SOUTHERN CA LANDUSE TOUR BY DEL

TOUR OF SOUTHERN CA BUSINESSES WITH LAND USE ON MY MIND

After Big Bear Forest Fest with Poison Spyder Customs and the Inland Empire 4Wheelrs, and a nice donation to BlueRibbon Coalition of $2000, I decided to spend some of my vacation time (not representing anyone in particular) and stay in southern CA and make some social/business calls on landuse supporters (and business friends of mine).


It's not often I get a chance to just tour factories and headquarters offices, so this was the perfect time.

Most businesses become busy vendors at events so it's hard to get in informal chat time.  This tour gave me that chance.

I started with Raceline Wheels, Greg Mulkey and crew. Wow, I had no idea what it took to make wheels, aluminum and steel.  And what an operation they have at Allied/Raceline.

And to polish the big wheels (alum) -- man, what a job!

Then I got some time in with the crew at Source Interlink, 70 publications, 41 of them automotive. Steve VonSeggern gave me the first class tour and wow, it was impressive to see this operation up close and personal.

I got to say hi to a lot of magazine writers who support our landuse efforts, as well as produce some mighty fine reading (and videos).

Next stop was 4Wheel Parts and Transamerica -- the Greg Adler empire!  Denis Snow from Off Road Adventures magazine gave me the first class tour and I got to also visit with Operations Chief and race car driver, Brent Goegebuer.

Yes, this is a toy store!  Whew....and the headquarters store to boot.  Transamerica is right next door.

SEMA was a great stop as well.  Colby Martin took me around the headquarters of this busy place where our hobbies/sports are being protected with their national team.

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) fights hard for hobbyist.  This trade association consists of a diverse group of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, publishing companies, auto restorers, street-rod builders, restylers, car clubs, race teams and more.

Then for some outside fun and a great tour, I hooked up with Tony Pellegrino of GenRight Off Road.  We even took the Growler Jeep out to some local property for a video shoot and some fast driving!


Tony showed me his brand new carbon fiber line for JK Jeeps.  Sweet.  This stuff looks nice and should really add a nice touch to JK's.

The tour was a resounding success for me, especially since I got to hook up with so many great folks who support our landuse efforts.

SEMA SHOW AND TRAIL ACCESS

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

4WHEEL PARTS GREG ADLER LANDUSE MESSAGE

Keep Public Land Open to Off-Roaders Friends and Off-roaders, We need your help. One of Southern California's most popular off-roading recreation areas, Johnson Valley,  may soon be closed to off-roading permanently. The proposed expansion plan for the 29 Palms Marine  Corps Base would permanently close off more than 120,000 acres of land for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV)  use in Johnson Valley, cutting California's available off-roading area in half and jeopardizing off-road events  such as the annual King of the Hammers. The proposed Department of Defense plan would give limited access to a portion of Johnson Valley for  off-roading,  but only if no live-fire activities take place in the vicinity. The Department of Defense only wants the land  for two months  out of the year for exercises, but if there are any live rounds left in the area after the exercises are complete,  OHV access to Johnson Valley will be denied. Off-road organizations have teamed up by forming the California Motorized Recreation Council (CAMRC).  An alternative plan proposed by CAMRC would allow everyone to win, giving the Marines access for training,  while allowing the Bureau of Land Management to continue managing the area. The alternative plan will   keep  Johnson Valley open to off-roaders for most of the year. We need you to support the alternative plan,  and  voice that support in three ways: by calling your representatives, writing the Department of Defense during the   Public  Comment phase, and by donating to the Save the Hammers campaign. Here's how you can help: Call Congress - Call your U.S. Senator or Representative and ask that they keep public land available to the public, and that the alternative plan needs to be considered. Find your representative. Write to the Department of Defense - Write a letter to the Department of Defense during the Public Comment phase to say you want Johnson Valley to remain an OHV area open to off-roaders under the alternative plan. Donate to Save the Hammers - To keep Johnson Valley open to the public, 4 Wheel Parts will match every $1 donated up to $10,000. Let's keep public land open for the use of all off-roaders. Greg Adler CEO & President of 4 Wheel Parts

Landuse Raffles at Griffin King of the Hammers

Falken Tire has donated a set of 4 tires any size up to 35's of their WildPeak A/T's for a special "support BlueRibbon Coalition" raffle to be hosted in the MetalCloak booth at KOH.  One tire will be on display by Wednesday; the winner will get the tires delivered to your doorstep. Tickets will be on sale in the MetalCloak booth; $5 per ticket; 5 tickets for $20.  When we're all out watching the race, you might see the display tire on the back of Del's Jeep.  Check it out.



