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S&S<br />
OFF ROAD<br />
APRIL <strong>2021</strong> - VOL 39, NO. 7<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
FEATURES<br />
08 | Sherri's Turn<br />
Parking Precious and Other <strong>Off</strong> <strong>Road</strong> Tales coming soon!<br />
10 | Dirtbits<br />
Intelligent Active Suspension available now for SXS<br />
16 | Devil's Canyon<br />
A successful partnership between the BLM and an off road<br />
club<br />
22 | Bike Shop<br />
Vintage racing is the way to go<br />
COMPETITION<br />
60 | SCFTA Flat Track<br />
Round 2 of the <strong>2021</strong> SCFTA season in Perris CA<br />
64 | CTA Grand Prix<br />
ZR Promo group racing in Mexicali B.C.<br />
72 | AMA District 38 King of the Desert<br />
Desert racing in Plaster City CA presented by<br />
<strong>Road</strong>runner MC<br />
24 | The Endangered <strong>Off</strong> <strong>Road</strong>er<br />
San Diego <strong>Off</strong> <strong>Road</strong> Coalition News<br />
26 | Last Chance Canyon<br />
San Diego Jeep Club joins forces with JeepnGypsy and Jeep<br />
Daddy<br />
30 | Oceano Dunes<br />
No matter what you've heard or read, the fight isn't over!<br />
32 | <strong>Off</strong> <strong>Road</strong> Kids<br />
These kids will bring a smile to your face!<br />
52 | Blast from the Past<br />
Remembering the 1993 Nevada 400<br />
46 | 4x4 Coach<br />
Don't be a fool, stop for fuel!<br />
56 | Saguaro UTV Fun Fest<br />
Exploring Arizona with UTV <strong>Off</strong> <strong>Road</strong> Adventures<br />
96 | Dr. DeForest's <strong>Off</strong> <strong>Road</strong> Health Tips<br />
Medicare for all? Let's take a look.<br />
80 | Slash X Duel in the Desert<br />
MORE Racing at Slash X Ranch in Barstow CA<br />
88 | Optima Batteries King of the<br />
Hammers, Part 2<br />
More coverage of this famous event by<br />
writer/photographer Michael Maher<br />
97-98 | Classifieds<br />
Free off road photo classifieds<br />
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COVER Featuring racers at<br />
the MORE Racing Slash X Duel in<br />
the Desert, February 20, <strong>2021</strong> in<br />
Barstow CA (Top) Keith Smith and<br />
McArthur Motorsports finished<br />
fourth Class 6100. (Bottom)<br />
Mario Ledezma finished 16th in<br />
Class 5/1600<br />
Photos by RNR Photos<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Joey Smith finished seventh Class<br />
11 at the MORE Racing Slash X<br />
Duel in the Desert.<br />
Photo by RNR Photos<br />
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Is that funny yet?" I asked the guy-inthe-garage<br />
late one evening. I had a<br />
deadline looming and needed to pump<br />
out a Sherri's Turn column.<br />
He looked at me with that look. The<br />
one that made me wonder if I hadn't let<br />
enough time pass to broach this subject, let<br />
alone imply that it actually could be funny.<br />
I remembered back to that awful day<br />
when he was backing the motorhome into<br />
the driveway. I could still see the entire<br />
wall above the garage door pushing in with<br />
the pressure of the moving motorhome<br />
against it. I went speechless as I imagined<br />
that portion of the house caving in. Finally<br />
I screamed "STOP! STOP!"<br />
He trusts me. Implicitly. You see,<br />
there is his problem. I hate, with a capital<br />
H, giving him directions when it comes to<br />
driving, moving or parking motorhomes or<br />
trailers. He says it's my fault and though<br />
I want to convince myself it's his, it's just<br />
possible he could be right.<br />
I know what my hand signals mean.<br />
He does not. I know what I'm saying<br />
even when he can't hear me. He does not.<br />
I'm sure that day I gave him the signal to<br />
stop, to let him know he was close to the<br />
house, he was fully in the driveway and<br />
not sticking out on the street, he needed<br />
to stop. I know I gave him that signal. He<br />
does not know that I gave him that signal.<br />
That's why he kept backing up. At first<br />
I thought maybe he just wanted to get a<br />
little closer to the house than I thought he<br />
should be. Then when he actually made<br />
contact with the house I realized we had<br />
different ideas on what is close enough.<br />
Then when he continued to back up after<br />
making contact with the house and I saw<br />
the wood flex I knew that we were Not<br />
Communicating!<br />
Once I made that abundantly clear<br />
with my screaming, he took a split second<br />
to express his opinion, then he put the<br />
motorhome in drive and slowly pulled<br />
forward. I held my breath as the wood over<br />
the garage door flexed gently back to the<br />
place where it belonged and thankfully<br />
stayed intact.<br />
I don't remember how long we went<br />
without speaking after that incident. And<br />
although I had asked him before starting<br />
on that long ago column if it was funny,<br />
I'm not sure I ever heard him agree that<br />
yes it now was funny. But I wrote about it<br />
anyway.<br />
That was 20 years ago and I'm happy<br />
to report that we now have overcome<br />
all the communication problems when<br />
it comes to moving the RVs. Our new<br />
arrangement suits us both just fine. He<br />
does it all alone and I stay in the house or<br />
however far away I can get from him while<br />
he's doing it.<br />
Over the years the RV parking and<br />
driving stories as well as stories about<br />
communicating in general, or should I say<br />
miscommunicating, have given us plenty<br />
of material to fill this monthly column and<br />
I'm told, there are people everywhere who<br />
relate. I don't mind telling you it makes<br />
my day when I run into people at off road<br />
events or through emails who tell me that<br />
Sherri's Turn is their favorite column in the<br />
magazine.<br />
The stories of life and conflict with<br />
a twist of humor, focusing on the family,<br />
friends and sport we all love have proven<br />
to be popular with many readers.<br />
For 20 years we've had this idea to put<br />
together a volume of our favorite Sherri's<br />
Turn columns and it looks like we're finally<br />
making that happen.<br />
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What you see here is the working<br />
cover, we may tweak it a bit, or we may<br />
leave it just as it is, for a book that holds<br />
about 140 pages of commentary on family<br />
and the off road life.<br />
It's a group project and we'd love<br />
to have readers get involved. We'll need<br />
volunteers willing to read a free advance<br />
e-copy of the book in exchange for<br />
agreeing to post a review on Amazon when<br />
the book is launched. We're also looking<br />
for people who'd like to help write the<br />
introduction. If you're willing to email us<br />
a sentence or two (or a<br />
paragraph or<br />
two) of your<br />
thoughts on<br />
Sherri's Turn<br />
that would be<br />
most helpful.<br />
Those who<br />
