Del Albright

SEMA SHOW OFF-ROAD HALL GETS IT AWN! Tons of vendors and thousands of smiling faces have greeted us so far here at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV.  It's all good too! There is a lot of talk about landuse, saving trails and keeping the sport alive .....just what we love to talk about.  There are plenty of interested and supportive businesses who are upping their game to help us keep trails and lands open. This pic just shows one collection of vendors, all part of the 4Wheel Parts/Transamerica family....that thoroughly supports landuse and access.  4Wheel Parts is one of our title sponsors on our new landuse and volunteerism book as well (http://www.delalbright.com/book_order.html) Check out our Facebook pages for more pics of the SEMA show. Del

IS GOVERNMENT LISTENING TO THE USERS? I left my leadership position in Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) and the Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF) a few years back, thinking that we had laid a positive foundation to continue these incredible efforts to keep the Rubicon Trail open to all of us...all year; for all types of rigs; with challenges for us all. NOT THE CASE!!! I am sorely disappointed in the way the trail has changed in the last few years, and I am not afraid to step up and say that government is NOT listening to the users.  Not in this case.  Something is wrong and we need to bring some slap down on the deaf ones who "govern" our use of public lands in the case of the Rubicon Trail. From the  blowing of the Gatekeeper, conducted like an ambush in war, unbeknownst to users and unspoken in public forums beforehand; to the resizing and near paving of Little Sluice in spite of comprehensive surveys and public input against such maneuvers behi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Del Albright, del@delalbright.com TRAIL ACCESS PARTNERSHIP TOUR (TAPT) FALL 2012   Landuse Tour Open to the Public Join Del & Stacie Albright on a landuse, trail-saving adventure! Businesses, partners and off-road enthusiasts are invited to join Blue Ribbon Coalition’s  Del & Stacie Albright for a fun convoy, dedicated to trail access awareness bringing customers and businesses together in the spirit of landuse.  The tour begins with the annual meeting of the North American Motorized Recreation Council (NAMRC), and the SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV; next up is the 32 nd annual Hump n Bump in Logandale, NV, followed by a few days exploring Death Valley, ending with Panamint Valley Days hosted by the Calif. Assoc. of 4Wheel Drive Clubs!  The TAP Tour embodies key components of the BlueRibbon Coalition Mission -- to provide leadership in responsible recreation and empower members to secure, protec...

TEAM ALBRIGHT ASKS ALL RACERS AND OFF-ROAD BUSINESSES TO RENEW THEIR LANDUSE VOWS THIS WEEK -- JOIN OR RENEW AND REVITALIZE OUR SPORT With the elections pending and a whole new fight ahead of us to preserve our off-road sports and save our backcountry access, we need a flush of memberships, right now.  Please join us. This is a partial list, but an important one, to help you decide where to put your memberships and support.  Racers and off-roaders should join their State and Regional Associations that best represent your sport. Businesses need to join several outfits, national, regional and state level, depending on where your biggest customer base resides. START HERE:  https://www.sharetrails.org/support/join-or-contribute BlueRibbon Coalition supports and fights for ALL TRAILS, and ALL SPORTS, nationwide, at the grassroots level.  I recommend EVERYONE be part of BRC.  Start there, the add on.  BRC is the outfit Stacie and I work for full time. ...