41st Annual Chief Joseph Rally
June 27-30, 2019
Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day, Oregon
CLICK HERE TO GO TO REGISTRATION
CLICK HERE TO ORDER RALLY T-SHIRTS
Join us at the Grant County Fairgrounds, nestled in the scenic Strawberry Mountains, John Day Oregon, for a weekend of terrific riding, seminars, food and fellowship. This historic city is located at the Junction of Hwys 395 and 26. Enjoy the West’s best riding; gold and cattle country, refreshing mountain passes, painted hills, river canyons, and wide open desert. All this in one day’s riding! Visit the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument or any of four different museums. Begin planning your trip now! Oregon is for Riders! Come to John Day and see what we mean!
Green grass camping. Free showers. Door Prizes. Vendors. Rider Awards. Seminars. Beer Garden. Complimentary morning coffee & tea. Guided rides (paved and GS routes). Maps for self-guided rides (paved and GS routes). Motorcycle movies each evening. Live music Friday evening featuring Kinzel & Hyde; their American Roots & Blues is sure to have you moving!
Note: Those who arrive early to the fairgrounds on Wednesday will be expected to pay the fairgrounds privately at the camping kiosk for Wed night camping.
On-Line Early Registration is March 1st through June 15th. Early registration includes 3 nights camping, Fri & Sat dinner tickets, door prize ticket and rally pin.
If you wait to register at the gate, your registration will not include meal tickets. A limited number of meal tickets will be available for purchase at the gate for $15. Gate registration opens at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Gate registration will be $45 for BMWRO members and $60 for non-members.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: LOCATION:
THURSDAY:
1:00 pm - 6:00pm Registration Booth and Info Booth Open
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Meet & Greet Wine Tasting BYOB RV Park
TENTATIVE--WE NEED A HOST
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Motorcycle Movie: "Faster" Keerins Hall North
sponsored by Lee Block of Racer Gloves
FRIDAY:
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration Booth & Info Booth Open
7:30 am - 8:30 am "Coffee with Dave" Keerins Hall Middle
Discussion with Dave Hough
8:00 am - ? Dooley Mountain guided paved route ride departs Main Gate
led by Mark Collier. View route map HERE
8:30 am - 9:30 am Team Oregon Cornering Skills Class Keerins Hall North
-classroom portion PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:30 am - 11:30 am Team Oregon Cornering Skills Class departs from Keerins Hall parking lot
-on-road portion PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:30 am - 10:30 am "Throttling Back" with Dave Hough Keerins Hall Middle
10:00 am - ? Cowboy Lunch Ride/Drive departs Main Gate
Led by Jay Bennett--maps will be provided
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
10:00 am - 2:30 pm Dayville-Kimberly-Long Creek Loop departs Keerins
View route map HERE led by Alice LeBarron Hall parking lot
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm "Why Smoother is Better" Keerins Hall North
presentation by Walt Fulton
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm "Side Car Building & Racing" Keerins Hall North
presentation by Dave Kaechele
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Women's Round Table Discussion Keerins Hall Middle
Facilitated by Jalene Case
6:00 pm Dinner Pavilion
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Live Music: Kinzel & Hyde with Jim Roy Town Square
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Motorcycle Movie: "Dust to Glory" Keerins Hall North
sponsored by Lee Block of Racer Gloves
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Bonfire Town Square
SATURDAY:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Registration Booth & Info Booth Open
7:30 am - 8:30 am "Coffee with Dave" Keerins Hall Middle
Discussion with Dave Hough
8:00 am - ? Indian Peak Advanced GS ride led by departs Main Gate
Steve Miller. Maps will be provided.
9:00 am - ? Ukiah-Sumpter paved route loop departs Main Gate
led by David Peterson View route map HERE
10:00 am - ? Super Easy GS Ride led by Keith Matteson departs from Main Gate
View route map HERE
8:30 am - 9:30 am Team Oregon Cornering Skills Class Keerins Hall North
-classroom portion PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:30 am - 11:30 am Team Oregon Cornering Skills Class departs from Keerins parking lot
on-road portion PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
10:00 am -11:00 am "Why Smoother is Better" Keerins Hall North
presentation by Walt Fulton
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm MotoPhotography by Bruce Henrikson Keerins Hall North
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Team Oregon U-Turn Clinic session 1 Hwy Dept
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Team Oregon U-Turn Clinic session 2 Hwy Dept
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Team Oregon U-Turn Clinic session 3 Hwy Dept
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Team Oregon U-Turn Clinic session 4 Hwy Dept
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm "Son Rise": A Father and Son MotoAdventure Keerins Hall North
travelogue by Dave Swezey
6:00 pm Dinner Pavilion
7:00 pm Door Prizes & 50/50 Raffle Pavilion
8:00 pm Motorcycle Movie: Keerins Hall North
"MotoNomad III: Riders of the Andes"
sponsored by Giant Loop
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Bonfire Town Square
SUNDAY:
6:00 am - 1:00 pm Break Camp, Clean Up & Depart
RALLY T-SHIRTS: Arrangements have been made to provide you with choices in T-shirt styles, fabrics, and colors as well as a sweatshirt option. Rally shirts will be available by on-line orders only. CLICK HERE to go to the webstore to view and order rally shirts. If you want to pick up your shirt order at the rally, you must place your order before the June 6th deadline. The webstore will re-open again from June 24 to July 6th. Orders placed during this second webstore opening will be shipped to your home for an additional shipping charge.
BREAKFASTS: Breakfasts will be available for the first 150 hungry riders Friday morning and for 200 hungry riders Saturday morning from 6am until the food runs out. Breakfasts are $9 each morning. All proceeds benefit Calvary Horse Camp for Urban Girls. https://www.calvaryhorsecamp.org/
Stumble out of your tents and straight into breakfast! This is a great way to “kick-start” your days and maximize your riding time.
FRIDAY DINNER: Brenda Coley of the Snafflebit Dinner House will serve up BBQ chicken breast, loaded baked potatoes, green salad, vegetable, bread & dessert. (Vegetarian option is Mac & cheese with tomatoes and peas.)
SATURDAY DINNER: Friends of the Fair will be serving Beef lasagne, green salad, bread and dessert. (Vegetarian lasagne is an option.) Proceeds from Saturday dinner will be used to help remodel Keerins Hall.
There are restaurants within a few blocks of the fairgrounds.
Separate reservations and fees apply for the use of adjoining RV park. Contact:
Grant County Fairgrounds RV Park
411 NW Bridge St,
John Day, OR 97845
541-575-1900
If you are seeking other accommodations, here are five hotels or motels in walking distance to the fairgrounds:
Best Western John Day Inn
315 W Main St, John Day, OR 97845
541-575-1700
Americas Best Value Inn
390 W Main St, John Day, OR 97845
541-575-1462
Budget 8 Motel
711 W Main St, John Day, OR 97845
541-575-2155
Dreamers Lodge Motel
144 N Canyon Blvd, John Day, OR 97845
541-575-0516
John Day Motel
250 E Main St, John Day, OR 97845
541-575-9000