01/08/10 Complete 2010 NETRA
Schedule
Added to Club Web Site after some effort to get the official "
NETRA Pocket
Schedule"
on
one easy-to-read page using PhotoShop, the 2010 schedule is now on our
web site, see the link at the top of
page or
click
here
to
see
it. The first NETRA race of 2010 is in just a few days!!
01/08/10 Possible Land For The Club To
Use At the 1/7 Club Meeting Kevin H. reported he was talking to
someone
about the possible use of up to 700 acres of their land, perhaps by the
Club
leasing
it....stay tuned!! We'll have more here
on it when/if it develops...
01/08/10 State Line Riders Motorcycle
Club
2010 Officers Elected at the 1/7 Club Meeting. The Officers are
as follows:
President: John McIntyre; Vice-President: David Prouty; Treasurer:
Jamie Johnson; Secretary: Brennan Holland;
Serjeant-at-Arms: Paul Cummings; Webmaster: Jeffrey Woodin
(myself)...in fact I'd like to give my
acceptance speech
now; ...grab a cup of coffee, this might be long ....but I'll try and
keep it under
800 words :) ....just kidding.
Seriously, for
myself, thank you. And if I am allowed some personal space on this
page, I'll tell you I actually
enjoy doing the web site
for
the club and hope people enjoy reading it, but I am just the middle man
here, the web site is about our club,
our members
and our
shared love of and passion for motorcycles. But as long as the club
wants me to do it, I will. As always, feedback
and
suggestions to
make it
better are
always
welcome...
01/18/10 IMPORTANT: At the 1/14
club meeting Ivan brought up an issue that he feels concerns the voting
process the club
had on 1/7 for our 2010 officers. His concern is whether "minors"
should be
allowed to vote in the club. While the current
by-laws do not restrict who can vote by age, in previous years Ivan
said he
recalled
they were not allowed to. So in the coming
weeks please attend the weekly meetings to hear all the points of view
on
this. There are
many. And, if you wish, give your input
on what the club should do in the future. This also leads to several
other
issues (that are no
one particular persons fault) that the
club should probably look to resolve before our next election. From
when
nominations should be in
by, to making sure the
candidates have both the time and way to tell the club what they stand
for and want to
do. It appears that,
the election process
that worked for the club 1 year or 5 years ago, or even 20 years ago,
may not be what works
best going forward. Hind
sight is
always 20/20. There are probably several things that the people
involved (all good people
by the way) and the club might
have
done different to avoid the situation that resulted. Unfortunately we
can not now turn the
clock back to November. But we
can
work to make changes that may or may not need to be made. The next
meeting is Thursday.
01/22/10 First 2010 Angie Page
Update!! Those of you who were paying attention to the
2010
NETRA
schedule know that the first
NETRA race of 2010 happend on 1/10....and Angie has the 1st of many
2010 updates for us on
Angies'
Page so be sure to check it out!
01/30/10 People Going on the
SuperCross Bus Trip Please Get Your Payments In! If you are
going on the Toronto SuperCross
trip please get John the balance you owe, or the entire amount if you
did
not give John your $50/seat deposit. The total is $110/per seat
($70/bus seat & $40/SuperCross seat). If you have not reserved your
hotel
room
please do that as well
before 2/13!
see
trip
information
on
this
page
01/30/10 Club By-Law Review &
Amendment Process Has Begun If you would like to participate
please
visit
this
web
page
and/or the
"2010
Club
By-Law
Review
&
Amendment
Forum" that is now on the clubs
online forum!
Old News &
Events...
01/30/10 Angies' Club Sweat Shirts Are
In!! If you ordered one please see Angie at the Thursday
meeting. They are $21.50 each.
If you did not order one but would like one Angie order about 15 extra,
so see her soon if you want one!
01/30/10 2010 Banquet Dinner Tickets
Now Available!! You can buy them at the Thursday club meeting.
Banquet includes a
family style roast beef dinner, band, door prizes and raffle drawings.
