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JUNE 2011

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ITPs New SS Alloy Wheels & Kits:
ITP gets the 2007 season started in high style with the introduction of the all-new SS Alloy wheel line. Manufactured through ITPs high-tech Advancecast process, the 6-spoke SS106 and 12-spoke SS112 not only bring a new level of sophisticated good looks, they have proven in testing to be the strongest and lightest one-piece aluminum wheels on the market today. SS Alloys have shown to be so durable, in fact, that ITP rolls these wheels out with a lifetime structural warranty: if you bend or break it, ITP will replace it!
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The SS106 and SS112 debut in three sizes each. Theyre available in a 12x7, as well as unique 14x6 and 14x8 sizes designed specifically for front and rear applications, respectively. These dedicated sizes provide more precise fitment and make the most of 26- and SS 106 27-inch radial tire performance. The SS106 and SS112 use a bright, diamond-cut machined finish with black accents and a tough clear-coat finish; the SS112 also comes in a showstopping chrome finish. As an added bonus, all SS Alloy wheels come standard with a custom wheel cap!
ITP has an application to meet your needs.
ITP SS Alloy wheels are ideal for most late-model 4x4 sport/utility ATVs as well as side-by-side UTV applications such as the Yamaha Rhino. The 14-inch models may be the best UTV wheels made to date, with a load rating of 650 lbs! ITP is also making the SS Alloy line available in pre-mounted tire/wheel kit form, using ITPs popular Mud Lite XL, Mud Lite XTR and TerraCross R/T tires. The ITP SS Alloy line is the perfect fusion of style and performance, just another example of how ITP is committed to exceeding customer expectations by providing the highest quality products at competitive prices. Check out the complete lineup at: www.itptires.com
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Spring of Excitement

By Dick Leply - Executive Director
Those are the only words that came to mind when I sat down at the laptop to bring my focus to the blur of activities PaOHV has been involved in over the last few months. Much of what we are working on will serve to help define the future of motorized recreation in Pennsylvania. Here is a sampling: 1. The Board discussed and approved our new PaOHV Frontline 67 Vanguard Program. Effective with this edition of the Newsletter, PaOHV is looking for 67 OHV activistsone in each of the sixtyseven counties in Pennsylvania. The individuals we select will be the Associations eyes and ears across the State, and will help us move motorized recreation down the trail. Read the full details in Don McClures Frontline article. 2. PaOHV supporter Wayne Yahn of the Central Mountains ATV Association and PaOHV Directors Lee and Roeg Williamson have worked long and hard to create more riding opportunities in the Centre County Region. The DCNR has committed to needed repairs and construction to the system and PaOHV will escalate its support of this project. The trails at Bloody Skillet and this part of central Pennsylvania in general, represent some of the finest riding opportunities in the State. We all need to push for increased activity in this region. 3. PaOHV is all about creating a synergy between partners and the recent Fishers ATV Re-Union at Rock Run is a prime example of how that works. Attendance was up considerably this year and we felt it was important to support PaOHV member Representative Gary Haluska and the folks at Rock Run. Andy Krape of Central Pa. ATV Association joined the staff members from Steve Seltzer Honda to get out the PaOHV message. Rock Run, Central PaATVA, and Steve Seltzer HondaPaOHV members allworking together to move our sport down the trail. 4. Late last spring, I learned of an incredible project in Northumberland County. After a couple of phone calls, I met Pat Mack and Kathy Jeremiah who work out of the County Planning office in Sunbury. Conversations with Pat and Kathy led to a mid-July PaOHV board meeting in Shamokin which also provided us with the opportunity to ride a representative portion of this six-thousand acre county owned gem. Representatives from Valley Forge Trail Riders, Lehigh Valley ATV Association, and Back Mountain Enduro Riders were present. This included Bob Connor, Jack Clark, and George Fetterman. PaOHV has continued to provide support to the project and will continue to do so as the process evolves. This includes hosting one of the internationally acclaimed National Off Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) Workshops on October 19. You can be a part of this exciting program. Read all about it in this issue.

