Tour Update
August 1, 2021
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Run with the Big Dogs
Sept. 11, 2021
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On-line registration is open for this event! This event is open to all (not just tour riders). To register, click the button below.
This event will benefit the Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas (VA Dogs). The event is open to all, so please spread the word and bring your riding buddies (you can forward this newsletter to others).
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With a $25 event registration ($15 for passengers), you will receive a great event
t-shirt.
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Great prizes will be awarded from the raffle and auction. These include gift certificates and merchandise. |
A bike blessing will be performed in the morning by the Alamo Apostles Chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association in the Y.O. Ranch Hotel parking lot. |
The American Legion Riders (ALR) from Post 208 will lead rides from the Y.O. Ranch Hotel to the Bent Rim Grill / Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop. The ride will take you on some great twisty roads in the Hill Country. |
The last activity of the day will be a presentation by Motorcycle Safety Expert Jude Schexnyder.
Jude has been an avid motorcycle rider for nearly 50 years. He is a retired Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer and has been actively involved in motorcycle safety training and motorcycle legislative issues in Texas for many years. He has been a member of the Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition since its inception and was the Chairman of that organization for five years.
Jude spent over 12 years as a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) RiderCoach, a Total Control Instructor and owner of a motorcycle safety training company in Texas. During his training career, Jude also served as an expert witness in several serious injury/fatal motorcycle crash related civil cases.
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Registration for the event takes place on the Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas website. You can also see the schedule of events on their website. If viewing on a phone, you may need to scroll down past the event flyer to see the schedule and the registration button. Come on out and support this great cause, get a chance to win a nice prize, see what the vendors have to offer, enjoy the hill country ride with the American Legions Riders from Post 208 to the Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop / Bent Rim Grill, and take advantage of an opportunity to hear from a true expert on motorcycle safety. |
Discounted Room Rate
is Open to All
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If you are riding to this event from outside the area, you can book a room at the Y.O. Ranch Hotel with a discounted rate. The discount rate is good for nights of September 10th and 11th.
Book your room now, at the discounted rate, before they book-up the remaining rooms established at the special room rate.
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Receipts From 2021 Sponsors
If you are a registered tour rider and want an opportunity to win a prize, submit receipts (up to 3 per specified sponsor) during the tour.
In accordance with the rules for participation, receipts from specified tour sponsors earn additional points. The receipts must have been issued on or after March 15, 2021.
Be sure that the name of the sponsor or non-profit, date of purchase, and amount of purchase/donation is visible on the pictures of receipts that you submit. Be sure to write your flag number on receipts you submit. If a receipt is to be split by a couple (hotel, food), write both of your flag numbers on the receipt. The split receipt will need to be uploaded twice (once for each participant).
Sponsors whose receipts earn points are (click on names for websites):
BONUS POINTS – For five (5) bonus points, take one picture of your bike at a tour stop with your tour flag and a copy of Ride Texas magazine. You pick the tour stop location, but only submit one picture. Submitting multiple pictures with the magazine in the picture will not increase the bonus points – just send one. The Ride Texas bonus points selection is right after stop 50 on the drop-down selector in the picture portal. For a list of where you can get an issue of Ride Texas magazine, see this link.
Non-Profits whose receipts earn points are:
When you fill-out the on-line form, please enter "Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas" in the "Name Here" box so that VA Dogs will know you are a rider supporting their cause. We will ride to honor all Veterans. You will receive a receipt via email. Submit a picture of the receipt to receive donation points.
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To make donations to Lone Star Rider's Fund Raising page for the American Diabetes Association (ADA), submit a picture of the receipt you receive via email from the ADA. When you fill-out the on-line donation form, put your name in the "name recognition box" and in the personal note box, enter a note to state that you are participating in the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas.
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Please do not reply to this newsletter email. Instead, use the " Contact Tour Director" button, if you have a question. Thank you. |
Riders Who Made All 50 Stops |
Riders who make 25 or more of the stops are considered tour finishers and receive a patch identifying them as Tour Finishers.
However, there are always some riders who make it to all 50 tour stops! Those riders are recognized here and will receive a patch indicating that they are 50 Stop Tour Finishers.
If you have made 50 tour stops and I have not yet updated your record, please contact me so I can review your pictures out of sequence.
Here is the list of those who have made all 50 tour stops (as of July 29, 2021):
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Have a question about the tour? Be sure to check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) web page with the button below. If not answered there, you can also contact me at the Contact Tour Director button. |
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Small businesses (like our sponsors) employ Texans. If you can, buy from a Texas based small business and help keep fellow Texans employed in these challenging times. On-line ordering for merchandise, gift cards, future lodging, etc. is often an option. |
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For information on How to Protect Yourself from Covid 19, see the CDC website.
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