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FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS AREA DIRECTORS & CLUB INFO 4 WHO TO CONTACT 5 EDITOR’S NOTE 7 ON THE COVER 7 PREZ SAYS 9 CHAPLAIN’S CORNER 11 WHAT’S NEW? 12 2021-2022 EVENT SCHEDULE 13 THE 24 HOUR EXPERIENCE 14 PIT DOG OF THE MONTH 23 OFFSEASON FUN 28

Photos in this issue provided by: Tyler Amber Miller Trapnell JULY 2021

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AREA DIRECTORS & CLUB INFO

AREA DIRECTORS AREA #1 - Out-of-State, Panhandle Don St. John (912) 674-9786 dirtyfaceracing@tds.net AREA #2 - Hamilton, Suwannee, Columbia, Baker, Union, Bradford, Nassau, Duval, Clay, Putnam, St. Johns James Benton (904) 589 0093 bentonracing116@yahoo.com AREA #3 - Gilchrist, Alachua, Levy, Marion, Citrus, Sumter, Lake Wiliam Toreki (352) 372-1135 stillbill@cox.net AREA #4 - Flagler, Volusia Joe Carrasquillo (386) 295-8428 fdjoec@aol.com AREA #5 - Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, West Hillsborough Shane Hitz (747) 213-4399 shane.hitz@yahoo.com AREA #6 - East Hillsborough, Polk Jerry Curtis (813) 917-9885 jcurtis@4tbs.net

AREA #7 - Seminola, Osceola, Orange

Jason Ennis (321) 615-8227 jason.ennis@mypowersports. net AREA #8 - Brevard, Indian River Sam Boydstun (407) 467-3951 woodsracer@cfl.rr.com AREA #9 - Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, DeSoto, Highlands Ron Thomas (941) 232-9562 ronthomasftr211@gmail.com AREA #10 - Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin Ken Harris (772) 370-4434 khei9862@gmail.com AREA #11 - Charlotte, Lee, Glades, Hendry, Collier Rick Miller (239) 707-5504 groundsforce@gmail.com AREA #12 - Palm Beach Kyle McAfee (561) 722-1318 rkyle914@aol.com AREA #13 - Borward, Dade, Monroe Billy Cone (954) 347-4605 clar123@comcast.net

CLUB CONTACTS

Apollo M/C Mark Bordelon (321) 794-0993 markbord115@gmail.com

Palm Beach Track & Trail Randy Rash (954) 931-5709 motodadfla19@aol.com

Azalea City M/C Gary Wyatt (386) 684-2698 wyattg1@windstream.net

Perry Mountain M/C Brad Belcher (205) 340-4298 perrymountainmotorcycleclub@gmail.com

Big O Trail Riders Derek Tremain (863) 634-8183 derektremain@gmail.com Big Scrub Trail Riders Curtis Bell (386) 679-8201 curtbell@rocketmail.com Central Florida Trail Riders Elesa Berard (407) 376-7115 elesa@embarqmail.com Columbia Enduro Riders Ricky Dennis (803) 786-0051 mastercraft@bellsoth.net Daytona Dirt Riders Joe Carrasquillo (386) 615-0722 secretary4ddr@gmail.com Family Riders, Inc. Johnny Thomas (843) 553-1463 familyriderssc@bellsouth.net Greenville Enduro Riders Chris Poole (864) 617-4342 info@greenvilleenduroriders. com Nature Coast Trail Blazers Rob Swann (813) 731-5552 rswann222@gmail.com Old School Dirt Riders Ben Kelly (941) 650-1473 ftr90racer@yahoo.com

