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The last ride of 2022 started with a brisk morning ride to the start point at GO AZ Motorcycles in Peoria. After a brief rider’s meeting, we all set out for Ajo, a charming little town just north of the Mexican border along Arizona State Route 85 featuring a traditional town square where the restaurant that hosted us for lunch was located.
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El Chino Loco’s pick for dinner this month is an old favorite of mine and a long time haunt of ours, especially when I still worked on that side of town often going after work for dinner and sometimes even for lunch!
Over the years, we’ve gotten to know Candy the owner, Phoebe and Anna our usual servers. They serve the style of Chinese food that I grew up with living on the East Coast, so I was excited to make the trek from Buckeye to Scottsdale for this month’s dinner as it had been a while since I had been there.
Continue reading “October General Membership Meeting & Dinner Recap”
We currently have two openings on our board of directors. Though we are at five members, it is better to have more people doing less, no? Interested? We are looking for people that are on board with the philosophy of how our club is run and the way we interact with our members and sponsors. You will also need to be a person that engaged and fairly tech friendly.
At first, new board members will not hold a title so they can acclimate to the way we handle club business, once familiar and comfortable, you will be asked to take on the responsibility of one of our open positions. Board members may hold more than one position.
Here is a list of positions on the board with descriptions/qualifications, who holds it and what’s open:
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The AZRATPack Board of Directors is proud to announce our 2023 Ride Schedule! In celebrating our 20th Anniversary, we present to you some all new rides, some new twists on tradition and the return of an old favorite! The highlight of next year’s schedule is the 20th Anniversary Tour which will be four nights out combining some of the traditional elements of rides we’ve held over the years along with a new and exciting stop along the way. As always, things are all subject to change.
The trip to breakfast started early for me as I felt like I was riding to New Mexico from my West Valley home in Buckeye. The good news was that it was a nice and clear morning with fairly moderate temperatures. Favorable conditions for my 80 mile jaunt to Tortilla Flat!
It had been quite a while since I last made the trip. In the earlier days of the club, we did an annual trip up there on New Year’s Day. Unpredictable weather eventually put a damper on that tradition. In more recent years, we’ve scheduled mid-summer breakfast meetups there, but it’s been a while.
Continue reading “September Club Breakfast Recap”
This was my first time visiting Rustler’s Rooste and after reading a few articles about it, I discovered that this is an old time Phoenix favorite so I decided to hold our monthly AZRATPack dinner there.
Continue reading “August General Membership Meeting & Dinner Recap”
Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles is a perennial favorite of mine and enjoy the location in Gilbert even though it’s a bit of a ride for me.
I decided not to take the risk and get rained on, it was monsoony looking here in the West Valley, I elected to take the car equipped with a roof and A/C. The temperatures had risen quite a bit during the day and the humidity hadn’t let up. The Ford was a good choice!
Continue reading “July General Membership Meeting & Dinner Recap”
We currently are looking for one more person to fill an open seat on our Board of Directors. We’re looking for someone that is enthusiastic about what we’re doing, willing to learn about the inner workings of our club, riding and motorcycles in general along with being fairly tech/graphics friendly. The AZRATPack is an AMA Chartered Club. We are a tight knit group looking for the right person!
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We are happy to announce that Carlos has stepped up to help shape the future of the AZRATPack by volunteering to be on our board of directors!
I’m sure you’ve seen Carlos and his Harley on a bunch of our rides in the past few years and am looking forward to his contributions to the club!
Welcome to the Board Carlos!
The Mid-Year Meatfest is to celebrate the half way point of the riding season for us and since we have steered in a different direction with our end of year banquet, it’s a way to keep Meatfest on the calendar.
For the second time, we’ve held our Mid-Year Meatfest at Serra Gaucha in Peoria where we enjoyed a Brazilian BBQ feast!
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