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GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION SOUTHEASTERN “REGION A” ‘HEADQUARTERS OF THE “A” TEAM’ |
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Region "A"-News
FEBRUARY 2008
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The Official newsletter of Region "A" |
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Region "A" Directors
Bob & Nancy Shrader
9333 Rolling Circle
San Antonio, FL 33576
352-668-3164
regiondirector@gwrra-regiona.org
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The
Districts in Region “A” have all completed their annual officer’s
meetings. Nan and I had the
pleasure of attending the meetings in Daytona Beach, FL and Anderson, SC
while Assistant Region Director Jim and Sue Jackson along with Dave and
Ellen Hamilton covered Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
Nan and I would like to especially thank Ed and Jeanette Carr
together with Carl and Donna Blackston for their hospitality at their
respective officer meetings.
All of the Region staff members who attended these important
meetings were highly impressed with the levels of attendance and
participation and the enthusiasm of the attendees.
We compliment the District and Chapter staffs for their
professionalism and dedication to GWRRA principles during these business
meetings.
This is a late reminder that the new MOUs must be completed ASAP
for submission to the Home Office.
We obtained an extension until February, but that time is here so
let’s get them in now if you have not already done so.
Please recall that the originals are to be send to the Home
Office to the attention of Peggy Lee with a copy of each to the Region.
Thanks!
We’re at that time of year when we go through routine chapter
officer change-overs and the associated paperwork.
District Directors and District staffs, please edit this
paperwork thoroughly before sending it on to Region so that we can
expedite its transmission to the Home Office.
Please include the MOU for all new officers with their paperwork
and NOT bunch it in with those for existing officers.
We’d like to welcome to the Region “A” staff Bob and Karla
Greer who have been appointed the Membership Enhancement Coordinators. Bob and Karla have served on the Georgia District staff as
Assistant District Directors and District MEC.
Bob and Karla replace Rick and Madalena Buck who have accepted an
appointment to Assistant Chapter Director at their home chapter FL1-L2
(Wesley Chapel). Rick and
Madalena have done an outstanding job as Region “A” MEC and we wish
them well in their new capacity as chapter leaders.
Nan and I consider them not just great administrators but good
friends as well. Rick and
Madalena will see the CHOY initiative to its completion as their final
MED project. All future MED
issues should be directed to Bob and Karla.
Welcome to the staff guys, it’s good to have you along!
Nan and I attended the 5-Chapter Breakfast in Titusville, FL on
Sunday the 27th of January in what was surely doubtful
weather but were pleasantly surprised to find an over-flow crowd of 250
GWRRA members in attendance. This
event was hosted by Chapter FL2-N and it was a huge success.
It served to remind all of us who were there that this is the
kind of gathering that can draw lots of other chapters and their members
for a great fun time. Good
job to the staff of FL2-N for hosting this fantastic event.
This is what GWRRA is all about!
We are reviewing the several applications submitted by the
Districts that comprise Region “A”.
We thank each of the Districts for their interest and
participation in the project and we will have an announcement naming the
selected chapter on the Region “A” web site in the near future.
All of the submissions look impressive and the competition will
be close and we look forward to the possibility that Region “A” just
might be the home of the first International Chapter of the Year!
To date, we are happy to report that the hotel rooms at the
Holiday Inn in Dothan, AL (host hotel for the ’08 Region “A”
rally) are nearly gone. Only
a very few remain. If you
want a room at the host hotel for what promises to be a great Rally, we
encourage you to register now and make your room reservations quickly.
We have made arrangements for over-flow sites nearby and they are
listed on the rally flyer. Come
on out and join us, we promise a great time!
We hope to see you at a GWRRA event somewhere in Region “A”
soon,
Bob & Nan |
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Region "A" Asst. Region Directors
Jim & Sue Jackson
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January 2008, has been very busy for the Region ‘A’ Staff. It started with the Alabama Officer’s Conference held in Montgomery, AL on January 5. We, (JJ & Sue) supported this Conference for the Region while Bob and Nan supported the Florida Officer’s Conference. I am glad to report the new District Directors, Roy & Anita Fosnight, have picked an excellent Alabama Staff and I believe they will take Alabama to the next level in the GWRRA Region ‘A’ Family. Congratulations to Roy & Anita and the Alabama Staff for a super well attended Conference. The weather was cold, but attendance from the majority of the Alabama Chapters were present. Looking forward to working with Alabama during 2008.