Dinner
Tickets are $25/Adult & $20/Child.
02/03/10 AMA Action Alert "President's Budget
Proposal Would Slash Trail Funding" Gary sent this in,
to take
action
go
to
this
web
page and at the bottom you can enter your Zip code to
contact elected officials with an email or letter.
02/05/10 Cool Trials Video Since
we
have
many
good
trials
riders
in
the
club
(many
with
the
trophies
to
prove
it)
here
is
a
neat video that was mailed out to the Albany Irish Riders email list
this
week, many in our club might also enjoy it
Trials
Video
02/05/10 Billys ISDE
Silver Medal At the 2/4 club meeting Billy & Ryan discussed
their trip to the
National
Enduro in Sumter, SC
to race last week (in A-Open), Billy also brought in his silver medal
from the
Portugal
ISDE, if you missed it
click
here
to
see
it.
02/23/10 Electric Bikes Coming to
NETRA At the 2/18 Club Meeting John M. told how they had some
electric motorcycles at
the NETRA Banquet and how Austin Oral was going to race on one this
year. John sent these videos in too
Video 1 Video 2
03/06/10 - Sue Still Needs Used
Spockets
& Chains for her projects. At the 3/4 club meeting Sue told
the club she and the
kids are still doing their projects (
like these), so if if you
have old motorcycle parts please help Sue and the kids out!
03/15/10 - State Line Banquet Pictures
Posted Theresa M. sent in some pictures from out annual banquet
2/27!
see
them
here
03/15/10 - State Line SuperCross Bus
Trip Pictures Posted Jeff W.'s pics from our Toronto trip 3/13
now online!
see
them
here
UPDATE 4/5: Additional pics sent in by Theresa M. added
click
here
to
see
them
04/10/10 - Vintage Class ('74 &
older) & Post Vintage Class ('75 to '81) Race It was
brought up at the club meeting
Billy Burns would like to do a vintage race at our Hare Scramble race
this year (Sept. 4-5), and the club will work on it.
04/10/10 - State Line Riders Grand
Tour 2010 This is something fun for our guys and gals with road
bikes. We are
looking for at least 10 riders to sign up. What is it? Why would it be
fun?
click
here
to
find
out
04/13/10 - The Clubs Favorite Waitress
Having Big Birthday Party at
Guiseppes. You
know who is turning 30, and
there is going to be a party for her, complete with a band
4/24 (Saturday). I am sure
(nice) gifts would be welcome.
04/22/10 - State Line Riders Grand
Tour 2010 web page added last week. We are looking for at least
10 riders to
sign up!
click
here
for
full
information
04/22/10 - State Line Riders / Hoosac
Valley Motorcycle Club 2-Day Dual-Sport web page was added
several days
ago
click
here
for
full
information and event flyer. Contact Marc at the
Thursday meeting
for more information.
04/25/10 Motorcycle Radio Network
Links Added In case you missed it on the
Links page, we
added a link to
the
Motorcycle Radio
Network a few weeks ago, listen online to new (and old) shows every
few days, or use your iPod.
05/06/10 Club Land Update at
the 4/29 club meeting Dave reported that he & some of the club
members had visited
the 180 acres off Babcock Lake Road and it looked pretty good, with
even some
areas our trials riders might like. The club
will set a date, probably Sunday 5/23, where more club members could
see and ride the
land and can meet the landowner,
and he can meet us. Maybe even do a barbecue or cookout that day. Then
the club and land
owner can then discuss the
club possibly leasing the land.
05/12/10 Angies Page Update Check
out
Angies
latest
update
from
Rock
Maple
Farms
here!
05/11/10 Motorcycle Museum Section
added to Links Page Links for the "Barber Vintage Motorsports
Museum" in
Birmingham, Alabama and the "Wheels Through Time" museum of American
vintage
motorcycles (w/many videos) in
Maggie Valley, NC added to Links page.
Check them out.
Have any suggestions for others to add? Send them in...
05/17/10 Trailer Boyz Ad Brennan
sent
in
this
humorous
ad. You decide if it's real or not...
