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How to host a successful road meet
CanesFan27:
No there isn't. However you should take into consideration how many people are attending/number of vehicles. Some stops may not have available parking and you may need someone to stay back to make sure no issues arise.
Other items you don't have to showcase an entire area in one meet. For the early pittsburgh meets we did one feature or geographic area at a time.
Takumi:
--- Quote from: Brandon on April 23, 2014, 09:38:02 AM ---"the worst urban street in the world"
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I can't be the only one who read that in Jeremy Clarkson's voice.
Brandon:
--- Quote from: Takumi on April 23, 2014, 06:19:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: Brandon on April 23, 2014, 09:38:02 AM ---"the worst urban street in the world"
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I can't be the only one who read that in Jeremy Clarkson's voice.
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It would be as I meant it. Had you been to the Saint Louis meet, you might have met "the worst urban street in the world" as well. It's a street, but barely an alley, yet riddled with potholes big enough to swallow a Nissan Armada. My poor Dodge Caliber barely stood a chance other than the fact it's small enough to skirt the worst of them.
Scott5114:
One idea, which worked out pretty well at the 2008 Oklahoma City meet, is to plan a main tour but keep some ideas for "special features" afterward. Upon returning to the initial meetup site after the main tour, those who would prefer to head home or return to their hotel can bow out, and if anyone wants to continue, you can discuss what they'd like to see. One night after the main tour, several attendees asked for information about interesting bridges nearby, so we did an evening tour down to McClain County for some bridge hunting. We also did some of Route 66 by request after the main tour the second day.
This might work better if you are having the meet in a city you are intimately familiar with, such as your home city, because if someone wants to go bridge or alignment hunting, you will probably already know of some potentially interesting sites.
tckma:
--- Quote from: Brandon on May 20, 2013, 10:27:26 PM ---While allowing time for a stop, you will also need to allow for time to corral everyone at the end of the stop.
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I think this is a good idea. I was in a motorcycle rider's club a few years back including people of widely varying riding abilities and comfort levels. Some were comfortable constantly speeding, others rode slowly due to lack of confidence, others (like me) preferred to go just slowly enough to enjoy the ride, roads, and scenery. Invariably, everyone would be together at the beginning of the ride in the morning, yet it would take close to a half hour for all of us to arrive at the designated lunch stop, and people often split off mid-ride to do their own things and it was difficult to keep track of. By the end of the day I was often riding by myself or with only one or two others. Maybe it's just the way that particular club was run.
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