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What
are the Trailriders about? |
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| Trailriders,
the name says it all. |
| State
of the Club Report July 30, 1999 |
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| Roughly
a year ago Myself, Tim Norstad, Dirk Niles, Matt Kirkwood, Mark Redetzkte,
and Brian Simon were sitting in the Bloomington Park Tavern charting
the course for a new 4wd club. There were a variety of reasons why
we didn't all just join another club and we were going to try to fix
them all with the new club. |
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Trailriders
is a year old now and starting to mature as a club. We total 26
members and applicants as of 7/30/99. |
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| Family oriented
Trailrides have always been the main focus of our club. At this point
we are really stressing the family oriented part. Many members have
young children
and even more of us just don't want to be a part of rowdy, unsafe
behavior either
in the campground
or on the trail. I think it's fair to say that the club won't plan
an event if we aren't comfortable bringing our children and we won't
trail ride with anyone who compromises the saftey of our kids or ourselves.
Loud exhaust, aggressive driving on the trail, poorly maintained trucks
and loud parties in the campground just aren't welcome with us. |
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| The club's vehicles
have matured in many ways too. Some have picked up a dent or two from
an encounter with a tree or rock. Many are now much more trail capable
thanks to the help of fellow club members. Many lifts have been performed
in members garages and many useful accessories such as lockers and
stronger axles have been installed with the help of fellow club members.
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| Trailriders has
some stock vehicles, but we also have some of the best equipped trail
vehicles around. We've tackled all of the most difficult trails in
the Minnesota area with ease in the built trucks and with the help
of a tow strap in the less built trucks. Members have also been traveling
to other places like Moab, the Pipeline in Wisconsin or the Black
Hills in South Dakota looking for greater challenges. |
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| We've picked
up several new applicants and members who had built vehicles and trail
driving experience when they found us, and just as many who's vehicles
were stone stock and had never driven on a 4x4 trail. We welcome both.
Introducing new people to the sport was one of the main intentions
of this club when it was founded a year ago and we have been doing
a good job of it. |
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| The State of
the club is this: Perfect. We're growing at a fast pace, but we're
also staying the same - and that's a good thing. |
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John Nutter
President of Trailriders |
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| The Trailriders
inc. 4x4 club was formed in June of 1998 by six people who had met
via the interent and shared trailrides together. No club in the state
of Minnesota
was exactly right for all of us, so we formed the new club. We are
concerned with the image of the sport of 4 wheeling in this state,
and have written our bylaws to reflect this. Members Trailride vehicles
must be licensed and insured for street use, must display a current
Mn OHV sticker, and must have a complete body. Trailriders also follows
Tread Lightly guidelines, and members are encouraged to drive responsibly
and act courteously when offroad. |
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