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Lake Effect Trailbreakers Snowmobile Club
October 2008 Club Newsletter < click here
July 10, 2008 - ...as of today, Governor Paterson has returned the $ 1 Million dollars taken from the New York Snowmobile Trail Grant Fund by directing that $ 1 Million dollars in snowmobile registration funds, which normally went directly into the Parks and DEC budgets for snowmobile trails in the state parks, be left in the Trail Fund for trail maintenance by clubs. Parks and DEC have said that through increased efficiencies and sources of other funding, that they can continue to maintain the 2500 miles of snowmobile trails in the state parks, without the $ 1.1 million dollars that was given to them, annually, off the top of the Trail Fund. This $ 1.1 million dollars will now go the clubs for increased maintenance on the 11,000 miles of interconnected snowmobile trails, located mostly on private land, that make up the bulk of New York's snowmobile trail system.
ALBANY — After heavy pressure from snowmobile clubs around the state, Gov. David Paterson Thursday announced the state will almost double spending on trail maintenance this year, to more than $5 million.
The clubs protested to Paterson and state lawmakers in April when they learned that $1 million in registration fees paid to the state by snowmobilers that was supposed to be earmarked for trail maintenance had been used instead for general state expenses to help close this year's budget gap.
On Thursday, Paterson said that from now on all registration
fees paid for by snowmobilers will be used to the benefit of the sport.
"Our state's network of snowmobile trails are an important tourist
attraction and economic engine, particularly Upstate," he said in a
statement. "We undertook a careful review of our grant payment procedures
and determined that we could improve that process."
The extra money will mean "we'll be able to maintain a safe trail system, and we're letting snowmobilers know the quality they have experienced in the trails in New York will be there," said Rory Whelan, a spokesman for the state Snowmobile Association.
There are about 100,000 snowmobilers in the state and they
generate about $1 billion in economic activity annually, according to the club.
With Monroe County having the third-most registered snowmobiles in New York,
local riders will greatly benefit from the governor's decision, said Jim Meyer,
regional director for the state association and president of the Hilton
Sno-Flyers club.
"I think it's great," said Meyer of Greece.
"Snowmobiling ... is a huge business and has a huge economic impact on the
county and the state."
The Hilton Sno-Flyers club, the largest in Monroe County with about 1,300
members, was reimbursed $325 per mile last year from the state to maintain its
73 miles of funded trails and is expected to see a 8 to 10 percent increase next
season as a result of Paterson's decision, Meyer said. The club spends about
$600 per mile annually on its trails.
Overall, the state has about 11,000 miles of snowmobile
trails, according to the club, including about 2,500 miles of state-owned
trails.
The state pays the 236 snowmobile clubs in New York as much as $325 per mile to
maintain the trails.
Members of the clubs pay $35 annually to the state for their
snowmobile registrations, and non-club members $90.
The $1 million the state had taken for other uses will be recovered over three
years by reducing the amount the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation takes from registration revenue to maintain state-owned trails,
according to Paterson's office. The money is to be made up by "increased
efficiencies and the identification of other financial resources," which
were not further explained.
JGALLAGHER@Gannett.com
Includes reporting by staff writer James Hawver.
June 2008
Attention All Snowmobilers - NYS DEC is about to make some major changes to snowmobiling on state land (where many of our trails are located in our county and across the state).
April 2008
A call for Action from NYSSA and your new President Mike Fischer:
You already are painfully aware that the Budget Director has swept $1,000,000.00
from the Snowmobile Trail fund. Through our lobbyists in Albany, we were able to
find out what had happened.
On March 7th, acting in accordance with Section 15 of Part T of Chapter 57 of
the Laws of 2007, the Director of the Budget directed the State Comptroller’s
office to transfer $100 million in available fund balances in Miscellaneous
Special Revenue accounts to the state’s General Fund. The decision to transfer
these funds was based on the state’s worsening financial condition, the
pending Executive Budget (then under review by the Legislature), and an analysis
of the projected cash flows for each account. Over 50 different Special Revenue
accounts were affected, across many different agencies and programs. As part of
this transfer of these funds, $1 million was transferred from the Snowmobile
Trail Development and Management Account (339-41). While Parks strongly
recommended to the Division of the Budget that this action not be taken, this
transfer was made pursuant to the law and within the authority of the state
Budget Director.
As President of NYSSA, I have sent a letter to the Governor strongly opposing
this sweep of the $1 million from the trail fund and asked him to restore these
funds. I also have already called upon all our club presidents and asked them to
send letters to their respective Senators and Assemblymen. We at NYSSA have been
working with our lobbyists to take whatever action necessary to oppose this
unwarranted sweep of our money from the trail fund and to reach out to the
Legislature and ask for their help to correct this intolerable situation.
I am calling on all of you, our club members and your families, to send a letter
to the Governor, and to your respective Senator and Assemblyman asking their
help in getting our $1 million restored to the Snowmobile Trail Fund. We are
providing all of you with the attached model letters in order to ensure a clear,
consistent, and resolute message. Please use the attached Governor, Senate and
Assembly model letters.
We ask that you fax, email or mail your letters to the Governor and your
respective Senator and Assemblyman as soon as possible. We must act quickly to
let them know about our opposition to this unwarranted action by the Budget
Director. It is preferable if you would fax or email the letters.
You can fax the Governor at: (518) 474-1513 or email him by going to this
address http://161.11.121.121/govemail
Fill out the required information then copy and paste your letter into the box
marked Your Comments. If you cannot fax or email then mail you letter to the
Governor by using the address provided on the model letter. For the Senate
and Assembly, you can get the fax numbers or emails by going to the Senate and
Assembly sites: (Copy and Paste Link into your Browser)
http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepa...nators?OpenForm
http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/
In addition to the fax numbers or emails, you can use these sites to determine
who your Senator or Assemblyman is by using the zip code look-up device.
Please act quickly and send your letters by fax, email or mail. Thanks for your
attention to this most pressing issue facing NYSSA and the clubs.