05/17/10 Pictures from Rock Maple Farm
in Eastford, CT May 9th sent in by Theresa M.
see
them
here!
05/19/10 Angies Page Update Check
out
Angies
latest
update
from
the
CATRA Black Fly
here!
Here are some YouTube videos someone also posted from this event
video1 video2 video3
05/22/10 Pictures from CATRA Black Fly
in Fish House, NY May 16th sent in by Theresa M.
see
them
here!
05/29/10 State Line Riders / Hoosac
Valley Motorcycle Club 2-Day Dual Sport Registration Form is
now online!
If you are doing the ride please register early so we can get a good
head count.
Just
print
&
Fax
the
form
on
this
page
05/29/10 State Line Riders Riding Land
Our meet at Mikes land in Grafton last Sunday went pretty well
and we had
about 40 people turn out to see it & ride it. Everyone is pretty
positive it seems. But if you want to see the land and did
not make it last Sunday contact John M. In the next few weeks the club
will be discussing leasing the land and probably
voting on it. So come to the
Thursday meetings
and be heard if you have thoughts and/or opinions on it.
06/08/10 Billy Burns Going to 2010 ISDE in Mexico This Year John
reported
that
Billy
is
going
to
the
ISDE
again
this year, and that it will me held in Mexico. Support Billy if you can
with a donation or T-shirt purchase!
06/08/10 State Line Riders Trailer
Work Last Saturday John and Kevin worked on the club trailer
and cooker to
get them ready for our Field Meet June 26-27 at
the
Squaw
Valley field. Here are
a
few
pics
Theresa
sent
in
06/08/10 State Line Rider Land Lease The
discussion
continues
at
the
clubs
Thursday
meetings
about our possible
land lease. If you want to have input on the future of club membership
dues, or have ideas on the best way the
club should pay for the lease please come to the next meeting. A sample
lease and information on insurance was
also available for inspection at last Thursdays meeting. This week
(6/10) we should have a guy there who helps
other clubs do land leases. Get your questions ready and get informed.
The club may have a vote on the lease and
releated issues in the next two weeks.
06/12/10 "Rensselaer Plateau" Plan by
the NY DEC At the 6/3 meeting Kevin brought to the clubs
attention plans
by the DEC to get more control of what is being called the "Rensselaer
Plateau", which could affect land in Grafton and
Pittstown the club uses (and has used
responsibly for over 25
years). I have created an
information
page on this with
news stories, links and DEC information
here.
Please
check
it
out,
and
lets
stay
informed
on
this
one!
UPDATE 6/24 Stories
Added: Grafton Town Board Action – Board Votes Not To
Support Forest Legacy Designation
06/13/10 Club Member Jeremy Holeshots
Mike Alessi Tim E. sent in a picture of Jeremy on the track with
AMA Pro rider Mike Alessi from the Husaberg/KTM dealer meeting. You can
see
it
here. Tim also sent in this
link to a funny
KTM
"Braaap" video.
06/14/10 Pictures of Billy Burns
Qualifying for ISDE in Missouri Walt sent in some pictures of
Billy in Park Hill,
Missouri qualifying last month for, and now part of, Team USA headed to
the
2010 ISDE in Mexico,
see
the
pics
here
06/14/10 MotoCzysz Links Added to
Links Page If you missed it, Michael Czysz is the inventor of
the "
MotoCzysz
C1",
with it's revolutionary (very narrow) twin counter-rotating crankshaft
engine (the two contra-rotating crankshafts cancel out
each other's torque and gyroscopic forces), innovative and "game
changing" rear suspension and front forks, and a slipper
clutch with twin clutches (among other innovations). He is also the
developer of the "MotoCzysz E1" that just
won
the
TT Zero electric motorcycle race on the Isle of Man (see MotoCzysz
links in
Motorcycle
News). Who says Americans can't
do leading edge motorcycle design??
