Online Event Registration - STAR 2023

Registration Information

Please select the appropriate registration types below.

There is not a separate registration category or fee for "Guests", nor do you even have to be a member of MSTA to participate. All attendees/participants (Members, Members of Household, and non-members) must complete the same registration form and pay the same registration fee. The only exceptions to this are:

Life, Senior Life, and Sustaining members and their spouses, who receive a 10% discount on their registration fee; and
Those who register for the "Banquet Only" (discussed in more detail below)

Registration costs have gone DOWN this year, primarily due to the fact that the cost of Tuesday's lunch ride is NOT included in your registration fee. Instead, purchase of a $15 lunch ride ticket is being offered as an additional option, similar to what has been done at many past STARs. Of course, your registration still includes your meal at the closing banquet on Wednesday night. More details on the lunch ride are provided below.

NOTE: Vouchers that have been received as a result of joining or renewing your membership are ONLY good for MSTA regional events, as stated on the face of the voucher. They can NOT be used for STAR registration.

You can register more than one person at a time (Member, Member of Household, Non-Member, or Banquet Only). If your companion is not a member of MSTA, be sure to answer "No" to the question about MSTA membership on their registration. Remember, membership is NOT required to attend STAR!

This link provides general hotel information. DO NOT USE THIS TO BOOK YOUR ROOM - IT WILL NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH THE CORRECT MSTA RATE:
Holiday Inn West Info

Instructions regarding how to actually book your room and get the MSTA rate will be provided in your confirmation email, as well as overflow hotel info just in case. The Holiday Inn rate is $119.00 per night (plus taxes) for a double-occupancy room, and is good for the nights of June 8 through June 14. It also includes 2 breakfast coupons per room for each day.

If you do not know your MSTA member number (requested on the next page), we will look it up and add it your registration.

Again, you do NOT have to be a member of MSTA to attend STAR. If you are not a member, please consider joining us now:
Join the MSTA here

If you would like to renew an existing membership:
Renew your membership here

If you just want to update your address, phone number, email, etc.:
Update your membership here

If you are a member, we will be checking the MSTA membership database to verify your membership type.

As mentioned above, the registration types are the same as our last event (STAR 2022 in Cape Girardeau, MO). Anyone (member of the MSTA, spouse, significant other, non-member, whatever) may attend STAR. Member of Household is the same as a Member, so there is not a distinction with regard to STAR registration. If the main member is a Life, Senior Life, or Sustaining Member, the Member of that Household is also considered a Life, Senior Life, or Sustaining member.

Dates to Remember!

Please note these important cut-off dates for STAR 2023, especially since they're a little earlier than previous years:

March 31, 2023 - Last day to take advantage of "early bird" registration. After that this discount will no longer apply.
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April 30, 2023 - Postmark deadline for raffle tickets ordered via mail.
May 8, 2023 - Deadline for making your MSTA reservations at the Holiday Inn West in Knoxville. After that date, reservations will be accepted on a space and rate available basis only.
May 31, 2023 - Last day for online registrations & raffle ticket purchases. After that you will only be able to register & purchase raffle tickets onsite at STAR.
June 4, 2023 - Last day to cancel STAR registrations and get a refund (minus any raffle tickets purchased).

Volunteers Needed!

Our club would not function (or even exist!) without the help of volunteers. Once again this year we've set up a free account with Signup.com to help organize this effort for STAR 2023. If you're interested in volunteering during the rally (registration, door prize room, welcoming riders, bike wash, etc.), just click on the following link (you don't have to set up your own account):
STAR 2023 Volunteer Signup

You'll see that each area where volunteers are needed is listed for each day, and each day is broken up into 1-hour increments. If you can give us a hand in one (or more) of these areas just enter your name in the appropriate time slot. Surely everyone can spare at least one hour sometime during STAR!

Lunch Ride

As mentioned above, your registration fee does NOT include a lunch ride ticket. If you want to participate in this event, you will need to purchase a $15 lunch ride ticket for each person. You can do this either as part of your registration or onsite at STAR when you check in. This year's lunch ride will be to the Roane County Park on Watts Bar Lake, which is less than 35 miles from the hotel if you go straight west on I-40. However, our local folks have mapped out a route that's about 50 miles to the park and about 85 miles back to the hotel. Roane County is at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau, so it should be a great ride with plenty of elevation change and curving roads!
We've reserved a pavilion at the park for Tuesday June 13, where participants will be served BBQ sandwiches, a couple of sides, and a cold drink from 11 AM to 1 PM. (NOTE: Vegan, vegetarian, & gluten-free options will not be available, so please factor that into your plans.)

Closing Banquet

The closing banquet will be on Wednesday night the 14th and, as indicated above, the meal is included in your registration. In other words, if you select any of the earlybird or non-earlybird registration categories, you do NOT need to select the "Banquet Only" option as well (see further details below).