Letter to Governor
http://www.dragofspeculator.com/forms/Memb...eepGovernor.doc
Letter to your Senator
http://www.dragofspeculator.com/forms/Memb...SweepSenate.doc
Letter to you Assembly member
http://www.dragofspeculator.com/forms/Memb...eepAssembly.doc
April 2008 - The Lake Effect Trailbreaker's club is joining with our neighboring snowmobile club, the Ellery Sno-Cruisers to build a snowmobile bridge across the creek in Sinclairville, so that sleds will no longer have to ride along the side of the Rte 60 highway bridge. If you would like to help with this project, please email us at: info@trailbreakers.com, as our club president, Doug Mann, is coordinating this effort on behalf of our club.
April 2008 - NEWS STORY FROM THE ITHACA JOURNAL NEWSPAPER
Originally published April 17, 2008
State
takes $1M from snowmobile fund; sledders upset
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ALBANY —
To help balance last year's budget, the state grabbed $1 million last
month from an account paid for by snowmobile registration fees for the
maintenance of trails — and snowmobilers believe it's unfair and want it
back. “It was
an illegal thing to do and a wrong thing to do,” Jim Meyer, president of
the Hilton Snow Flyers snowmobile club near Scott
Sherwood, president of the Trumansburg-based Twin Lakes Snowmobile
Association, said this was his fear all along when he learned the state
was involved. “We've
known all winter we were going to be shorted,” he said. “If they keep
taking our money, what's the point of registering our snowmobiles?” The
snowmobile fund was one of dozens of special funds “swept” by the Sherwood
said the New York State Snowmobile Association and the state Parks and
Recreation Department need to be watchdogs on this issue. “They've
done it once,” he said of the sweep. “They'll do it again. We're
sole-supported. We don't take any taxpayer money.” Funds set
up for purposes as diverse as controlling the population of animals
($1,020,000) to improving boater access to water ($1 million) to
stimulating the creation of charter schools ($1.4 million) were dipped
into to pay for general state expenses. The funds
were chosen because they contained more cash than needed to meet the needs
they were set up for, said state Budget Division spokesman Matt Anderson. “As
revenues declined at the end of the year, it made it necessary to take
this action,” he said. The
snowmobile-trails fund was picked because it had a balance of $5.5
million, and only $4.38 million is planned to be spent this year — which
will be offset by about the same amount of new revenue, he said. “Given
the fact that there was a substantial balance in the account, making this
money available to the general fund would not have an impact on current or
future trail-maintenance efforts,” That's not
the case, said the executive director the state Snowmobilers' Association.
“It's
definitely going to have an impact on the clubs' ability to maintain
trails and it will have an impact on safety,” said the club official,
Jim Jennings. Clubs now
are paid as much as $325 per mile by the state from the fund to mark and
maintain their most-used trails. That figure was $500 a mile two years
ago, said Overall,
the state has about 11,000 miles of snowmobile trails, and the 236
snowmobile clubs in the state have more than 65,000 members, according to Members of
the clubs pay $35 annually for their snowmobile registrations, and
non-members $90, The Hilton
club has 127 miles of trails, but the state reimbursement covers
maintenance of only 70 of them, Meyer said. “We still have to sign and
rake and (remove) brush from the rest,” he said. The club
officials want the Legislature to pass a bill to give them their $1
million back and prevent the state from taking money in the future. No
bill has yet been introduced, however. A letter
to “We
didn't know about this,” she said. “That's what happens when the
budget is put together behind closed doors.” Meanwhile,
jgallagh@gannett.com |
December 2007
NEWSLETTER
IF YOU HAVEN’T RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND/OR ADVERTISING YET, THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST NEWSLETTER..!!
Thank you to club member, Brian Hildom! Brian has been teaching our Youth Safety Course since the club started and now he is turning over the reins to club member, Jim France. The last course that Brian will instruct is being held December 15th at the Fire Hall in Gerry, NY. The course is for anyone who will be 10 years old or older by the date of the course. Successful completion of this course results in the award of a NYS Snowmobile Safety Certificate.
NYS Snowmobile law states that…
"Youth ages 14 through 17 years old may operate a snowmobile, on lands upon which snowmobiling is allowed, without adult or other supervision if they have completed a snowmobile safety training course recognized by the State of New York. If youth ages 14 through 17 years have not completed the training course, they may operate a snowmobile if accompanied by (within 500 feet of) a person who is at least 18 years of age. Youth ages 10 through 13 may operate a snowmobile, on lands upon which snowmobiling is allowed, if they have completed a snowmobile safety training course recognized by the State of New York and are accompanied by (within 500 feet of) a person who is at least 18 years of age. Children less than 10 years old or less than age 14 without a safety certificate may operate a snowmobile only on lands owned or leased by their parent or guardian."There will be over 100 safety courses given by club volunteers across the state this year!
e-cap of Monthly meeting minutes -- November Here’s what’s goin’ on!
Bi-Monthly meeting minutes of Lake Effect Trail Breakers.
The meeting was called to order at 7:42pm with Vice President Bob Volpe presiding and 12 members present.
The minutes from the October 17th meeting were read by Recording Secretary Dave Robbins with no revisions or additions noted. Minutes stand approved ..
Financial Secretary Dianne Cornell reported. A motion was made by Herb Best and seconded by Jay Holmquist to accept the treasurers report. Motion carried.
A trail report was made by all members present. Sue Hough reported that a sluice pipe needs to be installed at Waterman Rd. & Rt. 62. She also discussed some of the re-decking projects that still need our attention. Trail Coordinator Robert Mann reported that we have used 1000 board foot of our lumber on the KMD bridge project. Robert will donate the hemlock needed for the replaceable tops on our bridges projects. Bob Volpe has extra trail closed signs provided by the federation if needed. Brian Hildom will look into the pipe project near Kennedy. A bridge off the Gerry-Ellington Road across from the Tarr property needs to be repaired or replaced in the next few days before hunting season begins. Herb and Bob will evaluate the bridge on Friday and make the plans for a project on Sunday morning. Robert has the lumber ready at the mill and Don Cornell has the heavy screws needed. Bob, Herb and Howard Brooks will make the necessary arrangements to get the wood needed for the project there on Saturday. The bridge on the Don Erwin property is open this season. We have a land owner problem with a tree that was cut up. Curt Jones and Dave will make a contact and see what we can do to work things out. Dave handed out the notes taken during the trail signing class that was given by Ray Head during the last meeting. We decided that we are in need of some additional signing to properly mark the trail. A
The groomer report was made Brian Hildom. The Sno-Plane is still out of commission. After a lengthy discussion among members present the decision was made to meet at the barn where the groomer’s are being stored on Tuesday night at 7:00pm. Any interested members should come as we will make a plan of attack on how we will get the groomer back into service.
