Lake Martin freeride in 08 ?

[WFO Speedracer]

Okay I want some input here ,I am thinking of putting together a small freeride on Lake Martin this year tenativly the date would be after Labor day.I think we could actually get a large amount of the Wind creek state park by that date as it stays booked up most of the summer.What I need to know is this ,What other events are going on around that time period,races,rides etc.I have the site pretty well locked up as well as permission from the water patrol,permits and the like should not be a giant issue.I would love to just start a small event and work up from there kind of like the way Lanier ride started................All input is welcomed,thanks.:wave:

 

[GIL]

I will see to it the 256 crew, the 205 crew, and the 615 crew would make it!
that would be approx. 20-25 people. Set a date and call it done! Any help u need from me-just let me know!!! www.apba.com for race schedule for region 7, thats us.

 

[tor*p*do]

Lake Martin got water?

 

[Moondance]

Nationals is Labor day weekend, so it'd def need to be the weekend after.

And this is the website http://www.apbaracing.com.

 

[GIL]

Labor day weekend is usually Nationals.

Gil now gets dum azz of the day award- u r right, and thats where I will be.

 

[Cliff]

any other weekend should work

 

[Big Kahuna]

dont plan it the week after a race or another event......... That is very difficult to do both for some of us.

 

[Jawbreaker]

dont plan it the week after a race or another event......... That is very difficult to do both for some of us.

x2

 

[WFO Speedracer]

How about toward the end of September?

 

[GIL]

Hey wedoseadoo, I just looked at the freeride calender and their is nothing in May and race schedule wise-looks like the 24th and 25th of May would work well. Below is the tentative race schedule for this year. I will help either way if u want to do Martin or Smith. If we did a Martin ride in May, I could try to put together a Smth ride on Aug 16th-17th.

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Tentative Schedule





Date Event Promoter Location Event Type
(click below for Results)
April 26th TBA Surf & Turf TBA Closed Course
April 27th TBA Surf & Turf TBA Closed Course
May 10th Orange Beach, AL Surf & Turf Orange Beach, AL Closed Course
May 11th Orange Beach, AL Surf & Turf Orange Beach, AL Closed Course
June 7th APBA National Tour Surf & Turf Myrtle Beach, SC Closed Course
June 8th APBA National Tour Surf & Turf Myrtle Beach, SC Closed Course
June 21st Charlotte, NC Surf & Turf Charlotte, NC Closed Course
June 22nd Charlotte, NC Surf & Turf Charlotte, NC Closed Course
July 12th Tupelo, MS Surf & Turf Tupelo, MS Closed Course
July 13th Tupelo, MS Surf & Turf Tupelo, MS Closed Course
Aug. 2nd TBA Surf & Turf TBA Closed Course
Aug. 3rd TBA Surf & Turf TBA Closed Course

and here is the freeride schedule

2008 Ozarks Invasion June 20-22, 2008
2008 Pismo Spring Break (1 Viewing)
March 14-16, 2008 - Pismo Beach, California Pismo Freeride.

2008 Lone Star Freeride (1 Viewing)
March 2008 -
2008 Chicken Bone X2travaganza
April 26-27, 2008 - Pensacola Beach, FL Chicken Bone X2travaganza 2008

2008 Jam at the Dam - formerly Pitt Pass
June 20-22, 2008 - Newaygo, Michigan camping

2008 St. Croix Sortie
July 11-13, 2008 - Lakeland, MN or Hudson
2008 Cleveland Rock-n-Ride
July 26-27, 2008 - Cleveland, Ohio Here we go...Rock N Ride III...

2008 Wave Rave
August 22-24, 2008 - Claybanks, Michigan

 

[Moondance]

Well that weekend of May is Memorial day weekend. Do you want a bunch of water popo chasing you around? Not a good idea to have a freeride on a holiday weekend imo.

 

[MILF]

Well that weekend of May is Memorial day weekend. Do you want a bunch of water popo chasing you around? Not a good idea to have a freeride on a holiday weekend imo.

I agree and why we never did the Lanier ride on Memorial Day weekend.... Too much lake traffic and DNR present.

Why not do it the weekend that we usually do the SFF - But we do want our weekend back next year when we have water.....LOL:cheer:

 

[Moondance]

I agree and why we never did the Lanier ride on Memorial Day weekend.... Too much lake traffic and DNR present.

