Beach Party

Shank said he thinks more people came to the Myrtle Beach rally this year because the weather in Daytona Beach has not been very good the past few years, because there are lots of beachfront hotels here and less expensive hotels than in Daytona, and because there is more opportunity to ride here. ``Some rallies you go and sit. Here you can get out and ride. We try to encourage people to go to Charleston and Wilmington. People have a bike for a reason,'' Shank said.