Old Business
Bob Volpe reported that the 2007 -2008 season Chautauqua County Trail map will be ready soon.
New Business
Dave & Sue raised a question about club sponsors and the yearly fee charged. All advertisers have a sign placed along our trail system and their advertising appears on all club news letters.
With no further business to discuss a motion was made to adjourn at 9:02pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Robbins
Some trails still have no one to sign them..!!
Signing isn’t difficult, but it does take a commitment to put them up AND take them back down in the Spring.
We are still looking for club members to volunteer to adopt two trail sections and put up trail signs on Trail #1 from Gerry-Ellington Road to the Ellington Rod & Gun Club and also from the Rod & Gun Club to Wade Hill Road.
Thank you to club member, Jeff Scholtz, who came all the way from Ohio with his truck, trailer and mini-excavator and fixed all the deep mudholes on the trail into Kennedy..!
A big thank you to all the more local club members who have worked very hard this fall repairing the bridges, culverts, etc.on our trail system.
Looking for groomer operators…we have two groomers, that we hope will be up and running by the 19th, but we only three groomer operators to cover over 70 miles of trail. Groomers only go 6-8 miles an hour (that’s top speed and without stopping for breaks or downed trees in the trail, etc.), so all our groomer loops take between 7 to 10 hours each. These folks have another commitments too and can only go out 1-2 times per week, so you do the math…if you want flat trails, then we need more volunteers to run the groomers....particularly, on the weekends…these guys would like to get to ride too!
Many trees are down on the Harris Hill Stateland Trail. We need volunteers to help cut them up after shotgun hunting season closes on December 9th.
Snowmobiler Safety Quiz So, you think you know how to ride? Know the laws regarding snowmobiling too? Try this fun and easy self-test...it's neat and you might be surprised..! (Just click on the link).
December 6th, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 5, 2007
Contact: James Jennings, Executive Director, 518-624-3849
SNOWMOBILE TRAILS NOT YET OPEN
Early Snowfall Accumulation Tempting Snowmobilers
Long Lake, NY – The recent “flurry” of lake-effect snowstorm activity
across New York State has many snowmobilers optimistic about the upcoming
season. In fact, after several years of below-normal snowfall, many are chomping
at the bit to get out and ride. Not so fast, say leaders of the New York State
Snowmobile Association (NYSSA), who urge snowmobilers to wait until the trails
are open- and ready.
“Snowmobile trails in New York can not open until after the end of the
big-game hunting season,” says Jim Jennings, NYSSA Executive Director, adding
that “even then the trails are closed until the local clubs complete their
pre-season preparations.”
Dave Perkins, NYSSA Trails Coordinator agrees. “The trails aren’t open until
the clubs have removed fallen trees, cleared brush, and installed signs that
direct snowmobilers safely along the route and away from hazards.”
Perkins also emphasizes that since more than 80% of the 11,000-plus miles of
snowmobile trails in New York are on private property, riding before the
official opening of the trail is trespassing. Many of the private landowners who
allow access for snowmobile trails do not want snowmobilers interfering with
deer hunting. Other landowners who have planted winter crops are concerned that
early riding, before the ground has had a chance to freeze, will damage the crop
and reduce yield come springtime. Respecting the wishes of landowners is
critical, according to Perkins. “Landowners are the backbone of the NY
snowmobile trail system,” he says, adding “without them there would be no
trails.”
In New York State, snowmobile trails are maintained by local clubs that use
volunteer labor to perform all of the thousands of man-hours necessary to get
the trails ready for the season. Clearing trees that have fallen across the
trails, cutting back overgrown brush, and installing trail signs are among the
tasks that are underway all over the state. Trails are routinely re-routed as
changes to the landscape happen during the off-season. For early season riders,
heading out on unsigned trails might be an accident waiting to happen.
For his part, Jennings believes that common sense should overcome the snow
fever. He offers the following points to help ensure safe snowmobiling:
Trails can’t be opened until after the end of deer season. In the
southern tier, that means after dusk on December 18.
Even after the “official” start of the season, snowmobilers should
always be aware of trail conditions before heading out to ride. Contact the
local club where you plan to ride and make sure the trails are open.
Riding before the trails are cleared and signed is risky business.
Always respect landowners; stay on the trail and stay home if the trail
is closed.
Make sure that youthful operators have completed the required safety
classes. In fact, it is a good idea for adult riders to brush up on snowmobile
safety as well. Classes are scheduled across the state.
Snowmobilers may visit the NYSSA Website at www.nyssnowassoc.org/ for more
information.
Respectfully,
James P. Jennings, Executive Director
PO Box 612
Long Lake NY 12847-0612
Tel: 888-624-3849 Fax: 518-624-2441
jimjennings@nyssnowassoc.org
November 9th, 2007
Snowmobilers Uniting to Help the Community
The
Snowmobile Clubs of Western New York (from Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautaqua,
Dates:
Where:
At every Snowmobile Club Activity throughout the Coalition
Who:
The following Snowmobile Clubs/Federations are part of the coalition:
Who:
The Lake Effect Trailbreaker's Snowmobile Club is among more than 20
other clubs throughout
Sunday, September 9, 2007
PLEASE RENEW YOUR SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATION EARLY - IT MEANS MORE OF YOUR REGISTRATION DOLLARS WILL GET TO ALL THE CLUBS ACROSS THE STATE MORE QUICKLY!!
The easiest and quickest way to renew Lake Effect Trailbreakers club membership and also to print out your discount DMV registration voucher at the same time, is to do it on-line through the New York State Snowmobile Association website and pay with a credit card. Just go to our club website at: www.trailbreakers.com and click on the link on our home page OR
1)
Look at the list on the
left-hand side of the page, click on "Riding Info & Related
Links",
2) Click on the link for "New York State Snowmobile Association".
3)
Once on the NYSSA website,
look on the left-hand side of the page, click on the link marked
"Membership", then click on"Join A Club, Sign Up"
4)
Click on
5) This will bring up the list of all the clubs in the county,
6) Scroll down to the bottom of the page for our club: Lake Effect Trailbreakers.
