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The Isle of Grits

Isle of Grits
Sunday October 31, 1999
Suches Georgia U. S. A.
17th Annual True Grits
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There is only one word to describe this event:

FUN!

We would like to convey our thanks to Ben Cheatwood for promoting this run and keeping it in the true spirit of 50cc motorcycling. With well over 100 entries,(my guess is closer to 175). Promoting an event like this is a tedious job at best, and was handled with a terrific sense of humor and the utmost professionalism.

Our thanks also goes to Britt and G.T. Turner the owners of the Two Wheels Only Motorcycle Resort. G. T. and Britt make you feel right at home, have a first class camping facility, along with a beautiful lodge with great dining and relaxing facilities. The back roads of Northern Georgia, (your first challenge will be finding Suches Georgia!), have some of the finest motorcyle riding roads in the USA. If you would like to explore them, the T.W.O. Motorcycle Resort is a good "home Base".

We have asked our two riders to write up their impressions of the event. After much editing, (these stories are now rated PG) you may read them at these links:
Barb PearceSusan Bacigalupi
We took a ton of pix and the following is a small offering. Additional pix credits go to "Transalp Eddie", and Seldon Deemer. Many Thanks. Please feel free to E-Mail the Squids and correct any wrong names, captions, or anything else that might be on your mind.

Once again both Barb and Susan send all you "Isle of Grits" folks a big thank you for some awesome hospitality, and a whole lot of 50CC fun.
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TWO LodgeDinner at the lodge

Parked 50's at dinner time.................Dinner in the Lodge


TWO provided a Blue Grass Band,
"Parker and his Pickin' Pals," that started playing around 6pm,
and were still going stong at midnight.

Sheriff MacJohn Garman

Sheriff Mac Dancin' to the tunes.......John Garmon...(note the cup)..to the tunes!

John, Barb, Linda

John, Barb, and Linda
(at no time does the cup leave John's hand!


GT TurnerBritt Turner

G.T. Turner.......Britt Turner with the official Grits Umbrella
(John still has the cup!)


Barb and Friend

As the evening progresses, Barb Specializes!


Fanny Sign up

Always the consumate professional,
Ben Cheatwood conducts sign ups during the evening.

Eddie HallJack Seaver and Crew

Eddie Hall Perfoming Pumpkin Sugery....Jack Seaver and Crew

Getting ReadyNew Riders

50cc Crotch Rockets at the Ready....New Rider Swear In


MB5

An MB5 at speed!
(or is that an oxymoron?)

Open Road

No Great Riding Pix at this Event.
75 miles through the country with the most twisty turnies
per mile we have ever experienced.
Not a time to be taking Pix!

Bench Racing after the Run


Butch LeiderTCR YSRs

The Presentation of the Awards

John Garmon
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 Report and Pix from 2002

A Redneck Oddyssey


 Pix from 2001 True Grits

2001...A Grits Odyssey

 For a complete report on the 2000 True Grits run

The Tour de Grits

 For a complete report on the 1999 True Grits run

The Isle of Grits

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