13th Annual Roy's BBQ RTE – May 2, 2020 – Hutchinson, KS
This will be the thirteenth year for the Roy's BBQ RTE. We'll gather at Roy's BBQ (1018 Nickerson Blvd., Hutchinson - also known as Fifth Avenue,) for lunch at 11:00 AM. Most of us arrive closer to 10:30, to allow for tire kicking and BS prior to dining. (And, it gets us to the head of the line...) It's a bit early for those riding in the same day, but it lets us beat the crowd. (Late comers get what the early birds didn't eat, and Roy's closes when the meat’s gone.)
After lunch we’ll head to the Carriage Crossing, in Yoder, for pie. There’s a small reserved motorcycle parking area on the south side of the restaurant, and plenty of overflow parking adjacent.
If you're looking for something to do after lunch, the Kansas Cosmosphere and the underground salt museum (in Hutchinson,) are nearby. The Kansas Motorcycle Museum, in Marquette, is a short ride north. There will be cigars and beverages in my garage (Wichita, fifty miles east of Hutchinson,) after the ride.
The rider traveling the farthest gets a free lunch and pie, and will have his or her name engraved on the “Mixon Cup” (named for Chris Mixon, who took long distance honors the first year.) The Mixon Cup is displayed year-round at Roy’s. Previous winners came from Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.
In addition, I'll buy pie at the Carriage Crossing for anyone with a current MSTA membership card. Past (or current) MSTA presidents also get a free lunch at Roy's.
The best barbeque in Kansas, followed by some pretty impressive pie. Probably ought to toss down a Red Bull to fight off the post prandial stupor for the ride home...
