MIRAMICHI OFF-ROAD ATV CLUB

Events Schedule
1) February 10th & 11th NBATV Forum Winter Jam in Rogersville 2) February 18 Baie St Anne Annual ATV Rally 57 of 65

All Members and ATV Enthusiasts’ in the Douglastown / Newcastle area:

We are yet again fast approaching the winter season and time to consider our grooming options. This year, it is our desire to groom from the Anderson Bridge to the Bonne-Route, but this is something that doesn’t come without challenges Your Board of Directors are working hard to find solutions to these challenges, both in terms of winter grooming and 4-Season trail development. It’s too early to announce some of those initiatives yet, but I can tell you that our Club has established 2 priorities for the 2012 driving year:

1. Clearly establish and maintain a 4-season link, including trail condition improvements from the Anderson Bridge and the Bonne-Route, and

2. To establish a driving loop using the “Crazy Tree” trail to benefit all riders.

There is no doubt that there are many other things people would like to see done and we will continue to put together projects and priorities for the following years, but for this year, these are the two things we will achieve as a club, if we have the membership and the support.

The one challenge to our accomplishment of these goals is individual support, both in terms of Club Membership “Trail Pass” support and volunteers for input and trail work. Without the member there is no club and we will never advance or even continue to exist. If I didn’t hear this a million times, I never heard it once, “why would I pay you, the trails are the same trails I drove when I was a kid”. I am asking for your help to change this once and for all. We are no longer waiting for someone to do it for us, your BOD is committed to take this “Bull by the horns” ourselves this year, if the membership gives us the mandate to do it.

As you may or may not know, the 2012 Memberships (passes) are now out. In order to turn the groomer on this year, we need a minimum of 65 members to cover the fuel and insurance. If we do not reach this, the groomer will stay parked for this season. For this reason I am asking each of you to support us with the purchase of the $75 membership and to encourage your fellow bikers to do the same. The more memberships we have, the farther the groomer rolls this winter and the more trail work we can start up with in the spring.

The second challenge is sponsorship from local business in these economic times. Without financial assistance to subsidize machine maintenance and trail work needs such as new signs, this puts even more pressure on our need to increase membership numbers. We have always benefited from our many friends in the community for help in the past and can only hope that this continues as the club grows and that new partners will agree to give us a hand.

Thank you all for your support

Scott Black

President

Miramichi “Off-Road” ATV Club

www.miramichioffroadatv.com

miramichiatv@yahoo.ca

www.miramichimudfest.com

2012 TRAIL PASSES

2012 Trail Passes are available now at our distributor locations listed below November 10.
-ESSO Gas Stop (Nordin)
-G&G Brothers (Nordin)
-Rae's Trailer and Sports (Nordin)
-City Argo and Motorsports (Douglastown)
-L.J Pattersons Sales (Chatham)
-Miramichi Motorsports (Chatham)

Or by contacting Buddy Black, Carl Manderson, Scott Black or Dale Doyle.

The more memberships we sell, the further we can stretch our trails. Membership count in 2011 was 94.

Recognized Provincial Trail Permit System

The NB ATV Federation has approved the following pass for 4 season riding:

Annual 4 seasons - $75
Defined by ATV trails accessible 12 months of the year.

Wondering were does your money go??
$10 from each pass goes to the federation for liability insurance for the trails. The rest of the money for each pass is returned directly to your club! This money is used in more ways than most people realize. It is used to:

build & maintain trails

purchase maintenance equipment

purchase trail signage

build shelters

build bridges

fuel groomers for winter trails

providing safety training for new riders

community fund-raising efforts

BENEFITS
As a club member you also benefit from:

monthly runs
access to all other provincial ATV trails
access to website email & talk mail updates

