The Lone Star BMW Riders Club
Invites you to the

2^nd Annual Pasta Lunch Social/Ride

Saturday, May 29, 2010

A "Members Only" Event

• What: Independent Ride and Pasta Lunch
• Date: May 29th
• Time: Ride will be from 8 am till 12 noon or whatever you decide. Lunch will be from 12 noon till 2 pm
• Where: The lunch will be at the Pole Barn at Myers Park in McKinney
• Who: Any and all Members (LSBMWR membership includes family and significant others.)
• Cost: $10 for an adult & $5 for a child under the age of 10.
• Pay: Money will be collected on-site before lunch.
• 2010 dues must be paid to participate..
• CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Registration is required so that we can organize a better event for everyone.
• CLICK HERE TO SEE WHO HAS ALREADY REGISTERED
• NOTE: Registration will CLOSE on Thursday night at midnight (5/27/10)
• Download a PDF of this announcement

The ride will be an independent or group ride, whatever you choose. You can depart from any point that you or your group chooses. If you don't have a group to ride with, but want to ride with a group, just post that info on the Yahoo group requesting partners to ride with.

There will be bonus locations emailed to your email (the address you registered with) by 6pm the Monday before the event. You and/or your group can choose up to three bonus locations you want and plan a route (any route that you prefer) from your choice of departure locations (home, coffee shop, gas station, etc). When you get to each bonus location, you will take a photo of your bike in the foreground with something from that location in the background that clearly represents the bonus location (daytime photo). You can use any type of camera that you want as long as you can show the picture of the bonus location with your bike in it to a Lone Star rep at the entrance (pay table) to the Pasta Lunch. The picture can be on your phone or a poloroid (or whatever else) just so that we can distinguish what it is.

Each bonus location will be worth either one, two or three points which will be clearly marked in your email Monday evening. You are allowed up to three bonus captures with a maximum of 6 points for your ride. The reward will be $1 discount on your meal for each bonus point that you retrieve. You must be back at the Pasta lunch by 12:00 noon (or, pretty close) to receive your points.

We will also attach/link a MapSource file to your email along with the text version. This file will have each of the bonus locations on it. However, as a disclaimer, there may be some inaccurate points on the MapSource file but they are not intentional.

We asked previous attendees about this event -- "What do you particularly enjoy about the Pasta Social/Lunch Ride?"

Hmmmm.... I enjoyed the fact that it was not a "ride as far and as fast as you can" sort of day. A good number of couples participated in the ride and several families showed at the social itself. I also enjoyed the fact that the ride committee planned "scavenger hunt" routes which IMHO, made things much more interesting. (It sure didn't hurt that the weather was perfect and that Travis and Krista did an excellent job with the vittles....)

Byron Lawrence ('08 R1200RT)

I enjoyed planning my trip to the various locations to see and photograph something particular. That way I could plan my ride based on my interests and time available. Also, having a young family, day events are the only ones I can participate in regularly. I also invited my family to meet me at the pole barn. I enjoy having my family at a few events and meeting the families of other members.

Kevin Koithan
('93 K75RT)

Last year's social was a wonderful event. I loved the aspect of the families coming together. We had spouses, kids and friends all attend. We all have different backgrounds but these events bring us all together. I loved it and can't wait until this year's event. Travis and Krista are awesome folks - just another reason to love the club.

Jerry James (Kawasaki Concours)

What I enjoy the most is the family atmosphere.

Adan Verduzco ('09 R1200GSA)

We really enjoyed the "scavenger hunt" option for this ride; it was our choice to make whichever stops we wanted to make, and ride at our own pace via a route we felt was best for the itinerary we had selected. This was the first club event I attended, and the site for the lunch made it easy to relax and enjoy getting to know other riders and their families. We loved this ride, and the delicious lunch, too!

Thomas Butler ('06 K1200S)

What I enjoy the most is the outstanding food and great location/venue for socializing with fellow riders.

Phillip Baldwin
('09 R1200GS)