USA RAT 2008 Calendar – “Go Your Own Way” Grassroots Edition

cafetbird · #1 (**permalink**) 03-21-2008

Most of you have probably heard the news that there will be only one USA RAT Raid for 2008 - The National RAT Raid at Mid Ohio Vintage Motorcycle Days "Year of the Triumph". But that doesn't mean there won't be many exciting events for us RATs in the U.S.! Check out this compiled list of 2008 Triumph club riding events:

April
19-20 - Speed Triple Rally at Deals Gap, NC
http://www.thespeedtriple.com/Forums...6107.msg100414

27 - Spring Northwest RAT Lunch - For Northwest US Triumph riders and RAT Packs.
April 27th. 1:00 PM. Kit Carson Restuarant in Chehalis, WA (I-5 exit 76). Group will leave Cascade Moto Classics in Portland at 10:00 AM

May
2-4 - Bonneville Rally in Maggie Valley, NC
http://www.tanglewoodmotelandcabins.com

15-18 – Dragon Raid, Nantahala Village, NC
Joe's RAT Pack - http://www.britrider.com

16-18 - New Ulm British & Euro Rallye - New Ulm, Tx
http://www.bmoaonline.com

17 - 3 State British Motorcycle Ride, Blowing Rock, NC
http://www.britbike.com/ubb/cgi-bin/...=0;DaysPrune=0

18 - 5th Annual British & European Classic MC Day in Germantown, MD
http://www.classicmotorcycleday.org/index.htm

26-27 Southern California RAT Rally

30 – 1 Jun – Bennington Triumph Bash, Bennington VT
http://www.armchaircommando.org/benn...Bash/Home.html

June
1 - Pete's RAT Pack 3rd Annual Mason Dixon Run, Baltimore, MD
e-mail BaltimoreRAT@aol.com

6-8 2008 Triumph Come Home ® Rally (14th Annual), Spring Grove, PA
http://www.triumphcomehome.com/

6-8 2008 Niagara Ontario RAT Rally, Niagara Falls, Ontario
http://www.triumphrat.net/rat-canada...ario+RAT+Rally

6-8 - 25th Annual Greater Atlanta British Motorcycle Association "British in the Blue Ridge", Hiawassee, GA
http://www.gabma.us/index.htm

19-22 - 2008 Eastern US "Triumph Tiger Ride-In", Davis, WV
http://www.nittanyroadriders.com/2008/TRI-WV08.htm

20-21 - Breeze Cycle Onawa Odyssey, Omaha, NE
For more information contact Breeze Cycle at triumph@breezecycle.com

20-22 Cycle Barn RATS to Lolo Pass, Seattle, WA
More details, email to fanatic@cyclebarn.com

July
17-20 Kootenay Raid, Nelson, BC, Canada
http://members.shaw.ca/islandratinfo/KootenayRAID.pdf

18-20 - 28th Annual British Biker Cooperative Motorcycle Rally & Show at Eagle River Natural Park, Blue River, WI
http://www.britishbiker.net

17-20 2008 Rocket III Owners California Salv0, Lake Tahoe, CA
http://www.r3owners.com/viewtopic.ph...=asc&highlight

25-27 - 14th Annual AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Triumph as marque of the year, and National Triumph RAT Rally

http://www.amadirectlink.com/vmd/2008/

25-27 - 9th Annual Western Maine European Motorcycle Meet. Sunday River Ski Resort, Jordan Hotel, Bethel, Maine.
http://www.eurobikemaine.org/mememeet.html

August
22-24 - The 2008 West Virginia "Euro Rider Rendezvous" (formerly the WV RAT Gathering), Davis, WV
http://www.nittanyroadriders.com/WV/WV08.htm

September
12-14 - Inaugural Red Bull MotoGP at Indianapolis, IN
http://indyrat.com/newsitem.php?id=9

12-14 - 2008 St. Marys Triumph Reunion, St Marys, PA
http://www.martinmoto.com/

19-21 - 11th Annual Midwest RAT Ride-In at New Glarus, WI.,
by Team Triumph and the Rock River RAT Pack
http://www.triumph1.com/events.htm

October
5 - 18th Annual Rallye of the VA. British MC Club, Leesburg, VA
http://www.virginiabritishmotorcycle...new_index.html

OD6 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-24-2008

Long Live The RATS.

rxcoop · #3 (**permalink**) 03-27-2008

thanks, scot, for putting this together. hope to see you somewhere on the road this summer....

Blackhead · #4 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008

Don't Forget

The Kootenay RAID 2008 in Nelson is Happening!!!
Kootenay RAID 2008
Where:Nelson, BC
When: July 17-20, 2008

Accommodations
Danny Rickaby - New Grand Hotel
Please book online -
http://www.newgrandhotel.ca/reservation.htm

Put (Triumph) after your name to get the discount, i.e. “Sammy Sprint (Triumph)”

Danny is making arrangements with other hotels in Nelson for bookings to accommodate all with a discount rate.If The Grand Hotel is full, Danny will send you info on the other accommodations.

Event Registration
Island RAT of Vancouver Island is handling registrations. Please download the form from http://members.shaw.ca/islandratinfo/KootenayRAID.pdf. Complete the form and mail to Mike Gebler, Pack Leader Island RATs, along with your payment as described in the registration form.

cafetbird · #5 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008

Great point, Blackhead - I'll add it to the list. If you go from the US, don't forget to take your passport, so you can come back!

TLCS3 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-31-2008

Scott, Great to see your still out there. Well, I guess you were always out there. Thanks for posting this list. Without the RAIDS the rides still go on. Looks like I will be attending at least three of the events - hope to see you and enjoy another ride together.

Tod
Nashville RAT