To secure Bolado Park as the destination of the Gypsy Tour
Motorcycle Classic, Inc. event, organizers went to the San Benito
County 33rd Agriculture District and applied to have the event
there. Since Bolado Park is owned and operated by the state, the
organizers did not have to apply to the county
– only the agriculture district.
To secure Bolado Park as the destination of the Gypsy Tour Motorcycle Classic, Inc. event this weekend, organizers went to the San Benito County 33rd Agriculture District and applied to have the event there. Since Bolado Park is owned and operated by the state, the organizers did not have to apply to the county – only the agriculture district.
Part of the proceeds from food, drink and merchandise will go back to the district. Organizer Roger Grimsley said 20 percent of each vendor’s profits will go back to the Bolado Park, much like how the San Benito County Fair or Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo operate. Along with the 20 percent, the Agriculture District also receives $80 per keg of beer that is sold, said Bolado Park Manager Kelly Ferreira. Those rates are the same “with every event we do here,” he said.
Although local non-profits don’t have to pay for a booth, vendors from outside the area must pay $450 for a 10-foot-by-10-foot tent. “That money helps defray some of the Gypsy Tour Motorcycle Classic costs,” Grimsley said. Some of costs include fliers and announcements, as well as pizza and a barbecue for volunteers after the event is over.
Below, see the premiere of The News and You, with Gypsy Tour Motorcycle Classic promoter Roger Grimsley as a guest.
