May 4 - 6

MI

39^th Original Mini Rally

BMW Club of Battle Creek #14

You are invited to attend our Original Mini-Rally at Green Valley Campground in Sturgis, Michigan. Rally fee is $20 at the gate (no pre-registration). Rally fee includes: non-stop coffee and hot chocolate & donuts, Friday night Hot Dog Supper and Sunday morning Pancake & Sausage Breakfast. Subs will be for sale on Saturday at lunchtime and also taking pizza orders for Saturday night evening meal. Saturday afternoon field events and Door Prizes and Awards Saturday evening. Also Saturday ride to Fennville area for those wishing to explore. Camping includes hot showers, indoor eating/meeting facility and firewood. Electric is also available for additional charge. Area motels close by for those not camping. Nice restaurants also close by. Green Valley Campground is located 1.5 miles west of MI-66 on Fawn River Road, which is 1.25 miles south of US-12 and 2 miles north of I-80/90. For more information, contact Connie Scarbrough. Rally Chair at 269-731-4826 or or Donna Bennett at 269-349-1101 or .

22nd Annual Georgia Mountain Rally

BMW Owners of Georgia #23

The 22nd annual Georgia Mountain Rally will be held again at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, GA. Riders have come to enjoy this world-class facility with its huge indoor music hall and awesome lakeside camping. The beautiful North Georgia location is in close proximity to Deal's Gap, the Cherohala Skyway, Wolf Pen Gap, Brasstown Bald, Richard Russell Scenic Parkway, Blood Mountain (Hwy 129), Nantahala, Wyah Bald, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and much more. Plus, this is dual-sport heaven with endless miles of friendly gravel forest roads. Our new location is also convenient to all stores, shops, and restaurants in Hiawassee, Blairsville and Young Harris. A huge paved and covered vendor area makes for happy vendors and shoppers. Shady campsites, lake views, hot showers, good food, a great variety of vendors and door prizes, bonfire, bike show, seminars, tennis courts, fun and fellowship round out the experience. The Ramada Inn (The Lodge at Lake Chatuge 800-613-4349) next to the park offers a special rate for rally attendees. Local Chambers of Commerce for Towns County (Hiawassee and Young Harris) and Blairsville also provide various area lodging and cabin listings. Rally fee includes camping on May 4 and 5, rally pin for the first 400, poker run, awards, door prizes, Friday and Saturday dinners (with a steak cooked the way you like it) a bonfire, and plenty of coffee. Pre-registration is $45 (postmarked by 4/14/12) or $55 at the gate. Early registration provides a chance to win the KERMIT CHAIR door prize. Camping before and/or after rally dates requires separate fee(s) paid directly to the campground office (ask for rally rate discount). Registration form and information, the vendor registration form, and other links can be found at http://www.bmwmoga.info. PayPal and personal checks accepted. For questions and more info, please send an e-mail to .

May 18 - 20

WI

38th Annual Great River Road Run (GR3)

Madison BMW Club #7

Join us when we return to Veterans' Park in Soldiers Grove, WI, intersection of Hwys US61 & 131. Your rally fee ($26 if pre-registered by May 11th , $33 @ gate) includes: 2 nights shaded camping, Saturday evening meal, GS & Touring rides, rally pin to first 250, door prizes, awards, firewood and coffee & lemonade. Early arrivals welcome, pay nightly camping fee at the Village Offices or Mobil station. Electrical hookups if needed. Motel options close by. For more info: http://www.madisonbmwclub.org/gr3 or Pre-reg. form on website. Join us in the midst of the finest riding roads in Wisconsin!

27th ABC Rally

Forest City Motorrad Club MOA #159

Join us at the Springwater Conservation Area, in southwestern Ontario. The Rally site is located on Elgin Rd 35, 9 km east of St. Thomas and 3 km south of Hwy 3. Admission is $50. All motorcyclists are welcomed! This includes three nights of camping, showers, continuous coffee, campfire, prizes and lots of surprises. Friday 5:00 p.m. setup and biker stew (contribute a can). Saturday, dice run (win a motorcycle jacket), roast beef barbecue and entertainment. Sunday; tour Elgin County and a wine tour. Monday, cleanup and farewells. Contact Rich Stevenson ()

31st Annual AZBeemers Roadrunner Rally

AZ Beemers #89

Don't miss the largest sport touring and adventure riding rally in the southwest. This year, we are in the rugged mountains and old west atmosphere of beautiful Prescott, AZ.  Roadrunner Rally is the place to enjoy your friends, great food, temperate weather, and unparalleled riding. Includes camping, dinner Friday and Saturday night, clean restrooms and hot showers. Relax at the hospitality pavilion and enjoy lively entertainment at night. Tour Arizona's Red Rock Country in the poker run or enjoy roads less traveled in the GS off road adventure.  Demo ride your next bike provided by local dealers.  Check out our many vendors. Win valuable door prizes. Register before April 15th for discounted admission fee of $44 and secure your rally pin. For more information and registration form, visit http://www.azbeemers.org/rally. Call Brian Boles at 480-861-2816 or e-mail

