Author: Boomer

Central Route

Only 23 days to go and 587 people are registered  for Central Route

Only 23 days to go before you start on the greatest motorcycle ride in the world.

If you are an FNG please read the New Participant section on the webpage “RFTW.US”, 10 days in May and FAQs.

Don’t forget to pre-register! Pre-Registration ends on April 30th at midnight.  This will help those organizing the Run with knowing the number of meals and fueling spots to cater for. This will also save you $20.00.  You don’t have to pay your registration fee until you turn up at your starting point.

1. Prepare your bike, tires, etc.
2. Start drinking extra water
3. Don’t over pack

This is a great experience and to fully appreciate it please enter the Run with an open mind and no negative attitudes. To operate this route takes a lot of effort on our volunteer leadership, so if you are directed to do something or move somewhere just do it.  While on the Run during the day there is no time to explain why you are being asked to do something. When we arrive at our destination for the night please feel free to ask as many questions as you would like.  Our Leadership teams are there to help you.

Cars and Slingshots are very welcome on the Run and if registered can participate in all our events.

Important: Vehicles and slingshots cannot travel in the Pack or fuel with the Pack. The best spot would be a couple of miles ahead of the Pack.

 Note:  Even if you preregister, you still must bring all your documents to the registration point, license (motorcycle endorsed) bike registration, up to date insurance. If you are bringing a minor you must have a notarized permission letter.

This has to be checked by registration in-person before you are assigned a platoon.

Every year we have some folks who turn up who forgot their docs.

If you do not have the proper documentation, you cannot participate in RFTW.

It would be a shame after planning for this great mission.

Looking forward to seeing you in May

Eamon “ Boomer” Tansey
Central Route Coordinator 2019

Central Route    Mar 2019

 

Only 74 days to go

Points of interests.

 

Safety

 

1. Start drinking more water
2. Increase your exercise
3. Learn to ride in a group, especially side by side.
4. Plan to have your bike checked, tires, brakes etc.

On the Run

1. Have $100.00 in ones, fives and tens for fuel. (no change given)
2. Cars and slingshots are very welcome but can’t ride in the main pack and must fuel separately
3. Don’t over pack
4. Notify your credit card providers that you will be travelling. Make a copy of all docs and keep it at home, i.e. credit cards, license, registration etc.
5. Follow instructions from leadership, Platoon leaders, Roadguards, Fuelers, Stageing etc. They are all there to ensure your safety.
6. Thank all of the people at towns and stops across the country that donates their time and contributions to make this the ride of a lifetime.
7. Leave all stops cleaner than when we arrive, pick up all trash.
8. Prepared to be overwhelmed by the welcome and patriotism you will receive

 

Note:  Even if you preregister, you still must bring all your documents to the registration point, license (motorcycle endorsed) bike registration, up to date insurance. If you are bringing a minor you must have a notarized permission letter.

This has to be checked out before you are assigned a platoon.

Every year we have some folks who turn up who forgot their docs and that is a shame after planning for this great mission.

If you do not have the proper documentation; you cannot participate in RFTW.

 

 

 

Central Route    FEB

 

Only 100 days to go

 

 

 

The time will go very fast so this is the time to prepare yourself and the bike for the Run, tires etc.

 

Packing- often one of the mistakes new people to the Run (FNGs) make is packing too much. The old adage of putting out what you think you need and then taking half out is very true. You will pick up t-shirts along the way some are given to us others we will buy. I take along 3 or 4 rolls of quarters and some laundry pods. There are laundry facilities along the route. There are tips for riders on the Forum (rftw.us)detailed by veteran riders.

 

 

Don’t forget to pre-register; this will help those organizing the Run with knowing the number of meals and fueling spots to cater for. This will also save you $20.00 plus you don’t have to pay until you turn up at your starting point.

 

Note:  Even if you pre-register, you still must bring all your documents to the registration point, license (motorcycle endorsed) bike registration, up to date insurance. If you are bringing a minor you must have a notarize permission letter.

This has to be checked out before you are assigned a platoon.

