STAR 2023 (Road, ADV)
June 10-25, 2023
Knoxville, Tennessee
STAR is the annual national rally for the MSTA. In addition to great riding opportunities, there will be a full schedule of fun activities, including:
Welcome Ceremony, New Members/First Time Attendees Meeting, New Members Ride, Ladies of the MSTA Meet & Greet, Annual Members Meeting, Lunch Ride, Mike Morris Snipe Hunt, Closing Banquet & Awards, Annual Bike Raffle- a Canyon Red 2022 Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor, Event T-Shirts, Vendors, Seminars.
There will be a wide selection of routes and extras. The STAR rally is open to everyone… no club membership or affiliation is required. Registration: While this event does not require MSTA membership, it is an MSTA-Sanctioned event with registration and fees. Please take advantage of our convenient Online Registration- it helps us plan ahead and saves work for volunteers. Regular members, MOH & non-members: Online- $70 thru 03/31/23 Online – $80 after 03/31/23 On-site – $80; Life, Senior Life, & Sustaining Members: Online – $63 through 03/31/23, Online – $72 after 03/31/23, On-site – $72. Registration includes dinner at the closing banquet on the evening of Wednesday, June 14. (There is a “Banquet Only” option, which is $35 and basically means the registrant can attend the closing banquet but doesn’t get to participate in any of the drawings.)
Hotel Info: Holiday Inn Knoxville– West, Cedar Bluff Rd.
9134 Executive Park Dr
Knoxville, TN 37923
Call the hotel at directly at 865-693-1011 to make your reservation.
Do not book online. Tell them you are with the MT1 group. A full breakfast is included in the room rate.
Website: ridemsta.com/star
Big Lynn Lodge Ride (Road, ADV)
July 13-16, 2023
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Picking up from Dave Brickner’s past decade plus of hosting this event, Chris Parker is now the event coordinator. What’s changed? Nothing! Same location, same setup, same price! What is so great about the Big Lynn Lodge (BLL) Ride? First is location. The Big Lynn Lodge is located on a mountain ridge right next to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a few miles south of Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It is one of the most beautiful settings you will find for a place to stay. There are fantastic roads in every direction from the doorstep of the lodge. Second is “social dining.” Every guest has breakfast and dinner included with their room and everyone dines together for both meals. Food is healthy and tasty with soft drinks and desserts, which include homemade pies. Third, this area has some exceptional technical routes, both pavement and dirt, created by Doug Pippin. They are some of the best you will ride anywhere, ever. As if all of that is not enough, there will be entertainment on Friday night. Almost Vintage will play out on the back porch. Once again, the BLL Ride will have available Anne-Marie LaFrance, a professional massage therapist, so attendees can sign up for a free twenty-minute massage on Friday and Saturday afternoon. A Saturday “stretching for the ride” session will also be offered.
Big Lynn Lodge
Highway 226A
Little Switzerland, North Carolina 28749
828-765-4257
Tell them you are with the MSTA group. The lodge will quickly sell out but there are three hotels within 3 miles either direction. If you stay in one of these other hotels you can still share meals with us at the Big Lynn Lodge: breakfast is $7.50 and dinner is $15.00 plus tip. You will be required to pre-order these meals. Complete information and down-loadable pre-registration form available at ridemsta.com/nc-biglynn. Contact Chris Parker at 864-915-9925 or chris@roadwolfdesign.com
River City Ride (Road)
July 28-30, 2023
Corydon, Indiana
Mark your calendars for the 34th Annual River City Ride, which will be held once again with the Holiday Inn Express as the headquarters. This is a wonderful opportunity for good times with friends old and new, and enjoy a full helping of Hoosier
Hospitality. The Corydon area and Ohio River valley is rich with history and natural attractions, including the old capitol, caves, Ohio River sites, and more.
Holiday Inn Express
2449 Federal Drive
Corydon, Indiana
812-738-1623
Call the hotel at directly to make your reservation. Do not book online. Tell them you are with the MSTA group to get one of our
block of rooms at the special rate. A full breakfast is included in the room rate. The parking lot has a picnic area setup for tire kicking and evening gatherings. For more info and updates, contact Will Bishop at will.bishop5@gmail.com.
Website: ridemsta.com/in-rivcity.