AndyCB750 the Coordinator for Team New England have been corresponding and we have decided to move the location and the date of the handoff from Woodstock to Rhinebeck NY. Woodstock and Rhineback are about 30 minutes apart so Woodstock could be done also if that is the team's wish.
On June 11 there will be the Rhinebeck Vintage Bike show. Last year Andy and some of the Boston crew met up there and had a great time. It is a good venue for a Vintage Bike event like ours. People would appreciate what we are doing better than some Harley centric area. The VJMC has a large display there. In Woodstock we would probably be handing off to Andy, in Rhinebeck we will have a larger group. It is a great Town with lot's restaurants and Pubs.
Of course you will notice that we have moved the date of the handoff back. The fact of the matter is this is not an iron butt event, it is a fun event.
Our region is comprised of some of the most densely populated areas in the Country and to work routes that are both fun and reasonably safe in this region is a challenge. We do not have the wide open major roads that are comfortable to ride on. We have congested major Interstates. So we have to always take longer secondary roads that wind around through lovely scenery, but add time and miles to the trip. In some cases I have plotted routes that were in excess of 1000 miles, so we are in no way a short leg of this Rally.
We have riders located in these major cities that would like to take some interesting and creative pictures of GZ in places like Washington DC, Philadelphia, and NYC. This date change gives us flexibility to do things like a Billy Joel stop.
Please continue to communicate with riders in your local area, plot out routes and meet ups and let's have some fun and be as safe as we can.
We need to be ready to get our hand off from at Hancock when they are ready.
