Introductions We had 30 people at the meeting!  23 members, 5 prospective new members and two guests.   That is awesome!            

Reports 

Movie night – Janet D. let us know there was a small attendance. They did not watch the movies, instead viewed Max’s and Ross and Karen’s New Zealand photos. Comments on participation were, directions were sent to late, other commitments interfered. Might consider doing again, but would need to have some commitment to attend.

Monthly Rides – Melinda discussed the monthly club ride to Volcano the bunch at St George Hotel.  26 riders, 24 bikes attended and were split into three groups.  The weather was beautiful and a great meal was enjoyed at St. George Hotel.  Afterwards, Melinda ensured that all had riding partners and were ok with routes home.    

Sponsor information:

A&S Happenings: April GaragenPartei: Motorcycle Feud - April 17th, 6:30-8 p.m.

Motorcycle Trivia Night at A&S BMW Motorcycles, where you’ll team-up with other riders to answer some fun facts about motorcycles! We’ll have a few rounds with mini-prizes for each round and  grand prizes for the overall winning team! A free BBQ feast will be cooked by the Gold Country Dual Sport Riders!

FREE Motorcycle First-Aid Class - April 19th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. You won’t earn any certifications with this class, but it will arm you with some valuable, real-world practical information that you can use immediately. There is a lot you can do to help someone in the unfortunate event they go down while riding. We’ll go over the basics: the before, the after, and some techniques and tools that are readily available to aid a fallen rider and you. Contact Megan McLeer, A&S BMW Motorcycles at megan@ascycles.com to reserve your space in the class!

Business

June Ride- Linda Garcia will be the ride coordinator.  Check e-mails for details. 

July Rides- We will have two rides in July! 

Cindy G. volunteered to coordinate a ride for July 12^th the second Saturday.

Amy has offered to coordinate a novice ride on July 24^th the fourth Saturday.

Thank you ladies for volunteering your time!

The WOW annual conference is in Michigan this year, but no one has expressed an interest in attending as of yet.  Let Sue know if you want to go and we can discuss routes etc. at a future meeting.

May 3-5 Spring Fling to Jughandle Creek Farm - Sue and Dee Dee pre rode this event last weekend and it sounds like a great weekend.  Sleeping bags for warmth are recommended but the house we rented provides linens. Pillows are already there.  Details of the weekend were discussed.  Contact Dee Dee if you need more information. We have 23 members signed up to go! AJ and Janet are leading one route which is less involved and Sue C leads another route for more adventurous riders. Departure location on Saturday, May 3^rd is the Chevron Station at West Capitol exit off I-80 Westbound.  Ride review begins at 8:30 with 9:00 clutches out.  Breakfast for those who wish is at Eppies.  

Group Riding Video- Everyone watched the video and questions on stopping, staying with the group, size of groups and passing were discussed afterwards.

Thanks to Sue C. for providing the video. And a special thank you to Bill Cruz for the loan of the video. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

New Bikes/New Member Updates

Website Photos- E-mail photos for posting on the GCR website to Nerissa

GCR Photo Albums- Pat E.