BMW Motorcycle Owners of Alabama

2008 Great Chicken Rally Statistics
 Old friends, new friends, great food, vendors, wonderful music; that's the Great Chicken Rally.  The 2008 rally was attended by riders from all over the country (and even other countries).  BMW Motorcycle Owners of Alabama is proud to continue this fine tradition of pure rmotorcycle rally fun.  Below we've summarized the relevant statistics.
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2008 Attendance
2008 Chicken Rally Award Winners
Adults   621
Kids   19
Total   640
 
AL   182
TN   90
GA   57
FL   52
NC   25
OH   24
KY   23
LA   20
MO   17
MS   17
IN   16
MI   13
WI   13
PA   12
TX   12
SC   8
IL   7
KS   7
VA   6
IA   5
AZ   3
CO   3
MD   3
NH   3
WV   3
DE   2
MN   2
CA   1
MA   1
NE   1
NJ   1
NV   1
NY   1
WA   1
 
Canada   4
Bermuda   2
Taiwan   2
Largest Club in Attendance   BMW Riders of MS – 14 members
Oldest combination Bike Rider Passenger   Don & Tyler Ford – 144
Oldest Male Driver   “Papa” Jack Roddick – 87 – Pennsylvania
Oldest Female Driver   Sylvia Bailey – 67 – Enon, OH
Youngest Male Driver   Brian Hinton – 30 , Montgomery, AL
Youngest Female Driver   Elizabeth Clark – 22 – St. Louis, MO
Long Distance Male   George Ophouse – Vista, CA – 2,280 miles
Long Distance Female   Kate Daly – Wainfleet, Ontario – 1,061 miles
Long Distance Sidecar   Paul Barber/Maudelene McClearn – FL – 706.5 miles
Long Distance Two-up   Jeff Lee/Michelle Choce – 5000 miles - (Taiwan) From Baja – to Cabo – to here
Highest Mileage BMW Ridden to the Rally   Jim Fretz – 400,012 miles on bike – 1980 R100T
Oldest BMW Ridden to the Rally   Rob Barne – 1974 R90/6

Since 1992 we have served 28,026 lbs. of chicken and 5,500 lbs. of pork!!
 2008 Chicken Rally Food Consumption
1,476   lbs.   Chicken   60   loaves   Sliced bread
400   lbs.   Pork   336   ounces   Pancake syrup
19   gallons   Peanut oil   790   ounces   Sugar free pancake syrup
700   lbs.   Potatoes   60   lbs.   Cookies - assorted
170   lbs.   Onions   16   gallons   Pickles
100   lbs.   Peanuts   210   lbs.   Pancake mix
53   bottles   Butter   96   ounces   Ketchup
48   gallons   Baked beans   *   gallons   and gallons of orange juice
38   gallons   Pinto beans   *   gallons   and gallons of popcorn
171   lbs.   Coleslaw   96   gallons   Lemonade
24   gallons   Peaches   65   gallons   Sweet tea
24   gallons   Apples   65   gallons   Unsweet tea
12   gallons   BBQ sauce   720   6 oz   Cups
4   lbs.   Stick butter   1,500   lbs.   Ice
10   lbs.   Brown sugar   1,000’s   cups   Coffee

2008 Chicken Rally Door Prizes
No rally would be complete without door prizes, and the 2008 Great Chicken Rally had some of the best! 
Grand Door Prizes  
 
Napier Enterprises   Sport X-Treme PAC, tent, stool, sleeping bag combo
Kermit Chair Company   Kermit Chair
BMWMOA   Book, “The First 35 Years”
 