January 12 was a cold (24 deg) morning when I saddled up the Black Cherry 1800
before daylight and headed out to Barnesville, GA for the Georgia Officer’s
Conference. What a great ride! Yep, cold in the morning, but a beautiful 61 degrees to ride
home in on the back roads of course. Those
heated gloves are a hand saver and what can I say about the heated Corbin
saddle…..it’s a saver as well. J Georgia District Directors, Bill & Betty
Livingston and the Georgia Staff, had a great agenda laid out for the Georgia
Chapter Directors and their Staff for the Conference.
A world of information was exchanged and I believe Georgia is on the way
for fun and frolic during 2008. January
19 was the Mississippi District Officer’ Conference and Sue and I along with
David and Ellen Hamilton, the Region ‘A’ Trainers would attempt to get to
this Conference. Yep, I said
“attempt” since Sue and I left in a pouring down rainstorm before daylight
to pick up Dave & Ellen in Wetumpka, AL who supported the Conference with
us. Rained all the way to Wetumpka
like a cow on a flat rock. But of
course the rain was nothing compared to what was to come.
After picking up Dave & Ellen in the truck, not even close to a good
day for Wing riding, around Selma, AL we started seeing snow flurries.
Yes, I said snow flurries and it only got worst the further West we
drove. A lot of build up of snow
along the way and of course driving conditions deteriorated to about 40 MPH or
less. From Demopolis, AL to
Meridian, MS we really had to drive cautiously because the roads were beginning
to ice over. Stopped at the MS
Welcome Center to check the weather radar and saw if we turned North we would
get out of the snowy weather in about 15 miles and that we did.
But the weather was very cold for South Mississippi.
New Mississippi District Directors Gregg & Pat Harbison and the new
MS Staff had an excellent program setup to begin around 1:00 PM Saturday and we
arrived around noon and grabbed a bite to eat and headed to the Conference. I was very impressed by the new District Team Members and the
Mississippi Chapter Directors are a fun loving group with the Mississippi GWRRA
Member in their forethoughts. Mississippi
is taking that next step to achieve Fun for all Members. While
we were in Mississippi supporting their Conference, Bob & Nan was supporting
the South Carolina Officer’s Conference and from what Bob reported new
District Directors, Carl & Donna Blackston and their Staff have SC setup for
a great 2008 with fun……”South Carolina Style.”
We look forward to being in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
and Florida during 2008
Jim & Sue |
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Senior Region
“A” Educators
Ron & Pam Lantz
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We have heard of this happening a few times, and to quite frank, our first thoughts where Rider Error. This is the first time we have ever seen anything in black and white. This is a good thing to be aware of. Maybe this person should have squeezed the clutch and hit the engine cutoff switch. Read this article and keep this in the back of your mind. No one that we know personally have had this happen to them that we are aware of. This may be a very rare occurrence, but it could happen. Lets be safe out there and throw this in our mental tool case. CASE
STUDY Defeatist Attitudes and Lack of Knowledge Author Unknown Presumably
you came here looking for information about the alleged defect being
reported by some owners of the 2003 Honda 1800 GoldWing in which it,
without any rider input, can sometimes suddenly begin to race its engine
and, thus, be ENTIRELY responsible for various accidents. While
I will indeed document such an allegation here in hopes that if it is true
Honda will fix the problem immediately, I will also do my best to strip
away the defeatist attitudes and lack of understandings that actually were
more responsible for a particular accident than an alleged runaway engine. For
those of you interested in viewing first hand the 'news' site in which
allegations of Honda's responsibility for and ignorance of this problem
are made, and for a demonstration of how to excuse riders of any and all
responsibility for controlling their motorcycles, you might want to go to
the Wings On The Internet (WOTI) site. Please be prepared to encounter an elitist group that doesn't like guests, or facts - that is, be sure to be wearing your best flame retardant materials. [This article was written in early 2004. More recent (March 2005 and January 2007) experiences show that there are several thoughtful and courteous members there along with the same old 'attack dogs'.] Here
are the facts as reported by the husband of the 'victim': Something
goes wrong. Just as she starts to move the engine begins to race as if the
throttle is fully open. The bike moves 58 feet before it hits the curb on
the other side of the street throwing the rider off itself and becomes a
total loss as far as the insurance company is concerned. The woman is only
bruised and buys a new motorcycle with insurance proceeds. According to
the policeman who investigated the accident, says the husband, she was
traveling at about 40 MPH when she hit the curb. This
actually happened recently. (Both the accident described and the denial of
ANY responsibility.) There may actually be a serious electrical problem on
the newest GoldWing 1800 that causes it to behave this way. It was said
that Honda now admits that there is such a problem on their GoldWing and
they have instructed their dealerships on how to correct it. I hope that's
true because this couple elected not to preserve the 'evidence' so the
GoldWing that was a 'runaway' is no longer available to Honda to see what
might have been wrong with it. It may be possible that Honda does not know the problem could be as severe as it was in this situation and believes that the GoldWings merely have a tendency to 'surge'. Or it's possible that no other Honda 1800 GoldWings have experienced the problem as severely as did the two which happened to be owned by the husband and wife that reported it on the WOTI ("the World's Leading Internet Motorcycle Touring organization") news site.
