JAN 5, 2023 AT 11 PM – JAN 8, 2023 AT 8 PM
Gibtown Bike Fest - Dubbed as "Florida's Most Entertaining Bike Event" with FREE PARKING!! Gibtown Bike Fest is packed with vendors selling apparel, bike accessories and much much more. There will be several food, drink and sweet treat vendors throughout the event to serve your inquiring taste buds. Check out our lineup of musical entertainment on our Facebook page @Gibtown Bike Fest. Thank you to our sponsors; The Fran Haasch Law Group, Moramoto Bike Sales
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2023 AT 9 AM – 6 PM
Born Free FUN RUN Poker Run & PARTY- IMAGINE... a Poker Run where the... BEST HAND... and the... WORST HAND... SPLIT ALL THE CASH!!! WELL... here it is... Born Free FUN RUN Poker Run & PARTY... Saturday, January 14th at the Born Free Pub & Grill in Tampa. Just $10 per hand (or 3 for $20)... Best Hand gets 80%... Worst Hand gets 20%... THINK ABOUT IT... - 50 Riders x $10 = $500 CASH... $400 to the Best Hand... AND... $100 to the Worst Hand - 100 Riders x $10 = $1000 CASH... $800 to the Best Hand... AND... $200 to the Worst Hand THIS IS GONNA BE SOME SERIOUS CA$H!!!
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2023 AT 9 AM - Twinkie's 5th Annual Around The Bay Poker Run - Twinkie's 5th Annual Around The Bay Poker Run. This is a 110+ miles poker run through 3 counties to start the new year off with one of the first big rides of the year. You can ride your own route with your own group or you can join a group. This year, there will be 4 new stops and Cowboy Corral will kick start the day with their famous $8 breakfast plates or sandwiches from 9am-11am. Everyone is welcome! All rides are welcome! Two wheels, three wheels, or 4 wheels, it doesn't matter! The 727s Band will be flying in to rock the stage from 2pm6pm @ Cowboy Corral. Come out and celebrate the new year with riding, friends, food, and music! Happy New Year! $20 for 3 hands. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. There is also a prize for worst hand. Sponsored by The Fran Haasch Law Group www.lawfran.com Hosted by Florida Full Throttle Magazine www.floridafullthrottle.com
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2023 AT 10 AM
Radical Randys Baggerz & Tailz Custom Bike Show and Sound Showdown - Radical Randy is coming to Leesburg with Baggerz & Tailz Customer Bike Show and Sound Showdown at Gator Harley-Davidson. Registration from 10-noon SOUND SHOWDOWN - $40 per entry with 7 classes, $100 Gator H-D gift card for top audio, CUSTOM BIKE SHOW$20 per class with 14 classes, from stock to all out custom baggers & softails, $100 Gator H-D gift card for best in show TROPHIES SPONSORED BY FRAN HAASCH LAW. Food - full bar - vendors
Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:30 AM - 3rd Rockabillaque Florida - Join us for the 3rd Rockabillaque Florida Classic Car & Vintage Bike Show on Saturday, January 17th, 2023 at the Seminole Casino in Immokalee, FL. The biggest event of its kind in Florida! The Show is hosted by Viking Customs, 5 Points Motor Club and Born To Ride Media. $20 Pre-Register online, $25 day of show. Prizes include trophies, casino gift cards and more! See festival video promos here www.rockabillaqueflorida.com/promos. Rockabillaque Florida is the biggest festival of its kind in Florida, celebrating mid-century and 1950s Americana. This action-packed day and night features our Classic Car & Vintage Bike Show, musical acts from all over the country with 2023's festival including headliners Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Delta Bombers, Los Straitjackets plus Legendary Shack Shakers, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, Hot Rod Walt & The Psycho -Devilles and many more! Contests include pinup, tattoo, and beard & moustache, plus a vendor’s market, food trucks and more. It is free to attend, night and day. Location, Seminole Casino 506 S 1st St., Immokalee FL
Saturday, January 28, 2023 - 2023 Dania Beach Vintage Motorcycle Show - Mark your calendars for the biggest Vintage Motorcycle show in South Florida. Over 250 antique bikes will be judged under the trees at beautiful Frost Park. Show includes vintage bicycle display, vendors, live music, food and more. The event is FREE with a fee to enter your bike. Proceeds benefit the Dania Beach Lions Club.
