A memorial ride to honor Russell Fleming is scheduled for Sunday October 3rd, 2021 9:30 AM. Meet for breakfast at the Golden Corral in Frederick MD on route 355 south of route 70 at 5621 Spectrum Drive, Frederick, MD 21703-8301
Russell was a huge presence for many years to the COG community and was a long term Assistant Area Director. Over the years, Russell coordinated countless organized and impromptu motorcycle rides. His motorcycle roots were far and wide and included many riders from the AMA. Many of us were stunned and deeply saddened by the news of Russell’s unfortunate fate that occurred June 23rd.
Show up and ride his route as a tribute. The ride was mapped out by Russell and repeats the 2018 Kawasaki Friends and riders event. This ride will take you on some of the FINEST Motorcycle riding roads in the area. Route sheets will be handed out for a scenic 135-mile self-guided ride that will end at Brown’s Orchard in Loganville PA. Leave any time after 10:00 AM, and pick and choose riding partners if you don’t want to ride it alone.
Perhaps unrecognized by many, was the amount of time he put into these events. Russell started early on mapping out the rides with Martha, and diligently stopping at every turn and logging the mileage. That effort later evolved into plotting rides with Garmin mapping software and then distributing the routes to the riders from a laptop before the ride. Russell would also ride the routes a few days before to make sure there wouldn’t be construction or oil and chipped roads to foul up the ride. His efforts in this area were enormous and much appreciated.
Please register for the event so we can reserve the necessary space for the breakfast, and download the route sheets and GPS file before the ride.
COG Calendar Link:
https://concours.org/event-4486095
Russell was a huge presence for many years to the COG community and was a long term Assistant Area Director. Over the years, Russell coordinated countless organized and impromptu motorcycle rides. His motorcycle roots were far and wide and included many riders from the AMA. Many of us were stunned and deeply saddened by the news of Russell’s unfortunate fate that occurred June 23rd.
Show up and ride his route as a tribute. The ride was mapped out by Russell and repeats the 2018 Kawasaki Friends and riders event. This ride will take you on some of the FINEST Motorcycle riding roads in the area. Route sheets will be handed out for a scenic 135-mile self-guided ride that will end at Brown’s Orchard in Loganville PA. Leave any time after 10:00 AM, and pick and choose riding partners if you don’t want to ride it alone.
Perhaps unrecognized by many, was the amount of time he put into these events. Russell started early on mapping out the rides with Martha, and diligently stopping at every turn and logging the mileage. That effort later evolved into plotting rides with Garmin mapping software and then distributing the routes to the riders from a laptop before the ride. Russell would also ride the routes a few days before to make sure there wouldn’t be construction or oil and chipped roads to foul up the ride. His efforts in this area were enormous and much appreciated.
Please register for the event so we can reserve the necessary space for the breakfast, and download the route sheets and GPS file before the ride.
COG Calendar Link:
https://concours.org/event-4486095