The attitude of the vocal regulars on the WOTI list includes: · The wife did NOTHING WRONG - the accident was ENTIRELY the fault of Honda's GoldWing design. This
author concludes that she actually didn't do ANYTHING (right OR wrong)
other than hold on until she was thrown off the bike. Because she KNEW,
based on prior experience, that her engine seemed to sometimes 'runaway'
by itself, and because she did NOTHING to try to regain control of her
motorcycle, it is simply not credible that the 'accident' was 'entirely'
the fault of the equipment. However, the 'blame game' is best reserved for
the courts. · Nobody has the right to suggest that she might have contributed to the accident since they were not there so 'shut up!' I
believe that EVERYBODY, including myself, is STUPID when on an adrenalin
high and that such times are not when they should be expected to LEARN
anything. It is after the fact that the rider learns, if they want to, and
before the fact is the best time for everyone else. That learning
necessarily involves knowing and thinking about what actually happened -
and that, in turn, requires asking questions and, not incidentally,
credibility on the part of the 'witness.' · The accident happened too fast for anyone to have been able to prevent it. Indeed, it was stated that from beginning to end it took a 'split second' (implying 'a blink of an eye'.) Absurd
and defeatist thinking. The accident took between two and three seconds
from the time the bike started moving until it hit the curb 58 feet away.
If the policeman's estimate was accurate (it was too high, but let's give
him the benefit of the doubt) then she was traveling at 40 MPH when she
hit the curb. For any vehicle to accelerate to a speed of 40 MPH in 58
feet requires that it do so at a rate of approximately 30 feet per second
per second. (That's almost ONE G and beyond the capability of a GoldWing.)
Further, that means, assuming a constant rate of acceleration, she
averaged 20 MPH during that 58 feet and was traveling at a speed of 20 MPH
at the end of the first second. (20 MPH is just over 29 feet per second.
For the first second of travel she was averaging 10 MPH meaning she
traveled approximately 15 feet and had an additional 43 feet to go before
the crash. During the second she averaged a speed of 30 MPH which means
she traveled 44 feet for a total of 59 feet which is close enough to 58
feet to be convincing.) Two
seconds is a LONG TIME! It is NOT a 'blink of the eye'. It should be
recognized by any experienced group rider that there is a golden rule
about following distance: TWO SECONDS between yourself and the bike
immediately ahead of you. It's a coincidence, but that just happens to be
how long the wife had before she ended up thrown off the bike. It is, in
other words, exactly the same amount of time deemed to be 'safe' when
following another bike because it gives you time to recognize and react to
virtually any emergency situation and remain in control of your
motorcycle. · Unexpected emergencies usually cause a rider to 'hold on' (tighten their grip) and the wife was 'busy' doing that so she couldn't do anything else. Yep,
holding on is probably what most people do when their bikes go weird. But,
that 'explanation' for why the wife couldn't do anything to regain control
of her bike ignores the fact that in order for that to have FAILED to get
the bike back under control (at least to stop accelerating) means that she
did not have hold of her clutch lever. In fact, in order for the GoldWing
to have max accelerated for the entire 58 means - with absolute certainty
- that she had abandoned both her clutch lever and her brakes for the
duration of the ride. Any
experienced motorcycle rider knows, particularly one who has attended more
than one MSF class, that starting out from a dead stop involves using the
clutch lever and putting it into its 'friction zone.' Had this woman begun
her ride without 'popping her clutch' (or letting go of it when the
adrenalin rush hit her) despite the engine attaining high revolutions the
bike cannot run away from her. Further, had she simply 'squeezed both
levers' no matter what kind of emergency presented itself so long as she
was moving in a straight line she would have regained control of her
motorcycle. She used neither clutch lever or either brake - she was
'frozen' for at least two seconds. · In order to reach 40 MPH within 58 feet the GoldWing had to have accelerated at the rate of several G's. That can happen when you have a bike as powerful as the 1800. In
truth NO MOTORCYCLE that uses its tires to transmit engine power to the
ground can accelerate faster than about 1G as it takes traction in order
to deliver engine power to the ground and stock rubber tires begin to skid
at about 1.1 G on cement. · The 'point of no return' was reached in about one second so she was already certain to hit the curb if she hadn't begun to slow it down by then. In other words, two seconds is not enough time to react to a motorcycle problem. As
demonstrated above, her bike had moved not more than 15 feet in the first
second and it was traveling at no more than 20 MPH. In even a beginner MSF
class it is required that students, even those who have never been on a
motorcycle before, stop a motorcycle traveling 20 MPH within 23 feet and
this lady still had more than 40 feet to do so. It demonstrates a
defeatist attitude and an unhelpful attempt to excuse the lady's lack of
