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GWRRA Abbreviations and Terminology
GWRRA - Gold Wing Road
Riders Association
RD - Regional Director - We
are in Region F
DD - District Director -
We are in California District
CD - Chapter
Director
ACD - Assistant Chapter
Director
CE - Chapter Educator
(Administers the Rider Education Program)
PLP's - Parking Lot
Practices
ERC - Experienced Riders Course
- This course, which is taught in about eight hours, is offered by the
Motorcycle Safety Foundation and expands on the physical and mental
skills taught in the Motorcycle Rider Course.
COY - Couple of the Year -
The program starts at the Chapter level with "Chapter COY,"
that are nominated by the members and then through a friendly
"competition" process, COYs at the District, Region, and
National levels are selected and recognized.
IOY - Individual of the
Year - same program idea as COY
50/50 - Fifty-fifty - To
help fund expenses, tickets are sold and later ticket stubs are drawn.
Half the money (50%) is given away, typically in increments of 25%, 15%
and 10%, to the persons holding the drawn ticket numbers, and the other
half (50%) is deposited into the treasury.
SIG - Special Interest
Group - (Camping, Trikes, etc) total of 6 groups.
LTD - Leadership Training
Division
Wing World
Magazine
- GWRRA official magazine
Gold Book - Phone book of
members of GWRRA. Published yearly.
Rides:
o All Day or
Weekend Ride - As the name implies, this is generally a scenic trip that
is planned well in advance and includes several meals and normally quite
a few miles (over 100 per day).
o Dinner Ride -
Most Chapters have scheduled dinner rides (year around by bike or, in bad
weather, by car) to their favorite restaurant. The ride may a short one
directly to the restaurant, or it may be a longer ride with a stop for
dinner at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the ride. .
o Poker Run - You
draw a 5 card hand at the beginning, during a mid point or at the end of
the ride. (a few variations) As in poker, the best hand wins, normally
some pre-announced percentage of the proceeds, or a plaque, trophy, or
fixed cash prize.
o Charity or Toy
Run - Many times a "charity" or "toy" run is held
where you will meet at a pre-arranged point with a new/stuffed toy and
with the assistance of the local law enforcement be escorted" to a
children's hospital or ward to deliver your toys to children with
critical and even terminal illness.
Rally - This is a planned,
normally annual event, two to four days in length, held at the District,
Regional or National. Typical activities include vendor/trade shows,
seminars, poker/observation runs, field events, best dressed competitions,
etc.
Wing Ding - This is the four-day
International rally held each year in June or July. Each year it's held
in a different city within the U.S.
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