contribute to<br />
the introduction<br />
will receive a<br />
printed copy of<br />
the book when<br />
it's complete later<br />
this spring.<br />
In the<br />
meantime, we<br />
have our most<br />
difficult work<br />
ahead.<br />
And that is the guy-in-the-garage and<br />
I proofing, editing and agreeing on what<br />
goes in the book and what doesn't.<br />
"This isn't how this happened," he<br />
told me about one of the early chapters.<br />
"I'm sure it happened that way," I told<br />
him.<br />
"Do you actually remember this<br />
happening?"<br />
"Well, no, but I wrote that 20 years<br />
ago, how would I remember?"<br />
"Then I don't think you wrote it<br />
right," he insisted.<br />
"I wouldn't have<br />
written soemthing that<br />
wasn't true ," I was<br />
equally insistent.<br />
His look told me<br />
he wasn't convinced.<br />
My look told<br />
him, it will be<br />
a miracle if we<br />
actually complete<br />
this project.<br />
But hey, that<br />
will just be one<br />
more story to<br />
tell in a future<br />
column. E<br />
Email ssormag@<br />
gmail.com or text<br />
760-336-1512 to<br />
be a part of the<br />
project<br />
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EDITORS<br />
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COLUMNISTS<br />
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Tom Severin<br />
Ed Stovin<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Kathryn Caro | Steve Caro<br />
Judd Neves<br />
RNR Photos | Scott Spinning<br />
Trackside Photo<br />
IN MEMORY<br />
C&C Race Photos - Carlos Avina<br />
Roy Denner • Harold Soens<br />
S&S OFF ROAD MAGAZINE is published monthly by<br />
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Dirtbits<br />
<strong>2021</strong> All Terrain<br />
Concepts<br />
UTV Legends<br />
Championship<br />
Postponed<br />
Best In The Desert has announced<br />
that the <strong>2021</strong> All Terrain Concepts<br />
UTV Legends Championship<br />
scheduled for March 25-28, <strong>2021</strong> in<br />
Laughlin, Nevada has been rescheduled to<br />
September 9-12, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
The event has been rescheduled due<br />
to updated COVID-19 policies recently<br />
implemented by the State of Nevada and<br />
Clark County. While the announcement is<br />
extremely disappointing for racers, teams,<br />
fans and Best In The Desert staff, the<br />
organization looks forward to holding the<br />
event come September.<br />
Racers who are registered for the<br />
<strong>2021</strong> All Terrain Concepts UTV Legends<br />
Championship will automatically be<br />
granted entry to the rescheduled event on<br />
September 9-12, <strong>2021</strong>, or can choose to<br />
have their entry fee reimbursed.<br />
“Dealing with COVID-19 has<br />
certainly been challenging over the last<br />
year with the many new hurdles thrown<br />
at Best In the Desert. Unfortunately, a<br />
new one appeared out of nowhere for<br />
the All Terrain Concepts UTV Legends<br />
Championship,” commented Best In<br />
The Desert CEO Daryl Folks. “We<br />
regret having to make this untimely<br />
announcement and we apologize to the<br />
racers, their support crews, sponsors,<br />
media, the town of Laughlin, and our staff,<br />
along with all of our volunteers for the<br />
disappointment and any inconvenience<br />
this may create. Best In the Desert will<br />
now refocus all of its efforts and attention<br />
to our next two events, the upcoming<br />
Jimco Racing Silver State 300 and Rocky<br />
Mountain ATV/MC World Hare and Hound<br />
Championship Presented by GPR.”<br />
Best In The Desert Race Operations<br />
Mgr. Jeff Phillips added, “We have been<br />
working closely with the Laughlin Tourism<br />
Commission and Laughlin Chamber of<br />
Commerce to get our event approved, and<br />
all of us are, quite naturally, disappointed<br />
to have to make this announcement. The<br />
permit process required by the State of<br />
Nevada and Clark County has become a<br />
bit of a moving target. We were under the<br />
impression our permit was being approved.<br />
We deeply apologize for any inconvenience<br />
this causes our racers, sponsors, and fans<br />
of Best In The Desert. We will be back in<br />
September with the All Terrain Concepts<br />
UTV Legends Championship event and we<br />
promise to make it even bigger and better.”<br />
Questions can be directed to Best In<br />
The Desert through contact methods found<br />
here: www.bitd.com/contact/.<br />
The <strong>2021</strong> All Terrain Concepts UTV<br />
Legends Championship will be open to<br />
motorcycles, quads, and UTVs and run on<br />
a 17-mile race course in Laughlin, Nevada<br />
rescheduled for September 9-12, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Intelligent Active<br />
Suspension<br />
Systems for<br />
Side-by-Sides<br />
Suspension Direct, Inc, (SDi)<br />
announces the launch of SDi<br />
E-CLIK, intelligent active suspension<br />
systems for Sideby-Sides<br />
(SxS).<br />
The E-CLIK<br />
system is the first<br />
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active suspension<br />
to the aftermarket.<br />
It incorporates<br />
proprietary<br />
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tuning to deliver<br />
the perfect ride<br />
and control across<br />
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any terrain. Whether it’s Desert, Dunes,<br />
or Trails, nothing stands in your way It is<br />
Suspension Without Compromise.<br />
“Suspension has always been about<br />
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SDi. “If you make an improvement in one<br />
area, you lose something in another. With<br />
E-CLIK, that problem has been solved.”<br />
SDi E-CLIK Systems Overview<br />
Originally released for Jeep JLs &<br />
JKs in October of 2020, E-CLIK is the<br />
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SDi aims to bring this technology to SxS<br />
suspension, retrofitting existing Walker<br />
Evans and FOX shocks, allowing it to<br />
be installed on the best SxS, the one you<br />
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E-CLIK PRO for SxS ($2,599)<br />
- 12 independent sensors calculate<br />
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- Patent-pending E-valve proportional<br />
valves (Walker Evans), or Live Valves<br />
(Fox) provide near-instant data-led setting<br />
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- Includes in-cab Touch Screen<br />
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• Cloud – Excels in slower trail<br />
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comfortable ride without sacrificing body<br />
control<br />
• Dune - Shines in extreme<br />
transitions. The ECU senses G-Outs and<br />
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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DIRTBITS continued<br />
stiffens the front, then the rear at the<br />