DRAWING will be Friday after 5pm (close of raffle ticket sales).  Need not be present to win.  Ticket will have your name and contact phone number.  Tires will be delivered to your door by our friends at Falken Tire.

4 Wheel Parts might have a surprise "support BlueRibbon Coalition" and landuse raffle as well in their booth at KOH.   Look for it and check out these awesome supporters of keeping our lands open.

Cal4wheel (CA4WDC) will have the Sweepstakes Jeep at KOH as well.   Look for this vendor-supported awesome build up Jeep and win it for only $2.  Tickets will be on sale in the CA4WDC booth.  You'll see the Jeep.

GenRight Off Road is our Presenting Sponsor of the landuse efforts at KOH.  Be sure to pay them a big thank you for their support.

Support landuse.  Support businesses that support landuse.  Let's all fight together to keep our trails open. 

Trail Gear Supports Albright and BlueRibbon Coalition

Trail Gear, famous for rugged off-road parts for Toyota and Samurai rigs, stepped up to the plate big time for landuse to support the Del Albright Land Use War Machine and BlueRibbon Coalition.  THANK you, TG, and thank you for the great stuff you make!

Check out the custom, special logo the Trail Gear folks developed for my Land Use War Machine.  I plan to make these available to my supporters and friends soon.

I've been on customer appreciation runs with the good folks at TG and I can tell you, they are top notch off-roaders and just plain nice people. Their 50,000 SF warehouse is totally stocked with parts and goodies so you don't have to wait if you place an order.  TG is dedicated to delivering top quality parts to your door FAST!  Check them out at http://www.trail-gear.com/
Del

King of the Hammers; a Land Use Perspective in ORA

KOH, Land Use and Off-Road Adventures

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"King of the Hammers, A Land Use Perspective" hit this current issue of Off-Road Adventures Magazine, p. 78, with a great shot of the Land Use Panel, and the cleanup effort that took place.
The KOH folks kicked it during this entire event, with their attention and enthusiasm for landuse, cleanup, safety and keeping our sport alive.  Their recycling program with CA4WDC was hugely successful as well.

The land use panel (John Stewart, Bebe Theisen and Todd Ockert and I) got great coverage, as well as plenty of kudos and credit to Motorsports Fabrication Services (MFS) and Travis Carpenter, the land use buggy hero.
Oh, yea, Kurtuleas (Kurt Schnieder) is mentioned too. (SMILE). Kurt, you be da man for coming up with the AWESOME ideas.

You can read the mag online here: http://www.offroadadventures.com/

Awesome. Thank you ,ORA (and 4 Wheel Parts),

Del

4Wheel Parts Partners with BlueRibbon Coalitoin

4Wheel Parts Provides Huge Membership Incentive

4Wheel Parts $25 Gift Card for Membership

Join, renew or extend your current membership in BlueRibbon Coalition for $29, and 4Wheel Parts will give you a $25 Gift Card PLUS up to 15% off on all their goodies. AWESOME. This is a no-brainer. You can become a new member, or add to your existing membership for basically $4.00 for a year.

BlueRibbon is all sports -- all trails -- for all people. It is our only grassroots umbrella national organization. We all should belong.   And for existing members, with this deal, there's no reason not to extend your current membership out a year for $4.00.  4Wheel Parts is "in the game" helping us to save trails.  Wow.  And oh, when you get in on this deal, you'll see how BlueRibbon is now doing video-based web programs.  :)

Learn more, get in the deal and see the video here.