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River City Dirt Riders James Benton (904) 589-0093 bentonracing116@yahoo.com Sarasota Area Dirt Riders Randy Faul (863) 244-3709 randt817@gmail.com Southeast Florida Trail Riders Frank Campbell (561) 689-8578 fltwoods35@yahoo.com Sumter Enduro Riders Johnny McCoy (803) 481-5169 serma@ftc-i.net Suncoast Trail Blazers Scott Doerr (352) 238-0337 doerr66@gmail.com Sunrunners Dirt Riders Ernest Burkett (863) 712-2600 ewburkettjr@yahoo.com Tallahassee Trail Riders Mikey Rainey (350) 591-5386 trailriderstallahassee@gmail. com Treasure Coast Trail Riders Luis M Rodriguez (772) 801-9777 luisabx@hotmail.com

WHO TO CONTACT OFFICERS

RIDER REPS

PRESIDENT Randy Faul (863) 244-3709 president@floridatrailriders.org VICE PRESIDENT Pete Rose (941) 270-1189 vicepresident@floridatrailriders.org SECRETARY Kelsey Saltar (386) 315-4713 secretary@floridatrailriders.org

AA/A ENDURO Don Chriss (407) 694-5614 decorlando@gmail.com B/C ENDURO Sam Boydstun (407) 467-3951 woodsracercfl@rr.com

SPECIALTY A/B ENDURO Peter Magee (352) 472-6932 cr250@bellsouth.net SPECIALTY C/WOMEN ENDURO Jimmy Pitts (321) 234-5086

TREASURER Kayla Vawter (863) 381-2649 treasurer@foridatrailriders.org HARE SCRAMBLE CHAIRMAN Randy Rash (954) 931-5709 hschair@floridatrailriders.org

ENDURO CHAIRMAN George Tolson (863) 698-3837 endurochair@floridatrailriders.org HARE SCRAMBLE REFEREE Dan Aitken (407) 461-8595 hsref@floridatrailriders.org

AA/A HARE SCRAMBLE Timothy Campbell (561) 723-4370 thetimtime@gmail.com

B/C HARE SCRAMBLE Ryan McCarthy (941) 234-5086 ryanmccarthy90@gmail.com SPECIALTY A/B HARE SCRAMBLE Danny Kittell (727) 244-7299 kittell@verizon.net SPECIALTY C/WOMEN HARE SCRAMBLE Kerri Chambers (863) 956-9140 jekchambers@aol.com

ENDURO REFEREE Glenn Hunt (678) 231-4100 ghunt350sx@gmail.com

BUSINESS MANAGER Darlene Riggs (352) 538-6291 businessmanager@floridatrailriders.org

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SATURDAY CLASSES HARE SCRAMBLE Kurt Lucas (786) 385-7771 kurtlucas101@gmail.com SATURDAY CLASSES HARE SCRAMBLE Pete Rose (941) 270-1189 pwrracingktm@gmail.com PAGE 5

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ON THE COVER Nick Doerr, Ryan Dorsey and Jared Owen wait patiently for their row to go off at the 69th Alligator Enduro back in March.

EDITOR’S NOTE The offseason is flying by and it is about that time to get back on the saddle and put in some hours in this brutal Florida heat. The first enduro is just over a month away and it will be here just before you know it.

If you have never done the Little Brown Jug enduro I highly recommend it. The hard clay provides a nice change from the deep sand we experience down here in Florida. Plus what better way to get prepared for the first hare scramble of the year than doing 60+ miles in the tight woods of South Carolina.

Photo by Tyler Miller

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for the long drive. The extra days also give an opportunity to make a fun trip out of it. This year I will be heading up to enduro then immediately heading up to Brevard, North Carolina for a bachelor party. Don’t worry ladies of FTR, it is a buddy’s party, I am still on the market (insert winky face emoji).

In the meantime I will be out at Croom pounding out some motos in the endless miles of sand whoops.

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PREZ SAYS summer and maybe head to the mountains or break into the water sports segment , some of us try and get caught up with some loose things around the house while others still are hitting the woods, or in my case start riding again.