MEMBERS LIST AS OF JANUARY 25, 2012

1	HEDLEY	BLACK	CAN-AM 500
2	CARL	MANDERSON	KAWASAKI BRUTE
3	ALLAIN	SARKIS	KAWASAKI BRUTE
4	STEVE	WILLIAMSON	CAN-AM 500
5	MASON	DEMPSEY	HONDA
6	JACK	LEBRETON	CAN-AM 500
7	ANDREW	COMEAU
8	JULIA	GALATIS
9	PETER	DAVIDSON	COMMANDER 1000
10	DANNY	DRISCOLL
11	TARA	BLACK	KAWASAKI BRUTE
12	KEVIN	MCCARTHY
13	ERIC	PORTERE
14	SCOTT	BLACK	KAWASAKI BRUTE
15	RUTH	LOGGIE	POLARIS RZR 570
16	ERIC	Pellietier
17	DONALD	FORAN	POLARIS RZR
18	KEITH	RICHARDSON	ARCTIC CAT 550
19	EDWIN	SOMERS	ARCTIC CAT 650
20	WILLIAM	BURKE
21	JOHN	BALDWIN	CAN-AM OUTLANDER
22	GRAHAM	SANFORD	CAN-AM OUTLANDER
23	YVON	BREAU	KAWASAKI TREX
24	KEVIN	RUSSELL	RAPTOR 800
25	GAY	DESROCHES	POLARIS RANGER
26	ERIC	CARROLL	YAMAHA RHINO
27	WAYNE	SIMPSON	YAMAHA 700
28	ERNEST	RUBIDGE	YAMAHA GRIZ
29	DAVID	FLETT	YAMAHA RHINO
30	ALLISON	FURLOTTE
31	SOLANGE	MARTIN	YAMAHA KODIAK
32	ROBERT	GILLIS	ARCTIC CAT 700
33	LESLIE	SAVAGE	POWER MAX 700
34	PAUL	BOURQUE	CAN-AM 1000
35	GERALD	COMEAU	YAMAHA 700
36	EARL	CAMPBELL	YAMAHA RHINO
37	BRADLEY	KELLY	HONDA 500
38	THOMAS	CONNERS	YAMAHA RHINO
39	CHRIS	LATULIPPE	POLARIS
40	MILLAR	STURGEON	YAMAHA RHINO
41	DARREN	ROW	YAMAHA RHINO
42	LOUIS	BARRIEAU	YAMAHA 400
43	LOUIS	BARRIEAU	KAWASAKI 750
44	RONALD	DURETTE	CAN-AM 650
45	MASON	DEMPSEY	HONDA 420
46	MARSHALL	GASTON	CAN-AM 500
47	EDDIE	MOAR	ARCTIC CAT
48	JEREMY	GORMAN	HONDA 200
49	JOSEPH	COUGHLAN	ARCTIC CAT 1000
50	RICHARD	SWEENEY	POLARIS
51	RICHARD	SWEENEY	POLARIS 400
52	JAMES	SAVAGE	POLARIS RZR 800
53	GEORGE	MACLEOD	CAN-AM 1000
54	FRANCIS	DUFFY	YAMAHA 400
55	ASHLEY	FORAN	POLARIS RZR 900
56	ADAM	SARKIS	KAWASAKI TERYX
57	RAE'S	TRAILER & SPORTS

MAJOR SPONSORS:

www.raestrailerandsports.com                                   (506)622-3141

www.bremnerfarms.com                                           (888) 482-1100

www.highlifter.com                                                  (318) 524-2270

www.ggbrothers.com                                               (506) 622-8810

                                                       (506) 778-8497

(506) 622-4142                                                       (506) 773-5152

www.jhstewartltd.com                                            (506) 622-3405

www.inmgroup.net/rivercity/miramichimotorsports      (506) 773-9565

www.ljpatttersonsales.ca                                          (506) 773-4200

www.sarkiscollisioncenter.com                                  (506) 622-2818

www.bpmiramichi.com                             (506) 778-9940

www.scei.ca                         (506) 622-5322

www.partscanada.com

www.motovan.com

www.kimpex.com

www.warn.com