2009 Rally attendance?

What was the official rally attendance? :scratch

Thanks

8900 and some was announced at the Awards Ceremony.

8,972 was announced with between 6 and 7 thousand bikes.

VT still has the record at 9200+ ?????

VERMONT = 9286

TN was close, but no cigar!

That's a no brainer, e.g., the economy is now in the tank and VT is next to a large chunk of the USA's population. That's one reason the location this year WAS so nice-less people around to clog things up!

I say bring the rally back to Vermont and it would exceed 10,000!

Great venue and great riding

There could've been a few more, but some people who came too late on Saturday were turned away...That's unfortunate.

I was at the rally for 2 days before I bothered to 'register' due to the lengthy process and lines.

I imagine I was not alone and many never bothered at all.

I arrived Thursday and was pre-registered.
I literally breezed through registration, I think it took 5 minutes.
The walk-in registration line looked like it was moving briskly but there was a line.

[QUOTE=RoyB;480200]VERMONT = 9286

TN was close, but no cigar![/QUOTE]

Vermont was a great rally destination. I loved it there. Great roads, great scenery, neat covered bridges and historic buildings. I look for another excuse to ride there.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/ONoct06.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=tyler73;480323]I was at the rally for 2 days before I bothered to 'register' due to the lengthy process and lines.

I imagine I was not alone and many never bothered at all.[/QUOTE]

I hope you mean they preregistered (paid up front) and simply never visited registration to
get a wristband and programme.

I'd hate to think anyone simply didn't pay (theft of services.)

[QUOTE=kantuckid;480221]That's a no brainer, e.g., the economy is now in the tank and VT is next to a large chunk of the USA's population. That's one reason the location this year WAS so nice-less people around to clog things up![/QUOTE]

All the more reason to go, don't have to ask the boss for time off of work!

I thought one of the most significant statistics was that only about [B][COLOR="Blue"]5 percent of the bikes came on trailers.[/B][/COLOR]
Sorta the [I]reverse [/I]of H-Ds at Bike Week.

[QUOTE=kantuckid;480221]That's a no brainer, e.g., the economy is now in the tank and VT is next to a large chunk of the USA's population. That's one reason the location this year WAS so nice-less people around to clog things up![/QUOTE]


You were able to noticed that there were 314 less people clogging things up? Wow