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March 24, 2009

Big Easy Weekender!

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Friday March 27th
  • 3701 Banks St -  (504) 486-9080
  •  10 PM - Lake Front ride that returns to Finn McCool’s.
  •  11:30 - Ride through da Quarters & Uptown
  • 12 AMish -  Late-nite meetup for food & drink @ The Copper Monkey   
    • 725 Conti - (504) 527-0869
    Saturday, March 28th
    • 10 AM - Brunch @  The Transportation Revolution (Vespa New Orleans)
    • 901 Julia at Baronne -  (504) 595-6776
  • Two concurrent rides – City and Lafitte
  • 10:30 - Lafitte ride leaves
    • Lafitte ride  -  50cc’s welcome
    • Algiers ferry - $1 on return ferry
    • Lafitte National Park
    • Lunch in Lafitte @ Boutte
    • FX Motorsports
    • Marrero, LA - (504) 267- 4517
  • Back to New Orleans
  • 11 AM - City ride leaves
    • Ride around the City with many stops along the way.
  • 9 PM - 2AM Outdoor Movie Night featuring the film Roman Holiday &
  • Saturday night dance party@ Handsome Willy’s
  • 218 South Robertson Street  (504)  525-0377
  • Sunday, March 29th
    • 9 AM - Meet for coffee @ CC’s 
    • 2800 Esplanade Ave - (504) 482-9865
  • 9:30 - Ride to Bayou Segnette State Park
    • Bring a chair if you can!!
    • You will need $1 to enter the Park
    • Keep your receipt it will be your raffle ticket!!
      • 7777 Westbank Expy, Westwego, LA - (504) 736-7140
    • 10 AM – Rally attendants begin arriving at the park
    • 11 AM – Announcements
    • 11:30 – BBQ Begins - Big Easy Scooters
    • 12:00 – Slow Race
      • Once the judge signals start, riders must place both feet on the scooter and proceed forward to the finish line. The last scooter to break the plain of the finish line will be the winner. Each rider must successfully complete the course without going out of bounds or putting Their foot down.
      • 12:30 – Gymkhana starts 
      • A Gymkhana is a kind of scooter obstacle course where attendees compete one at a time on a closed track. A description of the course obstacles is as follows:
        1. The Weave – The object is to ride between cones without putting a foot down or moving any of the cones.
        2. Teeter Totter ‐ The object of this section is to successfully ride over a one foot high teetering plank from start to finish.
        3. Circle of Death – The object is to ride into the circle, complete a 360 degree circumference and exit at the same point of entrance without going out of bounds or putting a foot down.
        4. Stop and Go – The object of this section is to ride from the start line to adesignated box then balance in that box without putting a foot down for 8 seconds.
        5. Drinking and Driving – The object is to ride from the start line past the refreshment table and pick‐up a cup of water, then drink the water without spilling while navigating the assigned obstacle of cones and without going out of bounds.
        6. Walking the Plank – The object is to successfully navigate the plank without either wheel falling off or putting a foot down.
    • 2 PM – Scooter Joust 
      • In the joust, attendants team up in groups of two, one to operate the scooter and a passenger to joust. Each rider wears a cone on top of their helmet, the passenger carries a foam pool noodle and must knock the opposing riders cone off as they ride towards each other on a closed track.
    • 3 PM – Awards and raffle
    • 4 PM – End of event, attendees ride back to New Orleans.
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