Aug 19 Memorial Ride Leon Mason, Simon Short, Toni Dommerholt-Purchase

[Genestho]

Event location: Bay of Plenty - Tauranga

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Memorial Run for Leon Mason, Simon Short and Toni Dommerholt-Purchase

Please paste the following link to view or print a flyer (sorry its only Jpeg, my .pdf let me down), or get more details, or just to have a nose
http://www.badd.co.nz/Whats%20On.html



Sunday 19 August 2007

Postponement date is Sun 26th if weather isnt looking good. Will put a cancellation over Local Radio stations. Also the Rock and Hauraki Fm.

Ride meets either 9.30am BayRide Cameron Road Tauranga, and on the day registration is at Okororie Hotel 10am.
The bar wont be serving alcohol but it will have Tea and Coffee

The route is to Hamilton (Main Roads) then back roads from Hamilton back to Tauranga.

The ride wont be going past the accident site because

A - I think thats quite personal
B - Safety of Bikes will be an issue and where the site is would not be a good place for 200+ bikes to stop or even rubber neck.
C - I want to celebrate Leons, Si's and Toni's lives - not deaths.



Registration is $10 and you get a NZ Bikers Against Drunk Drivers Logo Metal Pin.

Fundraising goes to NZ Bikers Against Drunk Drivers For:

Website hosting - to continue to publish awareness, to publish polls and to have a place where people can post opinions. And hopefully to continue to save Lives.
Funds also go towards presentation tools in the form of A course in presentation and speeches, software, a trailer specifically designed to have Leon and Simons bikes professionally and permanently, protected from weather mounted to go out into the community and Educate Secondary School Pupils the perils of Drink Driving and hope that I can reach a generation, Also to tour Bike Shows.
Travel will be expensive - especially if I go from one end of the island to the other..
The funding does NOT go to any of the families affected by this disaster.
If you wish to make donations to the families email baddnz@gmail.com and I can pass on your details.

Please pre register either online at www.bayride.co.nz or at Bayride Cameron Road Tauranga so we can see what size this ride will be, we will need a team to help with traffic according to the size of the run, we'd like a fair idea before we have to meet on the day also so we can find a stop for Food etc big enough to park the bikes.

Any questions please call BayRide Motorcycles Tauranga 07 5713040

[Matt_TG]

This ride sounds like a good idea, I saw the article in the BOP Times on the weekend, it's certainly a poignant cause and nice to see it gaining momentum.

I expect the ride will be a leisurely cruise over the hill, if so the wife and I would be most keen.

[Genestho]

Yep its a no stress event, in a good cause for a great reason, in the name of fantastic people, see you there

[tri boy]

Will have to miss the 19th date.(adv ride with Clint/and crew), but will be there for the rain date if that is required.
Attend if you can guys.:yes:

[Matt Bleck]

We will make this one if at all possible :yes:

+1 .

[Unit]

Would love to support this ride/meeting if at all possible, looking forward to meeting all who will attend

[nudemetalz]

I'll see if I can attend also.

[MidnightMike]

Ill probably be there, we'll see.

[jimbo]

+2 of us mebbe more

[canarlee]

if i can get a bed/sofa/floor *delete as appropiate* for the night before then i might just make it!


tis a good cause if we can get pissheads off the roads.......

[gijoe1313]

Will clear my schedule and be there.

[insane1]

im in for this one as well.

[Matt_TG]

Will Bayride have a place on their website to register or have I missed it?

[Genestho]

Hiya

Lindsay at Bayride whose helping me organise this, is away this week, back on board next week.
His webmaster is supposed to be creating the online registration form, ps you pick up your badge on the day at a designated and sign posted area, Ill have a team of girls calling out names for pre registration.

Ill email Lindsay's webmaster now and see where theyre at with creating the online reg, and post back here. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, I just went onto www.bayride.co.nz and couldnt see anything myself! Eeeeek. Cheerz:rockon:

[DMNTD]

I simply bowled on into Bay Ride and registered for Annette(Unit) and I at the counter with BJ.
2min job and done.:yes:

[Genestho]

Hey guys
The online registration form is on the front page of www.bayride.co.nz, so click "enter site" and there we are. Thanks again for pointing that out, cant register online without it :rockon:

[Matt_TG]

Hmmm, it's there now (woohooo) but it comes up page not found when I click 'send message'.