Pennsylvania Trailrider Excerpts from the newsletter of the PA OHV Association View more at: www.PAOHV.org

Club News

Indian Creek Valley ATV Club
As they say, most clubs have 20% of the people do 80% of the work. Indian Creek Valley ATV Club (ICV) is not a normal club. ICV is proud to report that almost 50% of our family members are ACTIVE members in the club. ICV prides itself on utilizing talents of those in our club to benefit the whole. We have a varied membership, with members representing many different job functions and cultures. All together, the membership has one mission: To Promote Outdoor Safety While Providing Outdoor Fun, Respect For The Environment, And Promote Public Awareness Of Our Goals By Our Actions. The ATV community is challenged by the Media who tends to report the negative
actions of some as the impression of the whole. In Western Pennsylvania, our ATV rider community is trying to change that image. Indian Creek Valley ATV Club is paving the way by not only providing a SAFE, LEGAL place to ride, but also partnering with the local community organizations to re-shape the ideas about ATV riders. Every year, ICV promotes safety by providing ATV safety classes for both children and adults. In addition, the club has adopted two roads for Pa Cleanways - a Pennsylvania clean-up initiative that brings members together to collect garbage that has been dumped on the roads and dispose of this garbage properly in cooperation with the local township. Our club also participates in parades, fairs, and
events in the local community to promote and inform people of SAFE, LEGAL places to ride their ATVs. Indian Creek Valley is a year round riding club*, with approximately 15 miles of trails ready to explore in the Laurel Highlands. There are easy and more challenging trails that will fit any rider, any skill level. Our memberships are annual and run $70 for the entire year with a one time initiation fee of $10 for new members. We hold monthly meetings on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm at the Indian Creek Valley Sportsman Club. To learn more about ICV visit: www. icvatvclub.com, email icvatvclub@gmail.com or call Jill Moyher at 412-832-0611.
ATV Traction Rides N.W. Pennsylvania
ATV Traction Inc. manages approximately 30% more miles of trails than the Allegheny National Forest. So in N. W. Pennsylvania, if you dont ride your ATV on back yard trails, or on the ANF trails, you are probably riding on ATV Traction trails. The majority of our trails are in Venango and McKean county. With three more branches of the club opening up just this last year, in Potter, Mercer and Butler counties, we expect this number to increase. To ride on any of our trails, you either have to be part of an organized dice run or be a club member. Acquiring our land has been no easy task. We have had to prove ourselves to land owners by being responsible for the trails we make and the land we ride on. Monitoring riders has been part of that job. We have

rules which riders have to abide by in order to be members of ATV Traction. All machines must be insured and registered, carry club flags and a handlebar tag so they can be identified at a glance. Riders must keep machines just under the state required noise limit, pick up trash along the way, be courteous, and most of all, stay on trails provided. Other than that, you can ride to your hearts desire. In the riding season, which is almost every weekend that it isnt below freezing, (and sometimes, when it is) you can always find someone from the ranks of ATV Traction taking a ride. Usually it is announced on the Club Forum at www.atvtraction.org/ forum. We hash it over for a week or so, talk about who is bringing which foods, pick

see Traction page 10

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Public Riding Trails

Summer & Winter Trails
Bloody Skillet ATV riding area
Located in Centre County, consists of 20 trail miles (phase 1) and is accessed from SR 144 approximately 18 1/2 miles north of Snow Shoe. Turn right onto DeHaas Road and travel 5 miles south to the Northern Terminus Trailhead. Contact: Sproul State Forest, HCR 62 Box 90, Renovo, PA 17764 Phone: (570) 923-6011 These trails are open during the summer &winter seasons. The summer season runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September. The winter season runs from the day following the last day of the regular or extended antlerless deer season as established by the Game Commision through the following April 1.