Time to shift gears It’s time to break away from the cow pastures and fields and settle in for a weekend of fun and relaxation in the A/C. Our big event is almost here and with a visit to the Doubletree Resort in the Big O,(NOT TALKING OKEECHOBEE HERE) things are going to be hopping. Lots of good food, fun things to do for the entire family and of course a lot of folks will be walking away with some real nice prizes.

I hope all of you have secured your tickets and reservations as we are just days away from a stellar weekend.

While we all regroup for the

Yeah I know, fine time to start now as the season is over and it’s like almost three digits out there, even under the trees.

As I sit here and write this, the left arm is not moving well, therefore adjustments are in order for the rest of the week and maybe longer.

This is the first day after the camouflaged innocent looking tree branch disguised as a twig jumped out in my path at some location at I 75 and Hwy 50.

Of course I didn’t let on like anything happened as the group was trucking along pretty dang good. The thought of riding this pace and holding my own considering the cardio aspect of it was satisfying considering I haven’t been on this bike in a long time. Then comes the reaction time, let’s just say I was off a tic and I moved my shoulder but not enough as the bike kind of backed itself JULY 2021

into the outside line.

The impact probably could have been heard around the world but the sound from the 4 stks silenced everything. I figured I was good as it only hurt for a few minutes as there was no stopping and no one cared. I even had a medic guy in front of me but he didn’t give a hoot either.

Onward and here came several sets of whoops that showed a set of teeth and was just waiting for someone to drop a front wheel into one of them. I may hit trees but those sandy roller things and I seem to get along. All in all we had a great day of riding with a lot of awesome FTR riders that like to get in a good ride and stay sharp.

Yes, I am going back to that same location and building a berm at the scene of the assault or taking a chainsaw if I can get one to run as that is one of those loose ends I was talking about!

Thanks for listening, Randy Faul

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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER Jesus saw the need for us to do just that. in Matthew 11:2830, the author quoted Him,

Starting Line to Checkered Flag…

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 We are in the middle of our first summer of freedom!!! No masks, no distancing, almost normal!!!

If you’re like me, you are trying to make up for lost time.

Riding, boating, watersports, movies, etc., getting as much in as we can. With all that, there is still the daily grind pressures, concerns and “hick ups” that are in our lives.

With the next season a month away, have you allowed yourself time to rest?

That time awayfrom everyone and everything to unplug, reflect, refresh and renew?

“Are you tired? Worn out?

Burned out? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

In Mark 6:31-32 Jesus said, “Come off by yourselves; let’s take a break and get a little rest. For there was constant coming and going. They didn’t even have time to eat. So they got in the boat and went off to a remote place by themselves.

We all need that time to “settle” Even King David, 3000 years ago, wrote in Psalm 37:7, Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him.

Take the time to get away. Let God take care of daily hassles and pressures.

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Philippians 4:6-7 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful whathappens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

Bottom line, allow yourself that much needed rest. Jesus has you covered!!

John 16:33 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will havetrouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

“The Good Race” joy service continues next season, every Saturday night from 7:30 to 7:45 pm.

We meet at the CMA tent.

Bring a chair and come join us!

Jim and Betty Edelston

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WHAT’S NEW? FTR IS SWITCHING TO MOTOTALLY FOR SCORING Per Brandon St. John via FTR Facebook FTR Memberships are currently back up and running. The FTR website is working again as well. http://www.moto-tally.com/FTR/HS/SeriesRegistration.aspx A couple things to note.

You will now receive an email with your class and what number you were assigned so please make sure your email is correct.

Processing time may be slightly longer then normal for now. It is a new system for the scoring crew and we are also having to cross check certain info from the old scoring system currently. Once old membership numbers expire on 8/1 this will end.

Mototally will try to charge you for every class you race. Use the code “NEXT” for each additional class you race.

This will allow you to add your other classes without paying extra .

I will also issue refunds for everyone who registered on the old system.