perfect time making bottom outs a thing of<br />
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• Race – For when you need to<br />
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• Your SxS setup is as unique as<br />
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• Pitch Sensitivity<br />
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• Brake Sensitivity<br />
- E-CLIK is the only intelligent<br />
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- Requires installation and a shock<br />
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center<br />
SDi E-CLIK systems will be available<br />
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dealer Spring <strong>2021</strong>. Learn more at www.<br />
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The Best Vehicle<br />
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It’s amazing how much time and<br />
money people will invest into building the<br />
perfect hot rod, custom show car, or custom<br />
desert toys like sand rails and UTV’s.<br />
Hours and hours of time researching,<br />
finding or building custom parts, picking<br />
the perfect accessories, and then finding<br />
the perfect trailer to tow it with. Between<br />
the tow vehicle, trailer, and toy you’re<br />
investing anywhere from $50K to well over<br />
$150,000 – yet some folks inevitably cut<br />
corners on the most important part of the<br />
equation – the ratchet straps.<br />
We see it all the time – people on the<br />
side of the road, vehicles damaged, other<br />
vehicles pulled over with damage, etc. all<br />
because the owner wanted to save $15 and<br />
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Each week here at<br />
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The Rhino USA Vehicle<br />
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each! The kit also includes four<br />
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ruggedness. This all fits nicely<br />
in the supplied Rhino USA bag<br />
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the PolyBlend Webbing looks<br />
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flapping around or needing to<br />
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DIRTBITS continued<br />
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straps are missing too.<br />
The included axle straps make it easy<br />
to attach your vehicle without the fear of<br />
scratching anything. And the rubberized<br />
S-hooks feature a locking mechanism<br />
that’s super helpful. We’ve been using our<br />
kits for months now and they are showing<br />
no signs of wear. And that’s after taking<br />
several UTV’s on cross-country trips<br />
through the rain and snow.<br />
Our only two minor gripes are that<br />
we’d like to see the Axle straps come in<br />
a few color options, (the green is rad but<br />
we’re an all-black camp) and the supplied<br />
storage bag for the kit might not survive<br />
living in the bed of our trucks for too long.<br />
But those are pretty minor dings. It’s not<br />
like we’re in a fashion contest for machine<br />
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the kit.<br />
If you are towing any vehicle of<br />
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The Race That<br />
Started It All:<br />
Best In The<br />
Desert Revives<br />
the World Hare<br />
and Hound<br />
Championship<br />
Best In The Desert fans, racers, and<br />
staff are looking forward to this<br />
coming May with<br />
tremendous excitement and<br />
just a taste of nostalgia. A<br />
Best In The Desert staple,<br />
the World Hare and Hound<br />
Championship has been<br />
revived in the <strong>2021</strong> schedule.<br />
Originally billed as “One<br />
Man, One Machine, One<br />
Desert, One Way,” the <strong>2021</strong><br />
event will be sponsored by<br />
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC<br />
and presented by GPR, and<br />
is scheduled for May 21-23,<br />
<strong>2021</strong> in Tonopah, Nevada.<br />
Best In The Desert<br />
founder Casey Folks first<br />
organized the World Hare and<br />
Hound Championship in 1984,<br />
and it quickly became one of<br />
the premier events in off-road<br />
desert racing. It was known<br />
as an event that tested the best desert<br />
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motorcycle racers in the world.<br />
Past winners include renowned<br />
desert legends Dan Smith, Chris<br />
Crandall, and Garth Sweetland<br />
among many others.<br />
The <strong>2021</strong> Rocky<br />
Mountain ATV/MC World<br />
Hare and Hound Championship<br />
Presented by GPR, open to<br />
motorcycles only, will be run<br />
point-to-point on a 110+-mile<br />
course. And while racers will<br />
have their skills fiercely tested,<br />
pit crews will have easy access<br />
to pits as they chase their rider<br />
during the race. The event will<br />
see Pro, Expert, Amateurs,<br />
Family, Ironman, Women’s, and<br />
Youth Motorcycle Classes.<br />
“We’ve been working on<br />
this one for quite a while,” stated<br />
Best In The Desert co-owner<br />
Daryl Folks. “This is going to be very<br />
special. The desert around Tonopah is a<br />
mixture of decomposed granite, shale, and<br />
gravel and has a solid base to it. The trails<br />
are some of the most flowing and technical<br />
that I’ve ever ridden and make for an ideal<br />
race course to test everyone’s skills and<br />
abilities. The winner of this race will have<br />
earned it.”<br />
The event has been in the<br />
development phase for three years with<br />
the course and location meticulously<br />
planned. Tonopah, Nevada was selected<br />
due to its geographically central location<br />
in the western United States and the fact<br />
that it provided a neutral race site where<br />
no rider has home-field<br />
advantage. To top it off,<br />
the area hasn’t been<br />
used for motorcycle<br />
competition in over 15<br />
years, and as a result,<br />
conditions are ideal for<br />
an old-school hare-andhound<br />
type race.<br />
The event is<br />
expected to draw a large,<br />
talented pool of off-road<br />
racers ready to compete,<br />
not only to be crowned<br />
as a World Champion but<br />
Dan Smith, Overall<br />
Winner of the Inaugural<br />
World Hare and Hound<br />
Championship in 1984<br />
also to compete for some<br />
significant prize money.<br />
A guaranteed purse of<br />
$6,000, in addition to Best<br />
In The Desert’s normal<br />
pro payback, will be
awarded to Pro class winners, including a<br />
$1,000 bonus to the top Woman Expert.<br />
Best In The Desert is also very<br />
excited to announce that representatives<br />
from The Kurt Caselli Foundation will<br />
be on hand at the event. The Kurt Caselli<br />
Foundation is noted for the tremendous<br />
work they are doing on behalf of rider<br />
safety. They will be offering their Moto<br />
First Aid Kits on site for a small donation.<br />