MotoCzysz
E1
Link1 MotoCzysz
E1
Link2
06/16/10 Raymertown Garage For Sale Tom
Grant,
former
club
president
and
one
of
the
clubs
founding
members,
is
looking to sell his motorcycle/car repair shop on Rt 7 in, of course,
Raymertown. If you are looking to get in the
repair/service business or know someone who might be, give Tom a call
at
Raymertown
Garage.
07/15/10 State Line Riders Field Meet
Photos Added Pictures Theresa sent in added to Photo Albums.
See
them
here
More pictures and even videos from Jeff coming shortly!!
07/15/10 Angie Has An Update! Check it out here!
07/15/10 Tuesday Work Parties at
Potter Hill Field The club is having work parties at the
Potter
Hill field Tuesdays
at 5:30PM to get it ready for our upcoming race. Contact Paul or John
at the
Thursday
meeting for more
info. Work parties
may be canceled because of bad weather or heat.
07/16/10 Trip to New Jersey
Motorsports Park At the 7/15 meeting Nick announced that he is
putting a trip together
for Sept. 26-27 to
New
Jersey Motorsports Park. He is looking to get at least 6 riders to
go. The cost will be $375, plus the
cost of your hotel room. The price for the track gets you riding on the
race
track for 20 minute sessions every hour, for
8 hours each day. Nick is planning on trailering his bike, and may have
one or two spots
available on his trailer. For more
info call Nick @ 518-209-2226 or email him at
ggrmasterson@gmail.com
07/25/10 More Pictures Pictures Jeffs
pictures
from
the
Field
Meet
are
now
on
the
photos
page
from
that
event
and Theresa sent in pictures from CT State race
see
them
here. Videos from the Field Meet still coming soon, trying
to set this up right, not fast, so in the future we can get new videos
up on the site quickly...
07/31/10 Chicken BBQ Dinner Tickets
Now Available Tickets for the Chicken BBQ the club is having
Sept. 4th
during the
clubs
hosted
NETRA
race at
Potter
Hill are
now available. Tickets are just $12 each
but must be bought
in advance of the race
so the guy we are having BBQ the chickens knows how many to buy.
Contact John at the
Thursday meeting
or by phone (518-235-5917) to buy or reserve your tickets today!
07/31/10 Indian Ridge Report Theresa
sent
in
pictures
from
Indian
Ridge and Angie has a report on the 7/25 race
on
Angies Page...thank
you
ladies!!
- April 9-11 (Friday-Sunday) NETRA
Youth Camp 2010 The Nutmeg Scramblers will be hosting a two-day
youth camp.
Rider applications and medical forms are
due by March 1st. click here for more
information
- May 15th (Saturday) Freestyle
Motocross Demo at
O's
Eatery American Diner at
309
Rigor
Road,
Chatham,
NY
(directly off the Taconic Parkway) to benefit the
Children's Miracle League
click
here
for
event
flyer
- May 15th (Saturday) "The Miracle
Ride" 4th Annual Rossman Memorial Poker Run 100 Mile scenic
road course
through Rensselaer, Columbia & Berkshire counties, Prizes, Food,
Raffles, Live Music, 2 motorcycle stunt shows,
Best Bike Contest.
click
here
for
flyer or
click
here for Capital Region Miracle League registration forms
- May 16th (Sunday) Woodstock Poker
Run click
here
for
flyer
- May 17th (Monday) ABATE of New York
"Ride to the Capitol" in Albany Freedom
Rally
flyer web site
- May 23rd (Sunday) Club Meet at Land
on Babcock Lake Road, Grafton to check out 180 acres club may
lease.
Babcock
Lake
Road runs from about 1 mile east of Grafton on Rt 2 to about 2
miles east of
Guiseppe's
on Rt 7.
This is for Club members only.
Additional info in the
Club News. The
meet is around 10AM, about 4 miles in
from Rt 7, on left. Look for Arrows on Babcock Lake Road. Drive slow as
you enter property as there are kids around.
