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Three former ABATE members experience with Daytona

First let me start by saying anyone can go look on the official Daytona site or the ABATE site and get this info. We read where it said you can stay at the ABATE camp grounds at Deland for $15,00 a night or $90.00 for the full week. So we talked to our local ABATE and ask them if this was true. Two of us and out girl friends were going. They told us two could stay for $15.00 a night. So we drove to Deland and walked up to the stand where we pay. A very rude lady ask us what we wanted. We told her we were camping for three nights. She said $120 . I said wait ! Its me and her for three nights. She said I HEARD YOU ! It's $120. I said , you must have mis figured She said do you want them or not ? It's $15.00 pr person and a sur charge of $20.00 .
I decided to pay cause it was raining. WE got into the park and found a place where their were a lot of other tents. That night we were bedded down when a freakin golfcart caught the side of our tent line and pulled the tent over and almost drug us. The cart never stopped. Now remember that this park has roads all over it. But the ABATE members took it upon there selves to make new roads.
The next morning we were woke up from all the campers pulling their vehicles right up to our tent so they didn't have to walk to the bath rooms. One truck actually pulled on one tent. So they called ABATE to come over to handle the situation and here comes the golf carts again. They look at all the parked cars and said, well move your tent then. We were like WHAT ? We took a walk around and noticed all the beer cans thrown around. They were everywhere. I looked to my friend and said, Aren't ABATER's supposed to advocate NOT drinking and riding and safety ? He said , I thought so.

So the next night about six of us moved our tents to a spot we thought was safe. About 11:PM here comes that freakin golf cart again. Back and forth. The next morning when we got up there were tracks all around our tenting area. We walked up to the ABATE trailer and while we were walking we noticed all the beer cans again. It looked like a beer can garden. I shot you not. It looked horrible We got to the trailer and knocked on the door. A guy walked up to us and ask us what we wanted. We told Him about the golfcart situation. He looked at us and said , If you don't like it here. Maybe you should go try somewhere else where they steel your bikes. We were like. WTF ? We found the owner of the property and told them what was going on and they said they already had complaints on ABATE and was planning on doing something about it.

In closing , Every time I've ever had any dealings with ABATE , it seems the upmost in stupidity abounded. The very establishment that supposed to stand for safety just about ran us over and couldn't run a camping site if they had to. I saw more drinking in the ABATE camp site than out. In fact, most the ABATE group here are alcoholics. They have poker runs all the time to their favorite bars. What a joke. Im ashamed I even joined ABATE, but you can bet I will never give them one dime of my money again. To me, their the laughing stock of the motorcycle community .