Georgia Trail Riders Forum
OPEN RIDES & EVENTS => Trail Rides & Open Events (Everyone's invited) => Topic started by: ACGiddens on March 23, 2012, 12:29:44 PM
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I am starting this early to see who wants to be involved with the ECORS race.
I have been in contact with ECORS to see if we can get the GA Trail Riders involved.
With clubs like us there is no charge to be involved. All they ask is that we can get some volunteers for the race for crowd control and vehicle recovery. We can set up a booth, hang up banners, and pretty much anything else to promote our club.
For anyone who wants to be a volunteer for the race we are giving a FREE 1 year C.O.R.E Membership and a FREE GATR T-shirt.
The race is Saturday July 7th.
The following Sunday we will have a trail ride for the club.
Come out and support our Club and be apart of the ECORS Race!
Please Check-in here if you can volunteer! I'll keep the list updated.
ECORS VOLUNTEER CHECK IN:
http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=9079.0;topicseen
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I would like to Volunteer
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I would like to Volunteer
Updated.
We also have two member that are going to be Racing C Class in the #12 Allsouth Buggy!
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{cheers2} Thanks Matt!! I'm excited to do this!!
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</ROCKIN/> Gonna try to swing this. Can we get a deal to camp??? That would seal the deal for me.
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I might look into this as well
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For sure! I'll call D-town Monday and check!
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Im excited about this one! The race at The Flats was awesome!
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Hey if anybody is interested in racing in A, B *cough*danny*cough*,C class let me know I'll get you the info!
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{nln2} Not my style - I don't ego wheel! lol
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Here is a link to the cabin rentals at D-town if anyone wants to throw in on a cabin together. They have 6 & 8 person cabins if a few guys want to split one.
Cabins:
http://www.durhamtown.com/Cabin.htm
Reservations and pricing:
http://www.webervations.com/magic-scripts/resbook.asp?memberid=Durhamtown
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{nln2} Not my style - I don't ego wheel! lol
</LMAO/>
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We need 15 confirmed volunteer's for this event. This will make Georgia Trail Riders the exclusive club for this race!!
If you want to volunteer please check in.
(We are going to keep this in the CORE section if we get enough volunteers)
HERE:
http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=9079.new#new
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What if you bring a spouse, friend, whatever... do they count for a number?
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As long as they are willing to volunteer for the race.
{salute}
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This is what ECORS sent to Adam: This is a long email, but it goes over everything for the weekend.
Thanks for your help.
To give you something to referr to:
Thursday afternoon, help is appreciated for marking course.
Friday, help is appreciated as well. Friday tends to be a busy day. I'd like help with Tech Inspection. This can get busy at times but can be boring as well if nobody is there. We have Tech Inspection open from 11am till 7pm. We'll provide an EZ-up tent, signs, clipboards, etc., we just need 2 people that are through and have a decent technical mind to review the rules of each class and verify they meet the class and safety requirements. Friday can also be busy with others that are setting up banners, signs, fencing, and other items. Typically, I like to have all the course marking signs up by Friday morning but we'll need to "tend" to them through the day on Friday as marking will fall down. Ron or I will always be at Registration/Check-In, the other will help with other operations through the day. Something else that we'll need help with is traffic and parking. Teams will need to know where and how to park for spectating and in the PITs. Friday night under the lights we are going to have an obstacle course competition for any type of 4x4 vehicle on the new rocks that Mike has built up across the street from the new GP track and where we are having our race. We'll need to get the lights set up, PA system set up, banners set up, signs up, etc. for this.
Saturday is race day. We typically start racing at 8am, which means Volunteers should be on site and ready by about 7am. If most everyone can get there Friday evening, we can go over most everything that night and make things easier Saturday morning. What has worked the best in the past was where I meet with 1 or 2 members of the group on Friday, show what is needed Saturday (placement, rigs, recover, etc.) and those 1 or 2 people are my only point of contact, everything else with the group comes from those 2 people. I've found that its much easier for me to communicate with 1 or 2 volunteers than 20 different ones while also running the race. Those 1 or 2 people would be my Volunteer Manager(s) and would organize the group per discussions on Friday. Usually, this includes staging recovery vehicles in the right spots, re-grouping after a recovery, managing recovery efforts during the race, etc. I will usually run the course in the ATV or buggy between each race to be sure everything is still correct, but I'd like this Volunteer Manager to also do the same to get familiar with course and markings so we can put up additional markings and repair markings during the race, etc. (or direct the guys in the field to do so). We are part of Durhamtown's week long series of events. Mike will have people parking spectators, etc., but we may need some help with that. We will have awards that night, so we'll have to set up banners in the old chicken barn across the street from the cabins where the new GP track is as well as our PA system, lights, prizes, etc. Even getting on an ATV and scouring the PITS to get everyone together is wonderful help for us. We'll need 2 people on "stand by" at the Start/Finish line to assist us with timing and anything else that may come up. Usually, they end up just hanging out being our spotters to let us know what number the vehicles are that come in so we can accurately score everyone.
