„ el President́e: Jim Snell „
Vice President/Club Electrician: Bob Walbert
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„ Treasurer: Jim (the ŌuÕ comes first!) Struebing „ Secretary: Ray (GSus) White „
„ Newsletter Editor: He
Who Cannot Be Named „ Webmaster: Steven Sgro
„
„ Spiritual Overseer: Steve Unverzagt
„ He Who Oversees the Overseer: JB Norris „ „ Broken Down Vanagon Owner: Wade
Ebert „ World Correspondent: Ron Havens „
Newsletter: MARCH 2016 UPCOMING
EVENTS (** = Points Event)
CLUB MEETINGS
** Mar. 9 MILER MONTHLY – 7:30pm at Top Cats (which have moved to the old Field House building) on E.
Sangamon Av. between Dirksen Parkway and I55. Food to order.
Mar. 16 Activities Meeting –
7:30pm at Mama LeeÕs Sandbar (formerly Riverside Rock nÕ Roll, formally Sandbar
Tavern) on Mechanicsburg blacktop. From Springfield, take I72 east, then take
the Camp Butler exit (first exit), turn right at the Stop sign, go about a
mile, Mama LeeÕs will be on your left (just past the second bridge).
Future meetings: Apr. at Stadium, May at Bahans in JÕville
THE MILERÕS CHARITY
.......... Kids Caf at the Central Illinois Food Bank *** Steve Unverzagt got the Milers involved and the Milers will keep
it going. ****
Stevie Unverzagt
is in charge of the MilerÕs Kids Caf donations.
MILER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Third
Reminder
March is DUES month!! Please see notice
and form below.
Yes, fellow Milers, itÕs
time again to cough up $25.00 for your 2016 club dues.
MilerÕs Networking
Wednesday – As El-PresidenteÕ
says, ŅBecause twice a month isnÕt enough.Ó Check your Miler e-mail for
location, starting time is 5:30pm and is on the fourth Wednesday.
Miler Country Store – See Bob OÕNeal for any Miler paraphernalia. There are a lot of the
30th anniversary
shirts still available.
!!!!!W
I N T E R, Hey what do you know, a couple of riding days in February!!!!! MILER
EVENTS/RIDES Anyone with an idea for a ride please bring
it to the Activities meeting.
** Mar. ?? Another
Miler Brunch – date/place/time is to be decided.
** Apr. 24 Miler
Spring Progressive Garage Ride – Stops: Alvey Walbert, Garry White, Jay
Wavering and two more that have not been decided.
** June 18 (tentatively) Miler Memorial Ride –
to Missouri for lunch. Meet in JÕville.
Info to come.
** Date TBD Miler Ride to Brewery on JeffreyÕs Road – watch here for more info. Date/location TBD Garry White is checking on
a track day for the Milers to attend. More info to
come.
2017 35th Miler Anniversary.........
March 10 -March 13 Aerostitch St. Louis Pop-Up Event
Four days only,
Thursday thru Sunday, March 10th-13th, 9am to 7pm daily (9am to 5pm Sunday), at
Gravois Plaza Shopping Center, 3507 Bamberger Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116.
MOTORCYCLE RACING, RALLIES
AND OTHER EVENTS
2016 AMA Pro Flat Track Schedule:
March 10: DAYTONA Flat Track I – Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach,
Fla. March 11: DAYTONA Flat Track II – Daytona International
Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. April 9: Circuit of the Americas, Austin,
Texas
May 14: Arizona Mile – Turf Paradise, Phoenix, Ariz.
May 21: Sacramento Mile – Cal Expo Fair, Sacramento, Calif.
May 29: Springfield
Mile I – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill. June 18: Oklahoma
City Mile – Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Okla. June 25: Lima
Half-Mile – Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, Ohio
July 30: Charlotte
Half-Mile – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, N.C. August 9: Sturgis
Half-Mile – Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, S.D.
August 14: Peoria TT – Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, Ill.
