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.Chapter P was granted Chapter
status in 2006.
TX Participants are dedicated
to the GWRRA motto:
“Friends for Fun, Safety, and
Knowledge".
Chapter P meets on 2nd
Thursday of each month at
In this issue:
Fun, Safety, and
Knowledge
2
Members Stories and
Photos
3,4
Sponsors 5,6,
7,8,
9,10
Medicine Park OK Trip
TX District
Events
11
12
12
Wings of Granbury-Chapter P
1
P’Tittitioner
May 2013
Gary and Becky
Wheatley,
Directors of Chapter
P
Chapter Directors
garyw@century21shooks.
com
Assistant Directors:
Vern & Kathy William-
Don Walker
Chapter Treasurer:
Ray Lusby & Barbara Rus-
sell [email protected]
Safety / Educator:
Brian Handleson
Membership Enhancement
Coordinators:
Bob & Connie Whan
Couple of the Year:
Ride Coordinators':
JB Wilson jbwil-
Web Master:
Brian Neal
Newsletter Editors:
Joe & Jean Jones-
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Fun, Safety, and Knowledge
Happy Mother’s Day
Animal Hazards
Swerve or Panic Stop?
It doesn't happen very often but even while traveling on a freeway you can suddenly be confronted with an animal in your path. Certainly
it happens with some frequency in the country, and on city streets you must be ever concerned about usually domesticated types.
Those of us who ride in the country tend to confront five types of animals with some regularity: deer, dogs, cattle, birds and horses in
roughly that order of frequency. On surface streets there are usually just two varieties: dogs and children (both an animal and wildlife in
my book.) Dogs on a freeway are usually road kill before you get to them.
If you see an animal in your path, given plenty of warning, the obvious best move is to slow down and give it as wide a clearance as possi-
ble. However, in the case of an animal that 'was in front of me out of nowhere' situations, you have an immediate decision to make ... to
swerve and try to avoid it, or to panic stop.
That is a false choice to make! If you think that you can figure out where a deer is going to be in the next 5 seconds, you are dead wrong!
But more than that, if you think that you can, in a panic, swerve your motorcycle and retain control of it - not run into oncoming traffic,
or the side of the mountain, or off the road, or over-steer it into a crash after avoiding the animal, or swerve right into the animal which
has jumped into your new path, then you are probably also of the opinion that it can't happen to you in any event.
If you hit a cement truck at 5 mph you will probably walk away from it. If you hit ANYTHING while traveling at 50 mph or faster, you
probably will not. The difference is your speed. Swerving does not reduce your speed. What it will do is give away some control.
Your best move is almost always to try a CONTROLLED panic stop. Do not lose control of your bike. Minimize the speed of impact. If
you are good, and practiced, you might not hit anything at all. Even if luck is against you you will probably still walk away from it.
I can hear it now: "Even if it's a child?" Absolutely! If that child decides to make a dash for his/her life and chooses (like you) the wrong
direction to run in, then you will hit that child with a greater (faster) impact swerving to avoid him/her than if you try to stop the bike.
Of course you aren't doing 50 mph or greater on city streets, right? You are covering your front brake while riding on city streets, right?
Play the odds in your head before you get into the situation. Condition yourself - bias yourself - panic stops are not a bad thing
Brain Handleson
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Members Stories and
Pictures
Kerrville &Three Sister’s Ride
Starting Home on Sunday Lukenbach Store-Joe and Gary Group gathering at store Rooster in Yard
Joe Jones inside Lukenbach Store Ray, Barbara, Kathy, Vern and Becky Vern, Ray, Barbara, Joe, & JB,
Gary, Becky, Dennis,
Sherry, Bob, Connie,
Barbara, Ray, Lavern, Malcolm
and ,JB,
Photos by Sherry Watters
and Jean Jones
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Cont. Members Stories and Pictures
Wild Seed Farm
We left in a fog on Sunday, but it cleared up
quickly. And the sun came out. We arrived
at the Wild Seed Farm. We all went in to
see the Patio furniture, outdoor items and
flowers. We came out with fun items, cop-
per wind chimes, flowered skirts and tank
tops, and hot cocoa. There were plenty of
Bluebonnets to take pictures of. Then we
were off to go find lunch at Dairy Queen in
Johnson City, TX. We drove by LBJ‘s
Ranch on Hwy 1. The ride started getting
hot in the late afternoon! Guess after all
the cold and cool weather we have had, 90
degrees feels very hot to us. Can’t wait for
the 100’s! But we had a breeze so that
helped us.
