| The Inferno Motorcycle Club is a part of
The Inferno Supporters Club
which supports the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer.
We are no different than regular Inferno members, except that we ride
motorcycles. See below
for membership info. Mostly, we ride on game-days, whether that is riding to the Cotton Bowl (now that HSG pulled their heads out of their posteriors) or to the watching party. See below for details. If you live in the DFW Metroplex and are interested, please contact me for more information. We are always growing and would like to find a way to include anyone interested in riding and enjoying soccer. And quite frankly, if you just want someone to ride with, come on down! You'll get used to the soccer! ;-) |
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RIDES
With this being the off-season, most of the stuff will be on hold. Keep an eye out in case opportunities arise, but otherwise, we'll see you in April! Past Rides
November 2, 2003, the US WNT played Mexico at the Cotton Bowl. Doublecheck the 28th Cavalry Regiment page. BTW, also take a look at what happened to ME! Also, I highly recommend the Travelers Guide to American Soccer for information about various USSF, MLS, WUSA and USL sites. 2003
As always, please contact me if you're interested and I will make sure you get the heads-up when the time comes. Back |
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Basically, ride with us. That is all there is to it. Granted, to be an "official" member, you do have to join The Inferno. Hopefully, if you like riding with us and like the Burn, that will come naturally. For more information on The Inferno Supporters Club, take a look at their website or contact me. Keep in mind, we do two things -- we ride, and we watch soccer. Usually, that is in regards to the Burn. But we have been known to head out to SMU for a college game (mens or womens), or to The Dallas Cup, or to other soccer events such as US National Team watching parties at various locations. And with it looking like MLS will expand into either Oklahoma or Houston, now is the time to get ridin'! Join us, and make your suggestions known! Back |
NOEL!
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Noel is a 2003 Honda Shadow ACE 750. She's all
black, and she's all mine. Currently she has 3,941 miles (and
rising) on her.
I have added bags and a windshield. I have also added a back rest for the passenger seat. She is named in Laura's and my favorite song, Teenage Dirtbag. Take a look at Highway Child for more general info on motorcycling. Also, take a look at The Road to Perdition, my riding diary. |
Also, please check out the 28th Cavalry Regiment of Sam's Army, a motorcycle club from the Great State of Texas which supports the US National Soccer Teams.
| Date |
Description |
| 4-12-03 |
This was the first 'official' IMC ride, and
it was awesome! Opening Day for the Burn at Dragon Stadium, a beautiful
day in North Texas -- perfect all around. We started off by taking
a quick trip to Sherman, Texas, to stretch out the legs. Sherman is
about an hour north of Dallas, and a pretty straight, easy stretch of highway
riding. Nothing real fancy, just a two-hour jog to get our legs underneath
us. My friend from the MSF A+ Rider Course, Dan Askins, joined us
on his 2003 Suzuki Intruder. Then it was on to Dragon Stadium for Dallas-Los Angeles. With it being opening day, we took it pretty simple, taking major highways most of the way. We got there about 2:00 for a 3:00 game, which got us there before significant traffic issues arose (avoiding being stuck in traffic on a hot Texas afternoon!) and allowed us to mix and mingle with The Inferno SC and other fans at the game. Then we enjoyed the usual revelry of being in The Inferno -- drums, chants, confetti, yelling at the ref, etc. -- with 9,000 of our closest friends. Afterwards, we went to a wonderful hole in the wall, aptly named La Taquaria el Campeon, for some post-game grub. After seven hours either in the saddle or in the stands, it was a welcome meal. |
| 7-20/22-03 |
1150 miles in two and a half days. Oy! This was the IMC roadtrip to the Dallas Burn-Kansas City Wizards game at Arrowhead Stadium on 7-21-03. We left on Friday afternoon and rode up into Oklahoma. The original plan had us going through Arkansas, but weather forced us west. It was still a nice ride - did about four hours and ended up in Hugo, Oklahoma. Got up the next day and did the rest of the way to Kansas City - and aside from a few construction detours, it was a pretty smooth trip. Some nice twistys without getting too far off course. Props to Mike Daniel for doing the map-work. Unfortunately, this being the season from hell for the Burn, we lost 5-1, but we still had a good time with the KC folk and the rest of The Inferno that made the trip. One really cool thing - I usually bring drums to the games and play with the samba band in The Inferno during games, and since I couldn't take mine with me to KC on the bike, the car-folk had agreed to bring it with them. Well, unbeknownst to me until I got to the stadium, they forgot them in Dallas. But, being really cool people and good friends, they went ahead and dropped into a music store and got another drum for me - just for this game! (Of course, now they have another drum in case other people join us at games and want to play too - so it wasn't JUST for me - but it was pretty cool that they would drop $50 for me. THANKS!) The ride back was tough - the whole way on one day, ouch. I will admit, I wasn't ready to rush out and hit the road right away after that day. It was a good experience, though, and one I intend on repeating (although maybe spread out among a few more days....) |
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