kirby]

Ted, I can give you the standard info that is the same for all ISDT-RR events, this one should be the same.

Unless you are an ISDT Vet the bike must be legal for an AHRMA class and it must have lights. The lights do not have to work, but they have to be there to properly represent what the real ISDT bikes looked like. Likewise, old license plates, horns and any other equipment used on the real ISDT bikes is encouraged but not required. Spark arrestors are not required by AHRMA, but depending on the land rules for where they event it held they might be. To enter an ISDT-RR you must be an AMA and an AHRMA member, though temp AHRMA memberships for the ISDT-RR only are available. You will not have to be a member of either before the event, you can sign up for both at the event, but it is easier for everyone if you do it ahead of time.

Here is a link to the AHRMA rule book if you have any questions about bike eligibility:

http://www.ahrma.org/rulebook/2008Handbook/index.html

Brian

'73 Berkshire

[Mick Milakovic]

I recently heard that there will be a team category with year-end awards for people riding the two-day type events such as the RR and qualifiers.  Does anyone know the rules for who can be on a team, such as a novice, intermediate, and expert comprising a team?  Or maybe bike sizes like one each of 125, 250, and open? Thanks!

Mick

[brian kirby]

Mick,

The teams can have any three riders you want, they can be any class or they could all be from the same class. It is best to have all three riders competing in different classes though because your team score is based on your performance within your class so you dont want to compete against each other. For team scoring the winner of each class gets 0 points, and each person behind gets points equal to how many seconds they are behind their class leader. Add all the team rider points and thats your team score, lowest score wins. For example, winners of the '08 ISDT-RR team competition, the all Penton mounted team Phillips Vintage Cycles of Ernie, Wendell, and kid Christopher got a score of 0 because each one won their respective classes. My team, the Lillian Swamp Monsters, was on track to give the Phillips Vintage team a run for their money, but we had a DNF.

Here is a link to the '08 team score results for you to look at.

http://tinyurl.com/6gmrcc

If you look at the second place team, they could have tied for first but they had two in the same class, as a result Rik Smits got accessed 14 points, which is the number of seconds he was behind Craig Hayes his team mate in PV Open Expert.

Brian

'73 Berkshire

[p3mn256]

hi guys   glad to hear/read  such a positive response to the event being held in ohio. we are working through the details now and will post here and on our web as soon as we get all the details worked out . for now it will be basicly  the same as all the other isdtttr's have been. i'm working on the lic tag issues : current tag vs any tag:  lights don't have to work but they need to be on the bikes .  should have flyers done and posted early january. i'll try to post everything i know for sure tommorrow  steve

steve barber

[Rain Man]

Thanks Steve for that itsi bitsi info on the lights. I swear they burnout  in the trailer just driving the bike a few 100 miles to the events !!
 I never know if they will or wont turn on !!

Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[Jerry Chafton]

Paul or Steve,
Can anyone enter this event? I rode some 2-day quilifiers back in the 70's but never made it to the ISDT. Are there any qualifications regarding experience or can any old dude get in?
I hope to enter a few events prior to this October date but it appears the entries will need to be in early for a good starting spot, just like the old days....
Are team entries necessary or just another option to individual entries?
Thanks....

[Paul Danik]

Jerry,

Anyone can enter this event, there are lots of us old dudes out there still riding and we will enjoy having you join us.

This is a fun event, first and foremost and you won't need to enter early to get a good starting position.  I can tell you that there will be a 2-3 three week before the event pre-entry deadline as lots of details need to be arranged according to the number of folks attending.  These details will be included in the flier that Steve will be posting when it is ready.

Team entries are just an option.  The one requirement is that if you are not an ISDT vet you will need to ride a vintage bike, but don't despair as the goal of the layout crew is make this a nice trailride with an easy time schedule, rememeber the part about this being a fun event....

Please tell us a little about yourself and the events that you rode back in the day, what bike did you ride?  Do you still have your old race bike and if not what do you plan on riding?

It is great to hear from you and we hope you can make the ISDTRR.
Paul

[Mick Milakovic]

Thanks Brian, the team event definitley looks like the most fun way to participate, in an event that has sounded like nothing but fun!  I've never been to the Reunion Ride, but next year will not be missed! [8D]

[brian kirby]

Mick,

The team competition is a lot of fun, but you still compete as an individual too when you are on a team. The team competition gives you something more to ride for than just yourself.

Brian

'73 Berkshire

[Paul Danik]

In the Team Competition, beware of the Men from Mars

Gork

[Mick Milakovic]

Hey Paul, I heard you rode like an "alien" back in the day, but who are your recruits?  I better start promising "benefits", like free doughnuts, hotdogs, and smores over the campfire! []