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2021-2022 EVENT SCHEDULE DATE RACE # CLUB LOCATION SEPTEMBER 09-05 Enduro #1 GERA Clinton, SC 09-18/19 HS #1 CFTR Bartow, FL OCTOBER 10-03 Enduro #2 Suncoast Croom, FL 10-16/17 HS #2 Azalea City M/C Hog Waller, FL 10-24 Enduro #3 Big Scrub TBD 10-30-31 HS #3 SADRA Homeland, FL NOVEMBER 11-07 Enduro #4 Perry Mtn Maplesville, AL 11-13/14 HS #4 DDR Ormond Beach, FL 11-21 Enduro #5 River City Macclenny, FL DECEMBER 12-11/12 HS #5 Old School Punta Gorda, FL JANUARY 1-08/09 HS #6 Suncoast Brooksville, FL 1-22/23 HS #7 PBT&TR Okeechobee, FL FEBRUARY 2-05/06 HS #8 TCTR Indiantown, FL 2-19/20 HS #9 Sunrunners Bartow, FL 2-27 Enduro #6 CFTR Richloam, FL MARCH 3-10 Enduro #7 DDR Ormond Beach, FL 3-19/20 HS #10 Nature Coast Dade City, FL APRIL 04-02/03 HS #11 Apollo M/C TBD 04-16/17 HS #12 Big Scrub TBD 04-30/05-01 HS #13 RIver City TBD JUNE 06-05 Enduro #8 Cherokee Greensboro, GA

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Photo by Phil Whisenant

THE 24 HOUR EXPERIENCE

by Kurt Lucas

Just a few short weeks after the FTR Hare Scramble season came to a close the boys and I headed up to the Perry Mountain 24 Hour Challenge in Plantersville, Alabama. I did my first 24 Hour in 2019 and it was a learning experience but a great time nonetheless. Unfortunately the event was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 which left me eager and ready to get back there in 2021.

Tommy Hill, our team “leader” assembled an excellent team this year that included myself, Shawn Clark, Clay Lyons, Alex Mitz, Martin Cox and Tommy.

Our team name

was “Blue-Calf Factory Racing” (Tommy’s idea, ask him what it means) and we were hopeful we could compete in the Expert class and shooting for a top five overall finish.

Once the team was put together and the Facebook group chat was created, Shawn Clark began to dig deep on his 24 Hour Challenge research spending hundreds, if not thousands, of hours on YouTube studying course layout, soil conditions and lighting options. The group admired the dedication no doubt.

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Justin Moraine started the race for “Team South Florida”

For those of you who are not familiar with the event think of it as a 24 hour team hare scramble that starts at 10 AM on Saturday and ends at 10 AM on Sunday. There are multiple classes for every rider skill level, six-rider, four-rider duo and solo classes as well.

The lap was right around 11 miles long and featured fast flowy trails, some tight single track and even a motocross section.

After many weeks of anticipation the event was finally here as we left mid day Thursday and made the nine hour drive up to central Alabama.

My dad, Paul Lucas, drove

Photo by Wendy Belcher

up Shawn Clark and I and I kid you not Shawn must have watched the official preview video 20 times, he had this track dialed. We arrived around 10 PM on Thursday night and met up with some of the other Florida based teams and set up camp. Friday morning rolls around and we wait in line to get our spot on pit row, we set up next to the “Blue-Calf Killers”, a Sportsman team consisting of Jon McCabe, Joey Medina, Paul Lucas, David Hill, Danny Hill and Cory Lukosavich. On the other side of us was “Team South Florida”, a 30+ team that consisted of Ricky Skaggs, Matt Lyons, Josh Lyons, Seth Robbins, Jeff

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Petrosky and Justin Moraine.

After setting up the pit my dad and I hopped on our eMTBs and went out for a nice trail ride to get our first look at the trail, there is no practice lap so this would be our only chance to see the trail before our sessions in the race. The trail was perfect, they received the perfect amount of rain it created the best conditions imaginable. Needless to say I was so stoked after that bike ride. The rest of the day was spent hanging out, signing up and setting up our lights and the entire team was pumped for what the next day had in store.

