Rally e-newsletter 6.04
June 19 , 2006

Discover yourself in Idaho!
July 6-9, 2006

Western Idaho Fairgrounds
Boise, Idaho

The rally is set and things are moving along at warp speed! If you can't find something to do at this rally, there is something wrong with you. You can spend the day at the site sitting in on seminars, participating in the Star ERC class, or watching the Chills and Thrills precision drill team on Saturday. If you want to wander, you can take part in the Wine Tour on Thursday, take a float trip down the Payette River on Friday or fabulous ride up to Tamarack Ski Resort.

Registration
If you've been thinking about pre-registering, better put your hands on the keyboard because we shut down pre-registration at 12 midnight on Friday, June 23rd. You can also register for the Friday BBQ Dinner, Thursday Wine Tour and Star ERC classes on line.During the rally, registrants will have the capability to pay for their registration fees with a charge or debit card at Registration. In addition, you can register for the dinner and Star ERC Classes at Registration.

Rally Logistics
You've all been wondering when you can arrive and set up camp. Western Idaho Fairgrounds will allow us to start set up on Tuesday, July 4th. You can arrive at the site on the 4th only if you are a designated rally volunteer or vendor. Since we will have the site on this day, we will allow vendors to arrive early and set up. If you arrive on the afternoon of Wednesday the 5th you will be nabbed to help out somewhere on the rally grounds, believe me, I will find you! We will have early rally registration for vendors and volunteers Wednesday afternoon from 3pm – 5pm at the Registration Tent. If you just want to come early, we will allow rally goers to arrive on Wednesday afternoon/evening to set up camp. All in all, if you plan to arrive on Wednesday, volunteer! We only ask for 2-3 hours of your time. All volunteers receive a special gift.

Tires and Service
I've been receiving a lot of questions about tires and service at the rally. We will not have tires or service capability at the rally site. But we have made special arrangements for those of you who will need tires and service.

GS tires and light services:
If you ride a GS and need tires or an oil change at the rally contact Happy Trials. Happy Trails is less than ¼ mile from the rally site and will provide tires and oil changes during the rally. Contact them at: 208.377.8771 All other bikes: We are fortunate to have a great BMW dealer, Big Twin, right in Boise who will provide service and tires. Contact them at 208.336.0367. They will make every effort to accommodate your requests for tires and oil changes.

Rally Activities
Wine Tour www.bmwra.org/rally/winetour.html
River Rafting Trip www.bmwra.org/rally/raft_trip.html
Star ERC http://www.bmwra.org/rally/erc.html
Tamarack http://www.bmwra.org/rally/ride_tamarack.html
Chills & Thrills http://www.bmwra.org/rally/chills.html
Take some time, review these fun activities and pick one, two or whatever time will allow.

Entertainment
The entertainment has been booked and we have a variety of music planned for the rally.Thursday night brings us The Buckhorn Mountain Boys with foot-stomping bluegrass music. Friday night we will be entertained by the Rockafellas and classic rock ‘n' roll and Saturday night brings us The Hoochie Coochie Men.Registration Registration is brisk and I urge all of you who plan to attend to pre-register for the rally. You can also register for the Friday evening BBQ Dinner, Wine Tour and ERC class at the same site. One stop shopping at its best! I always get that nervous feeling about this time during rally prep, but I believe this will be a unique rally experience. Your rally co-chairs, Jerome Eberharter and Greg Feeler have been working hard to bring you the traditional rally fare blended with an Idaho flavor. In addition, the riding is phenomenal and you'll have a hard time deciding just what to do!

Food, Food and more Food
You will not go hungry at this rally site and if the vendors on site can't accommodate you, just walk out of the fairgrounds and take your pick of some great restaurants in the area. On-site food includes: · BBQ meats, salads, veggies · Salads, wraps and frozen soft drinks   · Burgers, dogs, sausages, fries · Fruit Smoothies (hmmm...my favorite!) · Breakfast supplied by the Boy Scouts · Premier Food Services will supply breakfast, lunch & dinner inside the South Expo Building ·  Idaho Ice Cream Potatoes (don't make a face, I hear they're very good!)

Volunteer!
Volunteer slots are filling up in some areas, but we still need you to help out in Security, Black Eagle Shop, Rally Set Up and Vendor Registration on Wednesday, Door Prizes and Registration. You can check the volunteer schedules at: www.bmwra.org/rally/volunteer.html . Or E-mail me and let me know when you can help out! Don't sit on the fence and let gas prices scare you! You know you want to come to Boise. Experience another real “riders rally”, in Idaho!

See ya there,

Debbi Harbour
Rally Liaison

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