Sunday is cleanup. This is usually just everyone picking a task and knocking it out. We typically get finished up 100% by 3 or 4pm with help, without help, we are usually there past 9pm or later and have to work the next day! Some help would be wonderful. This is usually picking up trash. But, if we do it right, we won't have much. Most of our racers are pretty good about gathering trash and at least putting it in a central location before they leave.
We will provide the radios. For this facility, we will utilize our family radios as they will work great. Other facilities require higher power radios but I don't think its necessary at Durhamtown.
As we get closer, send me a list of names and what days they can help so I can put them on the list.
Send us your club logo, a writeup about the club, and website. We'll add it to the website and include the logo on shirts for Durhamtown.
Thanks for your support and we look forward to working with you all!
Rob
ECORS
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Sounds great. I will convince my wife to help as well.
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I am planning on going, but what is ECORS..not sure who all I will bring to help, but will be atleast 1 other person 8)
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WWW.ECORS.COM (http://WWW.ECORS.COM)
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I googled it, looks cool. Will we get a discount on cabins?
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I don't think so. This event is completely separate from D-Town. If some people want to throw in on a cabin I may be in.
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Ok..the cabins w/ air conditioning are a good bit more $, but probably worth it, but if were gonna be outside all day I guess it really doesn't matter
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I am down for helping as well I can be there Friday til Sunday may bring my dad as well
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Can volunteers drink while helping? If so me & Bro inlaw will be there..if not then just me LOL;D
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Me & wife will be there to help out, not sure about kids. No Bro in law..
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We booked the biggest cabin they have for this event!! It sleeps 16 people. We have a few other people coming from Allsouth for the race team, but we should have plenty of room + there is a ton of room if you prefer to camp around the house!!
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I will not be able to,make the ECORS event on Saturday... But wanted to see if the trail ride will be Sunday the 8th... I couldn't tell for sure from the initial post.
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Trails will be open. Yes, we should ride {letseat}
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Not gonna be able to make it to D town. Just noticed my front driveshaft rubbed the transmission pan when we were @ Gulches so I'm gonna have to get new driveshafts b4 I can go wheeling again:'(
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Hey I am down for this event already got the days off wondering people were heading out Friday before the if so let me know down for camping if Danny can save me a spot in the lawn or maybe a room ha ha ha but I will be there for sure so count me in
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I'll be there Thursday night or very early Friday to start setting up the event.
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sweet i will be there with ya i am off of school at 10 on thursday and hopefully i can have my tires done by then as well.... cough cough Danny hahaha but yeah i down for the weekend.........
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Are you still looking for volunteers?
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Yes, the more the better. {letseat}
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Do you drill need volunteers for Saturday? Tony and myself might be coming
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I will be there so ya'll come on! {cheers2}
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Ben we are coming. Count us in
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Nice </ROCKIN/>
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might head up friday night. I need a cold one! If I do, I will just sleep in the sub. Danny, still need to know where you guys are gonna be at. {popcorn}
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'Mike's House' The first house when you pull in on the right
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Here are a few pics from previous races this year //SLAMIN//
(http://www.nc4x4.com/albums/ecors-at-the-gap-2012-class-b-and-c/slides/DSC_2070.JPG)
(http://www.nc4x4.com/albums/ecors-at-the-gap-2012-class-b-and-c/slides/DSC_2171.JPG)
(http://www.nc4x4.com/albums/ecors-at-the-gap-2012-class-b-and-c/slides/DSC_2241.JPG)
(http://www.nc4x4.com/albums/ecors-at-the-gap-2012-class-b-and-c/slides/DSC_2283.JPG[img]
[img]http://www.nc4x4.com/albums/ecors-at-the-gap-2012-class-a/slides/DSC_2426.JPG)
(http://www.ecors.com/img/contest-1/1.jpg)
(http://www.ecors.com/img/contest-1/3.jpg)
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Ok, I have no idea which one that is. I have never really paid much attention. I remember being in a cabin with some guys a few years back, before the shop. What is everyone driving? That way I will know what to look for.
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We're gona be rolling our green 2011 JK. Though I have a feeling we're gona be LLMF (Lost Like a Mother F*!er) We'll find it eventually though. But if someone sees us rolling around all stupid looking just honk and yell lol!!
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I'll be in the suburban.
If your standing in front of the lodge looking at the road (the old 4x4 trails are to the right) - we are to the left - turn left out of the lodge, go past the parking lot & we are at the end of the road on the left - in the house.
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aight. Will look for you guys. Probably comin in friday night. Happen to have a floor spot available? ;D
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FOSHO! I'm sure we'll have room.
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What about vehicles? Should I drive the Jeep or will I even need a vehicle while there? Just wondering as I don't want to drive the sub down dirt roads if I don't have to. Let me know about a spot to crash. I just need a spot to throw my pad down and a bag {cheers2}
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There still room in the Cbn? Or should we pack our tent?
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Pics and Video en- route!! Check the Post ride pics and vids page!
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I wanted to say thanks to everyone who was able to make it out this weekend!
{salute}
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wish I could have come down for friday as well. Looking forward to our next deal </ROCKIN/>