Thanks for the great ride!!!
Jean & Joe Jones,
Joe and I wanted to thank you for the enjoyable trip to Kerrville on April 13th &
14th. We were not able to come on Friday the 12th because Joe was officiating
our daughter’s wedding on Sat. afternoon. So our ride was short and sweet. We
rode down on Sat. evening, about 6 P.M. and got there around 10 P.M. I won’t do
that again, There are way too many dear out there at night. We saw 4 of them
crossing the road. Three in front of us and one behind us. I never worried before
the accident. But guess being injured changes things. I prayed a lot. And we did
get there safely.
We enjoyed Lukenbach, TX and we had never been there before. I loved the
roosters that were running around the yard.
Kerrville Trip
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Bob Whan
General Manager
Sponsors
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J. David Hunt
Business Manager
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Brad and Deanna Mohon
Dutch Wilkinson
1451 E. Pearl St.
Granbury, TX 76048
(817)573-8846
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Brent A. Gough
Financial Advisor
313 FM 1187 North
Aledo, TX 76008
Bus: (817) 441-9011 Cell: (817) 657-2035
TF: (888) 441-9112 Fax:: (888) 812-7393
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Sponsors
Wear your vest or chapter colors to the monthly gathering and
receive your non alcoholic beverages free!
Compliments of the good folks at
Spring Creek, Granbury, TX.
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GWRRA
invited to
come riding
CMA- Trip
May 31-June 2, 2013,
Two Day trip-2 hrs. and 50 minutes. ride to Medicine Park, OK
Things to do:
The Holy City of the Wichita's, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,
Rides to Water falls, and Mount Scott’s beautiful Views
Camp or stay in a Hotel nearby
Lake Lawtonka Camping– $8-$15/night-580 529-2663
Hotels in Lawson-book your own-$50-$63 and up.
Ride info TBA via emails.
Contact: for info and RSVP-Tell us your plans, camping or hotel, etc. Joe Jones @
The Holy City of the Wichita’s
Mount Scott
We will be leaving from Al-bertson’s parking lot off of
Santa Fe and Hwy 180 in Weatherford. Meet Friday,
May 31, at 1:45 P.M.. KSU 2:00 P.M. Contact Joe for
more info. 817 800-8158.
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GWRRA
We're on the Web
Wingsofgranbury.org
Wings of Granbury
Chapter P
FUN, SAFETY AND
KNOWLEDGE
Visit website at: www.gwrra-
la.org
Texas District Convention
Texas Gumball Rally 2013
May 16-18, 2013
Wichita Falls, MPEC Center
Visit Website: www.gwrra-
tx.org
Arkansas District Convention
May 23-25, 2013
Visit Website: www.argwrra.org
Kansas State Convention
September 13-15, 2013
Abilene, KS
Visit Website:
www.gwks.hoWing Ding 2013
July 3-6, 2013
Greenville, SC
Visit Website: www.wing-
ding.org
Oklahoma District Convention
October 3-5, 2013
Visit Website: www.gwrraokla.org
mestead.com
OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
DAVID & CHRISTINE VIDRINE
ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIRECTORS
TREASURER
DIANE SHULTS
ENTERTAINMENT COORDINATOR
KENNY SHULTS
218 642-4619
VENDOR COORDINATOR
OPEN
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
LEADERSHIP TRAINER
OPEN
MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT
COORDINATORS
JIM & ALVALIN WOODUI
254 468-2079
2012-2013
Couple of the Year
Mike & Robin Thacker
281 686-8892
Couple of the Year
Coordinators
Dave & Jean Simmons
325 382-4469
Newsletter Editor
Christina Vidrine
832 217-6432
Webmaster
Tom & Diane Spraque
858 756-6071
District Website
Www.gwrra-tx.org
TEXAS DISTRICT
Chapter P Rides
May 11– Thursday-Albany &
Ft. Griffin, KSU @ 8:30 A.M.
Starbucks, Granbury.
May 16,17, & 18-Gumball
Rally, Wichita Falls. On your
own, no group ride.
May 31-June 2—Fri., Sat., &
Sun. Koinonia Riders –CMA
Medicine Park, OK trip. See
flyer on page 10 for info.
June 13-16--Republic of Tex-
as Ride. (ROT Rally) Contact
Bob Whan.
June 22-----Loco Coyote for
lunch. Contact JB.
Events