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Photo by Wendy Belcher We as a team decided Shawn Clark should go first due to his excellent starts and the fact that we weren’t sure if he would be able to wait any longer. Sure enough, Shawn got the holeshot and would quickly close in on the front line of the Elite teams. As they came around on the first lap we sat in second overall and second in class behind the “Law Tigers/Max Motorsports” team. After three laps Shawn’s session was over and we were sitting first overall. Next up was Alex Mitz who would run into trouble on his second lap and have to come in a lap early with some loose bars. Tommy Hill and Clay Lyons put in strong rides and I was up next.

Ricky Skaggs looking clean at the beginning of the race

During Clay’s session it began to rain so the track became super slick and rough making throttle control a key compenent in staying off the

“BlueCalf Killers” finished up second in the Sportsmen class

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ground. I had a decent first lap after battling some arm pump and was starting to feel the flow when disaster struck.

They had a downhill section that was very fast and in the middle of the section were two, three feet wide bridges over a creek. Well due to the slippery conditions I got super loose coming up to them, missed the main rut and sent myself into a creek.

Luckily the water was only an inch or two high so I wasn’t completely soaked but I layed there wondering how in the world I was going to get my bike out, I could not believe it. After about ten minutes of pushing, pulling, flipping and kicking I was able to get my bike up the muddy ledge of the creek. I was spent, my gloves were muddy and my goggles were filled with water. I finished up the lap and came in to let Martin Cox start his session.

Photo by Wendy Belcher

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Photo by Phil Whisenant

After one complete run through of our lineup we were sitting in fifth overall and third in our class.

At this point it was beginning to get dark which always makes things interesting, Shawn went out and put down three fast laps as we began to cut back into the leaders time. Alex went out and did four laps to make up for his bike issue earlier in the day. Next up was Tommy and at this point we were ten hours into the race and about seven minutes behind the leader. Clay went out for his second session and unfortunately would only get two laps due to losing his rear brakes.

This caught us off guard and it was a mad scramble to get my helmet on and get the wires for my helmet lights tucked into my hradration pack. Unfortunatley the panic lead to me not zipping up my hydration pack, causing the wires

to get wrapped in my rear wheel and cutting out one of my helmet lights. After a brief stop to get the remaining wires squared away I began to feel the flow before my $30 amazon bike light decided to come loose. I did my best with one helmet light and finished up my three laps.

It was now nearing midnight and I was wore out, I headed back to the camper, ate some food took a shower and tried to get some sleep before my next session which would be around seven in the morning. About an hour into my nap I get a call from Tommy saying that Clay is sick and will not be able to ride his next session. This ends my nap as I then head back to the pits to get ready to go. With the 24 hour you have to be ready to roll once the person before you starts their ride incase they run into issues.

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much sleep if at all, one of the factors that makes this event so challenging.

Now I would leave for my last session just after five in the morning, which I was stoked about because the sunrise ride is the best ride. The sun coming up gives you a boost of energy and being able to see the trail without lights creates some confidence in your riding. At this point the team in the lead, Law Tigers/Max Motorspots, had resorted to doing two-lap sessions which allowed us to catch up a bit because they wasted more time in the pits. At the start of my ride we were nine minutes down and by the end of my three laps the gap had closed to one minute and twenty seconds. I felt awesome on the bike as some light rain continued to fall and keep the ground moist, the conditions were epic.

Closing in the gap gave the team some hope that we could actually win this damn thing.

Martin went out and put down two heaters before the team made the deciosn to pull him off early and let Shawn and Alex put in their best efforts to try and win this race. The other team had their best riders out there and when Shawn went out for his first lap we were eight and a half minutes back at the 22 hour mark. Shawn put down four heater laps and came through the chicane at the exact same time as the Law Tigers/Max Motorsports

team. The rain began to fall harder and harder causing the track to fall apart for the last two laps. Alex went out and crushed it and after 54 laps and 24 hours and 14 minutes later we were able to grab the win by just over a minute. We finished second overall out of 99 teams.

