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• Cancelled: Marysville Lunch with Kathy

  • When
    3 Oct 2021
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • Location
    The Duck Inn, 6 Murchison St, Marysville
  • Spaces left
    28

  
  

  This is another social lunch hosted by Kathy Hodge. It is intended as a short, sharp ride if you wish, or a drive allowing partners to get involved. Previous lunches have been well attended by other halves.

  The venue for this one is Marysville’s Duck Inn.

  
  

  The day is limited to 30 Members and guests, meeting there, registrations close after Sept 30.

  

   

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• NSW Thunder Rally

  • Start
    8 Oct 2021
  • End
    10 Oct 2021
  • Location
    Nundle, NSW

  The Thunder Rally is looking shaky for 2021 and at best will be postponed to Nov 19-21. The "A Group" have rolled over plans to the 2022 Rally instead. An offer to assist a second group will be repeated next year so there is plenty of time to mull what is a great trip.

  
  

  
  

  DOCNSW’s Thunder Rally is scheduled for October 8-10 this year. It is again at Nundle and not to be confused with a 40^th anniversary lead-in event at Lake Cargelligo (Oct 6-7).

  An unofficial DOCV contingent is traveling up for the Rally. It is unofficial because first option was given to members of our 2017 and 2019 groups and the quota filled without actually opening to the wider Club.

  This is an opportunity to self-organise a second group. Help is available with proven itineraries of around 8 nights as well as tips based on 2017/19 experience. Nundle is an appealing gold era town and the rally site at Sheba Dams is particularly attractive. The two groups would overlap there on Sat 9^th then continue independently.

  Staying in smaller towns is one reason the trip does not work for a large, consolidated group. Whether you are into old style rallies or not it is a great excuse to venture north and explore some of NSW’s best roads.

  Non-camping options are available at Nundle if booked early. Alternatively the Rally works with a rest day at Tamworth (followed or preceded with the option of Oxley Hwy).
  

  The event is in support of NSW Royal Rehab Centre and Rally registration includes a T shirt offer.

  To be clear this is an offer to assist a second DOCV group. You are registering interest to join the group, it is not a commitment. It will require someone keen to emerge and run with the idea. The route and accommodation research is done if you choose to use it.

  Further information: Geoff 0408 533152 or gsalmon@bigpond.net.au

  
  

  
  

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• Cancelled: Neil's Easy Ride Place Holder

  • When
    10 Oct 2021
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    TBA

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Rubicon Rumba Midweek II

  • When
    20 Oct 2021
  •  
    9:45 AM
  • Location
    Beechworth Bakery, Healesville
  • Spaces left
    12

  Postponed from Sept 15
  

  Armando has engineered a morning that gets us to Thornton's Rubicon Hotel for a timely lunch. The day is approx 220 km so our finish at Healesville should not be late. It is an excellent way to ease back in - if allowed.
  

  
  

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• Not the Phillip Island Moto GP

  • When
    24 Oct 2021
  • Location
    TBA
  • Spaces left
    30

  Moto GP is cancelled for the second year running but we will take up the slack with a ride to the Wally Pub.
  

  
  

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• Neil's Jaunt to Euroa

  • Start
    6 Nov 2021
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    7 Nov 2021
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Platters Cafe

  Follow Neil around his backyard for an overnight stay at Euroa

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• GODAD - Glenn & Oliver Down and Dirty

  • When
    14 Nov 2021
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Pakenham McDonalds, 98 Princes Hwy adj BP

  
  

  Getting Down And Dirty With Glenn & Oliver

  Departing from Pakenham Maccas @9.00am, with full tanks (BP next door) and full tummys.
  

  Morning session 237km lunching at Balook

  Afternoon session 185km finishing at Longwarry
  

  This event will be weather dependant.

  The roads will be normal car/motorcycle use but lots of unsealed, interspersed with transit sealed sections.
  
  If you decide along the way that you have had enough of the unsealed, there will be sealed alternatives.
  
  Suitable for all types who don't mind the back end sliding and the front end shaking, and the bike requiring a wash when you get home.
  

  
  

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• Ride & Lunch with John & Caroline

  • When
    21 Nov 2021
  • Location
    Platters Cafe & Bar, Diamond Creek
  • Spaces left
    30

  A decent ride of 200 km that starts from Diamond Creek and finishes with a leisurely lunch at Nillumbik Estate at Smiths Gully (St Andrews). A stop at Flying Tarts Bakery along the way makes it an indulgent kind of Sunday that ought to appeal to couples. All are welcome of course within our cap of 30.
  

