Arizona's Premiere Rider's Club
It has come to my attention that there was a bit of confusion and some disorganization at the start of the Southern Arizona Tour. I would like to re-iterate the procedures that has already been established by the club’s Board of Directors for the start of each ride.
Continue reading “Ride Starts & Alternate Meet Points”
We are all meeting at GoAZ Motorcycles, Peoria. The GOAZ/AZRATPack Southern Arizona Tour to the Shady Dell in Bisbee, AZ. will start shortly!!. Wow its early, I know that because I just ordered a Moons over my Hammy at IHOP. The waitress said “Moons are to the West and MyHammy” is to the east (its a Dennys thing).. People started arriving early at IHOP at 7 checked or at the shop at 8a checkin for a 8:30 prompt departure. This year we have quite a turnout! Thiry riders at final count. We have riders from CA, TX and PARTS UKNOWN (PU)… LOL. In addition some Husband/Wives and children came out.
Continue reading “Southern Arizona Tour Recap”
We currently are looking for three people to fill open seats on our Board of Directors. We’re looking for people that are enthusiastic about what we’re doing, willing to learn about the inner workings of our club, riding and motorcycles along with being fairly tech friendly. The AZRATPack is an AMA Chartered Club. We are a tight knit group looking for the right people!
Continue reading “Help Wanted: Open Board of Directors Seats”
It’s been over a year since I’ve been on the road with the RatPack. It felt great to see old friends and new faces on our first ride of 2022! We welcomed new board members, Sebastian and Dean, and missed our fearless leader, Victor, as he couldn’t make this ride.
The ride started at GO AZ Motorcycles in Scottsdale, which as always, showed massive support for the Club. I led the rider’s meeting, and it was great to see all the eager faces ready to brave a somewhat chilly morning. With 20 plus bikes in attendance, I led the way out of the dealership around 9:45 am. Rodney and Stoops ran ahead of the group to set up some drone shots at the dam, and Dean, on his glorious Gold Wing, was the ride sweep. We didn’t know it then, but that Gold Wing, with its extremely comfortable passenger seat, would star later in the ride.
Continue reading “Roosevelt Lake Ride Recap”
Since 2016, we have given out awards annually, except in 2020 for obvious reasons, to participants in the rides that we partner with GO AZ Motorcycles. It is with great pleasure that we get back to a little normalcy and announce our awards recipients for 2021.
Continue reading “2021 GO AZ Motorcycles Ride Series Award Recipients”
Though full details are being worked out, Ride Chair, Rodney Chew has announced that the Shady Dell has been named as the official hotel of the SO AZ Tour 2022. We are announcing it now because this hotel sells out well in advance and would like it to be full of people attending our ride. The Shady Dell is a truly unique destination. Here’s more on the Shady Dell:
The Shady Dell Vintage Trailer Court’s long and epic journey began in 1927 as a place to provide trailer and camping spaces to weary travelers along the famous Highway 80, which stretched from Savannah, Georgia to San Diego, California.
Continue reading “Southern Arizona Tour News: The Shady Dell Announced As Official Hotel”
Keeping track of who was on the 2021 rides was a bit of a challenge for a variety of reasons. For 2022, we are implementing some changes to registration so that we can better keep track on who is on our rides and have a backup in case a question arises at the end of the year for when we hand out awards.
Continue reading “2022 GO AZ Motorcycles Ride Series Registration & Check-In Procedures”
For 2022, we are making a small but significant change to how we organize our breakfasts and dinners. In the interest of spreading out the organizational load along with bringing more of a variety, each of our board members will be hosting/organizing our social events.
Continue reading “2022 Monthly Breakfasts & Dinners”
The AZRATPack Board of Directors is proud to announce our 2022 Ride Schedule so far. Looks like we’re back to business as usual! There are still some dates and details to be finalized but we have the majority pretty well ironed out so that you can save the dates and make appropriate plans. We will post more details as they become available and watch the newsletter for further announcements!
We are happy to announce that Sebastian has stepped up to help shape the future of the AZRATPack by volunteering to be on our board of directors!
After riding with us for about 10 years, he brings experience of owning and having owned a wide variety of motorcycles along with quite a few miles of varied riding throughout the years. We look forward to him adding his flair in everything he contributes to and plans!
Welcome to the Board Sebastian!