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Fill up Your Gas Tank - You’ll Need it for all of These Rides!
Information on Gypsy Tours, Poker Runs and great Charity Rides...
Jennifer Anderson
Gas up, polish off the grime and get yourself com- fortable on 2 or 3 wheels and join us for any or all of the gypsy tours and charity rides throughout the rally! You’re bound to make new friends along the way and maybe even benefit a local charity while having a great time racking up the miles!
Official Daily Gypsy Tours from Rally Headquarters:
These rides leave from Rally Headquarters on Lakeside Ave. in front of the Boardwalk, at 10:30AM (unless otherwise noted). Register for these rides on the day of departure at Rally Headquarters.
Sunday: Ride to North East MotorSports Museum and NHMS for the USCRA Vintage Races! Participate in the tour, receive a 50% discount on tickets for the races, AND you can ride around the track on your motorcycle!
Monday: Join the Mae-West Memorial ‘for the love of pets’ Ride. Donations benefit a local animal shel- ters. Receive a custom Mae West t-shirt for your donation!
Tuesday: Set your sights a little further away with a scenic guided tour from Rally Headquarters to Arundel, Maine to Bentley’s Saloon. The crew from Bentley’s will take you on this beautiful 70-mile ride to the Saloon and you can stay and hang or continue on your own – most likely you won’t want to leave Bentley’s though – it’s always a great time. Just be sure to safely return to us in Laconia! (Schedule to change, check www.bentleyssaloon.com for updates).
Wednesday: Get your iron-a** ready for this one! Dave and Deb guide you on this 170+ mile tour of NH’s Covered Bridges!
Thursday: We Y Laconia Motorcycle Week Ride. Join Laconia local dignitaries leading the 2-hour ride for the 5th annual We Y Laconia event. Your $50 entry fee (per rider, $75 for rider and passenger) gets
you an exclusive Ride
t-shirt and patch,
catered lunch, park-
ing, sponsor goody
bag, and merchant
discounts. The ride ends at the Naswa Resort for lunch by the bay.
Charity Rides & Special Event Rides throughout the area:
Saturday June 12th:
• Official Motorcycle Week Kick-Off event: The Peter Makris Memorial Ride from the Naswa Resort: Join a few hundred of your fellow riders with the Official kickoff to the Rally with the 14th Annual Peter Makris Memorial Ride from 11AM- 1:00PM at the Naswa Resort. This ride raises money for the Easter Seals NH and Laconia Fire Department’s Veterans Count program and the Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). For more information, see the article on this ride in this Rally News and check out www.naswa.com.
Thursday June 17th:
• The POW/MIA & Freedom Ride: Join us at the Winnipesaukee Crossing by 5pm to line-up with 1000s other motorcyclists for the 28th Anniversary of the Freedom Ride and 33rd Anniversary of the Vigil, in honor of POW/MIAs and their families.
Friday, June 18th:
• Inaugural Motorcycle Lights Parade. Leaves City Hall parking lot in downtown Laconia at 9pm for a ride to Lakeside Avenue to show off those fancy LED lights!
Saturday June 19th:
• The Annual “Jesus Ride”. Leaves Lowe’s Parking lot at 11AM for a ride through Weirs Beach.
For all tours, poker runs and charity rides, keep checking the Official Website of Laconia Motorcycle Week®,
LaconiaMCweek.com for updates. We’ll be adding events and making changes right up to the Rally. Please check with individual event holder for any changes, updates and participant pricing.
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