[Ducati] (was) NDC Italian Motorcycle Festival, now Daytona Italian Party

[Veloce916 at aol.com]

It's a great event however a history lesson would come in  handy, it's not 
the oldest. "Old Timers" will remember Joel  Gonzales DIOC (Ducati International 
Owners Club) which formed in the mid  70's and started the Daytona party as 
an all Italian event back then.  It's been a yearly event since then, 
eventually becoming Ducati only when  the Laverda and Guzzi clubs decided it was too 
much work (it was!), Tony  Foster dropped out and Ducati North America offered 
to support the  charity auction if the event offered one. It eventually became 
Ducati Day  Daytona and this year moved to Daytona Speedway and hosted 10,000  
people.  I actually mention this in the hopes of spurring a discussion  from 
anybody that's been around long enough to remember crazy Joel and the DIOC  
days as well as some of those early parties. In my gang it was THE bikeweek  
thing to do.  Here's the link to this years event:
 
_http://www.ducati.smugmug.com/gallery/2579230_ 
(http://www.ducati.smugmug.com/gallery/2579230) 
 
By the way, plans are already in motion for next year's DDD, we're staying  
at the speedway! 
 
Vicki
 
In a message dated 9/4/2007 11:54:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
uncleixel at gmail.com writes:

Got this  off the MV Agusta list and thought to pass it along.  They say  it's
the country's biggest Italian (motorcycle) Rally, if you like that  sort of
thing :-)

Ride Well,


Gabriel


On  Sunday, September 9, the Italian Motorcycle Owners Club (IMOC)
will hold  its 24th ANNUAL Rally at the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club in
Sturbridge,  Massachusetts. After 24 consecutive years, the IMOC Rally
is now the oldest  and longest-running all-Italian motorcycle event in
America. Normally,  300-400 Italian-made motorcycles and scooters are
on hand...with some  700-800 spectators.

The IMOC Rally has been featured on the SPEED TV  "Corbin's Ride On"
Show, along with the New England Sports Network's (NESN)  "The.Ride."

This year's featured machine is...any and all Moto Guzzi  Singles.

Admission is still only $5 per person. A Commemorative Rally  pin (for
the first 500 attendees) and door prize ticket included. Hours  are
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Food service is available on-site, not to  mention
various Flea Market vendors.

Proceeds in excess of expenses  get donated to the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation  (JDRF).

Visit www.imocusa. com for more details.

Steven  Rossi
Co-Chairman
East Haddam, CT
(860)873-2999


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