Door Prizes  
 
Racer Parts Wholesale   Helen 2 Wheels Stuff Bag
Lucas Slick Mist
Battery Tender, Jr.
Lucas Octane Booster
Stop & Go Tire Plugger
Helen 2 Wheels Packing Straps, Yellow
12 T-Shirts
Echo Products   6 Helmet Quick Releases
Stop and Go   Tire Plugger
Ball Cap
Powerlet   Accessory Plug Kit
2 Power Adapters
California Superbike School   Book, “Twist of the Wrist”
Book, “Twist of the Wrist II”
Book, “Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles”
2 DVD’s, “Twist of the Wrist”
Audio CD, “Twist of the Wrist”
Audio CD, “Twist of the Wrist II”
Grab-On Grips   2 sets Deluxe Grips
2 sets Classic Grips
Road Gear   Deluxe Tire Gauge
Regular Tire Gauge
Helmet Head Cycle Gear   4 Helmet Sun Blockers
Kauffman Marketing   3 Green Light Triggers
3 Green Light Swipes
Alaska Leather   Large Seat Cover
ROK Straps   7 sets ROK Straps, assorted lengths
White Horse Press   Book, “Ride Guide to America”
Book, “Motorcycles Journeys Through the American South”
Ron Barrody   2 Bike Logs
I.F. Bethke   4 “Anytime Bags” assorted sizes
Buddy Products   6 Sun Buddy’s
2 Cuff Buddy’s
3 Security Buddy’s
Haynes   3 BMW Service and Repair Manuals
5 Coffee Mugs
Ashland Chemicals/Valvoline   Pen, Flashlight, and Tire Gauge Combo Kit
Jim Post Enterprises   5 Glare Reducers
Fulmer   2 Helmets
2 Helmet Bags
Bob’s BMW   6 Ball Caps
3 T-Shirts
Wells Cargo   6 Ball Caps
Protect All   4 Cans Protect All
Chase Harper   Magnetic Tank Bag
Hideaway Bag
Duffle
15 Zip Pouches with Gift Certificates
EuBMW.com   Oil pan gasket 70-95 Airheads
Oil pan gasket 54-69 Boxers
Head gasket set 54-69 R68-R69S
Rear brake switch w/boot 54-84
Valve cover gasket 54-95 Airhead
Head gasket 54-69 R68-R69S
Head gasket 1000cc Airheads 77-95
Head gasket 70 on 900cc Airheads R50/5 through all 900’s
Piston 3 ring set 600cc 70-77
Piston 3 ring set 1000cc 77-80
76 on push rod seal set
100/80 watt H4 bulb
Oil fill drain seal set 1985-on
Oil fill drain seal set 1955-1969
3 Oil fill drain seal sets 1970-on
Heindl Engineering   T-shirt
Diamond Gusset Jeans   2 T-shirts
Held   3 T-shirts
BMWMOA Country Store   Ball cap
T-shirt
Road Runner Magazine   3 Magazine/T-shirt/subscriptions
Iron Pony Motorsports   4 T-shirts
Motorrad Elektrik   LED work/camp light
LED 2nd brake light
IBS, Inc./Amerex/Darlene Massey   Five 2 1/2 pound fire extinguishers
Two metric tool kits
Kermit Easterling   Easy Pack duffle
Don Hamblin   BMW oil filter
Vision Reflective Vests   2 vests
Rita Walters   Zippo tape measure
Micatech / Bob Gould   Camp stove
Bogart’s Motorsports   4 sunglasses
Ball cap
BMW valve stem caps
4 T-shirts
Earific Molds   Wickers Performance Underwear
BMW/RA   T-shirt
Thermos
Dave Corl   Intrepid Traveler coffee mug and T-shirt
Silver Eagle Outfitters   Cooling vest
Thermal underwear top and bottom
Bench Mark Works   Battery Tender, Jr.
BMW patch
2 T-shirts
 
Gift Certificates  
 
Ayres Adventures   Book, “Going the Extra Mile”
Book, “Against the Wind”
Blue Grass Beemers, Inc.   Free admission 2008 Blue Grass Mini-rally and Campout
Parabellum   $100 Off product
Spiegler Performance Parts   Free set of brake pads
Rider Magazine   3 one-year subscriptions
Best Western Peppertree Of Washington   Overnight accommodations for two
MC Tours LLC   Free one day motorcycle rental, Arizona
Bing Agency International   3 certificates
30% off any gasket kit
3 feet alcohol resistant fuel line
Free motorcycle carburetor manual
LD Comfort   Free pair Men’s or women’s riding shorts
Full Throttle Camping   Certificate 10% off all on-line purchases May 26- Jun 9, 08
2 certificates $35 off any on-line order
K&N Engineering   4 Performance oil filters
Held, USA   30% off one item
Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground   4 certificates, $15 off
Omar’s Café Motorcycles   $25 off set of rear set pegs
Bill Mayer   $100 credit toward a saddle
Works Performance   6 certificates $100 off
Beaches Motorcycle Tours   $250 discount
Racer Parts Wholesale   3 $25 certificates
MotoGear Outlet, Inc   2 $25 certificates
BMW/RA   Free membership
European Riders Rally   Admit 1
Cloud Nine / Terese Stevens   30 Minute massage
Cycle Guard   $50 certificate
 
     

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