 

Every year we have some folks who turn up who forgot their docs and that is a shame after planning for this great mission.

If you do not have the proper documentation; you cannot participate in RFTW.

Happy New Year

Hope you had a Merry Christmas

Only 133 days to go

The Hotel list is out, thanks to the hard efforts by the State Coordinators 

I understand we are all on a budget and have to watch our expenses on the Run but if possible support the Hotels on the RFTW list as the State Coordinators have made commitments with these hotels to block out a certain amount of rooms.

New Year resolutions: The Run is very fatiguing and the enemy of safety is fatigue, so if you add getting fit for the Run to your New Year commitment that would benefit you and your platoon mates, just doing a 30 minute walk a day would help.

Don’t to forget to pre-register, this will help those organizing the Run with knowing the number of meals and fueling spots to cater for. This will also save you $20.00 plus you don’t have to pay until you turn up at your starting point.

Don’t forget to take a minute silence on the 11th November at 11 am, this was when  World War 1 ended in 1918, its the 100th anniversary.

Approx 116,000 US servicemen died and 60,000 Australians among all the other countries servicemen  that lost their lives.

I would recommend that all FNGs for 2019 to read the 10 days in May article under the new participant heading.

Also don’t forget to register online, it will help with organizing the Run plus save you $20.00. Remember online registration is $30.00

Walk Ins $50.00. You need not pay until get to Ontario.

 

 

 

I attended the all routes reunion in Kerrville TX, this was organized by the Southern Route and what a great event this was, I would encourage all route members to attend this event. The venue was great and the rides well organized.

The State Coordinators are working with the hotels on the route to make sure there is rooms and rates ready for publishing in January.

Registration: Please pre-register online, this will help the leadership prepare for the route, also it will save manpower in having to enter data into the system by hand afterwards. The cost of pre-registration is only $30.00 and you don’t have to pay until you arrive at point of destination. If you decide to walk in and register the cost is $50.00.

Whether you pre-register or walk in you still need to present your Docs to the registration team.

 

Lest we forget,

Eamon “Boomer” Tansey
2019 Central Route Coordinator

G’Day,

Just back from a great weekend at Angel Fire NM, I always think of this special place as the spiritual home of the Central Route. There were riders from all Routes helping place the bricks. We laid 580 + bricks, the most that we have ever laid and the last brick laid was for John McCain, it was very moving when his brick was placed, with a bagpiper ( Kim Greeley) leading and the NM national guard walking behind. Thanks to the generosity of the RFTW riders we were also able to collect enough money to lay 15 more bricks for Gumps colleagues.

The process for the 2019 Run is moving along with leadership being picked and the State Coordinators working hard to make sure everything runs smooth in their particular state.

Registration :  If you would like to help the Run operate smoother please register online, you don’t have to pay the registration fee of $30.00 until  the day you are joining the Run. By doing so it will cut down on all the manual data entry that has to be done for walk-ins, its just one or two volunteers doing all the data entry .

If you decide not to pre-register  the walk in registration fee for 2019 will be $50.00

Note: even if you do pre-register you still need to bring your MC license/ insurance/MC registration to the registration point so that they can be checked. If you are bringing a minor with you, the release document must be notarized.

 

G’day

My name is Eamon “ Boomer” Tansey. I have been selected for the great honor of being Route Coordinator for the Central Route in 2019.

I served in the Australian Army and one year of that spent in Vietnam.

My Assistant Route Coordinator is Tom Miller who is also a Vietnam Veteran US Army. His experience as a Road Guard Captain and his leadership skills will be of invaluable help in setting up the Route for 2019.

Road Guard Captain for the Route will be Kay Klemme who as Assistant Road Captain in 2018 did a brilliant job.

Run for the Wall is for  Veterans and supporters of all Theaters of War

Over the next few months I’ll be setting up the Central Route Teams for 2019

Thank you to Harlan Olson and his Team for a job well done and making the 30^thRFTW a success.

 

I look forward to all Vets and Non Vets joining me in 2019

 

Eamon “Boomer” Tansey