WELCOME TO THE

"2009 FLORIDA STATE HOG RALLY"
St. Augustine Beach, Florida


PRE-REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7, 2009!

Don't forget to Volunteer too!

Hotels are now accepting your reservation for the rally!

Just a little St Augustine History...
First sighted by the Spanish explorer and treasure hunter Don Juan Ponce de Leon on Easter, March 27, 1513, claimed the land for Spain and named it La Florida, meaning "Land of Flowers". Between 1513 and 1563 the French succeeded in establishing a fort and colony on the St Johns River in 1564, threatening Spain's treasured fleet. Spain's most experienced admiral, Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, was named governor of Florida. He arrived on August 28, 1565 with 600 soldiers, Feast Day of St Augustine, his objective was to explore and colonized the territory and to drive out any pirates or settlers from other nations. Menendez and his soldiers destroyed the French garrison on the St Johns River, then started building the town, establishing missions to the Indians for the Church and exploring the land.

St Augustine was founded 42 years before the English colony at Jamestown, VA and 55 years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in MA - making it the oldest permanent European settlement on the North American continent.

In 1845, after much turmoil, Florida became the 27th State admitted to the Union. The Castillo de San Marcos was renamed Fort Marion in honor of a Revolutionary War Hero and the capital of East Florida was moved from St Augustine to become part of the state capital in the new town Tallahassee.

In 1885 was the arrival of Henry Flagler (co-founder of Standard Oil Co.) and marked the beginning of a golden era for St Augustine that extended through 1914. Building luxurious lodgings and a fine array of leisure activities. His Florida East Coast Railway ensured a transportation link between New York and St Augustine. In addition, he built the hospital, city hall and several churches. Flagler expanded his dream south toward Palm Beach where he moved in 1900's. His railroad continued to the Keys.

Every day of the week there is something to do in St Augustine, shopping, antique shops to visit, book stores, many restaurants, sightseeing trains, historical sites, carriage rides, ghost tours, helicopter tours and you can't beat the accommodations.

Get your bike out of moth balls or out of the garage, and ride to the "2009 Florida State H.O.G. Rally" in St. Augustine Beach, Florida in October. Meet your friends and visit the nation's oldest city.

"Florida Harley-Davidson Dealers Association Run"
This run promotes riding throughout Florida and to visit as many dealerships as possible. All participants must have a least eight (8) dealer's stamps stamped on the back of the form in order to qualify for a prize. You can start your ride now! Just turn in your form by 4:00pm, October 24, 2009 at the rally. In order to be counted, be sure to print your name, chapter name and phone number at the bottom of the form. UPDATE: Please...only one form per member can be stamped and that member must be present to have their form stamped.

Winners will receive eight (8) HOG Anniversary glasses
and
$250.00 cash! Only four (4) winners will be chosenDownload Dealer's Association Run form 3/27/09 Update: The form has been modified to remove the Lakeland dealership from the list. Please replace this dealership with another. Lakeland will not be counted as a dealer stop.

Bozard Ford
Bozard Ford is one of our main sponsors and they are located at 540 Belz Outlet Blvd., St Augustine. They will be hosting the drill team performances, MotorPro USA demos and the parade staging and landing site on Saturday, Oct 24th. Lineup for the parade begins between 7:30-8:00am. Please give yourself enough time to reach the staging area in time for the pre-ride meeting at 8:45am. "Kick Stands Up" at 9:00am. The police escorted parade route will be through downtown St Augustine's historical district. Parade duration is approximately 1 hour and is limited to 750 bikes. So sign up early! Take a ride to their location and check out the 2009 Harley trucks! Click on the link above for more information about Bozard Ford.

Vendors! Vendors!
The Pier at St Augustine Beach will be the site where the vendors will be located. For those with GPS, the address is 350 A1A Beach Blvd, 1.4 miles North of the host hotel. Vendors such as Patches & Sewing, Clothing, Leather, Eyewear, Jewelry, Bolt-on/Garage type vendors such as LED Lights, Chrome parts, Cleaning and Detail, Wheel Chocks, a Pinstriper and more!!! If you are a vendor and would like to be a part of the "2009 Florida State H.O.G. Rally", please contact www.katancha.com. For more information click on the link above, "Biker Mania Vendor Mall".

Any questions regarding the content of this website, please contact Anita Kinderman, webmaster at hogrally09@yahoo.com.