For those with special dietary preferences, we will be working with the hotel to offer vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options for the banquet. This choice can be made as part of your registration, and we encourage you to do so if you have such a need. If you wait until the time of the banquet to request a special meal, we will do what we can, but we cannot guarantee the hotel will be able to accommodate your needs at the last minute.

Banquet Only

For those whose spouses/significant others are not interested in participating in the various STAR events/activities, but still want to attend the banquet, we have included an option to do just that. Simply select "Banquet Only" when registering that person. This will allow individuals to attend the banquet, but does NOT provide them with a wrist band for door prizes.

Again, if you register using any of the earlybird or non-early bird categories, you are already signed up for the banquet, so you do NOT need to select an additional Banquet Only registration for yourself. For example, if John Doe selects an earlybird or non-earlybird registration for himself, and his wife Jane only wants to join him at the banquet, she would be registered as "Banquet Only". Likewise, she would also need to purchase a lunch ride ticket if she wants to participate in that as well.

Door Prizes

We are hoping to have a couple of super door prizes available for the drawing at the banquet, but those have yet to be finalized. Like the other door prizes, you do not have to be a MSTA member to win, but you must be present at the banquet.

Quilt Auction

For something a little different this year we are going to be auctioning off a "STAR Quilt" at the closing banquet as a club fundraiser. This quilt will be made from T-shirts donated by past STAR attendees. Realizing that the auction winner may very well be riding their bike to and from STAR, the club will ship the quilt to them.

Raffle Tickets

The 2023 MSTA raffle will be held at the closing banquet as well, and this year the raffle bike is a beautiful Canyon Red 2022 Royal Enfield 650 INT! This one is likely to be extremely popular, so don't hesitate to stake your claim by purchasing as many raffle tickets as you can!

As always, to be eligible to win the raffle you must be a member in good standing of MSTA, but you do NOT have to be present at STAR.

Raffle tickets may be purchased in the "Additional Items" section on the next page (along with lunch tickets, hats, T-shirts, etc.) for $8 per ticket if you want to use this option rather than having to go to a separate web page.

If you don't want to register and just want to buy raffle tickets, click this link, which can be used any time through May 31, 2023 to purchase tickets for $8 each: After that, tickets will only be available at STAR for $10 each.
MSTA Raffle 2023

If you do register and want to purchase additional raffle tickets later, this same link will be in your confirmation.

In addition, on Dec. 1, 2022 a letter and raffle ticket order form was mailed to every MSTA household. The process for using this to order tickets is simple:

Fill out the form, (PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY!).
Detach it from the letter.
Put the form in the enclosed pre-addressed return envelope along with your check (MADE PAYABLE TO MSTA) for $8 per ticket.
Be sure to put a stamp on the envelope.
Drop it in the mail.

Note that these ticket orders submitted through the US mail MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 2023. If you happen to miss this deadline and still want tickets at $8 apiece, don't worry - you can purchase them online for that price at any time through May 31, 2023 using the link to the raffle ticket website shown above. After May 31, raffle tickets will only be available at STAR for $10 per ticket.

NOTE: All Raffle ticket purchases are non-refundable, regardless of how, when, or where they're purchased. So even if you cancel your STAR registration early enough to receive a refund (by June 4!), your refund will include all registration fees and additional items you bought MINUS any raffle ticket purchases.

Raffle winners are responsible for all applicable local, state, and federal taxes and fees. The bike will be on display at STAR, but the winner must take delivery at the dealership shown below. Additional options/accessories may be included at that point, but are the responsibility of the winner:

Alcoa Good Times
2019 Topside Rd.
Louisville, TN 37777

MSTA EVENT WAIVER

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOTORCYCLE SPORT TOURING ASSOCIATION (MSTA) CANNOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ASPECT OF MY SAFETY AND THAT IF I PARTICIPATE IN ANY MSTA EVENT, I DO SO VOLUNTARILY ON MY OWN ASSESSMENT OF MY ABILITY, THE ROUTES, AND ALL FACILITIES AND CONDITIONS, ASSUMING ALL RISK. IN CONSIDERATION OF AND PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR MY ACCEPTANCE AS AN EVENT PARTICIPANT, I, FOR MY HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND ASSIGNS, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE MSTA, ITS OFFICERS AND AGENTS, ACTING IN SUCH CAPACITY, FOR ANY INJURY OR LOSS TO MY PERSON OR PROPERTY WHICH MY RESULT THEREFROM. i CERTIFY AND COVENANT THAT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN MSTA EVENTS I WILL HAVE MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE ON MY VEHICLE(S) THAT COMPLIES WITH THE STATE'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS FOR MAINTAINING LIABILITY, UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED MOTORIST INSURANCE COVERAGE.

If you have any questions, please send an email to starreg@ridemsta.com or call 903-426-6399


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