doing anything to regain control of her bike. The 'point of no return' (by
which *I* mean the time at which it doesn't matter if you try then or not)
was the instant the bike hit the curb, more than two seconds after it
began moving. If nothing else she could have applied her brakes or pulled
in her clutch before hitting the curb and that would have reduced the
final impact speed even if it might not have prevented her hitting it. No
matter how you look at this 'accident' you cannot conclude that Honda's
GoldWing was solely responsible for this accident. Had the rider merely
REMAINED in control rather than give it away by letting go of her clutch
lever there would not have been an accident. For those that would argue
that the runaway engine 'caused' the accident because it happened first -
might it not be just as appropriate to think that because she knew first
hand that her bike had a tendency to demonstrate unexplained engine
runaway that the FIRST MISTAKE was that she was willing to ignore that
fact and ride the bike at all? If not blame then what? It might seem to you that despite my having claimed not to be interested in the 'blame game' I have done exactly that in pointing out that the rider did NOTHING (right or wrong) other than hold on until the bike crashed. In other words, by whatever name I might chose to call it I was actually blaming the rider for the accident. But as I said earlier, under an adrenalin high we are all stupid and that learning while under the influence of adrenalin should not be expected. Instead of blaming the rider in this case I would merely say 'So what?' - that was history and mistakes were made and the result was an accident. How does it help you or me in any way whether the rider was to blame or not? It is the lessons learned that matter now, not what mistakes were made but that mistakes WERE made and what those mistakes were. I maintain that no accident would have happened at all had the rider done even the simplest of things - like squeeze her clutch lever - and that, thus, the accident was not 'entirely' the fault of Honda equipment malfunctioning. If there is a need to ascertain blame I suggest that be taken up in the justice system. As learning is not best done DURING an accident then it should be done before the accident in order to minimize the odds that an accident will occur at all. There is a need to do some things correctly before an accident as well as during it - things that have already been learned. For example, you should cover your clutch and leave it in the friction zone while beginning to move from a dead stop. Or such as understanding, in advance, that no matter what happens ONE THING you can do to regain control of a motorcycle (if it's moving in a straight line) is to squeeze both levers - maybe not the ideal solution to a problem but one which can be done by anyone with any level of experience and skill. Or like practicing the things that are difficult, not just the things that are fun, in order to build some muscle memory that allows you to react without thought or having to learn while in the middle of a crisis. There is one more thing you can do - you can wear a full-face helmet when you ride and depend on it to 'save your face' so that after an accident you don't waste everybody's time trying to do so by being defensive and denying reality. Save your defensiveness and lack of courtesy for the courtroom (though that attitude won't get you very far there, either) but if you exhibit a lack of integrity or credibility there you will only hurt yourself. If you do either or both in response to people who are trying to learn something from you that might save their lives the cost could be greater than you can handle. [I am not an attorney and am not giving 'legal advice' here. If the facts were correct it would be possible, I suppose, to win in a court of law with the claim that the alleged defect was the 'proximate cause' of the accident. I would think that an expert would have had to have inspected the motorcycle and rendered an opinion that supports the claim or that there has been a documented history of such 'runaways' to rely upon. It would be, however, hard to prove that the rider didn't simply pop her clutch and roll on the throttle then freeze that way as she headed for the curb - but that's what attorneys are for.] And if you belittle and challenge the integrity of your guests in your efforts to be 'one of the guys' or, worse, to further your misrepresentation of the facts of an accident, and you do so within a public forum hosted by an otherwise fine organization, you can be sure that you are sullying the reputation of that organization as well as your own in the process and just maybe a few of your members won't be quite so proud to belong to it any longer. Two 'strikes' is probably one too many. In April of 2005 (one year after her bike did a 'runaway') that same lady and her husband were returning home from a WOTI event in San Antonio when she was involved in another single-vehicle accident in which she totaled the new GoldWing 1800 she received following her first single-vehicle accident. Again they both claimed it was not her fault. Anyone, I suppose, can go wide in a turn in the rain and end up in a ditch. It was reported that after she recovered from her injuries she was going to get a third GoldWing 1800. Strike
three should be reserved for baseball.
