Sept 11, 12 – Calabogie Boogie Dualsport

This new Dual Sport ride is an extension of the Calabogie Boogie trail ride, a premier event in the OFTR trail ride series put on by the Bytown Motorcycle Association BMA. Rally Connex in collaborating with the BMA's Dual Sport Group have put together a great selection of rides to suit any size Dual Sport bike and all riding abilities. Bring a friend for this amazing weekend of riding on trails and back roads. The Calabogie Boogie Trail ride is also based out of the same location so there will be no lack of off-road enthusiasm in the air.

The choice is yours as to what type of riding to do from the most aggressive trail riding Ontario has to offer to scenic tours of the countryside. If you want to do some of each type of riding, that's fine too.

The two Dual Sport ride options "stock tire" and "aggressive" are GPS rides while the trail riding options are arrowed, mapped and rated for distance and difficulty. You can switch between Trail riding, Stock DS and Aggressive DS anytime between the three sessions: Saturday am, Saturday pm and Sunday am.

The format for the Calabogie Dual Sport ride is as follows: Proceed to the sound checks (94db), get your sticker to ride. The Sign-in at the Club House, drop off your GPS for loading (Friday night 6 to 9 or 7:30am Saturday). Attendance at the main pre-ride meeting is mandatory. Then the dual sporters will have a separate pre-ride to discuss any significant features of the routes. Ride, ride, ride. Lunch is served trailside on Saturday (roast beef on a bun). Saturday evening banquet & trailside lunches Saturday and Sunday are all shared with the participants in the Calabogie Boogie Trail Ride. Sunday morning starts at a Gravel Pit down the road (see below), loops back to the pit for lunch (BBQ sausages, burgers & salads), and ends back at the Pit.

The optional Saturday night Banquet at the Calabogie Highlands Golf Resort century-old clubhouse, with guest speakers, is not to be missed. Buy your ticket at the sign-in

The Saturday start location, and Headquarters, is at the Calabogie Highlands Golf Resort N45.27559 W76.72839 - www.highlandsgolfclubs.com

Sunday’s ride starts at a gravel pit on Highway 509 N45.26946 W76.83459 about 20 km away from the Saturday start. Dual Sport riders may be better off to leave trailers at the Golf course since it’s just 20k down the road to the Sunday start location. We will let you know if there are any parking restrictions at the golf course.

There are limited accommodations on site, lots of tent sites, and many nearby motels in Calabogie to choose from.

Also see the BMA website for details http://www.bytown-motorcycle-assoc.ca/main.htm

ENTRY FEES: Pre-Entry: $100      /1-day entry: $65 - Includes T-shirt and trailside lunches.

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