Why not do it the weekend that we usually do the SFF - But we do want our weekend back next year when we have water.....LOL:cheer:

I personally think that weekend should be a national holiday and be named so for SFF:bananajump:

 

[crammit442]

If it is held at Martin everyone needs to know ahead of time that the area is dry and drinking could easily ruin it for everyone else. My family has a house on Lake Martin and we don't currently have any problems with the water patrol. Any bad behavior could cause our lake to become like Lanier. At least partly as a result of past freerides, the DNR at Lanier is now VERY strict and watches standups closely. I don't think it should be a problem. After all, the whole thing is about friends getting together and hanging out and riding anyway, right?:smile:

 

[Big Kahuna]

If it is held at Martin everyone needs to know ahead of time that the area is dry and drinking could easily ruin it for everyone else. My family has a house on Lake Martin and we don't currently have any problems with the water patrol. Any bad behavior could cause our lake to become like Lanier. At least partly as a result of past freerides, the DNR at Lanier is now VERY strict and watches standups closely. I don't think it should be a problem. After all, the whole thing is about friends getting together and hanging out and riding anyway, right?:smile:

I dont think drinking is responsible for most of the attention that we get on lanier now, I think it is more the fact of 40 standups chasing boats up and down the lake...... There is plenty of drinking on the water, just take a cruise down to cocktail cove....... there is as much beer and alcohol on the boats as there is gas in their tanks......... Or drugs for that matter.........


Bottom line, Who needs alcohol? I dont...........
I do not see any reason why we cannot have a ride where alcohol is not the main attraction.

 

[dbrutherford]

Can I come ride?

 

[crammit442]

I dont think drinking is responsible for most of the attention that we get on lanier now, I think it is more the fact of 40 standups chasing boats up and down the lake...... There is plenty of drinking on the water, just take a cruise down to cocktail cove....... there is as much beer and alcohol on the boats as there is gas in their tanks......... Or drugs for that matter.........


Bottom line, Who needs alcohol? I dont...........
I do not see any reason why we cannot have a ride where alcohol is not the main attraction.

I agree that alcohol is not the only reason, but it is a part of it. The thing with chasing boats is a very real issue. Either way, we have been UNinvited back to Lanier as a group. Not sure what will make it any different at Lake Martin. If Gil has actual support at Smith, why not do it there? If things are the way they have been at Lanier in the past there may very well be an UNinvitation for us at Lake Martin also. I'm not completely against it, I'm just concerned that the good thing we have now may be damaged.

 

[MILF]

I agree that alcohol is not the only reason, but it is a part of it. The thing with chasing boats is a very real issue. Either way, we have been UNinvited back to Lanier as a group. Not sure what will make it any different at Lake Martin. If Gil has actual support at Smith, why not do it there? If things are the way they have been at Lanier in the past there may very well be an UNinvitation for us at Lake Martin also. I'm not completely against it, I'm just concerned that the good thing we have now may be damaged.

Charles, your concerns are very valid as we personally went through "not-wanted" back at Lanier. That also caused them to "super-police" the waters during all the weekends during the summer. Their presence in our riding area was doubled this past summer... It sucked for us locals! At the ride, There main concern was the disrespect that their officers received from some of the riders along with the their inability to police all the riders on the lake! They said that they would take a rider to jail if they saw them do anything as minimum as jumping off a wake. They said they gave a few citations for drinking, but I don't think that was the main reason behind their refusal to allow us to hold the freedride at Lanier. Just my personal input as I don't want anyone to go through what we did last year in organizing the SFF or simply enjoying riding on the weekend.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Ok heres the skinny ,alcohol is allowed in the park that much has been determined,however drinking and driving boats,personal watercraft,cars whatever is absolute stupidity in ALABAMA and you will be treated like the stupid person that you are for doing so.From talking with the water patrol it would be similar to Daytona,an area would be bouyed off and the event would be held in that area,if you wish to venture outside that area normal rules and regs would apply to you,inside that area for the safety of all concerned drinking and riding would be heavily frowned upon by me and everyone else,if caught doing so expulsion from said event is a real and definate possibility.So peeps there it is.

 

[Moondance]

I don't think boating & drinking is the issue. It's after a hard day playing that some peeps want to enjoy an adult beverage at night. No body wants to get hassled for enjoying a beer with dinner.