7) Right underneath our club's address, but above the name of our club president, click on the words "Click here to Join this Club".
8)
That will bring up a
screen where you input all the discount registration voucher information and
also your credit card information.
9) Once you click submit, it will charge the $30.00 club membership to your credit card and also allow you to print out the official Dept.of Motor Vehicle snowmobile registration discount voucher. Which you can then mail or take to the closest NYS DMV office, along with your sled's renewal registration and $45.00 registration fee.
The
other option would be to print out our club application from our website (it's
on the "About Our Club" page) and mail that in with your $30 club
membership fee and then we would mail a discount registration voucher form to
you, but with all the mailing involved, it is much quicker and easier to do it on-line.
Thank you and "Think Snow",
Friday, September 1st, 2006
There is NO DEADLINE for renewing your snowmobile registration. Your sled simply needs to be registered before you ride it on the trails this winter.
Please do not pay the $100 snowmobile registration renewal assuming you will be able to obtain a refund from DMV later (back to the $45.00 club member amount). The DMV is not giving any refunds. If you pay the $100 registration renewal, it's paid, even if you join a club later and obtain a voucher, you will not receive a refund.
Our club is mailing out the registration discount vouchers to all those who send in a completed club application form (available on "About Our Club" page on this website) for the upcoming riding season and their check for the $30.00 club membership fee. Once the NYSSA web page is up and running, we will all be able to obtain the needed discount voucher via credit card and print the voucher out on our home printers. But, until the NYSSA program is up and running (hopefully, within the next couple of weeks, they are testing and debugging it), if you want to renew your registration now, you will need to obtain a voucher from one of the clubs which are only available at this time through the mail, by contacting NYSSA or at a snowmobile club meeting.
Friday,
May 05, 2006
MEMBERSHIP
INFORMATION:
(from the New York State Snowmobile Association)
The New York
State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYSDMV) has informed all snowmobilers about
a fee increase. The total registration fee is increasing from the current $45 to
$100 unless you are a club member. There is no deadline as long as you become a
club member before you renew your registration!!!! You will receive a voucher
from the club or if you join using the NYSSA Online System (Coming Soon) you can
download the voucher and print it at home. Whichever method you use you will
submit the voucher to NYSDMV and therefore pay only $45 for each sled owned.
Clubs will soon have the vouchers for distribution. Please remember
it is the clubs that build, maintain, sign, offer safety courses and establish
our nearly 11,000 miles of trail. Without the clubs there are no trails and
without members there are no clubs!!!!
April 30,
2006 – SRRA “two-tier” law goes into effect – just one member of
a family needs to be a member of any NYS snowmobile club to be able to
obtain the discount to $45.00 (even for multiple sled (same address)
registrations)
April 2, 2006
Well, it’s all just a bad memory now (we hope),
but for snowmobilers this winter has to go in the books as the “worst” ever.
Many of us are usually able to put on a couple thousand miles or more a year on
our sleds, but this year, a couple hundred miles of riding was the norm. Hats
off to those folks who went to
If
nothing else, this wet winter was a good wake up call to the club. It certainly
let us know where the wet areas on the trails are and that those areas need to
be worked on and built up with material, so that the water will run off , rather
than seek out the low spots on the trails
creating big mudholes. We hope that club members were able to get out
and ride on at least one of those very few times that the trail conditions were
actually good. There weren’t many great days of riding here this winter, you
had to really look for them!
January 22, 2006
Still no snow, but plenty of warm temperatures. Due to the poor weather conditions the club has been forced to cancel our annual Sno-X race at the Gerry Rodeo Grounds.
December 18, 2005
TRAIL NEWS
Thanks to the efforts of our legislators, many folks at NYSSA, NYS Parks Commissioner, Ms. Bernadette Castro, and others, National Grid (formerly Niagara Mohawk) has reversed their previous decision and has agreed to allow the nine clubs that requested permits for use of National Grid property to run the trails. For our club, this means we have their permission to use the old railroad bed that runs from Sinclairville through Gerry to Ross Mills.
Most of our trails have been signed and many groomed, most trail signing will be finishing up today and should be totally completed by the end of this coming week. The early deep snow has made the signing process a bit of a challenge this year. Please be aware that there have been several major trail re-routes due to the uncertainty of the railroad bed situation and also due to landowner requests, etc. So, if you don't see signs it is because that part of the trail isn't quite ready yet or the trail has been re-routed. The good news is that many of the re-routes have put the trails in more scenic areas and away from homes, so we are hopeful that they will not have to be changed again for many years to come.
October 2005
TRAIL
NEWS
Nine clubs in
We are still looking for a
way to re-route the trail into Kennedy so we don’t have to scratch down
September 6, 2005
The
Governor has signed the SRRA Bill into Law
NYSSA has provided clubs with a briefing document that
explains the Snowmobile Rights & Responsibilities Act (SRRA).
“The primary
reason for this legislation is to increase club membership and therefore
increase participation for trail maintenance. Over the years clubs have had
2 issues: Lack of finances for trail maintenance and lack of volunteers to
perform the trail maintenance
Since 2003 we have had 2 fee increases that have helped
considerably with the financial situation. Unfortunately this has not addressed
the volunteer aspect
In 2001 a process was started to allow clubs to
gain/attract more members. We looked at the Trail
A bill was put together that would address many issues
facing clubs today. This bill became known as the Snowmobile Rights and
Responsibilities Act.
Components: SRRA was first written to address the club
membership issue, General Obligations Law and some common sense safety concerns.
We found out right away we would not be able to amend the General Obligations
Law. The safety measures had to be included to make this bill acceptable and
tough to oppose as a legislator. This season with early fatalities that the
media reported as speed related, many legislators started introducing language
that would impose a state wide speed limit. In the past NYSSA had always been
neutral on this, but it was obvious that it would be possible that a stand
alone speed limit bill could have passed. Our lobbyists were able to convince
the legislators that if they would support SRRA then we would include the speed
limit in our bill.
We supported this as did the delegates at the 2005 NYSSA
Annual Meeting.
Duties of Snowmobile
Owners and Operators: This legislation explains some common sense duties for
snowmobilers among them: Snowmobiling is a voluntary activity that could be
hazardous; make sure your equipment is working properly; obey all rules and
regulations.