Friday, February 17, 2023 - Sunday, February 19, 2023 - Thunder By The Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival25th Annual - The 25th Annual Thunder By The Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival is a three-day event held Feb. 17-19, 2023 at the Sarasota Fairgrounds to benefit Suncoast Charities for Children. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy continuous live music. Featured headline acts include 38 Special (Saturday - February 18) and Colt Ford (Sunday – February 19). The Festival features over 100 vendors, motorcycle freestyle shows, a charity motorcycle ride, 17 class bike show, a motorcycle stereo contest, a burnout contest, “little riders” kid zone, great food, a “Born To Be Wild” Festival kickoff party, and so much more! Dry & full-service camping is available on-site with free motorcycle parking inside the Festival grounds. Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the gate (12 and under free). Limited VIP tickets are also available. For more information visit: thunderbythebay.org
Hello everyone and Happy New Year!!! 2023 Is starting off with a bang this year and we have a lot of new things happening here in the biker community. The first item I would like to touch on is the hiring of a new member to the Full Throttle Magazine team, I would like to welcome Mike Mikola to the Full Throttle Magazine team. Mike is a great promoter and owner of LUST 4 STEEL Promotions. He has a vast list of vendors he is in contact with and can blast events on the social media pages with the best of them. He knows how to get the word out and helps make events successful! He is most well known for this Redneck Biker Bash that will be happing again on March 25th at Bert’s Barracuda Harley and OCC Roadhouse. Welcome to the Team Mike and we look forward to seeing all the great events and vendors you bring to the table.
Second, you might notice, is there is another personal Injury Attorney advertising in Full Throttle Magazine. For the past 13+ years we have been exclusive with the Fran Haasch Law Group and together we felt it was time for a change. I would like to welcome Denmon and Pearlman Law to the Full Throttle advertising family! Their statement, “Don’t Settle Cheap, Let Us Go For The Win” means that they will not just settle your case, they will take it to court where your case can become much larger with a much larger payout to you in the end. We would like to welcome them as they will be advertising and sponsoring a ton of our Full Throttle Events this year and hopefully for many years to come! Check out the magazine this month on the bike nights and events they are sponsoring so you can come out and meet them in person. Also, if you have a CHARITY EVENT, BENEFIT or fundraiser coming up and you
would like some help with sponsorship and raffle prizes, please pick up the phone and call me, Tony C, here and they would love to help you out with raffle prizes and auction prizes ad so much more! We are excited to have the Denmon Pearlman Law here with us at Full Throttle Magazine. If you need an attorney, please give the Denmon Pearlman Law a call and see if they can help you out.
Gibtown Bike Fest is super early in the year this year as it will be January 6th – 8th rather than the second weekend of the year as it has been in the past. This is Florida’s Most Entertaining Bike event, and it all happens at the Gibtown Showman’s Association. There will be over 30 bands on four different stages, tons of vendors, the wall of death, bike shows, helicopter rides, the Southern Fried Moto Show and so much more. Also, Billy Lane from the Sons of Speed Vintage Motorcycle Racing will be there on Saturday. There is FREE parking and $5 admission to walk into the event. This great event is sponsored by Moramoto, All Steel Buildings, and the Fran Haasch Law Group.
On The Cover of the Magazine this month is an event that happens in February Call THUNDER BY THE BAY! This is a great event happening February 17th thru the 19th at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds. They always have great vendors, tons of amazing food vendors, Live music, bike shows and so much more. This year the Band line up is crazy as they have 38 special and Colt Ford rockin the stage! This is a ticket event and tickets will be $10 if you buy them online or at Adrenaline Harley in advance for $10 or it will be $15 if you buy them the day at the gate. They have a few ads in this month’s issue so be sure to scan the QR code on the ads to get all the information for this great event. Thunderbythebay. org Remember This iconic three-day Festival features continuous live music. Headline acts include 38 Special and Colt Ford. The Festival also includes over 100 vendors, a 17 class bike show, freestyle motorcycle shows, a charity motorcycle ride, great food, on-site camping, and so much more for the entire family to enjoy. It is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Suncoast Charities for Children, who provides funding support to several local non-profits serving over 8,000 children, teens, and adults with special needs. Over the past 24 years, the Festival has raised over $2.3 Million for charity.