ASA Celebrates<br />
20 Years Of<br />
Fighting For Your<br />
Right To Ride!<br />
To celebrate the American Sand<br />
Association's (ASA) 20th<br />
Anniversary of protecting your right<br />
to ride at the ISDRA and other recreation<br />
areas around the USA, the staff and Board<br />
members have put together this video,<br />
which highlights the history, successes, and<br />
personalities of the ASA.<br />
Please help us share this video<br />
with your friends, family, and duning<br />
community! Here is the direct link to<br />
YouTube: https://youtu.be/PmXMqLVuXxI<br />
In case anyone needs a reminder,<br />
here is a highlight of just some of the<br />
SUCCESSES of the ASA:<br />
• 40,000 acres reopened at the ISDRA!<br />
• Dune fees have stayed the same<br />
throughout the last decade.<br />
• Our work has served as a responsible<br />
model for keeping riding areas open<br />
nationwide.<br />
THANK YOU To These ASA 20th<br />
Anniversary Video Sponsors!<br />
Gilmore's <strong>Off</strong><strong>Road</strong> – www.facebook.<br />
com/Gilmoreoffroad/<br />
Assault Industries –www.assaultind.com<br />
Buggy Whip Inc. – www.buggywhip.<br />
com<br />
Proline Wraps –www.prolinewraps.com<br />
To this day, our mission of "Unite,<br />
Inform, and Mobilize" has been at the<br />
forefront of our efforts to keep the ISDRA,<br />
along with other sand dune locations<br />
around the USA, open to all riders from<br />
all walks of life. We continue to see<br />
families from all over the world enjoy the<br />
Glamis dunes, and we'll continue to do our<br />
part in keeping these dunes open for our<br />
current generations of riders, along with<br />
generations thereafter.<br />
You can expect us to be around for the<br />
next 20 years, and well beyond that! The<br />
bottom line is this: we couldn't do what we<br />
do without your support.<br />
Please consider a donation<br />
to our Action Fund: www.<br />
americansandassociation.org/<br />
donate<br />
You will directly help us continue to<br />
take land use challenges head on! E<br />
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Devils Canyon<br />
A successful partnership<br />
between the BLM and an<br />
off road club<br />
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By Bo Neece and<br />
Mark Davenport,<br />
Tierra Del Sol<br />
Four Wheel Drive Club<br />
www.tds4x4.com<br />
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In the 1800’s there was a canyon<br />
east of Jacumba CA, (now located<br />
off of the 8 freeway) called Devils<br />
Canyon. The canyon ran from the Yuha<br />
Desert up to Mountain Springs. In the early<br />
to mid-1800’s, this route was discovered<br />
and developed by the U.S Army as a<br />
mule trail to travel to and from the Port of<br />
San Diego. Over the years, the trail was<br />
further developed into a toll road for stage<br />
coaches, freight wagons and finally a main<br />
thoroughfare for automobiles. In the early<br />
1900’s a better route was constructed for<br />
automobiles and the old trail was promptly<br />
forgotten and fell into a state of serious<br />
disrepair.<br />
Fast forward to 2006. A couple of<br />
wheelers, Vern Britain and Steve Unwin,<br />
decided to explore and see if the old trail<br />
could be reopened to off road travel,<br />
but mother nature had taken its toll on<br />
her. Thanks to erosion, flash floods and<br />
landslides, the trail was all but impassable.<br />
For over three months they toiled, moving<br />
rocks and trimming brush to make the trail<br />
accessible.<br />
Make no mistake, Steve and Vern<br />
did make the trail passable but only to<br />
the very experienced, well prepared and<br />
with very well built rigs. They had all of<br />
that and more but even so, on their first<br />
run the group suffered body damage all<br />
around; several bent and broken tie rods,<br />
an exploded wheel hub and a broken stub<br />
shaft. An extreme rock crawling trail was<br />
born!<br />
"We tell others<br />
that in order<br />
to join us<br />
on the trail,<br />
they will need<br />
to have a<br />
very casual<br />
attitude<br />
towards body<br />
damage."<br />
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Due to the difficulty of the trail<br />
the canyon became extremely popular<br />
overnight. It quickly became the “go to<br />
trail” for extreme rock crawling in San<br />
Diego County, so much so that the canyon<br />
was abruptly closed by the BLM and the<br />
CA Fish and Wildlife agency in early 2007.<br />
Not only is Devil’s Canyon an extreme<br />
rock crawling trail, it’s also home to a very<br />
large population of protected California<br />
Big Horn Sheep, hence the CDFW got<br />
involved in the closure.<br />
With the closure of the trail, the story<br />
of Devils Canyon could very well have<br />
ended there, but through five years of hard<br />
work from the Tierra Del Sol Four Wheel<br />
Drive Club along with the cooperation<br />
of the BLM, CAFG and a small group of<br />
volunteers, the trail was partially reopened<br />
in 2012. Today the Canyon is still highly<br />
regulated by the BLM and in order for you<br />
to legally run it you must obtain a BLM<br />
special use permit that takes a minimum of<br />
six months to reserve.<br />
The trail is only open one weekend<br />
(Sat/Sun) every three weeks from<br />
October-<strong>April</strong>, is limited to a max of 15<br />
rigs per day and requires the permittee to<br />
purchase special use insurance that can<br />
be challenging and quite costly to obtain.<br />
Depending on the number of participants,<br />
the total cost between the permits, special<br />
use fees and insurance can easily run<br />
upwards of $700 or more.<br />
Tierra Del Sol has had 50 or so<br />
permitted runs through the canyon over the<br />
last 10 years and as we continuously ran<br />
the canyon we noticed a slow and steady<br />
buildup of trash from the 8 freeway that<br />
runs above. TDS wanted to preserve the<br />
beauty of the Canyon and help protect the<br />
sheep population in the area. We wanted to<br />
give back!<br />
In early 2020, working through a<br />
partnership with the El Centro BLM Field<br />
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"The trail<br />
offers nonstop<br />
obstacle after<br />
obstacle<br />
(think the<br />
Rubicon on<br />
steroids) with<br />
refrigerator<br />
and VW Bug<br />
size rocks."<br />
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office, TDS was officially awarded the<br />
stewardship of the canyon through the<br />
BLM’s “Adopt a Trail Program.” During<br />
our first trail cleanup in October 2020, with<br />
cooperation from the BLM, TDS members,<br />
guests and volunteers from the San Diego 4<br />
Wheelers, were able to collect enough trash<br />
to completely fill a 24’ flatbed trailer!<br />
Regarding the trail: We tell others<br />
that in order to join us on trail, they will<br />
need to have a very casual attitude towards<br />
