The official announcement from Ducs Unlimited: What: 1st Annual Ducati Great Lakes Trackfest and Rally When: August 18-20th Where: Gingerman Raceway, South Haven Michigan Fellow Ducatisti, Our club has undertaken a plan to start the next Midwest Ducati rally and have chosen this already existing and very successful weekend that we have been co-hosting with STT for going on 4 years now. We have enlisted the aid of our fellow D.O.C. clubs including Desmohio, Hoosier Hooligans, Ducati Rocks, Mocha and Drill in the Chicagoland area to help us promote and put on what we hope will be a great Ducati rally and one of the best in the country. We have also invited regional dealers to come out and show their wares and hope to have a number of title sponsors on board such as Red Bull, Repsol and others. Several companies are on board as sponsors or participants with more coming and hope to have a carnival atmosphere with special giveaways, merchant area, great food and live entertainment throughout the weekend. Also as always STT will provide the top-notch on track experience we have all come to expect from them. The Orbitsuns will be playing live on Saturday night so come out and check out one of the hottest bands in Detroit! This event will be held the weekend of August 18, 19th and 20th at Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, Michigan. If you have never been to Gingerman we think you will be impressed with the level of the facilities and the challenging track that the owner has built there. We hope to see you all out at the track and look forward what will be a great event for all participants. We will be having special event t-shirts made for sale prior to and at the event. More info on pricing and ordering will be posted soon. All STT staff members will receive a special complimentary staff shirt for the weekend as well. Don't forget all makes and models welcome!! For more info you can contact us at info@ducsunlimited.com or you can register and sign up at www.sportbiketracktime.com.
Yeah! (I would have purchased one anyways) I am looking forward to a great weekend. Thanks for putting this event on.
You're welcome, but the credit goes to Monte and Bonnie who have been great to work with and have been gratious enough to allow us to host this weekend with them!! We hope to see you all out at the track, don't forget this won't be a normal track weekend. There will be a live concert Saturday night and other special events including an exhaust sound off competition, bocce ball area, dyno runs and giveaways all weekend. We look forward to a great time and meeting all kinds of new folks from the region. Come out and support the sport everyone!
Not quite yet, we should be errr.... they should be getting the proofs in the mail soon. We'll take a look at them to make sure size and placement of the images are ok and then we'll do the production run. I would say that they'll get them about a week after that.
Fellow Ducatisti, As you know we are holding the 1st annual Ducati Great Lakes Rally and Trackfest in a couple of weeks. Part of the event will feature a bike display of cool, tricked out, rare, vintage and current model Ducati's for people attending to view at the Concourse of Excellence. We are now asking that anyone that has a bike they would like to display please contact us at info@ducsunlimited.com or contact me at 248-231-4779 as we want people to participate and this event will be something special and add to the atmosphere for the weekend. Don't think your bike is good enough? You'd be surprised, don't let that notion stop you people that love Ducati, love all of them. Call or email us to register your bike. You can also post your entry on our website in the Riders Wanted Forum www.ducsunlimited.com.
Attention everyone, The event shirts will be ready early next week. They will be on sale at the event or can be purchased in advance via paypal. If you are interested in a shirt please email us at info@ducsunlimited.com with your information and we'll ship one out to you or hold it at the event. Please indicate the size you would like and quantity. Thanks for your interest!
The shirts have been ordered. They will be $ 25.00 each and are a fully digital print in high rez and look just like the shirts pictures posted above. If you would like to pre-order before the event to guarantee yours, please send your paypal payment to treasurer@ducsunlimited.com and include $ 6.00 for shipping and put "Trackfest T-shirt" in the comments box. We can also hold them and you can pick them up at the event. Either way just let us know. Supplies are limited. Sizes will be SM - XXL Thanks for your interest!
Don't forget this weekend is open to all makes and models. Hope to see you all out there, the weekend is filling up so get your spots soon.