Bike Week is right around the corner, that is always one of our biggest issues of the year and we love putting on the bike shows in Daytona Beach. Be safe, be smart don’t drink and ride and I’ll see you soon! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!!!!
January is always a new clean slate and time for reflecting back on a year’s worth of memories, closure of 2022. The Diva Angels together with our community raised and donated over $5000 to so many great causes including hurricane victims.
We supported local charities, bike clubs, bands, bike nights, group rides, poker runs, community events such as international women’s ride, Stand Down, Road Cleanup, Chasco, Cereal for Summer Drive, Stuff The Bus, Full Throttle Bike Show, Hunger Walk and so many other
great charity events and activities. Without the help of so many great people, local businesses and leaders we would not have been able to help so many in need.
Tampa Bay has plenty of great places to ride, and as women have many great reasons to ride with other people. We would much rather talk motorcycles, rides, and new cool gear with another woman. So, what are you waiting for, start 2023 as a Diva Angel! Check out the all the chapters of the Diva Angels on our website http://www.divaangels.org to find a local chapter near you or visit us on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/DivaAngelsPasco we are a 501c (7) not for profit organization. Ride safe and rubber side down, COME RIDE WITH US!
Website: DivaAngels.org Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/Twitter @DivaAngelsPasco Angela “TANgie” DiBlasi Web Master/Media Marketing
Schedule: 9:00 am: Check-In Opens 10:00 am: Last Bike Out 1:30 pm: Celebration Event
Bikers Against Trafficking {BAT} is holding its 7th Annual Run on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Bat is a 501c3 founded in 2016 in Lake Mary Florida. BAT seeks to eradicate human sex trafficking & restore those impacted through building awareness, clinical trauma counseling via Families 4 Today, job placement, housing assistance and mentoring. We offer prevention services via the Alan Madden Foundation, to those who are at risk. We travel to different states to help those who want to leave the life of trafficking. BAT has 14 Chapters in the United States and three in Canada.
Human Trafficking is divided into two main categories:
• Labor trafficking, where someone is used to make or sell things
• Sex trafficking, where someone is forced to commit sexual acts
The entire arena of trafficking is a 150-billion dollar a year industry. Sex trafficking alone is estimated to make up 66% of the entire industry at 99-billion dollars a year.
BAT holds a bike nigh every third Thursday of each month at Rock & Brews @ 7131 Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo. We are always looking to start more Chapters if interested contact flip@bikersagainsttrafficking.org or earl@bikersagainsttrafficking.org
It has become quite evident to me there are two kinds of people out there; sheep and lions. Sheep are sheep and we all know what happens if they are left on their own or worse, leading others from their “safe space” mentality being the prey they are. In the case of lions, I don’t think I need to describe how badass and critically important they are to the survival of their tribe. These beasts are not to be messed with by forces outside of their tribes. They will shred the enemy mercilessly at any cost to protect and preserve. Thing is, like sheep, even lions have their weak days and need to be tended to. Our Special Forces and military service men and women are very much the lions that protect us all (their tribe). When they come back home to us, the tribe (we) should surround them with care and tend to their wounds.
The Special Operations Forces community of active duty and veterans has and continues to make significant personal sacrifices above and beyond the call of duty to protect our freedom. Our tribe. These warriors are left with invisible wounds of war; post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain and desperately need our assistance in their recovery. Roughly 22 veterans a day commit suicide nationwide according to the *Department of Veterans Affairs.
Special Operations Forces play a significant role in U.S. military operations and, in recent years, have been given greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has about 80,000 Active Duty, National Guard, and reserve personnel from all four services and Department of Defense civilians assigned to it’s headquarters.
