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July 2026 at ge ng into them. In any case, during the Rally, some masochis c single track fans spent a whole day running laps on Dave's Delight. MVTR Rally Background This event, in various incarna ons, has been around for 45+ years. It started as a turkey run based out of Bear Brook State Park in the 1980s. Then there were two years in the early 90s when Pat's Peak Ski area in Henniker, New Hampshire hosted, followed by 25+\- years at the NH Interna onal Speedway (NHIS) in Loudon, New Hampshire. You know, the NASCAR track. About 4 years ago, we moved five miles north from NHIS to the Lakes Region Casino, and it's proven to be a good fit. With such a lengthy history, this event has become an early-season homecoming for hundreds of recrea onal off-road motorcycle riders. A season opening moto-rendezvous, if you will. More than one rider has engaged in matrimonial commitment with the caveat that this weekend remains open. In accordance with tradi on, many tales are told (and retold) during ritualis c, well-lubricated campfire conversa ons. Some of these tales, it is rumored, may even be true. It's hard to know for sure. Many of the worker bees arrived early a ernoon on Friday to set up arches, banners, ribbons, pop-ups for registra on, and the all-important inspec ons by the fire department. A new feature this year was the "603 Eats Food Trailer," and boy, was it tasty. The Walking Tacos are the bomb, and the Breakfast Sammiches were worth overea ng for. It was great being able to grab a hot tasty morsel without having to break out the camp stove or head down the street. Saturday morning arrived on schedule, and one of our sponsors, Dunkin' Donuts, was providing com- plimentary coffee, bagels, donuts, and muffins. For those who stayed up late exchanging riding ps around the campfire, having hot coffee close by was much appreciated. There were rumors of rain in the forecast. Fortunate- ly, the temps were pre y warm. Even if it did rain, hypothermia was not going to be a big threat. It's much easier to deal with cold or wet than both. Official ac vi es began at 0800 with the riders mee ng and the Suzuki DRZ400 raffle drawing. CFF Head Honcho (Honche e?) Lisa O'Connor thanked