ESTN 2009:
Lake Placid, NY
Sept 11 - 13
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ESTN is an annual gathering of members from the Sport-Touring.Net (STN) web forum. Attendees come from all over the eastern US and Canada. All sport-touring enthusiasts are welcome whether you are a member at STN or not. The focus is on great riding during the day and socializing in the evenings. The official ESTN Info thread has lots of discussion about the event. ESTN is being held from September 11 - 13 (Friday thru Sunday) in Lake Placid, NY. This particular weekend should hit the gap between the summer tourists and the fall leafers. Lodging: We are staying at the EconoLodge, located 1 mile southeast of Lake Placid on route 73. We have a block of 30 rooms reserved until August 11. All rooms have two double beds. Our group rate is $85/night per room plus 10.75% taxes ($94.14 total). Call (518) 523-2817 x300 to reserve your room. The group name is "Sport-Touring.Net". Do not call the national EconoLodge reservation system or use the web. You must call the hotel directly to get the group rate. Schedule: Saturday: Enjoy an awesome day of scenic twisty goodness (small group rides), followed by dinner and lots more socializing and lie swapping into the wee hours in the EconoLodge parking lot. Sunday: Breakfast, goodbyes and head for home. Cost: Attendees are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements. There is no "event fee". Group Dinner: There are no plans for an "official" group dinner. Lake Placid isn't well suited for large group reservations on a Saturday night, so everyone is on their own. Lots of great places to eat in town. The hotel has a conference room that we can use if someone wants to have pizza, subs, wings, etc delivered. T-Shirts: There was some discussion about making T-shirts, but no real buzz (or final artwork) was generated. I am going to look into creating a storefront on CafePress with the ESTN euro-oval design should anyone want to have a T-shirt. Won't be cheap and probably won't be delivered until after the meet. Prizes: No one volunteered to hunt down prizes to give away, so the only giveaway will be a 50/25/25 drawing. ESTN euro-oval stickers (3.25" x 2") will be sold for $2 each. Each sticker will come with one raffle ticket. The hope is to sell (at least) 50 stickers for a total pot of $100. Half will go to STN to support the web site. The other half will be split between two winners ($25 each if we sell 50 stickers). Routes: Two main routes have been cobbled together: a "Dacks Sampler" and a "Vermont Loop". There are several variations of the Dacks route and two variations on the Vermont route. The following links are to JPGs (map screenshots), MS Streets and Trips 2008 files and a Garmin MapSource file with all the routes in it. Feel free to customize these routes as you see fit... Dacks Sampler
Map Dacks S&T file (EST) NewEnglandRiders.org has lots of info for planning your own routes. Things To See and Do: Realizing that not everyone thinks 400 miles of twisty roads is a perfect day, here are links to some attractions in the area. 1932 & 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum Olympic Jumping Complex Olympic Sports Complex Whiteface Mountain Motorcycle Dealerships - Plattsburgh is the nearest city with Big 4 dealerships (40 miles away). Expect to go to Albany, Syracuse, etc for a Euro bike (Ducati, BMW, Triumph, etc). Bottom Line: nothing is close, so have your bike in good shape before heading into the woods. |
This page was updated on August 29, 2009 |