Duties of Snowmobile
Clubs: Please note these duties do not increase the liability for any club.
Basically these are all items that clubs should be doing. They are: Mark the
trail; encourage snowmobilers to participate in safety classes; educate your
members; and mark trails as whether they are closed or not.
Mandatory Insurance:
Any snowmobile will now be required to be covered by liability insurance if
operated off your own property.
Youthful Operation:
The current law allows anyone 10 years old or older to operate a snowmobile on
the trail system alone if they hold a safety certificate. Many felt that anyone
under the age of 14 should not be riding the trail system without adult
supervision. Therefore the minimum age a youth with a safety certificate can
ride alone is 14. Youth’s between the age of 10 and 14 can still operate a
snowmobile if they are within 500’ of a guardian 18 or older.
Two-Tier: This
is the most important aspect of the legislation. It increases the total fee to
$100 UNLESS one member of the
household is a club member. If that is the case then every sled registered by
that household will only pay $45/snowmobile. In other words if you are already a
club member you are not impacted financially in any way by the Two-Tier language
in this legislation.
Speed limit: A
maximum 55 MPH speed limit will become law on public trails and lands. This does
not include lakes unless posted locally. Think about this for a minute-how often
do you see law enforcement on the trail? They are usually at a trailhead
checking registration. We see this speed limit as a way of reducing our
insurance liability because if someone wraps themselves around a tree at 70mph
then this would improve our defense if there is a lawsuit. Speed limits in our
neighboring states and
Benefits
Increased Club
Membership: As stated earlier
Education: More
snowmobilers will know where they can ride and more importantly where they
should not be riding.
Financial:
Additional club membership will give clubs additional revenue so perhaps clubs
will be able to start upgrading equipment using dues income instead of relying
on grants. The additional income will also allow clubs to spend more time
maintaining non-funded trails”.
So, what does this all mean for the future of our
snowmobile club and riding in our area. At this point, NYSSA thinks that they
will be issuing a 4-part club membership form that will be numbered. These
numbered forms will be given out to the clubs, so that riders will be able to
bring or mail in proof of club membership to the DMV next year when registering
their sleds. One club membership per family is all that will be needed.
Beyond that, it will be up to our club members to tell the club officers
how they want to handle this possible influx of new members.
December 6, 2004
POLARIS
COMING TO OUR RMR SNOCROSS RACEPolaris is bringing their 2006 sleds from Roseau,WI to the Gerry Rodeo Grounds for a public ride & drive in conjunction with our Rock Maple Racing SnoCross race the last weekend in January. John Griffith of Zahm & Matson received a phone call from Polaris last week. Polaris asked if our club would be interested in having them come to Gerry for the race and have the field behind the racetrack groomed into a nice rideable area for race spectators on Saturday, during the race, to ride the new snowmobile models. Polaris wants to have everyone see, and have a chance to ride their new models for 2006 and felt that our race drew enough interest and spectators, to make it worth their while to attend our race. And, as any long time snowmobile rider knows, it is always a good thing to ride a sled before you buy, to see if you will like it before you buy one brand new. By bringing this opportunity to our area, Polaris and Zahm & Matson are giving us all a big boost, not only in additional publicity for our race, but also to get the new 2006 Polaris models out there for the public to see and ride. I
August 20, 2004
Rock Maple, WSA partner to acquire B.E.S.T. Circuit
HAMPSTEAD, N.H. Officials of Rock Maple Racing (RMR) and the World
Snowmobile Association (WSA) announced today that the two have
joined forces to acquire the former Big East Snocross Tour (B.E.S.T.),
effective August 20, 2004.
The Big East Tour has experienced steady growth in recent years,
fueled by scores of talented racers and a strong fan following.
Former owner Chip Vaadi did a fine job of nurturing the series along,
yet as any business grows the demands on time become more and
more hectic. "I feel confident that RMR and the WSA will take
this series in the right direction," said Vaadi . "I had taken it
as far as I could, and know that Joe Duncan (WSA) and Chuck Minasalli
(RMR) have both a strong working knowledge of the sport and good
business sense to move it successfully into the future." Duncan,
co-founder of the WSA, has had his eye on the Northeast region
for some time and feels positive about this new partnership.
"There is a strong contingent of racers and fans throughout
the northeastern region," he explains. "For years, the B.E.S.T.
circuit served New York and Pennsylvannia quite well, and Rock Maple has
developed into an excellent series across New England. We're pleased to
partner with RMR to help take snocross in this region to the next
level," he concluded.
Rock Maple President Chuck Minasalli started experimenting with regional
divisions last season when he created RMR-Maine. The idea behind it was to
provide racers from Maine and New Hampshire a chance to run for points
without having to travel great distances. The idea driving the purchase of
the former B.E.S.T. tour is much the same "We had good response from
our Maine miini-series last year," says Minasalli. "I thought
about doing something similar for teams in the western fringe of our area,
and this merger offers the right chance for that. Chip did an excellent
job with B.E.S.T., now we're going to put a big effort into it and
continue to develop the series. With the experience
we've had and the WSA involved to help, it should
translate into a very healthy series." There is still some work
to be done on the schedule for
what will be known as "RMR West" in 2004-05. The schedule
will include stops at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Malone, N.Y.;
Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, N.Y.; and the McAuley Mountain
ski area in Old Forge, N.Y. Rock Maple's inaugural visit
to Malone last January drew nearly 10,000 fans over the weekend and produced
some very exciting competition.
An announcement will be made as soon as the final RMR West schedule
is confirmed.
This new regional division will be run out of RMR's Hampstead, N. H. office.
Racers with questions regarding RMR West can contact Tara Saxton
at (603)329-6101, or via e-mail at tsaxton@rockmaple.com.
For information about Rock Maple Racing, visit our web site at www.rockmaple.com.
To learn more about the WSA, visit them at
www.wsaracing.com.
New York State Snowmobile Association - Legislative Update - March 2004
After several meetings between NYSSA representatives (Capitol Group, LLC), officials from the Office of State Parks and the Governor's Office, over several weeks, the Governor agreed to support an increase in the snowmobile registration fees by including the increase in his proposed 2004-2005 Executive Budget. This is a substantial victory for NYSSA and its members, as the appropriation in the snowmobile trail development and maintenance fund will $5.7 million under this proposal.
