Our guest on Episode 79 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Gordon McCall, Director of Motorsports at Quail Lodge & Golf Club. McCall oversees The Quail MotoFest, formerly known as The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, which takes place Saturday, May 17, at the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California. In addition to 11 traditional classes, there will be three featured classes: Italian Innovation by Bimota, Tribute to Yoshimura, and Celebrating 45 Years of the BMW GS. And the Legend of the Sport honoree will be Troy Lee. Tickets for The Quail MotoFest are available online or at the gate.
LINKS: The Quail MotoFest, @TheQuailEvents (Facebook), @TheQuailEvents (Instagram)
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- Ep. 63: Justin Bradshaw, REVER
- Ep. 62: Ed Conde, New England Riders
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- Ep. 60: Eric Trow, Stayin’ Safe
- Ep. 59: Nick Ienatsch, Yamaha Champions Riding School
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- Ep. 54: Kevin Duke, Editor-in-Chief of American Rider
- Ep. 53: Killboy, Killboy.com
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- Ep. 51: Forrest Hobbs, TransAmerica Trail “purist”
- Ep. 50: Dave Scott, Part 3 on the TransAmerica Trail
- Ep. 49: Gina ‘Brooklyn’ Neumann, Leather and Lace MC
- Ep. 48: Dave Scott on the TransAmerica Trail
- Ep. 47: Neale Bayly, motojournalist and philanthropist
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- Ep. 45: C. Jane Taylor, author of Spirit Traffic
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- Ep. 42: Andre LaPlante, MotoVentures
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- Ep. 40: Chris Peterman, Director of Motorcycles at CFMOTO USA
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- Ep. 38: Eric Trow, Rider Contributing Editor and Stayin’ Safe Principal
- Ep. 37: Bill Dragoo, Dragoo Adventure Riding Training (DART)
- Ep. 36: Gordon McCall, Director of Motorsports for The Quail Motorcycle Gathering
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- Ep. 33: Inna Thorn and Tim James of Backcountry Discovery Routes
- Ep. 32: C. Jane Taylor, author of Spirit Traffic
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