Ron & Pam
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Region "A" Trainers
Dave & Ellen Hamilton
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It’s
a New Year, 2008, and the Region “A” Leadership Training Division is
off to a great start. We just
completed the last of the CD conferences with our attendance at the
Mississippi Meeting along with Jim and Sue Jackson, Region “A” ARDs .
We braved the snow, yes I said snow, and had a great two days with
the folks in Mississippi over the January 19-20 weekend.
Earlier we attended the Alabama SNOWBALL Rally and CD conference
January 5th in 60-degree weather. Go figure! Someone from the Region staff was in attendance at each of
the CD conferences to show support for each of our Districts.
What a great way to start off the year!
Our Region has Leadership Trainers in all the Districts except for
Mississippi but we feel confident that we made some wonderful contacts
while in Mississippi and that will shortly be recertified.
Frank and Linda Teasley were appointed the new Leadership Trainers
in Alabama on January 5th and they already have scheduled a
Horizons class for Feb 3rd, Knowledge Enhancement for Feb 16th
and Intermediate Leadership Skills for Feb 23rd.
If you are interested in any of these classes, contact Frank
Teasley. The schedules and
information are on both the Alabama website and the Region “A”
website.
The Georgia staff is now the Sr. members of the District Staffs in
Region “A” and Dave Aikens continues in the Leadership Training role.
We are so fortunate to have Dave not only as a Master Trainer and
Instructor in Region “A”, but he is retired and loves to teach, so we
will be calling on him to do some traveling this year.
He already has completed a Staff training session in South Carolina
to get those new kids off and running.
Dave has an instructors training class planned for Feb. 3rd,
Horizons class for Feb 16 & 17, Knowledge Enhancement for Feb 23 and
Intermediate Leadership Skills for March 1.
This schedule too is on the Georgia website and Region “A”
website.
The Seadorfs, Pat and Judy, have agreed to continue in their
Leadership Training roles as well as PR for the Florida District and will
have a schedule out shortly for their training classes.
Look for some fun seminars at the Florida Rally which is the first
of the rallies on the schedule (March 13-15) as Pat and Judy are working
hard to bring our GWRRA members some fun stuff.
The new kids on the block for Region “A” Leadership Training
are Larry and Mary Rosselot from South Carolina.
With their CD conference now completed, they are most anxious to
get some training classes going in South Carolina.
Larry will be holding a Horizons class on Feb 23-24 in McCormick,
SC at the Hickory Knob State Resort and on March 1-2 on the eastern side
of SC in Surfside Beach. Be
sure to check the South Carolina website and Region “A” website for
registration and hotel information.
We have a number of new instructors who will be leading these
training classes to get their certification completed so we are looking
forward to utilizing their skills in the near future in all the Districts.
Remember there are no boundaries in Region “A”.
If you see a training session that fits your schedule in a district
other than yours, please contact that District Trainer and sign up!
It never ceases to amaze me that no matter what district we are in,
we always learn something new. That
is the best part of attending these training classes, rallies,
conferences, what ever! We
always learn a better way or easier way to do something for our own
district. And the best part is the new friends you make!