Summer Trails

These trails are open from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last full weekend in September
Martin Hill - Bedford County
18 miles of summer trail. Access to the trail is from the parking area located on Route 326 two miles south of Rainsburg. Contact: Buchanan State Forest, 440 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, PA 17233 Phone: (717) 485-3148

Adams & Cumberland Counties
36 miles of summer trail. During the winter season the trail system is expanded to 42 miles by using some dirt roads that are gated during the winter. Part of the trail system is shared with snowmobiles when there is sufficient snowfall. The trail is located between Big Flat and Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Access to these are from parking lots located at Big Flat along Shippensburg Road about 1-1/4 miles north of its intersection with Route 233 and on Piney Mountain along Bendersville Road south of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Contact: Michaux State Forest, 10099 Lincoln Way East, Feyetteville, PA 17222 Phone: (717) 352-2211
Burnt Mills - Pike County
7 miles of summer and winter trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 one mile south of Porters Lake. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail. Contact: Delaware State Forest, HC 1 Box 95A, Swiftwater, PA 18370 Phone: (570) 895-4000
Sideling Hill - Fulton County
15 miles of summer trail in the Wells Tannery area. Access is from Rays Cove Road or Childers Ridge Road. Contact: Buchanan State Forest, 440 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, PA 17233. Phone: (717) 485-3148

Clinton County

45 miles of summer and winter trail. Winter use begins after muzzle loader deer season in mid January. Check with the district office for exact date. Access is from the Two Miles Road 1-1/2 miles west of Westport toward Kettle Creek State Park. Contact: Sproul State Forest, HCR 62 Box 90, Renovo, PA 17764 Phone: (570) 923-6011

Potter County

43 miles of summer trail. A loop trail located south of Denton Hill State Park. Access to the trail is from Lyman Run State Park, on SR 44 north of Cherry Springs, or the intersection of Rock Run Road and the Ridge Trail (ATV trail). Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail that are less than 58 in width and less than 1,200 pounds. Contact: Susquehannock State Forest, PO Box 673, Coudersport, PA 16915 Phone: (814) 274-3600
Allegheny - National Forest
Allegheny National Forest has more than 100 miles of ATV trails. ATV trail season runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the last Sunday in September, winter season is from December 20-April 1. Contact the Allegheny National Forest Supervisors Office, P.O. Box 847, 222 Liberty Street, Warren, PA 16365 Phone: (814) 723-5150. Effective July 1, 2002, the Allegheny National Forest implemented the an annual $35 permit fee. It can be purchased from any Allegheny National Forest office, and some local vendors, or online. The following trails are within the Allegheny National Forest (ANF). Please contact the ANF using the information above concerning these trails: 1. 2. M arienville ATV/Bike Trail on State Route 66 east of the town of Marienville. Timberline ATV Trail, accessed from State Route 948, north of Ridgway (also connects to the Marienville ATV Trail). Rocky Gap ATV Trail, accessed from Township Road 3005, southeast of Warren. Willow Creek ATV Trail on the eastern side of the Allegheny Reservoir, just south of the New York State line.

Lycoming County

17 miles of summer and winter trail. Trails are located near Haneyville and include the Button Road and a network of wooded trails built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Access to the trail is from a parking area located at the former parking area located at the CCC Camp along Route 44 one mile south of Haneyville. Contact: Tiadaghton State Forest, 423 East Central Avenue, South Williamsport, PA 17702 Phone: (570) 327-3450
Dixon R. Miller Rec Area - Monroe County
(Formerly the Pohopoco Tract)
13 miles of summer trails. Access is from Route 115 five miles south of I-80. Contact: Delaware State Forest, HC 1 Box 95A, Swiftwater, PA 18370 Phone: (570) 895-4000

