| 2005 |
| Date |
Event |
Rat
Ride |
Location |
Point
of Contact / Organizer |
Registration
Forms |
| Fri 14 Jan - Sun 16 Jan |
Vancouver
International Bike Show |
|
Abbotsford,
BC |
Mike
Backen |
|
| Sun 27 Feb |
Island RAT Pack Pot Luck Brunch |
|
Mikee's place |
Mikee or Barb |
|
| Sun 01 May |
Inaugural
Island RAT Ride |
 |
Depart Royal Roads Cafe,
1949 Sooke Rd, at 10:00 AM, then via backroads to Cowichan
Bay and Lake Cowichan, finishing at Mike's house in Duncan for a
BBQ and the Shanghai MotoGP. |
Mike
Backen |
|
| Sun 29 May |
Youbou Sand Drags |
|
Depart Starbucks on Millstream (near Home Depot/Costco) at 10:00 am. |
John Sutcliffe |
|
| Sat 04 Jun - Sun 05 Jun |
Thom
Riedl Memorial Ride |
|
Duffy
Lake Loop counter-clockwise. Ferry from Swartz Bay,
meet Western RAT in Langley at the WhiteSpot, then up the
canyon for an overnight in Lillooet. Back to the ferry
at Horseshoe Bay, via the Duffy Lake Road and Sea-to-Sky highway on
Sunday. |
Mike
Backen |
|
| Sun 12 Jun |
Island Ladies
"Ride for Breast Cancer" |
|
Parksville to
Courtney via Hwy 19A. |
|
|
| Sun 12 Jun |
Canadian
National Motocross |
|
Season
opener. Practise on Friday, elimination heats on Sat.
and mains on Sun. |
|
|
| Fri 24 Jun - Sun 26 Jun |
Olympic RAT
Raid |
|
Quinault
Lodge, Lake Quinault WA |
RAT
North America |
 |
| Fri 08 Jul -
Sun 10 Jul |
Canadian
Biker 25th Anniversary Party |
|
Victoria,
BC |
|
|
| Sun 17 Jul |
Day
Run Up Island with Lunch |
|
Victoria to the
Crow & Gate
Pub.
Depart 10:30am from the Royal Roads Cafe (1949 Sooke Road) parking lot. |
Mike
Backen |
|
| Wed 20 Jul |
Run
to the Raid |
|
Victoria
- Nelson,
BC |
|
|
| Thu 21 Jul - Sun 24 Jul |
Canadian
Rockies Raid |
|
Nelson,
BC |
RAT
North America |
|
| Sun 24 Jul - Mon 25 Jul |
The
Run Home |
|
Nelson
- Victoria, BC |
|
|
| Fri 29 Jul - Sun 31 Jul |
West
Coast RAT Rally |
|
Steamboat,
CO |
RAT
North America |
|
| Sat 13 Aug - Sun 14 Aug |
Gold
River Run |
|
Victoria to Gold
River, BC. Meet at Savage Cycles at 09:30 with a full
tank of gas. Departure around 09:45. |
Mike Backen |
|
| Fri 09 Sep - Sun 11 Sep |
Tahoe RAT
Raid |
|
Crystal Bay, NV |
RAT
North America |
|
| Sun 11 Sep |
Canadian Biker 25th Annual Toy Run |
|
Save-on-Foods,
Blanshard St, Victoria to All-Fun Rec Park near
Western Speedway. Riders meet @ 09:30, depart @
10:30. Bring new, unwrapped gift or $10 donation. |
Canadian Biker Magazine
384-0333 |
|
| Sat 17 Sep |
Port Alberni
Toy Run |
|
Victoria to Port
Alberni.
This is a two day event, however the intent is to ride up
and back on Saturday. Depart Shell station, Spencer Rd
& Hwy 1 at 09:15.
|
Mike Gebler |
|
| Sun 25 Sep |
Gold
River Day Run |
|
Depart
Spencer Road Shell at 07:00. Meet Mike, Clifford and Phil
around 07:45 at the new Tim Horton's on the NW corner of Drinkwater Rd and Hwy
1, at the north edge of Duncan. Lunch in Gold River at the
Ridgeview Pub.
|
Mike Backen |
|