The magnitude of the increase is projected to generate enough money in the Trail Fund to significantly improve the state reimbursement rate to municipalities and trail maintenance entities. These monies will be available to acquire trail liability insurance, groom and maintain the over 10, 000 miles of trails and to, hopefully, help to purchase new grooming equipment so badly needed by many clubs.
NYSSA is very grateful to Governor Pataki and Parks Commissioner, Bernadette Castro, for their unwavering support for snowmobiling in the State. We also wish to thank our fervent supporters in the legislature: Senators: Ray Meier, James Seward, George Maziarz, Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann and Assemblymen: Joseph Morelle, Richard Smith, and Assemblywoman: RoAnn Destitio.
With the increase registration fee as part of the budget proposal, NYSSA's attention is now drawn to not only insuring that the registration increase survives the budget process, but that we also advance our primary goal: to implement a "two tier" registration system that adds a surcharge to registrants that are NOT SNOWMOBILE CLUB MEMBERS.
In addition to the registration fee increase, NYSSA is requesting the Legislature to support the inclusion of a provision in the budget that would place an additional fee of $55.00 upon a resident or non-resident owner of a snowmobile, who at the time of registration, is not a member of an organized New York state nonprofit snowmobile club that is a trail maintenance entity and a member of the New York State Snowmobile Association. This additional fee shall be for the trail development and maintenance fund. This provision would encourage club membership, but such membership would continue to be voluntary.
We have been making the argument at the State Capitol that NYSSA Snowmobile Club members are trail maintenance entities and, as such, shoulder the immense burden of operating the groomers and maintaining the state trail system. It is an argument that many legislators support. In fact, the concept is included in provision of S.5486A(Meier) / A8925A(Morelle), "The Snowmobile Rights & Responsibilities Act," which passed the Senate last season.
Our informal surveys show that the vast majority of snowmobilers statewide support this fee increase. They want to ride on a superior trail system in New York. Snowmobilers are one user group that is more than willing to pay its own way. We have many friends in the Legislature and we will be looking to them for support as we continue to navigate the state budgetary process.
As part of our strategy to secure the fee increase and get support for inclusion of our "two tier" registration system, NYSSA reached out to the clubs and its members to send in letters of support to the legislators in their respective areas. This type of "grassroots" effort is an essential part of any strategy to secure the passage of such vital legislation.
NYSSA has initiated and implemented a formidable plan to increase the Association's presence at the State Capitol. Over the past few years, the Association, and more importantly, the member clubs, has recognized the necessity for a strong united voice in Albany. This has resulted in several legislative and administrative victories including: the fee increases in 2002; the resolution o the insurance crisis; the Senate passage of "The Rights & Responsibilities Act" and, the proposed fee increase in the 2004-2005 Executive Budget. All of this has produced a better understanding of the governmental process by the clubs who have become even more energized on the local grassroots level because of these victories.
NYSSA and its representatives will continue to tirelessly work the halls of the Capitol to tenaciously advocate on behalf o all the clubs and their members. We have come a long way in a relatively short time be we need to maintain our aggressive approach in order to accomplish the legislative goals set by NYSSA and its members.
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Web- email, January 19th, 2004 My name is David Johnson father and general manager of Rocketman Racing. I would like to take this time to thank your club for posting the article about my son Levi Johnson who raced at the Winter "X" games last year. Levi is from Ellicottville NY with close ties to friends and family from the Jamestown and Chautauqua Co. area. Levi is in this months issue of Sports Illustrated for kids and he will be available to sign autographs while at the races at the Gerry Rodeo. He is also a team racer for Stud Boy and Spy Optic in which has signed contracts. We want to Thank You very much for your support. Feel free to come and see him race his 120 Mod sled and set the track on fire. He will put on quite a show for you. Thanks again. p.s. Levi is getting ready for the "X" games in Aspen CO. this week. He will be taking off on wednesday and competing on Friday... cross our fingers and let's hope for the gold.
Sincerely,
Entering into its 6th year of competition the Big East
Snocross Tour looks forward to another great season of
action-packed snocross racing. In 2002-2003 fans were treated
to some of the BEST racing action in the northeast. From the
Sport and Women's classes to the Pros. Hotly-contested
qualifying heats and feature events were the norm at The Big
East Snocross Tour events. SNOCROSS / HILLCROSS - 2004 Race Schedule Jan. 10-11 Evans Mills, NY Apr. 3-4 Swain Mtn., Swain, NY Jan. 24-25 Cortland, NY * ESPN X-Games Qualifier Jan. 31-1 Gerry Rodeo Grounds, Gerry, NY Feb. 7-8 Evans Mills, NY Feb. 14-15 Oswego speedway, Oswego, NY Mar. 13-14 Swain Mtn, Swain, NY Mar. 20-21 Big Boulder Mtn, Blakslee, PA ***Record attendance in 2003 at Gerry Rodeo Grounds, NY - 3,000 + spectators KIDS 10 and under FREE FOR MORE INFO on Racing call: 315.387.2629 VENDORS NEEDED - for VENDOR info email to: info@trailbreakers.com Tickets for all events are sold at the gates on Sat. & Sun. - $10.- per day - Racing starts 9:30am.
Insurance Announcement October 21, 2003 - From NYSSA (New York State Snowmobile Association) Trail Insurance will take effect 10/22/03 at Midnight GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT FOR SNOWMOBILE TRAILS Snowmobile
Insurance Coverage Secured to Keep Trails Open this Season
Governor George E. Pataki today announced that the
state has reached an agreement with New York State Snowmobile
Association to secure insurance coverage for the snowmobile
organizations whose members provide regular maintenance on the
9,000 mile state-designated trail system.
The agreement provides a long-term solution for
liability coverage for the entire state trail system.
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Last year, the coverage was jeopardized and trails were
temporarily closed when the insurance policies for trail
groups were cancelled or not renewed. The state Office of
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the state
Insurance Department, Office of General Services and
Department of Environmental
Conservation staff, along with the New York State Snowmobile
Association and representatives from the insurance industry
quickly worked out a short-term solution to provide coverage
and reopen the trails for the duration of last season.
