From Massachusetts to Florida and from Delaware to Illinois, riders are registering for the Square Route Rally. About half of the registrants reserved bunks in the bunkhouses. We expect those to fill up and then the rest of the attendees will have to camp.

https://bmwbmw.org/srr

The Virginia State Police would like to invite you to participate in a free motorcycle self-assessment course. Ride your motorcycle as you learn and practice rider safety through the use of S.I.P.D.E (Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute) process.

Learn how to handle Hazards, Special Situations, Interstate Highways, Curve Negotiation and much more. All of this in a safe environment with the assistance of the Virginia State Police motor troopers.

Space is limited to 20 riders for this event, so please register early.

We know the New Sweden Riders because they always get the largest club in attendance awards at our Square Route Rally. Their annual rally is a unique riding rally to a surprise camping destination. Check out their rally registration page: https://www.newswedenbmwriders.com/450. The description in their own words:

RALLY PLANNING CALL / VOLUNTEERS!

We will have a virtual meeting to discuss updates (a lots been going on behind the scenes!) and planning issues and ideas.

Support the club in planning this important annual event.

Date: Sunday March 21, 2021
Time: 6PM
Video Conference Link: TBA

RSVP to rally@bmwbmw.org with your email and we'll send you a link . Put ‘Rally Planning’ in the subject line.

(Club Members Only Please - join at https://bmwbmw.org/mbrship) only $20!

Saturday, February 27, 2021
NEW TIME 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
The BMWBMW Rides Committee will be meeting to discuss and plan the rides for 2021. Interested BMWBMW Club members/riders are welcome to join in the discussion. Sign Up on Meetup.com

Agenda:

Reg and Gigi Pridmore will return this September to VIRginia International Raceway for their CLASS Rides school. I took it last September and had a breakthrough in smoothness and control through the curves. It's an expensive school but the venue is like a premium country club and the ride down to VIR in Southern Virginia can be loads of fun if you follow the Blue Ridge. Even though it's more than 7 months away, Reg said, "We are about 2/3 full at this point but that means there's plenty of space for more."

We have also been able to get a tentative reservation for Camp West Mar for our usually dates of the first full weekend after memorial day, i.e. June 4-6, 2021. While this is tentative depending on the COVID situation in June, we will move forward with planning. Keep a look our for an upcoming planning meeting which will most likely be via ZOOM call.

After breakfast at the Vienna Inn, we did some parking lot practice before winding through back roads to get out of DC's suburbs. Near Oatlands, we found newly paved Lime Kiln Rd and wandered past horse estates to Middleburg, VA. After a coffee from Cuppa Giddy Up, we rode some dirt roads through Bull Run Valley and ending the ride at Manassas National Battlefield.