The 24 Hour Challenge is such a great event and you don’t really appreciate all the fun until you are loaded up and making your way home. The other FTR teams and riders did awesome as well. “Crazy’s

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From The South”, which consisted of Sebastian LeBlanc, Francisco LeBlanc, David Sietz, Travis Hulfish, Scott Moore and Landon Lynn, finished third in Expert and fifth overall.

The “BlueCalf Killers” finished second in Sportsman and “Team South Florida” finished third in 30+. ‘”Anytime Fitness of Central Florida”, consisting of Brandon Brinkman, Matt Tucker, Glenn Peroni, Graham Kimble, Tom Kent and Eric Bruland, finished fifth in Sportsman, and Stan Blahacek finished seventh in Ironman 40+.

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PIT DOG OF THE MONTH Reed

Owner: Cody Wilson & Taylor Smith Age: 1 Breed: Shepherd Mix First Race: CFTR Peace River Favorite Food: Chips Hobbies: Chewing on his deer antler & playing with his tennis ball.

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OFFSEASON FUN

by Kurt Lucas With the season coming to a close a group of FTR members decided to load up and head to one Georgia’s best towns, Canton. Canton is a small town about an hour north of Atlanta that features an bundance of cool shops, restaurants and best of all mountainbike trails.

We rented an AirBnB in the foothills and had a great 30th birthday party for A Open Enduro Champion Clark Myers. The next two days were filled with mountainbikes and exploring the great town of Canton, Georgia. Luckily for us we had our very own professional photographer, Mariah Lacy, with us to capture all the action.

“It was nice to change it up and get away from the dirtbikes for a weekend, after so many months of racing it is easy to get a little burnt out” says Seth Robbins, Vet A - photo by Mariah Lacy

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“Obviously we all share this great bond of riding dirtbikes, so it is even cooler that we can all enjoy another hobby together. Mountainbikes are great because we can all talk while we ride, stop have a conversation and talk about the stuff we just rode. With racing you are so locked in it is almost hard to enjoy it while you are actually doing it. With mountainbikes it is fun whether you are riding good or bad” says Clark Myers, A Open - photo by Mariah Lacy “I picked up my eMTB a few months ago and this thing is awesome, I am able to enjoy more great trails in a shorter amount of time. It is a bit heavier than a regular mountainbike so I am way more comfortable on it which has helped my training for the FTR races. My friends all hate me now though because I let them ride my bike and then they all had to go out and buy some.

Sorry guys!” says Nick Doerr, Open A - photo by Mariah Lacy.

“I love our mountainbike trips because it gives me, and the other ladies, a chance to mix it up with the boys. Usually I can’t relate to their post-race stories but with mountainbiking I am able to talk smack and share the experience. Plus it gives us a great excuse to go on some out-of-state trips” says Lacey Morgan, mom of the group - photo

by Mariah Lacy JULY 2021

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2021 FTR Awards Banquet

Florida Trail Riders Annual Awards Banquet July Date:24th, July 24,2021 2021 Where: DoubleTree By Hilton Orlando At SeaWorld Time: Doors will open at 4:30PM Dinner at 5:00PM Dress: Sunday Best Tickets: Adult $45.00 Children 12 and Under $35.00 Tickets can be purchased on the Florida Trail Riders Website.

May 15th thru July 3rd

(NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AFTER JULY 3rd) Hotel Rooms Hotel rooms can be reserved beginning April 9, 2021 Use link below to book rooms Standard room with king or two queens $119.00 Rate applies for July 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld

https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?&ctyhocn=MCOSRDT&groupCode=CD TFTR&arrival=20210723&departure=20210725&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,en,DirectLink&fromI d=HILTONLINKDIRECT 10100 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32821 Any questions, call Darlene Riggs 352-538-6291

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