Stan and Deb hope to see you all in Redmond this July.

Destination - Redmond and Central Oregon - for the 4R Rally 

You with your family and friends are invited to the 38^th BMW MOA International Rally being held at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, Oregon. The official dates are July 15 - 18, 2010 - but we will open Registration at noon on the 14^th to provide time to get familiar with the grounds, the area and start relaxing after your ride.  

The theme of this year's rally is Ride, Rally and Relax in Redmond.   For many of us attending the BMW MOA Rally is our time away from work, a time to reconnect with friends from various parts of the world, an opportunity to travel to a new area or return to an area that has fond memories, and to visit the Vendors to see and touch the latest accessories and apparel and look for the item(s) that you can't readily find in your home area and items you can't live without.

After almost 40 years putting on large events - BMW MOA volunteers do a fantastic job of putting on a rally. What is always needed is more help at the rally. During the event we hope you can volunteer to work a shift and make new friends. There are diverse opportunities and the Rally is a large event and we need your help. 

New for this year is an emphasis on meeting riders from your state/province/region to celebrate the character of our many local clubs. As the Fair and Expo Center grounds are large, we are able to offer an area for chartered clubs to have a tent brought in or use a club trailer as a focal point for activities. The tent or trailer will be in the loud camping area, but no generators are allowed and no roping off an area is permitted. We'll provide sufficient space between club tents and trailers to accommodate campers. To do this - we must know the size and delivery time of your tent or trailer to the grounds no later than thirty (30) days prior to the rally - so, please, by June 14^th. 

During the next six months there will be numerous articles in BMW ON about the riding in the area, an incredible array of recreational activities for all ages - riders and non-riders alike, the vintage bike display, seminars and volunteering. 

March 1 is opening day for Rally Pre-registration and the registration for RVs and dry camping. 106 Sites are available for full service hook-up in the RV Park. The designated dry camping area is available at no charge and will be used for all individual trailers not pulled by a motorcycle. 

We hope you can ride, fly, drive to Redmond to join your BMW MOA family and friends for the 4R Rally.

Deb Lower, Rally Chair

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Stan Herman, Rally Co-Chair

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