announced location?

[aaaaaa]

Was the 09 location announced?
robert

[Munchy]

Johnson City, TN. NE Corner, western side of the Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, etx. More trees than Gillette, lotsa twisty roads... and 'sweet tea'.

[BMWBagby]

Yes it was!!! Johnson City, TN at the Appalachain Fair grounds...

www.visitjohnsoncitytn.com
www.appalachianfair.com

July 16-19, 2009

[theLuz]

when it comes back to the west coast, I'll put it on my schedule. Maybe when I retire............:deal

[BeemerMike]

Yes it was!!! Johnson City, TN at the Appalachain Fair grounds... July 16-19, 2009

The Appalachian Fairgrounds appears to be in Gray, TN. Are we just referring to the nearest big town?

[Munchy]

The Appalachian Fairgrounds appears to be in Gray, TN. Are we just referring to the nearest big town?

I believe that is the case. Best to check with the MOA officials.

[BMWBagby]

The Appalachian Fairgrounds appears to be in Gray, TN. Are we just referring to the nearest big town?

from the info that was handed out in Gillette, Johnson City is the "host area" and the Appalachain fair grounds is the "host facility"

[geoelement]

I just got back from 10 days of riding down there. Actually it was 8 because my riding partner got bit by the Dragon. Last 2 days in a U-haul rental truck.

Sorry to digress.. That part of the country is absolutely beautiful and yes they have lots of SWEET TEA:clap

You guys just made my day.:bikes

[Munchy]

http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally2009.htm

[chasbueller]

The fair ground address is Gray, TN. So it's Gray!! I know only 4-5 miles apart, but the mailing address and google map place it in Gray, not Johnson City. :deal

Why ???:confused:

Chas

[osbornk]

The fair ground address is Gray, TN. So it's Gray!! I know only 4-5 miles apart, but the mailing address and google map place it in Gray, not Johnson City. :deal

Why ???:confused:

Chas

Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol are close together and the reason it is called the Tri-Cities. However, there are a lot of small towns between them such as Gray, Bluff City, Piney Flats, etc. that have their own local government and post offices. The fairground just happens to be in Gray. People in East Tennessee are an independent bunch and they would never consider having their little towns absorbed into the surrounding cities.

[BeemerMike]

The fairground just happens to be in Gray. People in East Tennessee are an independent bunch and they would never consider having their little towns absorbed into the surrounding cities.

Kind of what I was thinking. Before we commit an inadvertent slight of the town in which the 2009 rally will actually be located, we may want to be sure the good people of Gray are OK with advertising the rally as being in Johnson City.

[SheRidesABeemer]

The fair ground address is Gray, TN. So it's Gray!! I know only 4-5 miles apart, but the mailing address and google map place it in Gray, not Johnson City. :deal

Why ???:confused:

Chas

the Burlington Rally was in Essex Junction, VT

[lagator]

Gray or Johnson City, Who cares. It's the MOA Rally in a great location with fantastic riding and I'm going.

[GSfornow]

Gray or Johnson City, Who cares. It's the MOA Rally in a great location with fantastic riding and I'm going.


Probably the residents of Gray and Johnson City.

[mrich12000]

Fantastic, Now I can go to one of these things Ill start planning now!! wo wo wo :buds :buds :buds :clap :clap :eat :bolt :bolt :bikes :bar :boldpurpl :boldpurpl :boldpurpl :beer :beer :bar

[OldAndBusted]

geez the closest super 8 is already full. good thing there's 3 of them within like 15 miles :)

[alabeemer]

I believe that is the case. Best to check with the MOA officials.

To be completely correct, the fair ground is physically located in Gray, TN. We are using Johnson City to make it a little easier for folks to know where the location is geographically.

I can assure everyone that the fine citizens of Gray are in fact OK with us calling it Johnson City. Also we have received tremendous support from the Johnson City Chamber with hotels and all other arrangements.

As Gator stated Gray, Johnson City it really doesn't matter. Make plans to join us for some good ole Mountain Magic...Southern Style! :D

Vance Harrelson
2009 Rally Chair

[nplenzick]

If your moteling it I would book ASAP.
My prediction is this will be the biggest national ever.
Probably in excess of 10K .

[James.A]

I hate sweet tea, I'm not going.....

[lagator]

I hate sweet tea, I'm not going.....

Please come to the rally James, you can have apple cider instead of tea:drink

[LTrider]

Please come to the rally James, you can have apple cider instead of tea:drink

Or BEER!:beer

[Rpbump]

Looking forward to 2009. I will stop by the Skip Barber Museum near Birmingham, AL on the way up to TN and travel east after the rally to N Carolina, south thru GA and back to Jacksonville, FL. I'm looking thru the PB book that lists a thousand places to visit before you kick the bucket for stops along the way. Ride Safe
:usa

[SheRidesABeemer]

If your moteling it I would book ASAP.
My prediction is this will be the biggest national ever.
Probably in excess of 10K .

Results 1-10 of about 1,850 for motels near Johnson City, TN

I think you're safe.

[nplenzick]

Results 1-10 of about 1,850 for motels near Johnson City, TN

I think you're safe.

That's true, however if your the type of person who wants to roll out of bed and be at the rally grounds without camping then you may want to book a room in the next couple of months. The really good news is there will be lots of places to choose from, the pricing should be more then reasonable, and as a bonus there are numerous places to eat!:eat

[nplenzick]

Looking forward to 2009. I will stop by the Skip Barber Museum near Birmingham, AL on the way up to TN and travel east after the rally to N Carolina, south thru GA and back to Jacksonville, FL. I'm looking thru the PB book that lists a thousand places to visit before you kick the bucket for stops along the way. Ride Safe
:usa

The Barber musem has nothing to do with Skip Barber, it's part of the Barber motorsports complex. We hope to check it out this fall for the AMA vintage days, I hear nothing but great things about the place.:clap

[CABNFVR]

Probably the residents of Gray and Johnson City.Why would they care? They won't be invited ether way.

[osbornk]

I think the people in Gray, Johnson City, Bristol, Kingsport, etc. will really appreciate our visit next year. Any place that welcomes 160,000 NA$CAR fans twice a year will be glad to have only 10,000 of us.