Under the terms of the new agreement for the upcoming
season,
State Parks Commissioner Castro said, “With the
support of Governor Pataki, we have taken important steps to
make the snowmobile trails safe for outdoor winter enthusiasts
who enjoy the scenic terrain and exceptional weather the
A SUNY Potsdam study of the economic contribution of
snowmobiling estimated that the sport now contributes over
$500 million annually to
Senator James Wright said, "I am very appreciative
of Governor Pataki for recognizing snowmobiling as an industry
and its importance to the regional economy.
His efforts in each of these past
two seasons has allowed snowmobiling to continue.
His leadership should be commended."
Senator Ray Meier said, "This agreement is great
news because it guarantees snowmobile trails will be open this
winter. Snowmobilers
and their families spend literally millions of dollars in the
47th district and throughout upstate
Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava
said, "I am relieved to have this situation resolved in
such a timely and satisfactory manner.
The snowmobile enthusiasts of the
“As the winter season approaches, it is important
that snowmobilers be assured that questions of availability of
insurance coverage will not hinder their access to the
State’s trails. This
policy ensures that all who wish to enjoy New York’s scenic
snowmobile trails will be able to do so and be protected by
proper insurance coverage,” said Superintendent Serio.
“Today’s announcement is the result of a continuation of
last year’s collaboration between the Insurance Department
and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
to assist the New York State Snowmobile Association in
procuring insurance coverage for the snowmobile clubs.”
Hal Fleischman, President of the New York State
Snowmobile Association, said, “We are pleased that with this
important coverage in place, snowmobile clubs across the state
will be better able to help groom and maintain New York’s
network of trails. We
would like to thank the New York State Insurance Department
and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation as well as the
The
Governor also announced that he signed into law legislation to
lower the threshold of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) from
.10 percent to .08 percent for snowmobiling.
The new safety measure reduces the BAC for snowmobile
operation consistent with the new stronger standard for
driving and boating. The new .08 law goes into effect Article from September 2003 Club Newsletter Trail Liability Insurance We've got it! From the NYSSA executive director: "On Friday September 5th, the NYSSA Insurance Committee consisting of Hal Fleischman, Don Roark, Jamie Persse, Bob Bryant and Jim Jennings reviewed several policies. The committee made a recommendation to the NYSSA Board of Directors on Saturday September 6th to accept a policy "brokered" by the Cool Agency. This policy was accepted by the NYSSA Board of Directors. The policy will cover all snowmobile trails maintained by clubs (both funded and non-funded). NYSSA will provide to its member clubs all the details of the policy and the financing of the policy as soon as we have all the details worked out." It appears that the new policy will provide approximately the same dollar amount coverage as last year. It will cover liability and property damage and all club events (other than timed/race events). The insurance agency will have a staff member dedicated to this policy and a separate Also, the insurance company will retain a law firm to defend any and all lawsuits. (This is a very important statement; since insurance companies have said in the past that they have found it is cheaper for them to settle cases out of court rather than to go to trial and win). Unofficially, we have learned that the new insurance will cost approximately $95-$100 per mile of trail per club, but we don't know the final costs yet, as the NYS Office of Parks and Recreation has $250,000 set aside to contribute to the cost of the insurance, which would slightly lower the cost of the premium to clubs across the state.
Article from July 2003 Club Newsletter On July 17th, 2003 the snowmobiles clubs in New York that are members of NYSSA (which our club is a member) received an email from Hal Fleischman, the new president of NYSSA and formerly the NYSSA Director working closely on the trail liability insurance issue for NYSSA. Hal in his regular life, away from snowmobiling, has worked in the insurance industry for many years. Hal's email reads " …Snowmobile clubs will be receiving a form from the Cool agency to gather information, please pass the word to your area clubs that this form needs to be filled out and returned to Jim Jennings as soon as possible. In a phone conversation yesterday with Bob Reinhardt of the OPRHP <Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation> , it was confirmed that NYS Parks has $250,000 dollars set aside to contribute to insurance from the administrative side. Both Bob and Vic <Vic Woods the snowmobile coordinator for OPRHP> support a master policy through theState (Snowmobile) Association, but there are many details yet to be worked out. A conference call with another <insurance> broker present at the last insurance meeting in Albany and the representatives of a Colorado based company, already in the business of writing snowmobile trail insurance, was held this morning. This company expressed serious interest in underwriting a master policy through its New York State affiliate. All insurance parties involved now have access to the loss runs and detailed information from OPRHP on the snowmobile trail program in New York. They are in the process of digesting the loss runs and are determining what coverages are needed. A meeting is planned for late July to consolidate details. All have been made well aware of the need to expedite this process. All are in agreement that a master policy would be the most appropriate format and the easiest to implement. As yet, no policy is offered and no details cast in stone but I am confident that things are moving faster and in a more positive direction." The New York State Snowmobile Association is working to find a master policy for all the snowmobile clubs in the state, so they can all go into together on it as a group. Vermont, Ontario, Quebec and New Hampshire's trail systems are all insured under a master policy that is paid for by trail fees charged in each of those states and provinces. It was decided at the state snowmobile Forum in Albany held back in April that NYSSA would pursue a master policy for all the clubs as we know that Northfield will not be insuring trails in NYS for next season. Everyone at NYSSA is very confident that there will not be any problems finding a broker for a master policy (after the uproar that was created in Albany last year) and they are also creating new, higher registration fees to help the clubs pay for the insurance. But, for this coming season, once again, the clubs will have to dig deep and find the money to pay for this, since the new registration increase will not be going into effect until late in 2004.
