The 7th annual Texas Adventure Ride (TAR) and Challenge (TAC) is April 11-14, 2013 in Junction, TX.

TAR (Texas Adventure Ride) is an organized, 4 day, dual sport adventure rally occurring each April in Junction, TX offering the dual sport adventure community an annual opportunity to enjoy riding the hill country. All riders are invited to attend.

If this is your first time to attend TAR, this page has information about the logistics of this rally you should find useful.

Registration is open. Download the registration form here: http://texasadventure.net/2013_TAR_TAC_registration.pdf

The ride headquarters for this year's TAR is:
Best Western Hotel
244 Dos Rios Drive
Junction, TX 76849
325-446-3700

The Best Western is sponsoring TAR again for 2013. Rooms are $70 for a single or double and include breakfast. The Best Western will also be hosting our Thursday night meet-and-greet with free beer.

In the event that the Best Western gets sold out there is a Rodeway Inn next door. Their rooms are a little less expensive than the Best Western but doesn't include breakfast. If you stay at the Rodeway you can eat breakfast at the Best Western for a few dollars.

This year's banquet is at the Coke Stevenson Community Center. Jennifer from Isaak's Restaurant is catering this year's banquet again. The banquet begins Saturday evening, 6 p.m.


Texas Adventure Challenge

I'm please to announce the 2nd annual Texas Adventure Challenge will be held in conjunction with TAR again this year. Last year's challenge event was well attended so I've brought it back again this year. The Texas Adventure Challenge is a 2 day adventure tour of the Texas hill country. It will include as much dirt as possible and will challenge you to complete the entire course in the available time.

Note that the Texas Adventure Challenge and the Texas Adventure Ride are not the same event. They are different events occurring on the same weekend. Riders will participate in one or the other, not both.

Texas Adventure Challenge, April 11-14, 2013
•   Two stage adventure rally in the Texas Hill Country
•   500 miles of dirt and pavement
•   Suitable for any street legal dual sport or adventure bike
•   Begins in Junction, Texas on Thursday night
•   Ends in Junction, Texas on Saturday night
•   Overnight in Kerrville on Friday night
•   Supported: luggage transported to your hotel each day
•   Rescue truck on standby
•   Saturday night banquet and awards ceremony
•   Finisher's Award for all who complete both days in the available time


Registration is open. Download the registration form here.

TAC ride headquarters in Junction is the Best Western. The challenge begins in Junction on Thursday evening, 6 p.m. with rider check-in in the lobby of the Best Western. Riders will overnight Thursday and Saturday in Junction, so make your motel reservations.

On Friday night challenge riders will be overnighting in Kerrville, TX. Note that this is a location change from last year. The challenge is running a different course this year, hence the change to Kerrville for our Friday night stop.

The ride headquarters in Kerrville is:

Best Western Sunday House
2124 Sidney Baker Street
Kerrville, TX
830-896-1313
Kelli Dunbar, Manager

I have reserved 20 rooms. Each room costs $94.99 and can hold 1-4 people. Breakfast is included (beverages are seperate). Make sure you tell them you are with the motorcycle group so you get the discount rate. If the Best Western is full, there are multiple other properties nearby.

Make your reservations now. April is the busiest month of the year in the hill country and the properties in Kerrville sell out every April weekend. Even if you aren't sure if you will be able to attend make your reservation now - you can always cancel it if needed.

For those trailering to Junction, you can leave your truck/trailer in the parking lot of the Best Western.

Uncle is in charge of the rescue trailer. He will be based in Junction, on standby for anyone's bike that needs to be transported to either Junction or Kerrville. Teams will be given Uncle's cell number at rider check-in so they can call him if needed.

Riders can put their MARKED luggage in the luggage trailer on Thursday evening or Friday morning for transport to Kerrville. And then again on Friday evening or Saturday morning for transport from Kerrville back to Junction. Please clearly mark your name on your luggage.

John Thompson is in charge of the Sweep Team. John will be leading the sweep team both days to ensure no one gets left stranded on the course.

Start and end times will be provided at rider check-in. The routes in both gps route and track format will be emailed to all registered riders who provide an email address.
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