OK, back at the end of May I had a "senior moment" and made a post about early registration closing in two weeks. Of course THEN, that wasn't true but NOW we have only eleven days left to register at the discounted prices. Remember, you can still mail in your forms and check OR you can go to http://www.sidecar-store.com and do your registration on line and pay via PayPal. We have over 100 pre-registered already.
'Hope to see you all in Dayton!
It's the end of another week and now THERE ARE JUST SEVEN DAYS LEFT IN EARLY REGISTRATION. Save a few bucks and ensure that you have a place at the USCA Buckeye Rally! Still two ways to sign up. Go to http://sidecar-store.com/ to sign up on line and pay via PayPal [yes, we take credit cards at this site ONLY] or go to http://www.sidecar.com/files/33rallyreg.pdf and fill out the form and mail it with your check [sorry, NO CREDIT CARDS BY MAIL]. We'll honor the price for all mail in registrations postmarked July 15, 2011 or earlier. After that it's the "at the gate" price. Also, please note that we cannot take credit cards at the event.
So register early or show up at the gate, either way you'll have a great time with some fantastic people!

Woo Hoo! Sent my early registration a day late (no surprise there) and booked a hotel. Looking forward to our first rally!
I think we can let it slide. lol
see U at the rally
Dave

dave - 7/16/2011 2:16 PM
I think we can let it slide. lol
see U at the rally
Dave
consider it a donation 😉
Pictures available on the attachment
Dave’s Loop
ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTHWEST OHIO COVERED BRIDGE TOUR
Starting at the KOA, turn right out of the campground onto Wellbaum.
Turn left on Wengerlawn. 1.2 miles
Turn right on Preble County Line Road. 5.1 miles
Immediately turn left on Swamp Creek Road and continue until you reach: 1.7 miles
WARNKE BRIDGE OH-68-14 Childs Truss, built in 1895 is located NNE of Lewisburg on Swamp Creek Road (TR 403). The GPS location is Lat. 39.8738N & Long. -84.5148W.
Turn left on Verona Road. .2 miles
Turn right at the T. This is Route 40 west. 1.5 miles
Turn left on Commerce St. (OH 503). .4 miles
Turn left on Dayton St. .6 miles
At park entrance, turn left. Covered bridge is in the park on the right side: .2 miles
DIXON BRANCH BRIDGE OH-68-04 Childs Truss, built in 1887 is located at the eastern edge of Lewisburg at Cavitan Park, GPS is Lat. 39.84597, Long. -84.53587
Make a U-turn and leave the park, turning right onto E. Dayton St. .1 miles
Turn left on Western Ave., which becomes Lewisburg Western Rd. .2 miles
Continue straight on Lewisburg Western Rd. until it becomes Price Rd. This will take you directly to: 3.1 miles
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GEETING BRIDGE OH-68-13 Childs Truss, built in 1894 is located west of Lewisburg on Price Road. The GPS location is Lat. 39.8433N & Long. -84.5970W.
Continue through the bridge and follow Price Rd. as it makes several turns.
When Price Rd. ends, turn left on 127 South. 2.3 miles
Turn right on Winnerline Rd. 1.1 miles
After 2 miles, Winnerline jogs to the left onto 726 and then back to the right. .2 miles
Turn left on Spacht Rd. .7 miles
Turn left on Eaton-New Hope Rd. 2.6 miles
Continue until you get to: 1.5 miles
CHRISTMAN BRIDGE OH-68-12 Childs Truss, built in 1895 is located NNW of Eaton on Eaton/New Hope Road (TR 142). The GPS location is Lat. 39.7697N & Long. -84.6548W.
Turn right on Eaton Gettysburg Rd, which turns into Park Ave, which turns into Seven Mile, which turns into Water St. .1 miles
Turn right on Beech St, 2.3 miles and on the right side you will see: .05 miles
ROBERTS BRIDGE OH-68-05 Burr Arch Double Barrel Truss, built in 1829, damaged by arson in 1986 & later restored, is located in Eaton at Crystal Lake Park, off US 127. The GPS location is Lat. 39.7395N & Long. -84.6383W.
This is not a drive-thru bridge, so make a U-turn and turn left on Beech St.
Turn right on Israel. .05 miles
Turn right on S. Franklin (122 East). .34 miles
(For a stop at the URAL Rally and Open House, turn right on Quaker Trace Rd. 4.8 miles
Heindl Engineering will be on the left .45 miles
When leaving Heindl, turn right on Quaker Trace.
Turn right on 122 South .45 miles, then continue on the Covered Bridge Tour).
Turn sharp right on Brubaker Rd. 3.3 miles and continue until you reach: .6 miles
BRUBAKER BRIDGE OH-68-06 Childs Truss ,was built in 1887. The GPS location is Lat. 39.6517N & Long. -84.5438W.
Continue on Brubaker Rd as it turns to the left. .6 miles
Turn left at the T (725 East) .5 miles
Turn left on Water St. 10.5 miles
Turn right on E. Center St. .08 miles and continue until you get to: .04 miles
GERMANTOWN BRIDGE OH-57-01 Inverted Bowstring Truss, built in 1870 is located at Germantown on East Center Street. The GPS location is Lat. 39.6262N & Long. -84.3650W.
This is not a drive-thru bridge. Make a U-turn and turn right on Water St. .04 miles
Turn left on Dayton Pk. .04 miles
Turn right on Cherry St. .2 miles
Veer right on Diamond Mill Rd. 1 mile
Turn left on Upper Lewisburg-Salem Rd. 14.4 miles
Turn right on Wellbaum. 1.1 miles
KOA campground will be on your right. .8 miles
Things to Do
Here is a list of stores and restaurants nearby

