SF BAY AREA LEGAL VICTORY at Carnegie SVRA

As some of you may already know, the appellate court basically dismissed the lawsuit against Carnegie SVRA because the plaintiffs did not “exhaust administrative remedies.”

PHOTO: SVRA is OPEN!

Update from the Court on Carnegie
http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/disposition.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=1929498

All of you who helped with the fight to Save Carnegie should be proud of your involvement because it did make a difference! You should celebrate this victory by hugging your loved ones, family, and yes… even your bike, 4wd, or quad.

The Recreation HQ believes we all owe a deep debt of gratitude to OHMVR leadership, the AG’s office, and the CA Water Board for fighting hard to keep Carnegie open and to prevent anti-OHV groups from interjecting themselves as a 3rd party into inter-agency executive branch decision-making.

Congrats on a job well done! Even though we won this land-use skirmish, The General asks that you remain committed to the fight. OHV Wars is not over yet. There are many battles that remain to be fought on lands both far and near to the SF Bay Area.

Thanks for your service.

People Banging Trash Can Lids to Protest CPSC Ban on Youth OHVs

I read in the VOICES Section of the March 11, 2009 issue of CycleNews
where SF Bay Area OHV advocate, Dave Duffin, said he was ready to
start banging an old metal trash-can lid so Congress will hear our voices on
the absurd and hurtful CPSC ban on youth OHVs (and snowmobiles).

Good news for Mr. Duffin, a loud national outcry IS arising from the grassroots and they are mad as hell and are not going to take it any longer. The General visited a local KTM dealer
last week and he said that it is hurting his business and making his customers
mad.

Based on numerous recent letters from Congress to the CPSC and requests
for hearings on this issue, I would say that Congress and the media are hearing
from thousands of motocross/trail moms, angry dads, distraught OHV dealers,
and discouraged young riders.


Our friends at the MIC have a very cool Website and letter program set up. It has
specific letters tailored for the various stakeholders including riders, dealers, and families to send in. Go there TODAY and send new letters to Congressional Committees and the CPSC.

The General has already sent email letters and also printed off hard copies and placed them in the mail today.

BRC’s March 9 “Lead Alert”
http://www.sharetrails.org/alerts/?alert=959

MIC's "Stop the Ban" Letter Generator and Info Site:

http://www.mic.org/stoptheban.cfm

Congressman John Dingell’s Letter to CPSC
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/mi15_dingell/090305CPSC.shtml

BRC's News Release with Link to Congressman Simpson's Letter to Chairman Waxmanhttp://www.sharetrails.org/releases/media/?story=636

Congressman Duncan Hunter's Letter to CPSChttp://www.sharetrails.org/uploads/CPSC_Cong_Hunter_March_2_Letter.pdf

Western Caucus Letter

http://www.sharetrails.org/uploads/CPSC_Western_Caucus_Letter_Feb_6_20090001.pdf

State Representative Tom Self's Website

http://www.tomself.com/

Go forth and write! That’s an Order

-- The General

So Long Dirt-Bike Kids - Not If We Can Help It!!!

*Photo is of a "Dirt-Bike Kid" who came over to

an OHV sound check station to get tested... cool thing was he did this on his own.

An article “So Long, Dirt-Bike Kids” was published recently http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/dirt-bikes/

I believe it shows the bias of the so-called “mainstream” media to
target activities that it/they deem unworthy. When I was young,
I was one of those dirt-bike kids. Also, so were my two sons.

My nieces and nephews were dirt-bike kids. My wife’s cousin has

dirt-bike and ATV kids. My nephew’s two sons are dirt-bike kids

too. A lot of this nation’s youth are dirt-bike kids.

I draw your attention to a Wall Street Journal editorial that notes how

dirt-bikes were “highlighted” by the NYT while it failed to mention

how the lead ban impacts everything from ball-point pens to comic books.

WSJ Article
http://overlawyered.com/2009/02/cpsia-chronicles-february-6/comment-page-1/

Also, ck out article on impacts to dealers

http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/39229887.html

DR Mag on the Issue

http://blogs.dirtrider.com/6424265/editorial/dirt-bikes-for-kids-soon-to-be-illegal/index.html

The General continues to ask the troops to keep sending letters in, make phone calls, and
never give up! Too much is at stake. (see blogs below for sample letter, etc.)