Schedule of Events
Feb 22, 2007 Thursday
7PM - CLASSIC PINBALL DINNER RIDE Ride in a group to the Las Vegas Pinball Museum and Hall of Fame (3330 E. Tropicana). Leave the Gold Coast East Parking Deck at 7pm. Museum curator will serve free soda and there are a couple places to eat next door.
9PM - LOSE YOURSELF IN VEGAS Go explore Vegas in smaller groups, see the sites, go gambling, or head to parties. The Boston Stranglers SC will lead a ride to In and Out Burger then a Gentlemens' Club, Heat Seized SC will be hosting a catered party and other clubs may head in their own direction, so talk with fellow scooterists for ideas.
Feb 23, 2007 Friday
11AM - CELEBRITY HOUSE RIDE AND LUNCH Leave the Gold Coast East Parking Deck at 11AM to site-see some of the celebrity homes such as Penn & Teller, Siegfried & Roy, Wayne Newton, Elvis, and others in the Las Vegas area. This will be a leisurely ride through the valleys around Sin City and we will be stopping for a relaxing lunch at Roadrunner (9820 W. Flamingo Rd.)
NOON - NOHO SCOOTERS POKER TOURNAMENT NoHo Scooters presents the third annual Scooterist Poker Game at Gold Coast Casino. RSVPs are recommended, but not required. The casino needs an estimate of how many people are going to play, please call Mike at 310-415-7042 or email - mfrankovich@yahoo.com.
NOON - ANNIE GET YOUR GUNS
Go Bang Bang with Secret Society SC at Discount Firearms (3084 S. Highland, #B). A rare opportunity for the British to fire fully automatic machine guns. Leave from Gold Coast at noon.
3PM - SCOOT HAPPY HOUR Grab a drink and come get your Rally Packs, Swag, & other goodies at the Gold Coast California Room sponsored by Scoot Quarterly and Secret Society SC. Come here to pick up your rally gear and events bracelet (A limited number of $20 bracelets will be sold for entry into both evening events). Relax in this ballroom with old and new friends.
7PM DINNER Meet up with others and choose one of the several Gold Coast restaurants for your dinner plans. Eat wisely because you will have a full night of drinking a head of you!
10PM-5AM - VEGAS SHAKEDOWN All-Nighter at The Aruba Hotel (1215 Las Vegas Boulevard - next to the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel) 2 rooms of music – the Working Mans Pub will be spinning ska and scooter tunes and the Dance Hall will spin Northern Soul and Brit Pop. DJs from 4 countries will be rotating all night long. (Rally Bracelet or Door Cost: $7) Hosted by the Boston Stranglers A FREE shuttle bus will take people to and from the Aruba starting at Midnight from the Gold Coast Casino Valet Parking Area. Last bus will leave the Aruba at 5AM (please tip the driver $1).
Feb 24, 2007 Saturday
10AM-1:30PM - SCOOTER SHOW Shine and show your scooter, meet others, and get to watch the judging for this year's scooter awards. This event will be held on top of the Gold Coast East Parking Deck. Vendors will have their wares for sale, Kymco will be giving demo rides, and get your official rally gear and raffle tickets. Scooter judging by Clauss Studios will begin at 12 noon and end 1pm.
1:30PM - THE GOODSPRINGS RIDE! A great ride that many late arrivers have not been able to do previously. This is a 30mi(60mi r/t) non-highway ride to the Pioneer Saloon built in 1913 in Goodsprings, NV. Group ride begins from the Gold Coast and goes to Jean, NV (22mi) on Las Vegas Blvd. There will be a gas stop in Jean. From Jean to Goodsprings, NV is a straight road with a slight uphill grade for 7mi with a posted speed of 55mph with no stops and little traffic. Once at the bar, the first one to the top of the hill wins the trophy. Then relax at the Pioneer with some Free Beer from Heat Seized SC. Because of the distance and speeds the Pharaohs SC will provide a support vehicle to pick up any breakdowns - call 619-302-0989. Plan to be back at the Gold Coast by 6:00pm or earlier.
5PM RETURN TO THE GOLD COAST
9PM-4AM+ VEGAS SCOOT DO
This is the weekends main event held in the Gold Coast Casino's Arizona Ballroom hosted by England's South West SC. Live performances by Stateside Saints doing their brand of Mod sounds and headlining will be The Aggrolites pounding out their solid original ska sounds. International DJ's will be competing to get the dance floor packed. (Rally Bracelet or Door Cost: $18).
Feb 25, 2007 Sunday
12 NOON - RED ROCK CANYON RIDE The locals love this ride so we are going to scoot through desert canyons and scenic parts of the outskirts of Las Vegas, then head to Red Rock Canyon (cost:$3) Main ride will be led by Heat Seized SC. The Scarab SC will lead a slower ride for 50cc scooters. And again the Pharaohs SC will provide a support vehicle to pick up any breakdowns - call 619-302-0989.
2PM - MOLE'S TREKKIE DORK DO
Gather at the Star Trek Experience in the Hilton Hotel. Enjoy a beverage with Mole other geeks at Quark's Bar and hop on board the two Star Trek rides.
3PM - LUNCH AND SCOOTER SHENANIGANS Meet back up at Elks Lodge (4100 W. Charleson Blvd.) for BBQ, drinks, and outdoor scooter events. This DJed event includes a Gymkana, HUGE raffle, and the Vegas Rally Awards. The raffle will be held after lunch, awards, and gymkhana. The Elks Lodge will donate all drink and food proceeds to the Hellerado Charity Fund. We have been told this Lodge is on a busy intersection, so please be careful when riding here. A FREE shuttle bus will take people to and from the Elks Lodge starting at 3PM to 6PM every half hour from the Gold Coast Casino Parking Valet. 3:45pm - 2007 VEGAS SCOOTER AWARDS (sponsored by Clauss Studios) 4pm - GYMKHANA (sponsored by Pharoahs SC) 5pm - RALLY RAFFLE
8PM - THE BRITISH GO TO BAVARIA
The British will gather at The Hofbrauhaus (4510 Paradise Road - across from the Hard Rock) to eat some fine Bavarian food and drink traditional beers at the beer garden where the seating capacity is over 400 people.
10PM - GET DOWN AT THE DOUBLE DOWN
Walk or stagger the short half block from The Hofbrauhaus to the Double Down Salon (4640 Paradise Rd) where they will be laying on a DJ for one last party in Sin City.
1AM - LET'S GO BOWLING
Take a break from gambling and strip clubs for a couple games of late night $1 bowling. The Gold Coast Casino's 24 hour bowling alley will have plenty of lanes available with drinks and food close at hand. Come and bowl or just watch tired drunks throw balls down the lanes.
Feb 26, 2007 Monday
NOON - PALMS CASINO LUNCH BUFFET
Head to the Fantasy Market Buffet in the Palms Casino for good inexpensive buffet. If you are one of the people left in Vegas and need to recover from 3 rough nights, this is the place to be.
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