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  • King of the Hammers Team Challenge – Best Prepared Trail Rig

    Applications Due by Tuesday Feb. 8th  – OPEN to PUBLIC

    EVENT: Wednesday Feb. 9th 6pm, Main Stage Hammer Town.

    HOSTED by Del Albright, BlueRibbon Coalition Ambassador; Cal4 EA Coordinator; Access Army Grand Poobah

    5 teams will be selected to participate.  4×4’s and Side-x-Side (UTV) rigs. Any team of up to four (4) folks can compete.  It’s all for fun and a little fame, with a cool trophy from Raceline Wheels for the winning team.  Also, several businesses have stepped up to provide swag, goodies, and freebies to participants and the audience. (more…)

  • The 4405 “land-use buggy” races for access at the famed King of the Hammers race

    Driver Travis Carpenter asks people to “Pledge per mile made”

    For the second year in a row, Rock Zombie 4×4 club member Travis Carpenter of the 4405 “land-use” team is racing in the famed King of the Hammers off-road race on February 11th to generate funds for land-use. Held by HammerKing Productions (www.kingofthehammers.com) and billed as the toughest off-road competition in the United States, the King of the Hammers is a mix of desert racing and hardcore rock crawling. The grueling 120 mile long course is split into two laps, and many competitors are not even able to finish the race. In only its 5th year, attendance at the race is expected to draw well over 30,000 people to the southern California desert.

    The 4405 “Land-use” team is asking people to make a “Pledge per mile made” by Travis Carpenter to the Blue Ribbon Coalition. Individuals and companies may make a pledge at www.sharetrails.org/4405.  The amount of the final donations will depend on how far Travis is able to travel in the event. A flat rate may also be pledged. (more…)

  • National Off-Road Forum Helps Save Trails – IH8MUD.COM internet forum raises $3000 to support BlueRibbon Coalition

    Pocatello, ID (April 19)—The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) announced today the significant support to help save trails nationwide from IH8MUD.com. Brian Swearingen, owner, and the great folks at IH8MUD.com conceived a simple fund-raising program where paid subscriber funds for a two-week period went directly to BlueRibbon Coalition, netting a $3000 donation.

    “My concept was simple and easy for subscribers to buy a membership to the forum and support BlueRibbon Coalition at the same time,” said Brian who goes by “Woody.” He set aside two weeks where all the funds raised would directly support keeping trails open by donating the funds to BRC.
    IH8MUD.com is a primarily Toyota based internet forum that also promotes responsible motorized recreation with a worldwide audience.

    “This donation amplifies BRC’s force in educating the American public in responsible recreation while helping to keep our sports alive,” said Greg Mumm, Executive Director of BRC. “We are very appreciative of the fine folks at IH8MUD.com,” Greg added.

    Note: any internet forum wishing to conduct a similar fund-raising project is encouraged to contact Del Albright at brdel@sharetrails.org.

  • Motorsport Fabrication Services Promotes Access and Responsible Recreation Team

    POCATELLO, ID (March 2)–The BlueRibbon Coalition is proud to report huge success in land use at the Griffin King of the Hammers (KOH) race. With two vehicles in the 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers race, Motorsport Fabrication Services (MFS) of Lincoln, California, may not have won the race, but they insured that wheeled motorized access won big. With a race-a-thon lead by MFS and BFGoodrich Tires driver Travis Carpenter in his 4405 “Land-use” race vehicle, MFS managed to raise nearly $20,000 for various land-use organizations. (more…)

  • BRC Announces Release of BRC’s Recreation News

    Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

    BRC is has added another tool to help our members and supporters learn about the issues that affect you.

    In an age of information overload, it’s difficult to filter out the chaff and focus on just one issue. And when that issue is recreational access — it’s even harder to tolerate the misinformation and bias!

    BRC’s Recreation News provides a snapshot of breaking news on recreation and public lands issues. We break it down by state, link to the story, and, when the mood strikes, we even offer some of BRC’s legendary pithy commentary.

    Each day BRC’s Public Lands Department staff scans the World Wide Web and the different media outlets in order to bring you the information that matters to you. We do this to help you protect your roads, trails and snowmobile areas.

    BRC’s Recreation News is the place to stay on top of the issues.

    To subscribe, just go to www.sharetrails.org/subscribe, and fill out the appropriate information. Then under “Please select the mailing lists you would like to be subscribed to:” select “BRC’s Recreation News” from the list of check boxes and then click “Subscribe”.

    You must signup to receive BRC’s Recreation News even if you are already on the Action Alert list. This will not change any other list you are already signed up for.

    Thanks!

    Brian Hawthorne
    Public Lands Policy Director
    BlueRibbon Coalition

  • WILL GLOBAL WARMING TRUMP MULTIPLE USE?

    The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is beginning the process of revising their regulations that govern how the agency prepares Forest Plans. Known as the “Planning Rule,” these regulations will be the driving force behind how the agency develops, amends and revises their Land Use Plans.

    This is a big deal.

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