Awards Recipients of the 2019 GO AZ Motorcycles Ride Series

Announcing the awards recipients of the 2019 GO AZ Motorcycles Ride Series:

Titanium: For attending all six rides.
Dagame Dominguez
Philippe Murat
Victor Castaneda Jr
Stephen Stoops

Carbon Fiber: For attending all three overnight rides.
Alan Hirst
Darlene Fong
David Stubbs
Fernando Ramos
George Mansor
Jerry Fuentes
Melinda Dominguez
Mitchell Mastrin
Rodney Chew
Sebastian Spall

Aluminum: For attending all three one day rides.
Phillip Jackson
Mei Lee Jackson
Jason Hamilton
Regitze Murat
Dan Kelly

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The AZRATPack Is Again Nominated for AMA Recreational Road Riding Organizer of the Year

by El Presidente

I am proud to announce we are among three nominees for this year’s AMA Recreational Road Riding Organizer of the Year award!  The special award winners will be announced at the 2019 AMA Championship Banquet on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Hilton Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. The event is part of the 2019 AMA Legends & Champions Weekend, Dec. 6-7.  Among those recognized at the banquet are top clubs and promoters in competition and recreational riding categories.

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The gpX-Files

By El Presidente

As the Board of Directors of this club is putting together the 2020 ride schedule, I thought it would be a great time to write about a couple things I found when importing GPX files of trips that someone else has routed on Basecamp or another mapping software.

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AMA Get Out & Ride!

Courtesy of the American Motorcyclist Association

Whether you ride across the country, commute to work, support motorcycle charity rides or are a weekend warrior, the American Motorcyclist Association is where the motorcycling community comes together for you. We understand and share your passion for riding, and we work every day to make sure intrusive laws or unsafe fuels never get between you and your bike. Join the AMA now and help support the work we do. When you get out and ride, you can take comfort in knowing that the AMA supports you and your fellow riders.

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BMW Nav VI Not Being Recognized By Laptop

By Steve Stoops

I normally do my Basecamp plotting and mapping on my home desktop then transfer to my device. However, I was planning on going on a trip and was taking my laptop so I could update my GPS if my plans or route changes.

I performed a backup of Basecamp on my desktop and had the backup file placed on an available cloud drive. In my case that was OneDrive.  I then installed Basecamp on my laptop and performed a restore from the file on my OneDrive. Now when I make a change on my laptop or desktop, I run the backup to OneDrive and do a restore on the other. This allows me to keep my laptop and desktop in sync.

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The AZRATPack Is Nominated 2018 AMA Recreational Road Riding Organizer of the Year

by El Presidente

I am proud to announce we are among three nominees for this year’s AMA Recreational Road Riding Organizer of the Year award!  The special award winners will be announced at the 2018 AMA Championship Banquet on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. The event is part of the 2018 AMA Legends & Champions Weekend, Dec. 7-9.  Among those recognized at the banquet are top clubs and promoters in competition and recreational riding categories.

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Final Ride

Williams, AZ – November 28, 2018

by Al Messimer

 Dear RATs,

This is to let you know that I have thoroughly enjoyed my rides with your group (although limited by my Williams’ location and several health issues over the past 5-years). Whenever I recall riding with you, I get a big bug eatin’ grin on my face and wish I could have participated more. Victor, our fearless leader, has been the focal point, friend and motivator for me, and I will always cherish the thoughtful, well-planned rides and camaraderie he has managed to quietly inspire through the years. Thank you, El Presidente. 

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6’s Wild TeePee Refunds Sent

by El Presidente

On November 13th, those of you who reserved TeePees at the Wigwam in Holbrook for our 6’s Wild Grand Tour through our website were issued partial refunds for overpayments.  We do not want to make a profit on you!  We only wish to cover the actual hotel costs and processing fees we incurred.  The rate we charged took taxes and other fees into account that ended up not being charged.  Please email [email protected] for ask any of our board members any questions you have.  Thanks for making it such a great ride!