August, 2011 - Level Five Graphics

EVENTS AUGUST 2011
First Monday of each month
August 1 st , September 5 th :
2:30 – 10:00 pm: Northern California
Ducati Bike Nights at Benissimo (one
of Marin’s finest Italian Restaurants),
18 Tamalpias Dr, Corte Madera.
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6:00 pm: American Sport Bike Night
at Dick’s Restaurant and Cocktails, 3188
Alvarado Street, San Leandro. Bring your
Buell and hang out with like-minded
riders. All brands welcome! Our meeting
of Buell and Motorcycle enthusiasts
has been happening the first Monday of
the month for the last 12 years, without
ever missing a meeting. We have had
many local and national celebrities
from the Motorcycle world grace our
meetings. It has been fun and exciting.
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6:00 pm: California (Northern, East Bay)
NORCAL Guzzi Bike Night at Applebee’s
at McCarthy Ranch Mall, off 880, in
Milpitas, California. All MGNOC members,
interested Guzzi riders, and all other
motorcycle riders always welcome. More
information, contact Pierre at: 408/710-
4886 or pierredacunha@yahoo.com.
Third Monday of each month
August 22 nd , September 19 th :
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm: East Bay Ducati
Bike Night at Pizza Antica (3600 Mount
Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, 925/299-0500)
Bike parking on the street right in front of
the restaurant, indoor and heated outdoor
seating, excellent wine list. All moto
brands welcome. Bring your appetite and
a smile, be prepared to make new friends.
Third Sunday of each month
August 21 st , September 18 th :
9:00 am: California (Northern)
Moto Guzzi National Owners Club
(MGNOC) breakfast at Putah Creek
Cafe in picturesque Winters, California
(Highways 505/128) MGNOC members
and interested Guzzi riders meet for
breakfast and a good time. The Putah
Creek Cafe is located at Railroad
Avenue. More information contact:
Northern California MGNOC Rep,
Don Van Zandt at 707-557-5199.
Third Sunday of each month
August 21 st , September 18 th
Moto-Sketch at Tosca Cafe: come
and sketch a live model draped over a
custom bike. $7 to sketch, free to just
watch. Tosca Cafe, 242 Columbus Ave.
in S.F.
First Saturdays of each month
August 6 th , September 3 rd
Mission Motorcycles (6292 Mission
St. Daly City, missionmotorcycles.
com 650/992-1234) has Brown
Bag Saturdays: 15% off all parts and
accessories you can stuff into a brown
paper sack.
Friday, July 22 nd —
Sunday, July 24 th
Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix and AMA
Superbike Racing
Come out to Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca for MotoGP and AMA Superbike
racing. Tickets start at $30—buy them
online at mazdaraceway.com or drop by
the D-Store San Francisco (131 South
Van Ness, 415/626-5478) or Mission
Motorcycles (6292 Mission St. Daly
City, missionmotorcycles.com 650/992-
1234).
Saturday, July 23 rd & Sunday July 24 th
AHRMA NorthWest MotoCross at
the Stornetta Farm (11 miles north of
Point Arena—look for the signs just past
the Irish Beach vista point.)
Participants and Spectators alike will
all enjoy this inaugural AHRMA event,
held 11 miles north of Point Arena,
overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Saturday: Powroll/Redwood
Engineering Trails. Sign up 10:00 AM.
Trails begin 12:00 noon.
Sunday: Cycle Gear NorthWest Regional
Vintage Moto-Cross Series
Sign up 7:00 AM.
Contact Rob and Debbie Poole at
415/435-0768, pooleschl1@hotmail.com
or Dick Mann (yes, that Dick Mann) at
775/265-4904 for more information.
Saturday, July 23
11:00 am-2:00 pm: Free Lunch Sale at Just
Leather, (2370 Stevens Creek Blvd., San
Jose, 408/286-3450 justleathers.com) Free
barbeque, beverages and big savings on
jackets, chaps, vests, saddlebags and more.
Saturday, July 30
7:00 pm: Sacramento Mile Returns! It
has been over a decade since Sacramento
race fans have witnessed the non-stop
action packed racing of AMA Pro Flat
Track. Featuring the nation’s top twowheeled
flat track riders, fans will be
treated to an unmatched spectacle as
riders fly down the Sacramento Mile, pitch
their bikes sideways and slide through the
turns. There is no such thing as pacing in
this type of racing.it is all or nothing.with
only one rider emerging as the winner.
Not only will this race pit rider against
rider, but it will also pit machine against
machine. Harley Davidson, Honda,
Aprilia, BMW, Buell, Ducati, Kawasaki,
KTM, Suzuki,Triumph and Yamaha all
offer AMA approved models.
Gates open at 1:30 pm. Riders will
run practice in the afternoon with
open ceremonies taking place at 6:30
pm. Racing begins at 7:00 pm. A
special autograph session will be held
immediately following the last practice.
Fans can meet their favorite riders, take
pictures and get autographs.
Tickets are available on line at boxoffice@
calexpo.com or call the Cal Expo Box
Office at 916/263-3295.
Sunday, August 14
Beer:30 till when the cops come:
Dirtbag Challenge! It is on. Go to
dirtbagchallenge.com to find out how
to enter. End of Quesada Ave Saturday,
August 20 th and
Sunday, August 21 st
AFM Club Road Racing at
Thunderchill Raceway (5250 Hwy 162,
Willows, CA, 800/870-RACE or go to
afmracing.org)
See the fastest club racers on every kind
of sportbike and racebike imaginable,
from 200-horsepower superbikes to
hand-built formula two-strokes and
Singles battle it out for trophies and
cash prizes.