Joyce - 7/23/2011 8:08 PM
Things to Do
Drats! A Packard museum and we can't attend the rally. Double Drats!! 🙁
Lee
MB5+TW200+CRF250L+GTV300+INT650
XL883R w/Texas Ranger Sidecar
Zuma 50F + Burgman w/Texas Sidecar<Mrs. SwampFox
Lee, Nice airport in Dayton. I think Dave even has an extra rig you can borrow.

Joyce - 7/24/2011 9:59 PM
Lee, Nice airport in Dayton. I think Dave even has an extra rig you can borrow.
Mighty good ideas there Joyce. I'd prefer to be on the road with oldtimer, who is now in Arkansas making his way to Ohio. Unfortunately, work obligations keep me at home this week.
Lee
MB5+TW200+CRF250L+GTV300+INT650
XL883R w/Texas Ranger Sidecar
Zuma 50F + Burgman w/Texas Sidecar<Mrs. SwampFox
We got in last afternoon and the campground is great. Lots of trees and shade. There are two commercial areas a few miles away from the camp ground and easy to get to. The KOA is just a bit stiff with their rules but I believe that things will work just fine. There are quite a few folks here already and it's looking like we'll have a good turn out.

See you sometime tomorrow!
We ended up with 206 registered and I don't know about the rest of the folks but I had a great time! Yes, it was hot but it's hot everywhere. We had a lot of good shade and a big pavilion. If anyone who attended the rally has good high resolution pictures we'd appreciate it if you'd share them, we need photos for The Sidecarist. Please send your photos to Al@AlOlme.com. We'll do our best to properly credit the photographer with every photo we use. Next year it's the Northwest's turn to host! Hopefully higher elevations and cooler...keep you fingers crossed!
Had a fantastic time at the rally! Beckie and I send our thanks and appreciation to everyone that worked to make the rally such a fine time. A big "thanks!" to "Just Dave" Szkudlarek for all of his efforts.
It was great seeing some old friends and shaking hands with some folks for the first time. With everything there was to see and do I missed getting a chance to say "hello" to some folks (Al Olme! A very busy guy!) or more than a quick greeting to others. Nonetheless, I am glad I got the opportunity to see everyone there!
The collection of rigs was incredible from concours' resto's to choppers to HP rigs! I spent most of Saturday just amazed by variety of combinations. The "show and shine" alone was worth the trip! When I find the camera I'll post some pics. We took a bunch of them.
Again, our thanks to those who made it happen.
Bob n' Beckie
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