May 18 - 20

ME

DownEast Rally

BMW Riders of Southern Maine #183

Join us for the 2012 DownEast Rally at Hermit Island Campground, Phippsburg, Maine. Enjoy 3 days and 2 nights of Oceanside camping at Hermit Island Campground. Friday night chowders and chili, Sat. morning breakfast, Sat evening lobster dinner and Sun. morning continental breakfast. Guided rides, maps for self-guided trips will be available. Fees: $50 for pre-registration postmarked before May 1, $60 after May 1 if space available. (W/O Sat night meal) optional Saturday night lobster, double lobster dinner for an additional $20; (single lobster $10). Optional vegetarian meal will be available. Pre-registrations are accepted after March 1, 2010 and will be processed in order of receipt. Early arrivals will be charged for camping by Hermit Island Campground. Please see http://www.BMWRSM.org for details and registration form. Or contact David Eskelund at . Checks should be payable to BMWRSM. Send to David Eskelund; BMWRSM, 6 Hemlock Lane, Gray, ME 04039.

May 24 - 27

AL

24th Annual "Great Chicken Rally in Rocket City"

BMW Motorcycle Owners of Alabama #5

Join us at Ditto Landing, Huntsville, AL. on Hobbs Island Rd., ¼ mi. north of Tennessee River off US Hwy 231. Three nights camping, Smoked BBQ pork and sides Thurs. evening, pancakes Fri & Sat. morning, Continental breakfast Sun. morning, Smoked chicken and sides for Friday Dinner, Sat. lunch and Dinner. Free coffee, tea, water, and lemonade throughout the rally and free popcorn and peanuts at night to enjoy with the live music, as long as the volunteers hold out. Rally pin, rally gift, and a chicken key chain to the first 600 arrivals. Over 100 Door prizes, standard rally awards, vendors, seminars, 3 nights live entertainment, all for $45 rally fee. Vintage bike show with awards to be given. Make arrangements with the current rally chair at . Please no pets. Early arrivals before Thursday must pay the campground their regular fee.

Children 6 to 12, $20, under 6 free. Day passes ONLY on Sat., $25. Raffling new BMW 2012 G650 Sat. evening. Tickets $5 and are available NOW - Contact . Self guided tour maps to Barber's Motor Sports track and Museum, Jack Daniel's Distillery, Unclaimed Baggage store, and self guided "Great roads" rides will be available at registration. No RV slots with hook-ups in main campground. Additional RV sites, if you are self contained, are in the side camp area at no extra cost. Vendors please reserve space ahead with Shelia Kalahan, , or check Club website http://www.BMWMOAL.org

Please make checks payable to BMW MOAL, and mail pre-registrations to: Connie Reaves - CFO, 1270 1st Ave W., Alabaster, AL. 35007.

Registration forms can be found on club website at http://www.bmwmoal.org

40th '49er Rally

BMW Club of Northern California #9

Join us at the Mariposa Fairgrounds, just south of Mariposa, California, the gateway to Yosemite, in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Includes 4 nights flat grassy camping & hot showers (early bird camping on or before Wednesday available - $10 tent / $25 RV per night). Poker Run, GS Ride, English Trials, Skills and Safety Clinic, Seminars, Vendors, Bier Garten, Door Prizes. Featured speakers: Carla King and Wynne Benti help celebrate women riders. Also, Sat. BBQ Dinner with vegetarian option (PRE-REGISTERED ONLY). Rally costs $40 adult / $15 child under 12 years pre-registered, children under 6 admitted free; $49.00 adult / $20 child under 12 years at the gate. For information or registration write: BMW Club of NorCal, 2012 \'49er Rally, 2540 Maywood DR, San Bruno, CA 94066. Email: or check our website for the latest news, info, and online registration at: www.bmwnorcal.org/49er or Tel: 415-587-5158.

13th Annual ROK Rally

BMW Riders of Knoxville #156

It is our pleasure to host our 13th Annual ROK Rally. To enhance your riding experience in the East Tennessee/Western North Carolina/West Virginia areas, the BMW Riders of Knoxville will host you at TWO Creeks Camp area in Del Rio, Tennessee, May 25-28. It's located on the scenic French Broad River, between Johnson City, Asheville, NC and Knoxville, TN. If you've seen Ian's Schmeisser's dual sport maps in the February BMW Owners News, we're located at the bottom of Hwy 107 from Max Patch. We're one hour from the famous Deal's Gap and the Cherohala Skyway. The ROK Rally fee includes: 3 nights camping, Dave's famous recipe white chili, snacks, continental breakfast, endless coffee, plus more. See millions of FIREFLYS on display nightly. A natural event that must be seen to be believed. Check us out at: http://www.BMWROK.org for links, registration form, rally count and latest info. Pre-registration only $40 and limited to first 100 pre-paid by May 20, 2012.  $50 at gate if spots available. Mail all inquiries to Jerry at  . Send registration form and check payable to:

BMWROK, 6013 Ontario Cr., Morristown, Tennessee 37814

May 25 - 29

WV

Cass Rally

Mountaineer Riders #34

Please join us again this year for the annual Cass Rally hosted by BMW MOA club #34. Hotdogs Friday night, meal served at 6pm on Saturday. Coffee, Hot chocolate, and tea around the clock. Observation rides, Door prizes, Grand prize and cash prizes. Search "Cass Rally" on FACEBOOK and ask to join the group for updates. See you in the Mountains! More details: Richard Page () and Mike Harper ()