body damage. Believe me, this trail has not<br />
gotten any easier over the years!<br />
The trail is short at a mere 2 ½ miles<br />
one way, but it is the real deal, a solid 7.5-8<br />
rated trail! Traditionally, TDS runs this<br />
trail round trip, down and then back up<br />
and normally takes us approximately eight<br />
hours to complete. BUT, don’t let it fool<br />
you, as others can attest, it can also take<br />
12+ hours to run it in one direction!<br />
The trail offers nonstop obstacle after<br />
obstacle (think the Rubicon on steroids)<br />
with refrigerator and VW Bug size rocks,<br />
big water falls, holes that if you don’t take<br />
the right line will flop you in a heartbeat<br />
and very technical, tight, off camber turns.<br />
Our trail boss Bo Neece summed it up as<br />
“For buggies, not too challenging but fun,<br />
for anything else, more challenging, it’s not<br />
hard all the time but it has its moments.”<br />
Equipment recommended to successfully<br />
traverse this trail include a minimum of<br />
37 inch tires, real lockers front and rear, a<br />
working winch, full under armor, upgraded<br />
steering and some spare parts. Mechanical<br />
breakage is common and body damage is<br />
almost certain on this trail. Tierra Del Sol<br />
still runs this trail several times a year so<br />
if you have what it takes and if your rig<br />
meets the minimum requirements, please<br />
reach out to us if you would like to join us<br />
for a day of wheeling on Devil’s Canyon.<br />
Thank you Scott Heldstrom, Vern<br />
Britain, Steve Unwin and Bo Neece for<br />
contributions to the above. We would also<br />
like to thank Neil Hamada, Alexia Williams<br />
and the entire El Centro, BLM Field office<br />
for your continued support. And lastly we<br />
would like to give recognition to those<br />
volunteers who assisted Tierra Del Sol<br />
in reopening the canyon to OHV use: Bo<br />
Neece, George Kroop, Marco Schilling,<br />
Thomas Zale, Vern Britain, John Stewart,<br />
Bill Bachman, Mark Geletzke, Angela<br />
Cook, Ed Webster, Dallas Meeks, Jabe<br />
Beal and Miguel Monroy.<br />
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Bike Shop<br />
By Clutch Roberts<br />
Vintage Racing<br />
After racing and riding my 1995<br />
Honda CR250 a few times, I<br />
realized it wasn't what I wanted.<br />
I really enjoyed racing my friend's<br />
1970 CZ250 and wanted to get a vintage<br />
race bike to compete on. I also rode the<br />
CR250 in the desert<br />
and think I would be<br />
happier with a new<br />
bike there. With the red<br />
sticker program ending<br />
I plan to buy a new red<br />
sticker bike to keep for<br />
a long time.<br />
First order of<br />
business was to sell the<br />
Honda. After posting,<br />
I exchanged messages with an interested<br />
guy. He fixes up older bikes better than<br />
new and resells them. He gave me his<br />
Instagram name to see some of his work<br />
and I was shocked to find out it was David<br />
Vuillemin, motocross star of the 1990's<br />
and 2000's. He came to my house, so I<br />
had to call him the Cobra as soon as he<br />
walked in (his old racing nickname). Was<br />
super fun talking to him about bikes and<br />
life. He consults with Yamaha rider Dylan<br />
Fernandis and fixes up bikes from his era.<br />
He bought the bike and I set out<br />
to find a vintage MX race bike. To be<br />
eligible for vintage racing, the bike must<br />
be model year 1974 or older. While I love<br />
the European bikes, I settled on a 1973<br />
Yamaha MX360. These are very capable<br />
and durable racing bikes. Of course I<br />
bought it cheap and will spend a lot of<br />
time and money fixing it up. I bought it<br />
from a guy in Long Beach who had easily<br />
"I'm now becoming<br />
over 50 bikes, mostly Yamahas with a few<br />
Bultacos, Suzukis and Triumphs. Nothing<br />
newer than 1974 and not one in running<br />
condition.<br />
I spent a couple hours looking through<br />
his stuff and getting tips on old bikes. I'm<br />
now becoming friends with Bikebuzzard<br />
on Ebay and helping DC Plastics fund their<br />
401k account.<br />
At least the<br />
MX360 will<br />
look good! I'm<br />
glad it shifts<br />
on the left,<br />
as my Husky<br />
400 shifts on<br />
the right and<br />
gives me foot<br />
dyslexia.<br />
Just to keep my life interesting I am<br />
also rebuilding the engine on my 1960's<br />
Triumph 500cc twin. My most recent<br />
lesson is on sludge traps (Google it) I am<br />
interested in setting up the Triumph to race<br />
friends with Bikebuzzard<br />
on eBay and helping<br />
DC Plastics fund their<br />
401k account."<br />
David Vuillemin on left with Bike Shop author<br />
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with the Old School Scrambles Racing<br />
Group. These guys use old bikes on tracks<br />
much smoother than vintage motocross.<br />
Think mounds instead of jumps.<br />
Last month I wrote about rigid neck<br />
braces and how much good they can do.<br />
A few months ago, I wrote about the big<br />
vintage race I attended where I spoke to<br />
old stars, including 125 SX champ Todd<br />
Dehoop. When I saw Todd on the starting<br />
line, I remember easily reading his name<br />
on his jersey's upper back.<br />
Thinking back, he didn't wear a neck<br />
brace or hard chest/shoulder pads. I just<br />
read a report that Todd was badly injured<br />
in an MX crash in Florida. He broke a<br />
vertebra in his neck and is in very bad<br />
shape. Let's pray for Todd and seriously<br />
think about wearing all the protection we<br />
can. I always wear a neck brace on tracks<br />
and after a minute, I forget I have it on. E
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Oceano dunes has problems,<br />
Superstition bombing range border<br />
is getting a fence, TDS Safari took<br />
place, Sandstone Canyon has closed and<br />
grants are out for comment.<br />
Sandstone Canyon<br />
Sandstone Canyon is in Anza Borrego<br />
Desert State Park and heads southwest<br />
from Fish Creek wash. It is a narrow<br />
and deep wash that is fun to drive. We<br />
started hearing reports of it being closed<br />
and had to dig in and find out what was<br />
happening. Turns out a state Fish and<br />
Game commissioner was walking around<br />
above the end of the canyon looking for big<br />
horn sheep stuff and she came upon a steel<br />
post hammered in the ground, some rope,<br />
a run over ocotillo and a sawed down very<br />
old ocotillo tree.<br />
Someone had driven to the end of<br />
Sandstone Canyon, placed the post and<br />
winched out of the canyon. She told park<br />
staff about it and they looked carefully<br />
at park maps of the area. They found that<br />
the official trail ends at the spot where the<br />
new signs have been placed. This is where<br />
there is the pile of collapsed wall that is<br />
challenging to drive over. There is some<br />