- June 7-12 (Monday-Saturday)
Americade at Lake
George,
NY
click here for more info
- June 11-13 (Friday-Sunday) Rhinebeck
Grand National Meet at the
Dutchess
County
Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck.
Antique motorcycles & a lot more. The
Vintage
Japanese
Motorcyle
Club will be there again this year, along with
many others and vendors. See the
Rhinebeck
National Meet
web site for directions and full schedule of events.
- June 19-20 (Saturday-Sunday) State
Line Riders /
Hoosac Valley
Motorcycle Club
2-Day Duel-Sport Event
See Marc at the
Thurs.
meetings or for more information
click
here
for
event
information
page
&
flyer.
- June 19 (Saturday) Bridgerunners
Motorcycle Club Block Party Got this one in the email folks,
bit of a ride,
but if you're up for a ride to NYC (Brooklyn) check out the
flyer
- June 19-20 (Saturday-Sunday) NATC Trials
Championship Series (Rounds 3 & 4) at
Exeter, RI
- June 26-27 (Saturday-Sunday) State
Line Riders Field Meet Weekend At the at
the
Squaw
Valley field
- June 26-27 (Saturday-Sunday) NATC Trials
Championship Series (Rounds 5 & 6) at
Cayuta, NY
- July 8-10 (Thurs-Saturday) New
York
State HOG Rally, at Syracuse (Register by 5/20).
YNN TV
news story on event
- July 11 (Sunday) 15th Anniversary of
Jimmy's Ride
click
here
for
flyer
- July 17 (Saturday) Ride To Benefit
St. Jude's Starts at
Polish
American
Citizen's
Club; 110 Commerce Ave; Albany, NY
Registration 9-11am, Depart@Noon, Ride to/from Thacher Park. Afternoon
of music, games, raffles, food, $20, Rain or Shine
- July 18 (Sunday) Pediatric
Brain Tumor Foundation Utica
Ride
For
Kids
- August 1 (Sunday) Adirondack Riders
Annual Bingo Run This year to benefit 7 year old Bella
flyer
web page
- August 1 (Sunday) Pediatric Brain
Tumor
Foundation Hudson
Valley
Ride
For
Kids
- August 7 (Saturday) Ryan
&
Courtney
Run
'10 7th Annual Memorial
Motorcycle Run for Ryan
& Courtney
flyer
- August 8 (Sunday) Irish
Riders
Motorcycle Club "Off-Road for
Dummies Charity Ride" flyer
jpeg flyer
pdf
- August 12-15 (Wednesday-Sunday)
Annual Northeast Trail Riders Expo flyer
web site
- August 14-15
(Saturday-Sunday) The
Clubs Two-Day
Ride at Ivans
Ivan says Everything is good to go on the 2 day
ride. 2pm Saturday, 10am Sunday. Meet at Ivans Farm
on this map
for the rides. The Camping field is also shown on that
map. Trip to the museum at
Strictly Hodaka
is on Sunday. Ivan has 4
group trail leaders and one sweep rider available in
case we have to split up the participants. Patti Stannard usually has
refreshments at Strictly Hodaka The weather looks like
it will be good.
Thank
You
(again),
Ivan!
(A few pics from last year)
- August 15 (Sunday) 2nd Annual
Tri-State
Poker Run - Combat Veterans
Motorcycle Association flyer
- August 21 (Saturday) 1st Annual
Ryan's Run web
page flyer
- August 28 (Saturday) Southwick
Lucas Oil Pro AMA
Motocross National
- September 3-6 (Friday-Monday)
Americades Rolling
Thru
Vermont
- September 4-5
(Saturday-Sunday Labor
Day weekend)
State
Line
Riders
Hosted
NETRA
Race at
Potter
Hill
Contact
John by Aug. 23rd to
buy or reserve Chicken BBQ Tickets, see flyer... Event
flyer
jpeg Event
flyer
jpeg
(small)
Event
flyer
pdf
- September
4-5 (Saturday-Sunday)
Bear Creek
Sportsman "Bear Creek Blast"
weekend