  Registration will open nearer the time.

  

  
  

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• Red Plate Ride

  • When
    27 Nov 2021
  • Location
    TBA

  A day hosted by 'Club Permits Officer' and Spares guru Daryl Grant. Date has changed from Sunday 28 to Saturday 27.
  

  
  

  Our recent Red Plate events have been successful rides but have not attracted classic bikes in great number. DOCV has 70-odd permit scheme participants with 140 bikes. We have scheduled a lowish-risk date for weather and plan to coax more of them out.

  
  

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• Glenn's Dargo Obsession

  • Start
    4 Dec 2021
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    5 Dec 2021
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Pakenham Macca's, Next to BP

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  Glenn's Yearly Dargo Run

  

  This ride and the number of participants is dependent on Victoria's Covid restrictions.

  Departing at 9.00 the route will take us thru the rolling South Gippsland hills to our lunch at Yinnar Hotel.

  We will have a short rest, recuperate and release in Loch along the way.

  Following lunch we will make our way to Dargo with a short stop in Briagalong.

  Sunday depart Dargo at 9.00 for a fill-up at Stratford, fuel/food, then onto Longwarry Hotel for lunch.

  Following lunch we will slip back to Pakenham BP where the ride will finish.

  For 2021 we shall re-introduce the formal evening attire, it's not compulsory, just good fun.

  We have all the motel rooms for couple accommodation

  Dargo Central and Cathies House for single accommodation.

   

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• Gav's Christmas Ride

  • When
    19 Dec 2021
  • Location
    TBA

  

  
  

  
  

  It ain't over till the fat lady sings and the year isn't finished till the Big Fella runs his Chrissy Ride. Join Gav for a sackful of joy, merriment and good cheer.

  
  

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• Tiger Hunt 2022

  • Start
    11 Feb 2022
  • End
    20 Feb 2022
  • Location
    Station Pier, Port Melbourne

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  The plan is to head straight over the Highlands from Devonport for the first night at Strathgordon. It is followed by two nights at Tullah Lakeside Lodge on the west coast, single nights at Deloraine and St Helens, then a double-header in Hobart to finish. It is a double clockwise swirl that gets the west in first, just to confuse the anti-counterclockwisers.

  Features of this Hunt include a multi-option day based from Tullah, quality time in the hills of northern Tasmania, working in the historic town of Ross (pictured) and sampling some new roads down south. The intended route is here. More detail was published in August Desmoto.

  Day	Date	Region	Long Km	Short Km	Overnight
  0	Fri 11	To the Boat			Spirit of Tas
  1	Sat 12	Central Highlands E / Gordon Dam	402	378	Strathgordon
  2	Sun 13	West Coast	366	352	Tullah
  3	Mon 14	West Coast - Bitumen	329	192	Tullah
  3 alt		West Coast - Dirt	(382)	-
  4	Tue 15	Northern Hills	348	305	Deloraine
  5	Wed 16	North-East	394	206	St Helens
  6	Thurs 17	East Coast, Ross	368	263	Hobart
  7	Fri 18	Mt Wellington / Southport / Hastings	262	-	Hobart
  8	Sat 19	Central Highlands W	368	315	Spirit of Tas
  9	Sun 20	Port Melbourne Post-mortem			Home
  		Total	2837	2011

  The event is capped at 36 riders. Pillions are excluded from the cap and must register separately. Riders, please register for the main event first as you are subject to the count of 36 bikes.

  A registration deposit is set at $225 and is required from both riders and pillions. It will be applied to a spread of things including an event T shirt, our breakfast briefing in Devonport, a morning tea at Longford (Day 1), a group dinner at Tullah (Day 3), lunch at Riana on Day 4 and the Tiger Hunt Dinner on our last night in Hobart. Refunds will reduce in line with commitments made by the Club. No refunds will be made after January 28, unless the event is cancelled.

  Trip Notes will be issued after registration. They give the full itinerary with everything you need to book ahead. Hunters are urged to make Spirit bookings, at the least, promptly after registration – TT Lines have a sympathetic refund policy and will waive cancellation and amendment fees if the unthinkable eventuates with Covid.

  A contact list will be distributed within the group to assist interaction and sharing initiatives. The default is that you are on the list...please advise promptly if you want your email or mobile withheld as the list will go out in the first communication.

  A Waitlist will be created should demand exceed places - don't be disheartened!
  

   

  Queries: Geoff Salmon - captain@docv.org or 0408 533152

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