Austin Scooter Club

The Third Friday ride will be postponed this week.  Rain has been predicted for Friday, so I would rather not  take the chance of having to cancel plans at the last minute.  Ride safe and stay dry.

The Austin Scooter Club in conjunction with Austin Hooligans will be serving as scooter ambassadors for this year’s Statesman Capitol 10K.

What does that mean? We will be leading the race in front of the runners to pass out t-shirts, noisemakers, and other promotional items to people watching the race.  As an event volunteer, you will receive a free t-shirt + free food and beer from the volunteer’s tent after the race ends.

The Capitol 10K benefits the Meals on Wheels charity and will be a good way to show Austin residents just how cool scooters are.

Agenda

7:00 AM: Meet at the IHOP at IH-35 and Cesar Chavez to receive your volunteer t-shirt from Michael.
7:30 AM: Head to the S Congress Bridge where the race starts.
11:30 AM: Go to the volunteer area after the race to enjoy food, beer, and live music.

If you are interested, please respond to the thread titled Austin Capitol 10K ride April 11, 2010 – RIDERS NEEDED in the General Discussion section of the Forum. You can also reply on Facebook to the event Ride the Capitol 10k in Austin.  Hope to see you there!

From Eric on the Forum:

My apologies, but I am going to have to cancel this ride. This ride started as a planning session for our rally later this year, the majority of folks from the committee have had to cancel. The weather is projected to be low 40’s and very windy, and while I am comfortable with riding around town in that weather, I’m not comfortable with it out in the open country.

Again, I’m really sorry. I absolutely will reschedule this ride when the weather gets a little warmer and hopefully a little more predictable.

The Third Friday ride for March has been canceled due to SXSW, Spring Break, and March Madness amongst other things. We will be having  a BBQ ride this Sunday afternoon.

What does Austin Scooter Club love more than trailer park food? Barbecue and trekking to small towns to eat said barbecue. We will be riding out to Lockhart again on Sunday. We had so much fun last year and would also like to test a possible route for the upcoming rally.

Agenda

9:30 AM: Meet at Jo’s Coffee at 1300 S Congress Ave.
10:30 AM: Helmets on and kickstands up. The group will be heading out at 10:30 sharp, so make sure to be on time. We’ll be eating at Smitty’s or  Black’s. When everyone arrives at Jo’s, we’ll take a vote to see where everyone wants to eat.
12 noon: Arrive in Lockhart and eat some BBQ.
1:30 PM: Head back to Austin.

Eric will be leading the ride on his brown and orange Vespa P200. Please wear your helmet!

If you have any questions or comments, then please post them on the Ride to Lockhart topic in the Forum.

If you’re unable to make the Third Friday ride this month, then you’re in luck. The Austin Scooter Club will be holding an additional ride this Saturday afternoon so we can take advantage of the nice weather. Tim will be leading us on a ride out to McKinney Falls State Park, southeast of Austin.  This ride does  have some faster spots, so it is limited to scooters with engine size 125cc or greater.

Agenda:
1 PM: Meet at the brand new Thundercloud at Congress and Alpine near Ruta Maya. Grab a sandwich or bring a packed lunch. We’ll be stopping for a picnic in the park.
1:30 PM: Kickstands up.
4:00 PM: Cruise back into town and grab a beer somewhere central.

Please wear your helmets and keep and eye out for Tim and his black Stella at the meeting spot. We hope to see you there!