It's not a biggie, I'll pop in tomorrow and register, I just haven't had the chance to do it in person up to now, be a good chance to look at bike gear I can't afford lol

[Genestho]

O, I see, will email webmaster, i guess he wont be back till Monday. Stink. always hiccups, nevermind, nothings impossible:yes: Hopefully Monday will see it working..cheers

[MotoGirl]

Bugger, I'm on holiday in the South Island and won't be able to make it.
I hope you get a good turnout and all the best for your cause.

[Genestho]

Cheers Motogirl :rockon:

[Genestho]

It seems as if the www.bayride.co.nz registration for NZ Bikers Against Drunk Drivers Memorial Run is working, have sent a "test" in, I will be emailed a confirmation and will post in here as soon as its confirmed :yes:

[Genestho]

online reg for the run at www.bayride.co.nz is working.
:yes:

[Genestho]

Hi Guys

This year (Yes this will be an annual event) we've decided to limit numbers to 200 so we know what we're dealing with, since its our first time round.
Next year we will have more sponsors, a bigger team and then we can have a bigger number.
So please get in quick if you intend on joining this run

You can register at www.bayride.co.nz or at Bayride itself on Cameron Road
Cheers
Jos Mason
www.badd.co.nz

[Matt_TG]

Bump This weekend!

[Genestho]

Cheers Matt for the bumpage

Hey the badges have arrived today and they look FANTASTIC!!!!! yay.
So ill drop those into Bayride tomorrow. So anyone that has paid and wants to pick up their badges before Sunday - please by all means stop in at Bayride and pick them up. Saves the regs girls some work on the day too.
To be safe Id say after lunch is a great time to pick these gorgeous (im biased) beasts up :yes:
See you all Sunday:Punk:

[Cajun]

Sweet as

Will drop in later this week to pay and grab a badge

[Genestho]

BuMp:Punk:

[jimbo]

:sunny:Two more:yes:

[Genestho]

wow....looks like as of today we have around 250 ish bikes. Cross all ya bits for good weather, listen out on Hauraki FM on Sunday Morning if the weather is looking dodgy, unfortunately we cant cancell until two hours prior to the event. If it is cancelled it will be on for Sunday 26th Aug.:Punk:

[shafty]

Go Gal and I have paid up and will be there...:scooter:

[Genestho]

Good Stuff, see you there mate.:yes:

[Genestho]

www.stuff.co.nz/3a15.html
Weather for Tauranga.
Have checked weather for Nth Island today for the long distance travellers.
One report says rain for whole Nth island.
The other report says east coast becoming fine, central and west coast rain. (Today)
Becoming Fine here at Tauranga tomorrow...
For all you hardened buggers (I know many of you haha!)
Bring your wet weather gears.
See you tomorrow, safe journeys!!

[Matt_TG]

I overheard someone in BayRide today say they have 350 odd sign ups ... Will we have an escort?!

[Genestho]

Yep we'll have Highway Patrol on the Job, (so yep we'll be just cruisin) stopping traffic and Hopefully our front end charlie will have his team sorted. Weathers looking mint for tomorrow

[Matt Bleck]

Was very impressive seeing all the bikes coming into Hamilton today.

[shafty]

350 Bikes counted at Hamilton - seemed even more at Okoroire, Some pics below; note the (accidental) artistry in capturing the gorgeous Go Gal in the bike mirror!). Awesome effort Guzzi Widow - real brave, well done. Good effort all round I reckon, F A B turn out, Great work Lindsay, you can relax now!!

[Matt_TG]

Some more pics ....

At Bayride / Oko / Coming down to the first stop at the Rose Gardens (confusing many a Japanese Tourist then moving down the road to the actual stopping place!)

[Matt_TG]

More pics...

The proper meeting place.

[NUTBAR]

couldnt make it to meet up with everybody,
got stuck in traffic on the way back from my comp. road blocked off some where near te puke, had to take detour in the end, took almost three hours to get home. sounds like it was a good ride.

[Genestho]

Ahhh bravo , and now we know what that was, a suicidal maniac, causing her own Head-On smash, poor Truck driver.
Not fair when some people want to live (Like my hubby and his mates) and heres someone who doesnt, and kills herself with no regard for anybody else. Selfish.:spanking:

[MidnightMike]

Looks like a massive turn out you guys, nice work.