Black River Rally & Dual Sport Tour
On September 19 & 20, 2009, you can tour the gorgeous, rugged country of upstate New York during prime fall leaf season! The tours will be in and around the towns of Croghan, Edwards, Harrisville, and Pitcairn, New York. As an added bonus, we’re having the Black River Stages rally race there that weekend, too!
Here’s what you get with your $80 entry fee:
- A discount lodging deal at the 1000 Lakes Adirondack Campground. As long as 50 folks show up, everyone gets 25% off the campsite fees.
- A Limited Edition Event T-shirt!
- A Limited Edition Event Sticker for your bike!
- Cool wristband that not only lets you know who the other cool people are, but also gets you:
- Two-day access to the rally pits!
- Two-day access to the rally spectator areas!
- A Spectator Guide
- A Burger & Beans Dinner on Saturday in the rally pit area so you can see the rally bike and car crews working on their gear!
- Admittance to the Rally Awards Ceremony on Sunday. This includes a Roasted Chicken Dinner and time to hang out with the competitors!
- A self-guided dual-sport ride that uses a rally-style scroll chart. You’ll see some interesting roads and get a taste of Dakar-style navigation!
Check out these links for more information and to Sign Up! The registration deadline is September 12 at 6pm!
- Entry List - See who else will be at the event!
- Entry Form - Sign Up!!
- Rally Guide - A great resource for local information
- Event Schedule (unofficial) - This is an overview of the Black River Stages schedule
- Maps
- Lodging
- Restaurants
Schedule:
Friday
- 1:00pm to 8:00pm Sign in and scroll sheet pickup
Saturday
- 6am to 10am pancake breakfast at the Maple Museum in Croghan (on your dime)
- 9am to 11am Sign in and scroll sheet pickup
- 10am depart ride either the Dual Sport Ride (130 miles, some trails) or the Stage Tour (130 miles, no trails)
- 2pm to 3:30pm start of race in Croghan (both rides take you to this location)
- 4pm to 10pm Race spectating available
- 6pm to 8pm Bean'n'Burgers Dinners
Sunday
- 9am to 10am Start of race in Harrisville
- 10am to 6pm Race spectating available
- 10am depart to ride Dual Sport Ride (130 miles, some trails) (No Stage Tour available today)
- 7:00pm Awards party dinner with racers
Official Event Vendors
The Dual Sport Armory was unfortunately double booked, and unable to make it.