Saturday, August
20 th AFM Club
Road Racing at
Thunderchill
Raceway (5250 Hwy
162, Willows, CA,
800/870-RACE or
go to afmracing.org)
Saturday, August
20 th
Noon to 5:00
pm: Curve Unit
M/C presents
its 8th Annual
BBQ benefiting
the Pediatric
Brain Tumor
Foundation. Your
$20 donation includes Kinder’s BBQ ,
parking, refreshments, and dancing with
music by Spin Dizzy. Raffle prizes include
ZoomZoom Trackdays, Baxley Chocks,
MJ Moto tire warmers, Logitech gadgets,
$100 gift certificates to a ton of moto sites
& shops, helmets, jackets, gloves, and the
list goes on! Joseph D. Grant Park, 18405
Mt. Hamilton Rd., San Jose. For info
contact Amy Snyder at 209/602-5168
curveunit.com.
9:00 am-5:00 pm: Concorso Italiano
Italian Car and Motorcycle Show
Laguna Seca Golf Ranch, 10520 York
Road, Monterey 425/742-0632, concorso.
com. See up to 1200 Italian cars,
motorcycles and boats. Italian fashion,
food, music and more. Tickets are $125,
proceeds help support Monterey schools
and other programs.
9:00 am: SFMC AMA Ride through the
Redwoods
The San Francisco Motorcycle Club will
be holding its AMA District 36 Ride
through the Redwoods Saturday, August
20th to Apple Jack’s Inn in La Honda.
Arrive at the SFMC clubhouse at
Folsom and 18th streets around 9:00
a.m. for signups. Rides leave around 10
a.m. $10 gets you signed in for a ride pin
and possible door prizes. Another $10
gets you BBQ at Apple Jack’s. 21 and
older only.
Sunday, August 28 th
Ride the Redwood Highway with
author Ted Simon as he celebrates the
creation of the Ted Simon foundation.
The foundation supports long-distance
motorcycle adventurers interested in
developing “their observations and
insights into something of value for the
rest of the world to share.” Chat with
Ted and enjoy a beautiful ride.
Ride will leave from Benbow and wind
up in Simon’s hometown of Covelo.
For details, and to sign up, please go to
jupiterstravellers.org/blog or email
explore@jupiterstravellers.org.
Saturday, September 3 rd and
Sunday, September 4 th
Lee Parks Total Control Training
Lee Parks brings his advanced rider
training to San Mateo. Lee’s class fills
the gap between the MSF BRC/ERC
and a racetrack school. Hone your skills!
Sunday is a Skills Practice day with Lee
hisself. More info: totalcontroltraining.
net or call 800/943-5638.
Saturday, September 10 th and
Sunday, September 11 th
AFM Club Road Racing at Thunderchill
Raceway (5250 Hwy 162, Willows, CA,
800/870-RACE or go to afmracing.org)
See the fastest club racers on every kind of
sportbike and racebike imaginable, from
200-horsepower superbikes to hand-built
formula two-strokes and Singles battle it
out for trophies and cash prizes.
Saturday, August 20 AFM Club Road
Racing at Thunderchill Raceway (5250
Hwy 162, Willows, CA, 800/870-RACE
or go to afmracing.org)
Saturday, October 1 st and
Sunday, October 2 nd
AFM Club Road Racing at Thunderchill
Raceway (5250 Hwy 162, Willows, CA,
800/870-RACE or go to afmracing.org)
See the fastest club racers on every kind
of sportbike and racebike imaginable,
from 200-horsepower
superbikes to hand-built
formula two-strokes and
Singles battle it out for
trophies and cash prizes.
Saturday, August 20
AFM Club Road Racing
at Thunderchill Raceway
(5250 Hwy 162, Willows,
CA, 800/870-RACE or
go to afmracing.org)
Lee Parks Total Control
Training
Saturday, October 1 st
and Sunday, October
2 nd
Lee Parks (in person)
brings his advanced rider training
(again) to San Mateo. Lee’s class fills
the gap between the MSF BRC/ERC
and a racetrack school. Hone your skills!
Sunday is a Skills Practice day. More info:
totalcontroltraining.net or
call 800/943-5638.
Sunday, October 2 nd to
Wednesday, October 5 th
Multi-day event: Giro D’California VII
“The Giro d’California is a touring
and regularity event for 1957 and older
Italian motorcycles up to 175cc. It’s a
retrospective tribute to the Giro d’Italia
Motociclistico (a.k.a. Motogiro), Italy’s
premier long distance motorcycle road
race of the 1950’s.
“The Giro d’California celebrates the
machines and riders from the golden era
of the Motogiro, 1953-57. During this
period the Motogiro was organized and
promoted by the Italian sports newspaper
Stadio. During the Stadio years over 50
Italian motorcycle manufacturers fielded
“protagonisti” in the Motogiro.” Location
of this event has yet to be announced—
go to girodcalifornia.com to request an
entry form or email
girodcalifornia@earthlink.net.
Sunday, October 9 th
10:00 am-5:00 pm: LaDucati Day
The 8 th annual fundraising event in La
Honda, California. Events of the day will
include:
• Riders for Health Auction
• Ducati Vintage Club sponsored
Concorso Ducati
• Motion Pro sponsored Ducati Garage
Challenge and Slow Ride Competition
• Leo Vince USA Sponsored Ducati
Music Challenge
• Lindemann Engineering Sponsored
Sportbike Suspension Setup Clinic
• Vendor court, food, raffles and more.
Free event admission. All proceeds from
entry fees, Sportbike Suspension Setup
Clinic and raffles will benefit the La
Honda Fire Brigade. These good men and
women rescue crashed motorcyclists on
that side of the mountain, so helping them
helps the local motorcycle community.
For additional event information, go
to norcaldoc.com/ldd, or contact John
Clelland at johnc@norcaldoc.com.
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