confusion because there are signs further<br />
up the wash that indicate that travel with<br />
vehicles is ok in there. The park says it was<br />
a mistake to have allowed travel beyond<br />
that point. We are talking to the park about<br />
allowing travel further up. I have seen<br />
photos of the post and cut tree and they are<br />
real.<br />
TDS Desert Safari<br />
Tierra Del Sol Safari took place,<br />
though not in the usual way. There was a<br />
small base tent with shirts for sale behind<br />
the Jack in the Box in Salton City. There<br />
were some casual group runs in the desert<br />
nearby and an online raffle took place. I<br />
had been contacted the week before by<br />
OHV commissioner Tom Lemmon about<br />
he and Senator Brian Jones coming out to<br />
drive around. The Sunday morning, I met<br />
with Tom, Brian and fellow Commissioner<br />
OHV Patricia Urena at Steve's ATV in<br />
Salton City. Steve allowed the three of<br />
them to borrow side by sides for a run and<br />
invited our VP Audrey and myself. We<br />
went along S22 where we would like to<br />
have the road designated as combined use,<br />
then we went up Tectonic Gorge and down<br />
Tierra Del Sol washes. Audrey drove her<br />
Jeep and I led with my motorcycle.<br />
Superstition Bombing Range<br />
The Superstition open area is getting<br />
a smooth wire fence on the northeastern<br />
side soon. There have been a lot of<br />
incursions into the bombing range and<br />
that is making trouble with the Navy. The<br />
Navy plans practice flights in advance.<br />
Planes are prepared, schedules made and<br />
pilots readied. They take off and fly to<br />
the practice area, only to have to abort<br />
the mission because someone is down<br />
there driving around where they are not<br />
supposed to be. This is expensive and<br />
damages our military's ability to be ready<br />
to protect us, so please stay out of the<br />
bombing ranges.<br />
Oceano Dunes<br />
Oceano Dunes may have its fate<br />
decided by the time you read this. It is<br />
now days before the California Coastal<br />
Commission meeting to vote on whether<br />
to allow OHV use to continue there.<br />
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SDORC submitted comments<br />
to CCC asking for the park to<br />
remain open. We pointed out the<br />
large number of visitors who go<br />
there, the ability of underserved<br />
communities to rent ATV's and<br />
enjoy an off-road experience and<br />
reminded them that State Parks<br />
does an excellent job managing<br />
all the resources there.<br />
We also commented<br />
on State Parks Public Works<br />
Plan and noted that there is no<br />
objective reason to limit capacity<br />
to 500 per day when it was 1,000<br />
per day before the pandemic.<br />
We also pointed out that not<br />
allowing concessions, like ATV<br />
rentals is a big mistake and hurts<br />
underserved communities.<br />
OHV Grants<br />
State Parks OHV grants are<br />
now up for review and comment.<br />
If you care about how your<br />
OHV green sticker dollars are<br />
being spent, this is your time to<br />
weigh in. https://olga.ohv.parks.<br />
ca.gov/egrams_ohmvr/user/<br />
ReviewProjects.aspx<br />
SDORC Radio<br />
You can listen to SDORC<br />
radio on Sundays at noon on<br />
KCBQ AM 1170, FM 92.1 and<br />
online The Answer Radio as well<br />
as past shows on SDORC.org We<br />
are looking for radio sponsors, so<br />
let us know you want to get on<br />
the air with us.<br />
SDORC Membership<br />
SDORC is a membership<br />
organization, so go to our<br />
website and join for only $25<br />
per year and help us keep land<br />
open for us all to enjoy.<br />
The threat to close the Oceano SVRA to vehicles is real as shown by this hypocritcal<br />
protester who is collecting signatures to shut the beach down to vehicles,<br />
Join San Diego<br />
<strong>Off</strong> <strong>Road</strong><br />
Coalition<br />
to help protect<br />
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Last Chan<br />
BY JESSI PUFFENBARGER<br />
www.sdjc.rocks<br />
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ce Canyon<br />
What can happen when two great Jeep<br />
enthusiasts meet? An annual event of course.<br />
That is what happened when JeepnGypsy and<br />
Jeep Daddy met the San Diego Jeep Club. With like<br />
goals and interests, this friendship just continues to<br />
blossom. This year, while still impacted by Covid, the<br />
two found a way to make the annual event happen. It<br />
was decided that a camp out with trail runs of varying<br />
degrees of difficulty would occur.<br />
Unfortunately, mother nature had other ideas.<br />
Naturally, San Diego Jeep Club stepped into action<br />
and altered the event so that it could still happen, just<br />
on a modified scale. Instead of multiple runs, there<br />
would be one run that would highlight the best that the<br />
area had to offer. Camping would still occur, but with<br />
high winds anticipated, members without motorhomes<br />
elected to stay at nearby lodging.<br />
All participants met at basecamp to air down<br />
and have a quick drivers meeting before hitting the<br />
trail. The revised plan was to hit the trail and travel<br />
to various locations along the way such as a mine,<br />
camp, and tunnel. The plan would have to be revised<br />
one more time, but more on that later. Last Chance<br />
Canyon, here we come.<br />
Last Chance Canyon is a fun trail surrounded<br />
by beautiful canyons in the El Paso Mountain range.<br />
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Last Chance Canyon is part of Red Rock<br />
Canyon State Park and features steep<br />
canyon walls, challenging rock obstacles,<br />
and many places to explore and see the<br />
past. Red Rock Canyon State Park has over<br />
147 archeological sites and various wildlife<br />
including desert tortoise, Mohave ground<br />
squirrel, Prairie Falcons, Golden Eagles,<br />
and various desert plants. Petroglyphs and<br />
aboriginal tool stone quarries can also be<br />
found.<br />
In the 1860s Red Rock Canyon<br />
became a travel route for shipments of<br />
supplies for regional mines especially<br />
during the 1890s when there was a rush<br />
to mine placer gold from the dry washes.<br />
After time, the mining activity died down<br />
but saw a resurgence during the Great<br />
Depression. During this period, long-term<br />
residency near the mines increased. A few<br />
of the main points of interest in the park<br />
are Dutch Cleanser Mines, Bickel Camp,<br />
Holland Camp, Holly Ash Mines, Cudahay<br />
Camp, and Burro Schmidt Tunnel. Burro<br />
Schmidt Tunnel was not made by nature,<br />
but instead by William “Burro” Schmidt<br />
who spent 38 years digging the half-milelong<br />
tunnel.<br />
Once reaching the trailhead, we all<br />
lined up to enter Last Chance Canyon<br />
and start on our adventure. As the trail<br />
progresses, a series of obstacles and loose<br />