Article from the May 2003 Newsletter: A member of the state snowmobile association's committee that is dealing with the Trail Liability insurance issues, emailed each club with the latest draft of a new bill that will be introduced to the state legislators in Albany and could become New York State law. So, please read carefully. This bill has been created to help make insuring the liability of the state's snowmobile trails more attractive (less risk) to insurance carriers. The insurance committee has talked with many insurance carriers and an insurance expert also spoke at the forum about the need for more controls on the laws affecting the trails and to make the trails safer, before we could expect more interest from liability insurance carriers. The following is the proposed bill: "Snowmobile Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003" "An Act to amend the general obligations law, in relation to establishing the snowmobile rights and responsibilities act of 2003 and in relation to the liability of landowners who permit recreational uses; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to suspension and revocation of snowmobile registrations; to amend the navigation law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the effect of prior conviction for operation of certain vehicles while intoxicated upon imposition of penalties for snowmobiling while intoxicated; and to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to the requirement for liability insurance coverage on snowmobiles, operation by youthful operators and fees for snowmobile trails; and authorizing the department of transportation to conduct a survey and study a maximum speed limit for snowmobiles." General Obligations Section The General Obligations Law section in this bill will probably be replaced by the Townsend Code of Conduct bill (#A07052).The "Snowmobile Rights & Responsibilities Act" bill adds a new article to the General Obligations Law. It mentions how snowmobiling contains inherent risks, how trail conditions change quickly, how natural objects may occur on the trail. It develops a code of conduct for snowmobilers which are all common sense items. The next section in the General Obligations Law deals with duties of clubs. It requires training sessions for those performing trail maintenance, marking of locations of man-made obstructions. It vaguely mentions that information should be posted describing location, status (open or closed) and the general surface condition of trails. The Townsend Code of Conduct says this about clubs :S 18-304. DUTIES OF SNOWMOBILE TRAIL MAINTENANCE ENTITIES:
Vehicle and Traffic Law Portion Deals with snowmobilers who don’t respond to their tickets. The law would allow a snowmobile owner to have their registration revoked or suspended until there is a response. 'Snowmobiling While Intoxicated' is covered in this section. This law basically allows a SWI offense to be counted as a prior offense if they are also arrested for DWI. An SWI by itself doesn’t seem to have an effect on ones ability to drive a car. Insurance This bill would require mandatory liability insurance of at least $20,000.00 for use of a snowmobile anywhere other than your own property. Personal snowmobile insurance policies generally provide for some medical, some property damage, comp and collision, but not liability. Age Limit Raises the minimum age to 14 to operate a snowmobile with a safety certificate and without supervision. Currently, the minimum age is 10. Fees Develops a trail pass of $40 for a resident and $75 for a non-resident. If the snowmobiler is a NYSSA club member, then the trail pass is $15 for a resident and $50 for a non-resident. The trail pass will be charged in addition to the current fees already being charged for registration. All funds are to be dedicated to the snowmobile trail fund. Speed Limits The Department of Transportation (DOT) will be authorized to study the feasibility of speed limits.
So, there you have it. Are snowmobilers in New York State prepared for all of this to become law? Does it go too far? Or not far enough? This new bill will be a topic of discussion at the club's next meeting.
Club Elections were held at the first meeting in April 2003 and the officers are: Todd Beckerink - President Brian Hildom - Vice President Krista France - Treasurer Sue Hough - Secretary Marilyn Desborough - Sergeant of Arms Board of Directors Phil Ricotta Dick Sweet Jim France Shawn Hough Curt Jones
February 2003: B.E.S.T. NEWS RELEASE- 2 RACERS COMPETE at
the WINTER ESPN X-GAMES in
Colorado. Article from January 2003 Club Newsletter Successful Snocross Race Many, many thanks to the Big East Snocross Tour (B.E.S.T.) and especially to the racers themselves for putting on a terrific show for all of us to see. They advertised high-flying action and we sure got it! It was very exciting to watch! We had over 3,000 spectators at the event. A GREAT Big thank you to our event sponsor: ZAHM & MATSON, they have been huge supporters of the snowmobile club (supplying the prizes for our Raffles, advertising in the newsletter, supplying equipment for the race) Also, a big thank you to our Purse Sponsors: Winchester Performance, Charlie's Cycle Center, Rodgers & Sons (Ski-doo), Landmark Chevrolet, Paul Stage Insurance, Tom's Tavern and Suit-Kote. Big purses draw in the Pro-racers! To the many volunteers (club members, family and friends) who helped to build the track, truck in snow at all hours of the day and night, for days and days prior to the event and who plowed the parking areas all night long, then stood outside in the cold and snow taking tickets, cooking hotdogs and hamburgers, directing traffic, parking cars, manning the gates of the pits, and did many other jobs for two solid days in a row. The words "THANK YOU", just don't seem to be enough for that kind of dedication. We have some very awesome club members!! The racers were all very complimentary about the job we did putting on the race, many said it was the best race they had ever been to!More thank you's to Zahm & Matson, Don Holt, Shawn Hough, Don Erwin, John DeAngelo, Town of Gerry, Falconer Central School, Cassadaga Valley Central School, Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club, Days Inn of Dunkirk, and especially to the Gerry Volunteer Fire Department for allowing us to use the Rodeo Grounds; these are some of the wonderful people who trucked in snow for us, donated their time and equipment, bleachers, fencing or kindly charged the club a very reduced rate for their services. Also many thanks to the townspeople of Gerry for enduring the commotion so amiably!
Article From November 2002 Club Newsletter We Have an Event Sponsor for the Snocross January 11th – 12th, 2003 Zahm & Matson, the John Deere and Polaris dealership in Falconer has agreed to be our main Event Sponsor for the Snocross. Additionally, they are donating the equipment we will need to build the track at the Rodeo Grounds. THANK YOU ZAHM & MATSON!! They have been huge supporters of the snowmobile club (supplying the prize for our Raffles, advertising in the newsletter, etc.) They have been awesome! We are all getting very excited about the race, we’ve already been getting emails through our new website at www.trailbreakers.com from racers (and spectators) from eastern New York, New Jersey, etc. looking for information on the race. So, word of the event is spreading fast.We will, of course, need many members to volunteer their time to help out at this event, there will be people needed to hand out wristbands at the gate, people needed to direct for parking, lots of things like that – we need lots of member support on this one! Now, we are looking for vendors for the race weekend, anyone that wants to come and set up a trailer or tables at the Rodeo Grounds. Space size 10’ x 15’ is $250.00 and 20’ x 20’ space is $300.00, there is extensive electric hook-ups available and we will have access to the new, large heated building at the Rodeo Grounds, so no one has to worry about freezing! Also, we are looking for Purse Sponsors, so we can offer additional money for the Pro races to help attract the good, fun-to-watch riders to our race. Purse sponsors will receive PA announcements and a listing in the race program for a minimum of $100.00 Please contact Sue Hough at 287-2800 or Krista France at 386-3635 for vendor or purse spots and please call if you would be interested in volunteering to help out during the race.
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Article from October 2002 Club Newletter Lake Effect Trailbreakers Present The Big East Snocross Tour at the Gerry Rodeo Grounds Racing on January 11th & 12th,
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