State Game Lands

ATVs are not permitted on State Game Lands except those used by disabled hunters.
Maple Run Tract - Pike County
8 miles of summer trail. Access is from a parking area on Route 402 1-3/4 miles north of the village of Pecks Pond. Registered Class II ATVs are permitted on this trail. Contact: Delaware State Forest, HC 1 Box 95A, Swiftwater, PA 18370 Phone: (570) 895-4000
Snyder & Union Counties
7 miles of summer trails. Access is at the parking area located along Route 235 three miles south of Glen Iron. The trail includes the East Kettle Road which has been closed to other types of motor vehicles.Contact: Bald Eagle State Forest, 18865 Old Turnpike Rd, Milmont, PA 17845 Phone: (570) 922-3344
Upcoming Rides and Events
APRIL 1st Ramey Fire Co. Poker Run - North of Altoona, PA All poker runs begin with registration at 8 a.m. with rides beginning at 11 a.m. The entrance fee is $15.00 per rider and $5.00 per passenger. For more information phone Tom at 814-378-8407 or Ken at 814-378-6227.
APRIL 14th Rumble on the Ridge South East Ohio Rumble on the Ridge is an ATV trail ride on the property of Shortcreek Sportsmans Club Inc. Admission: $20.00 per adult rider per event. $15.00 per youth rider per event.
APRIL 14th Recreational Riders Spring Mud Fling & ATV Rodeo North East Ohio Gate opens at 9 A.M - $10 Per person admission at the gate, $3 per event R&R members $5 per event nonmembers. Pay per run, run as many times as you like. For Information: (440) 293-4655
APRIL 28th - 29th Tri County ATV Open House East of Indiana, PA Tri-County ATV, a private membership club, offers its members the opportunity to ride over 850 acres of prime riding land. For information: (877) 931 2288

Private Riding Trails

Private Riding Facilities

Atco MX Berlin, NJ

www.atcomx.com
This is a partial list of riding areas that you can pay by the day to ride with some offering annual memberships. Some offer riding for motorcycles or quads only and others allow both. Please check with the individual businesses before you make the trip.
Hill Top Lodge Emporium, PA

www.hilltoplodge.com

Mountain Ridge Reels Corner, PA
www.mountainridgeatvtrails.com
Timber Ridge Extreme Sports Park Berkeley Springs, WV
timberridgeextremesportspark.com
Breezewood Proving Grounds Clearville, PA
www.breezewoodprovinggrounds.com

www.irishvalleymx.com

Irish Valley MX Park Paxinos, PA

NJORVP Chatsworth, NJ

www.njorvp.org
Doublin Gap MX Newburg, PA

www.doublingap.com

Majestic Trails Rew, PA

www.majestictrails.com

Rausch Creek Trail Riders Tremont, PA Rocket Raceway
Tomahawk MXHedgesville, WV www.tomahawkmx.com The Dirt Bike Farm
Emporium, PA www.dirtbikefarm
www.rauschcreekracing.com Three Springs, PA www.rocketraceway.com

Evansville MX Park

Berwick, PA www.evansvilleraceway.com
Mines & Meadows Resort
Wampum, PA www.minesandmeadows.com

Hatfield McCoy Trails

Lyburn, WV www.trailsheaven.com

Mountaineer Raceway

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Inwood, WV www.mountaineerraceway.com

Rock Run Patton, PA

www.rockrunrecreation.com
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APRIL 26th - 29th Mountain State ATV & Dirt Bike Jamboree-2007 Boone County, WV Springtime fun and excitement for the entire family. Leave winter behind and ride your ATVs and dirt bikes in the first big off-road event! For information: email us at events@trailsheaven.com or call (800)732-6980.
APRIL 28th Cooper Ridge Dice Run South Central NY Over 25 miles of real wooded trails on 700 acres. All 2-46-8 wheelers are allowed, and 2 wheel cycles are ok too Fees are: $15 per dice run For Information: www. copperridgetrails.com or (716) 372 4021

APRIL 28th - 29th Good Kuggamugga Trail Ride Southern NY A full weekend of riding and family fun, I believe this is a motorcycle only event so please contact the promoter to verify. Trails for novice, amateur and expert riders and a kids mini track. For information: contact Chris Smith: cyclesmithc@msn.com
MAY 6th Ramey Fire Co. Poker Run - North of Altoona, PA All poker runs begin with registration at 8 a.m. with rides beginning at 11 a.m. The entrance fee is $15.00 per rider and $5.00 per passenger. For more information phone Tom at 814-378-8407 or Ken at 814-378-6227.
MAY 14th Rumble on the Ridge South East Ohio Rumble on the Ridge is an ATV trail ride on the property of Shortcreek Sportsmans Club Inc. Admission: $20.00 per adult rider per event. $15.00 per youth rider per event.

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