August 20: TBA,
New York State
September 4: Springfield Mile II – Illinois
State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill. September 17: TBA, Southern
California
Early October: TBA, Northern California
2016 MotoAmerica
Superbike Schedule:
April 8-10 Circuit of The Americas —
Austin, Texas (Superbike, Superstock 1000, and Supersport as MotoGP support
races)
April 15-17 Road Atlanta —
Braselton, Georgia (Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport, Superstock 600, KTM
RC 390 Cup)
April 29-May 1 New Jersey Motorsports Park — Millville, New Jersey (Superbike, Superstock
1000, Supersport, Superstock
600, KTM RC 390 Cup)
May 13-15 Virginia International Raceway — Danville, Virginia (Superbike, Superstock
1000, Supersport, Superstock
600, KTM RC 390 Cup)
June 3-5 Road America — Elkhart
Lake, Wisconsin (Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport, Superstock 600, KTM
RC 390 Cup)
June 10-12 Barber Motorsports Park —
Birmingham, Alabama (Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport, Superstock 600, KTM
RC 390 Cup)
June 23-25 Utah Motorsports Campus —
Tooele, Utah (Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport, Superstock 600, KTM
RC 390 Cup)
July 8-10 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca — Monterey, California (Superbike, Superstock
1000, Supersport, Superstock
600, KTM RC 390 Cup as WSBK support races)
September 9-11 New Jersey Motorsports Park — Millville, New Jersey (Superbike, Superstock
1000, Supersport, Superstock
600, KTM RC 390 Cup)
Steve Nace
Racing Promotions 2016 Amateur Racing Schedule
March 5th Oglethorpe Speedway Park Savannah, GA AMA Amt. & Vintage NatÕl Half
Mile
March 7th Volusia Speedway Park De Leon Springs, FL AMA Amt. & Vintage NatÕl Half
Mile March 8th Volusia
Speedway Park De Leon Springs, FL AMA Amt. & Vintage NatÕl Short Track April 30th Marshall-Putnam
Co. Fairgrounds Henry, IL D-17 Amt. Race & Vintage NatÕl Half Mile May 1st Marshall-Putnam
Co. Fairgrounds Henry, IL Vintage NatÕl Half Mile
May 28th Illinois State
Fairgrounds Springfield, IL District 17 Amt. Race TT
June 24th Carson Park /
McCracken Co. Fair Paducah, KY Amateur Race Half Mile
August 9th Sturgis
Fairgrounds Sturgis, SD Amateur & Vintage Race Half Mile
September 3rd Illinois State
Fairgrounds Springfield, IL D-17 Amt. Race & Vintage NatÕl Short Track
Mar. 4 – 16 75th Anniversary
Daytona Beach Week – in Daytona Beach, FL. http://www.officialbikeweek.com/daytonabikeweek/
Apr. 8-10 Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP
– at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX. http://www.circuitoftheamericas.com/
And on the very same
weekend at COTA:
Apr. 8-10 Circuit of The Americas Superbike – in Austin, Texas (Superbike, Superstock
1000, and Supersport as MotoGP
support races)
Apr. 9 Indy Supercross – at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Apr. 16 St. Louis Supercross – at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
Apr. 30-May 1 31st BMW
Motoexpo and Flea Market – at Winnebago County Fairgrounds in Pecatonica IL. Sponsored by Blackhawk Region BMW Association. www.blackhawkbmwclub.org
May 13-15 30th Customer
Appreciation Days – at Niehaus
Cycle Sales in Litchfield www.niehauscycle.com/
May 20 thru 22 2nd Battlefield
Memorial Workers Rally – at Artillery Ridge
Campground, 610 Taneytown Rd., Gettysburg, PA. This will be our annual May ride. Garry White has reserved two cabins. Each cabin has 2 double and 2 bunk
beds. Contact Garry to reserve a spot. The following is from the website below.
Ņ
A BMW rally devoted to
a volunteer day (Saturday) for the National Park
Service
in battlefield restoration/preservation. Great Pennsylvania riding, great food and fellowship,
and of course, American History at its finest. No rally
fee except for $16 for two nights camping, RV
spots and cabins are available but you must call ahead to
reserve those separately. We gather on Friday,
work Saturday, and party 'till its 1863 until Sunday. Food is on your own, but on Saturday we
all
scraped together a great rally meal at the camp.Ó
Hosted by Southeast
Ohio Beemers. They have no website.
But you can go to: http://www.bmwmoa.org/events/event_details.asp?id=677228&group=#
June 9-12 40th Iowa
Rally – at Middle Amana Community Park, Middle Amana,
IA. Sponsored by Pure Stodge Touring Association http://purestodge.org
July 8 thru 10 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
– at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH. Vintage
motorcycle fest brings racing, swap meet, bikes shows and more. www.americanmotorcyclist.com/
July 14 thru 17 44th BMW
MOA International Rally – at Erie County
Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Start making your plans now. www.bmwmoa.org
To ride in Canada be sure to have
your passport.
Sept. 9-11 46th Wisconsin
Dells Rally – on the grounds of Chula Vista Resort in
Wisconsin Dells, WI. Camp on the grounds or book a room (866-382-4852). To
receive a special room pricing for the rally, be sure to mention the ŅBMW ClubÓ. www.chulavistaresort.com
Sept. 23-25 30th Hoosier
Beemer Rally – at Muscatatuck
County Park, North Vernon, IN. Sponsored by
the Hoosier Beeamers. They donÕt have a web site but
you can go to MOAÕs site: http://
www.bmwmoa.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=746562&group= Oct. 9-11 41st Falling Leaf Rally –
at the LionÕs Club Fairgrounds, Potosi, MO
Sponsored by Gateway Riders BMW Club
Oct.
21-23 Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix – at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX.
To stay with the racing news, go to
the following official websites. MotoGP: www.motogp.com/ AMA Racing: www.amaproracing.com/
MotoAmerica: http://www.motoamerica.com/index.html
Formula
1: http://www.formula1.com
To catch MotoGP
TV check out Fox Sports 1, Comcast HD Digital 946 or online at
http://msn.foxsports.com/motor
Formula 1 Grand Prix races are
broadcast on NBC Sports, Comcast HD Digital 947. http://www.nbcsports.com/motors
A SUBTLE REMINDER
March is DUES month!!
Yes, fellow Milers, itÕs time again
to cough up $25.00 for your 2016 club dues. If
you have already paid your dues, THANK YOU! If not,
please bring your dues to the February or March meetings or send them to Jim Struebing, 100 So. Page St., Box 74, New Holland, IL 62671. If you have any changes (address, phone numbers, e-mail address or any
other info), please complete the Membership Information Form below and include
it with your dues payment. Also, donÕt forget to circle E-mail or Snail Mail on the
information form so we will know how to get the Miler newsletter to you.
Thank You Ray White
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!„ ITEMS, COMMENTS, & THE NOTEWORTHY
February Brunch had a turn out of 26 people, 17
members and 9 guest. Howie was joined by his fraternity
brothers. Eleven rode, with a few talking about taking the long way
home.
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Springfield Milers Motorcycle Club 3701 W Wabash
Springfield,
IL 6271