The USSOCOM Care Coalition’s mission is to provide Special Operations Warriors and their families a model advocacy program in order to enhance their quality of life and increase special operations readiness.
The Brian Bill Foundation (https://www.brianbillfoundation.org) is a therapeutic nonprofit that works closely with the Care Coalition and Naval Special Warfare.
The Brian Bill Foundation’s Warrior Healing Program begins with individual four-day therapeutic retreats for Special Operations Forces active duty, veterans and their spouses who have been deployed since 911 and as
a result have mild traumatic brain injuries, combat post-traumatic stress and chronic pain. Their Warrior Healing Program includes the opportunity to learn about and try cutting edge therapeutic modalities such as Equine Assisted Learning, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, yoga, meditation, breathing techniques, iRest and nutrition. The retreats are for eight warriors or six couples focused on a teamcentric approach, made up of those who share common backgrounds and experiences. These factors are key to the Warrior Healing Program’s success, as is the fact that participation is confidential.
The Brian Bill Foundation pays for all of the expenses of the program for each participant, including airfare, room, meals, treatment and therapies. The foundation provides therapeutic support to Special Operations Forces active duty, veterans and their spouses through 5 day, all-inclusive and fully funded retreats. The Foundation was established to honor the memory of Navy SEAL Brian R. Bill, a member of
Naval Special Warfare Development Group and all of his fellow Special Operations Warriors who have died in service to their nation since the onset of hostilities after 9/11/2001. With Christmas behind us all now being I believe one of the most emotional time of the year for many, I cannot think of a better time to write about an organization truly geared to tend to provide healing and hope for our lions, our warriors.
In speaking with Brian’s dad (Scott Bill), he spoke as only a proud and loving father would. Brian loved motorcycling and was an exceptional man – A Navy SEAL, Special Operations Warrior, loving son and brother. He died fighting to protect our freedom. Brian’s helicopter was blown to pieces in Afghanistan shot by the enemy’s RPG. All aboard lost their lives. Leading to that, Scott noticed Brian having nightmares, pain, fear and all sorts of emotional indicators revealing PTSD. That’s when he started the foundation.
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is the owner of Bad Monkey (www.badmonkeyybor.com) in Ybor/Tampa Florida. The place is very military and motorcycle orientated/themed. There is a life-sized painting of Brian on the wall before you go up the stairs. Bad Monkey Bar is dedicated to those who serve their country and/or community. You will know you are at the right place when you see 6 full sized 105 mm howitzer shells sitting on the bar with craft beer taps sticking out of them, as well as a full-sized “Flying Tigers” P-40 Warhawk crashing through the wall overhead. I highly recommend you pay a visit and most importantly, pay your respect with gratitude for sacrifices made by our lion warriors.
When all is said and done I can’t help but to reflect. Have I been a lion or a sheep lately? Do I want to be a lion or a sheep? Do I want to retreat in a “safe space” or do I want to be dangerous to the enemy for the sake of my children’s future? How do I do that? Have I honored our military in some way? Have I paid my respect? I have said thank you in any way shape or form to them? Well I am doing part of it right here and right now.
My charge to my one or two readers out there is; what about you? Do you know someone with or related to someone with PTSD from special forces? Let them know they can live life fully and that there is help. Thing that got my attention in part about the foundation is the possibilities for couples retreat. Although it is only for military special forces, I can definitely see this type of retreat being massively beneficial for civilian couples as well to help them see their problems are minuscule compared to the problems of others! I would love to observe the interaction between a Special Ops couple and a civilian couple sharing their testimonials with each other. I bet the civilians would leave quite humbled!
On this note I want to wish every single one of you a year 2023 with health, peace, lower gas prices, lower inflation, secured borders, honored appreciated and healing veterans as well as a resolved renewed sense national unity and of individual worth. Your reading my words means the world to me. I do hope some of these words help in some small way to inspire a few good lions and a few good sheep to become lions. www.facebook.com/floridanighttrain
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