rock come into view. Now the trail starts<br />
to come to life. The high canyon walls and<br />
weaving of the trail keep you focused and<br />
on your toes.<br />
The first major obstacle that you<br />
approach is the V-notch. This is an area<br />
not for the faint of heart. As you drive up<br />
onto the notch, you have to slowly ride the<br />
walls bringing your Jeep up high enough<br />
on the wall to almost walk under it. If not<br />
careful, the Jeep could slip down the wall<br />
into the notch, causing damage. There is<br />
a bypass for this section so if you are not<br />
comfortable you can continue on the trail.<br />
As the trail progresses the rocks continue<br />
to get larger and remain loose making the<br />
trail change as it is driven.<br />
The next obstacle you encounter is<br />
a step-up shelf. There are two lines on<br />
this shelf depending on the build of the<br />
vehicle and the skill of the driver. With<br />
great spotting, a stock vehicle is more than<br />
capable of getting through one section of<br />
this obstacle. This trail is not just traversed<br />
by Jeeps, but also motorcycles and sideby-sides<br />
so be sure that you do not block<br />
the trail should you need to stop for any<br />
reason.<br />
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As we continued down the trail,<br />
it opened up to a large wash and areas<br />
marked for wildlife preservation. This<br />
was the perfect area to stop for a small<br />
break. Unfortunately, this was also the area<br />
of our next challenge. We had a vehicle<br />
breakdown and after working on it for a<br />
little while, we determined that we would<br />
be unable to repair it on trail. Tow straps<br />
were taken out and we started to hook up<br />
the vehicle in preparation to tow it. San<br />
Diego Jeep Club's policy is to never leave a<br />
vehicle on the trail.<br />
Unfortunately, this caused us to<br />
modify our trail plan for the day. After<br />
much discussion, we decided the fastest<br />
way to get the vehicle off the trail was to<br />
go past the Dutch Cleanser mine where we<br />
would be able to tow the Jeep to pavement<br />
much quicker. The only thing standing in<br />
our way was Graduation Hill. While this<br />
is a moderate hill, the added weight of<br />
a vehicle in tow added a new challenge.<br />
Getting the vehicle part way up the hill<br />
we decided to connect a winch to the tow<br />
vehicle to help it get all the way up and<br />
over with the extra weight. The convoy<br />
continued down the trail until reaching the<br />
Dutch Cleanser Mine where it was decided<br />
that we would split the group up. A few<br />
went with the tow vehicle and brought the<br />
non-running Jeep to the pavement where it<br />
could be towed.<br />
The rest of us stayed at the mine<br />
to explore. It was amazing to see the<br />
large shafts where the pumice was mined<br />
to make the abrasive cleanser sold in<br />
the early 1900s. Once the tow vehicle<br />
group returned, we continued on the trail<br />
passing Cudahay Camp. This was a small<br />
settlement in 1923 that housed on average<br />
12 men at a time who would mine the<br />
nearby Pumicite producing over 100 tons<br />
of pumice a week. The camp was later<br />
abandoned, but remnants of the concrete<br />
foundations can still be seen.<br />
After a fulfilling, but challenging day,<br />
the San Diego Jeep Club, JeepnGypsy, and<br />
Jeep Daddy made it back to camp. Some<br />
members aired up and headed home, while<br />
others remained to finish the last day of the<br />
campout. The day ended with a wonderful<br />
campfire shared by friends who have<br />
become family. Can’t wait to see what we<br />
plan for next year’s annual event. E<br />
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OCEANO DUNES<br />
BY JARED MACLEOD<br />
www.oceanodunes.org<br />
THE FIGHT ISN'T OVER!<br />
On March 18, <strong>2021</strong> the California<br />
Coastal Commission voted to end<br />
the 100 year tradition of allowing<br />
off road vehicles on the beach at the<br />
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation<br />
Area.<br />
Background<br />
Following the California Coastal<br />
Commission meeting July 2019 in San<br />
Luis Obispo, State Parks was directed to<br />
develop a comprehensive Public Works<br />
Plan and many other key environmental<br />
documents prior to meeting<br />
with the Coastal Commission<br />
again.<br />
After years of preparation<br />
and direct coordination with<br />
the Coastal Commission,<br />
California State Parks released<br />
their draft Public Works<br />
Plan in December 2020. Per<br />
the deadline, the plan was<br />
delivered by State Parks<br />
as promised to the Coastal<br />
Commission.<br />
On March 18, <strong>2021</strong><br />
rather than the Commission<br />
taking the opportunity to<br />
discuss and evaluate the<br />
Oceano Dunes Public Works<br />
Plan, they chose instead to take<br />
drastic action against the longstanding<br />
1982 Coastal Development Permit that<br />
allowed off road vehicles at Oceano. The<br />
Commissioners voted on their Staff’s<br />
recommendation for a 5-Year Phase out<br />
of OHV and camping at Oceano Dunes<br />
SVRA, as well as other drastic changes to<br />
the Park.<br />
In an effort to appease the California<br />
Coastal Commission, State Parks had spent<br />
years implementing painstaking measures<br />
to assure that the Public Works Plan had<br />
directly addressed each of the concerns and<br />
demands. This was done at the expense of<br />
State Parks, offering no actual benefit to<br />
the OHV users and campers of the Park,<br />
but instead included major new reductions<br />
and restrictions imposed on the Park's<br />
current operations.<br />
Prepping for the Big Day<br />
In the months leading up to the big<br />
day, Friends of Oceano Dunes board<br />
members, our attorney and our lobbyist<br />
Jared and Point Mugu 4x4 President Lance DesBaillets with the<br />
Counter Protesters<br />
were all-hands-on-deck working around the<br />
clock in preparation.<br />
First, we met privately with California<br />
Coastal Commission Staffers Dan Karl<br />
and Kevin Kahn, the masterminds behind<br />
the staff recommendation and scheme to<br />
phase out current operations at the Park.<br />
Next we scheduled separate meetings<br />
with Commissioner Uranga, California<br />
Coastal Commission Chair Padilla and<br />
Vice Chair Brownsey. At each of these<br />
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meetings, Friends of Oceano Dunes<br />
President Jim Suty presented a slide show<br />
highlighting the Park’s history, Coastal Act<br />
compliance and longstanding historical<br />
use of OHV and camping recreation going<br />
back over 100 years. Also discussed were<br />
the successes of our many world class<br />
environmental and endangered species<br />
programs (funded by the OHV Trust Fund)<br />