News Flash! Just a note to everyone, Ducati demo rides will be every hour on the hour throughout the weekend and you must sign a waiver to participate. They will be starting at 9am and running until 5 pm. The Vendor Area and Dyno will run the same hours as well. Please support the vendors that come to the event as without their participation the event would not be what it is. We will be having seperate raffles each day at the event. There will be a grand prize given each day. Each Ducati owner or trackday participant will get one free raffle ticket, additional tickets can be purchased for $ 2 each. We will announce the location of the raffle drawing each day and where more tickets can be purchased. You need not be present to win. We will have an Info Booth setup with the weekend schedule, area guides from local chambers of commerce and visitor centers, track and paddock maps, lists of local hotels and more. We have compiled our list of raffle items. A special thanks to all the vendors that have donated items for the weekend for raffle. Grand Prize - Saturday Ducati Daytona Riding Jacket - Courtesy of Ducati North America Grand Prize - Sunday 1 Free 1 Day RV Rental - Courtesy of Walt Michal RV Superstore Other raffle prizes: 2 - Sets of Michelin Pilot Power 2CT - Courtesy of Sportbike Track Time and Michelin 2 - $ 50.00 gift certificates - Courtesy of Motowheels 2 - $ 50.00 gift certificates - Courtesy of Speedymoto Assorted club t-shirts - Courtesy of Ducs Unlimited, DesmOhio, D-Roc and others. Assorted Ducati merchandise - Courtesy of Ducati North America Assorted Repsol merchandise - Courtesy of Repsol, Sportbike Track Gear 1 Motowheels t-shirt - Courtesy of Motowheels 1 Book of Superbikes - Courtesy of Motowheels and much, much more.......... As mentioned all proceeds from the raffle go to cover the cost of putting on the event. Sorry for the lack of information up until now but we have been putting in tons of effort and time to work out the details of all this stuff. There are a lot of participants and much to cover. Looking forward to an exciting weekend. Kevin
[/quote] You will be missed. We'll pour some of our 40's on the curb for you Saturday night. [/quote] Thanks!!!
If I'm not riding on the track, then what?? Well very good question. Here goes..... 1. Demo rides are Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm along with all other activities. Ducati motorcycles courtesy of Lifecycles Ducati and Rosenau Powersports. The exact models have not yet been finalized. No one will be disappointed. 2. Red Bull related activities are a surprise and at their request will remain anonymous until they happen. If I told you I'd have to kill you..... 3. There won't be any stunt teams or the like. The only people doing crazy things on crazy bikes will be the people out on the track. We will have a "Concourse of Excellence" where a number of vintage, current and tricked out Ducati's will be displayed. We are asking people to ride the area around the track and along the coast of Lake Michigan and to catalog their ride routes for future years. 4. There will be vendors such as Rosenau Powersports, Lifecycles, Sportbike Track Gear, Split Second Photo, Superbike Italia (Ohlins dealer), Shadow Video, Michelin Tire Service, Walt Michal RV, and Metal Signwerks. All the regional DOC Ducati clubs will have displays as well. They will be well represented by DU, DesmOhio, Ducati ROC, Hoosier Hooligans, DRILL and Moccha. There may be other vendors that just "show" up. You never know. 5. Lifecycle is bringing their dyno and it will be available 9 am to 5 pm like the other vendors. The cost will be reduced for the event, but they will announce that at the track. 6. There is an onsite food/drink vendor with reasonable prices that is open 8 am till 5 pm every day and there will be a low cost BBQ on Saturday night prior to the band. There are also plenty of great restaurants and bars in town for those that want to explore or eat out. We will be providing recreational directories from South Haven, Saugatuck and Holland for attendees at our info booth upon request. 7. We will also be having raffles each day with some very nice prizes. Each person attending that is a Ducati owner (proof required) or a trackday participant will get one free raffle ticket and additional tickets can be purchased for $ 2 each. The drawings will be at the end of the day each day. 8. We will also have some yard games (bocce ball, bean bag toss, etc.) and a kid area for people to chill out and relax. 9. There will be an Exhaust Sound Off Competition on Sunday as well. No cost to enter, all makes of bikes welcome. 10. Live performance by the Orbtisuns on Saturday evening. Check them out at www.orbitsuns.com. Cya this weekend!
Will Sunday follow the normal gingerman routine of 1 session in the morning then a 2 hour break for the churches?
If you ordered, or plan on ordering a trackfest T soon, please bring your paypal receipt to the track with you, and present it to the person working the DU tent. Thanks!