We want to say a special thanks to Rick and Madalena Buck for their
enthusiasm and hard work as the Region “A” PR and MED coordinators for
the last several years. Rick
is also a certified instructor, so we will be calling on him to help us
out this year again with the seminars. Even though they will be taking a
leadership position in their own chapter, they will be out and about too,
so look for their smiling faces at the next rally or training event! And
we want to say welcome to Bob and Karla Greer.
Bob and Karla are old friends and have been working very hard with
the Georgia District so they will be bringing lots of ideas and experience
to the MED position. They too
are both certified instructors and we will be utilizing their talents at
some of our classes as instructors too.
Welcome aboard the “A Team”! Knowledge
is the third part of our motto, “Friends for Fun, Safety, and
Knowledge”, and works hand in hand with the other two parts.
Neither works well with out the other two parts; so bring knowledge
into your GWRRA experience by attending a seminar at one of our district
rallies and also attending a leadership training class. See you at the Knowledge Place! Dave & Ellen |
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Region "A" Motorist Awareness Coordinators
Ray & Cindy Erickson
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Who
better than we motorcyclists to promote and educate the motorist? This
is where “MAD” (Motorist Awareness Division) enters the picture. We
need District Coordinators, Chapter Coordinators and Liaisons. Only one
Coordinator per District and Chapter is necessary. Liaisons, at the
chapter level only, are unlimited. “MAD” is serious business and
should not be treated lightly. “Life or death” is why we have the
“Ride Aware Program”! “Ride Aware” has a motto: Motorcyclists Are Dying To Be Seen! Forth
quarter 2007 reports are in! Not what we had hoped to see but not as bad
as could have been. Due to District Officers and Staff changes we were
not at our 100% reporting. Looking for better results in the first
quarter of 2008! Lets make it happen and not disappoint your Region
“A” District. Thanks for a good 2007
Ray & Cindy
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Region "A" Membership Enhancement Coordinators
Bob & Karla Greer
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Introducing
Bob and Karla Greer
Newly
appointed Region “A” Membership Enhancement Coordinators (MEC) Bob
was born and reared in Lima, Ohio. Karla was born in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma and met Bob at the age of 11 when her family moved to Lima. They
decided to make Georgia their home when Bob retired from the U.S. Army in
1990. Bob now works for the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Bob
& Karla celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on
January 21, 2008. They reared
4 wonderful children who are all grown and reside in the Atlanta, Georgia
area. They have been blessed
with 6 beautiful grandchildren (so far). Bob
& Karla live in Jonesboro, GA and started their GWRRA career in
Georgia Chapter A in 2001. There
they served as Assistant Chapter Directors, Chapter Directors, Ride
Coordinators, Membership Enhancement Coordinators and Couple of the Year.
They also attended the Horizons Program early in their GWRRA days
at Chapter A. They still attend as many Chapter A’s events, rides and
gatherings as possible. They feel that Chapter Life is the foundation of
GWRRA. Bob
& Karla were selected as the Georgia District Couple of the Year in
2004 and their first appointment on the Georgia District Staff was as the
GA Motorist Awareness (MA) Coordinators in May of that year. From there
they moved on to be GA Assistant District Directors (ADD). As ADDs they
continued to serve as the MA Coordinators while also taking on the duties
of GA Recruiting and Retention (R&R).
Bob
& Karla enjoy getting involved at every rally they attend and have won
1st place in Best Dressed Competitions in all five Districts of
Region “A”. They have
also won 1st Place in the Best Dressed Competitions for the
Parade and Show Categories at WING DING XXIV in Fort Wayne, IN in 2002 and
1st Place in the Best Dressed Competition Riding Category at
WING DING XXV in Madison, WI in 2003.
Bob
rides a Silver Metallic GL1800 and Karla rides a “Ruby” Honda VTX
1300-S. They are both Master Tour Riders (Level IV) and strong advocates
of riding safely and in full gear. They share GWRRA wherever they can.
Together Bob and Karla have recruited 27 new members for GWRRA. Bob
and Karla are both Certified Leadership Training Instructors and after
completing the Advanced Leadership Skills Program, will have completed all
of the Leadership Training Modules. Bob
& Karla bring six years of MEC experience and lots of enthusiasm with
them to their new position which they are ready and willing to share with
all members in Region “A”. They truly believe in the GWRRA motto of
“Friends for Fun, Safety and
Knowledge”.
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have a Classified Section on
the Region "A"
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you
can post your items,
with a picture, that you have for
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