with insight offered as to how we could<br />
collaborate together with the Coastal<br />
Commission and State Parks to further<br />
improve on these successes.<br />
It might seem<br />
odd that Friends of<br />
Oceano Dunes put<br />
in the extra time and<br />
effort to meet with<br />
the Commissioners<br />
and Staffers, but we<br />
believed it was worth a<br />
shot to engage with our<br />
opposition and exhaust<br />
every possibility prior to<br />
the March 18 meeting.<br />
What is most alarming<br />
is that we found out<br />
later through the Coastal<br />
Commission's ex parte<br />
disclosures, that Friends<br />
of Oceano Dunes was<br />
the only pro OHV organization to actually<br />
meet with or attempt to have meetings<br />
with the Commissioners. Where were the<br />
others?<br />
Next, Friends of Oceano Dunes<br />
decided to join forces with the Pismo<br />
Chamber of Commerce as well as a local<br />
advocacy group called Beach Drive Ride,<br />
United Spinal Association, Rugged Radios,<br />
Clawson Motorsports, Mitchell Insurance,<br />
Yo Banana Boy! and other local business
Lin Macleod protesting the Park’s closure<br />
owners and residents to have the “Access<br />
4 All Peaceful Demonstration” at Oceano<br />
Dunes the weekend before the March 18<br />
meeting. The idea was simple: To protest<br />
against the March 18 meeting and to bring<br />
the local community together to take a<br />
stand against the Coastal Commission’s<br />
overreach of power and threats to close<br />
OHV and camping at our SVRA. The<br />
demonstration was a huge success.<br />
3 years (closing in 2024). The<br />
Coastal Commission wants the<br />
Park closed in 3 years time, with<br />
zero consideration for the fact<br />
that it is a state legislated SVRA<br />
and no regard for the impact this<br />
will have on the local businesses<br />
and community.<br />
The second most<br />
consequential amendment passed<br />
was to extend the closure of<br />
the Pier Avenue entrance to<br />
July 2022, an extra 12 months,<br />
rather than the July <strong>2021</strong><br />
original closure date proposed<br />
in the Staff recommendation.<br />
The Commissioners clearly<br />
could care less about the local<br />
businesses this will destroy, but<br />
as they see it, one extra year<br />
should be plenty of time for the<br />
businesses to figure things out.<br />
The Battle Continues<br />
This fight is far from over! The<br />
Friends of Oceano Dunes' legal team is<br />
gearing up and preparing to file another<br />
lawsuit. The upcoming lawsuits will be<br />
expensive, and will likely go all the way<br />
to the Supreme Court. This will ultimately<br />
come down to funding, and Friends of<br />
Oceano Dunes needs your support.<br />
We are IN IT TO WIN IT!<br />
Keith Smith, Founder/President of<br />
United Spinal Association Central<br />
Coast<br />
To DONATE and help support our<br />
legal fight against the California<br />
Coastal Commission, please go to<br />
www.oceanodunes.org<br />
The Showdown<br />
Fast forward to March 18, the<br />
showdown with the California Coastal<br />
Commission! This grueling 12 hour<br />
meeting was the most drawn out dog and<br />
pony show I have ever seen. We listened<br />
to hours of one-minute public comments<br />
from both sides, for a total of 50 pro OHV<br />
callers, as well as group presentations from<br />
established organizations. Again, very<br />
disappointing to see an absence of so many<br />
of the “key players” for the most pivotal<br />
decision to date in the fight for Oceano<br />
Dunes SVRA.<br />
The biggest result of the meeting<br />
was the Commissioners’ unanimous vote<br />
for an amendment to advance their Staff's<br />
recommended 5-year phase out plan to just<br />
Karen Suty, Jennifer Rokes, Jim Suty (President & Founder of Friends of<br />
Oceano Dunes) and Anthony Andre<br />
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OFF<br />
ROAD<br />
KIDS<br />
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Cousins Slater Ketcham (2) and Jacey<br />
Ketcham (2) riding double on a CRF50.<br />
- Dave Ketcham, Escondido CA<br />
turn the page for<br />
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This is all our grandkids in the buggy at Devils Slide<br />
- Theresa Collett, San Marcos CA<br />
Here is a picture of my beautiful, spunky and energetic<br />
5-year-old daughter from Holtville CA, Abrianna Trevino<br />
enjoying her Sunday at Eagle Mountain Railroad Trestle<br />
Bridge February 21st on a ride from Mammoth Wash<br />
- Neftali Trevino, Holtville CA<br />
Adrian Marin, Preston Sexton, and Wesley Sexton<br />
all from Borrego in Ocotillo Wells - Rusty Sexton,<br />
Borrego Springs CA<br />
Zoey Frampton and Kenzie Poe - Wayne Frampton,<br />
Lakeside OR<br />
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Brayton and little brother Benny of Borrego in<br />
Ocotillo Wells - Rusty Sexton, Borrego Springs CA<br />
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Brooke Flores, age 2, Glamis Sand<br />
Dunes (circa 2003) - Sandy Flores,<br />
Lakeside CA<br />
Danielle Harrington, age 7,<br />
1975, YZ 80, Stone House - Tom<br />
Harrington, Bonita CA<br />
Tyler Flores behind the wheel,<br />
age 3 (circa 2003) - Sandy Flores,<br />
Lakeside CA<br />
Blake Easton: "Steering wheel check. Shifter check.<br />
Now if only I could reach the pedals!" - Travis Eaton,<br />
Wheatridge CO<br />
Max (right) & Mason (left) Turvey with a few of their best friends at the Sand Bar in Superstition.<br />
- Sarah Turvey, El Cajon CA<br />
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Little Lindsey (2 years old)<br />
getting her 93 YJ ready for the<br />
next off-road Jeep adventure!<br />
- Cortney Wright, El Centro CA<br />
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We are 4 generations deep in off-road racing and vintage memorabilia. - Arron Sletten, Indio CA<br />
Zander tearin’ it up on his quad.<br />
- Sarah Banuelos, Vista CA<br />
Brock LaBelle is our little Storm<br />
Trooper. The Force is strong with<br />
this one! Pumpkin Patch at Ocotillo<br />
Wells - Brian LaBelle, Brea CA<br />
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My twin boys, 11-year-old<br />
Mason and Jared at Table Mesa<br />
OHV just north of Phoenix, AZ<br />
- Ed Richardson, San Diego CA
Maisie Maelynn Jones, 5 years old, at LACR. - Mindy Jones,<br />
Phelan CA<br />
These are my grandkids with the rock man that they<br />
discovered in Ocotillo Wells! Joaquin Aray, Oliver Peek<br />
and Elaina Aray - Proud grandpa Ned Peek, San Diego CA<br />
Taylin, Gage and Cam Baldwin from Lakeside<br />
- Rachel Baldwin, Lakeside CA<br />
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This is Hailey at a Parker race.<br />
Her Dad races a Jeep Scrambler.<br />
- Darcie Coffland (mother of<br />
Hailey), Gilbert AZ<br />
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https://www.<br />
facebook.com/Ocotillo-<br />
Wells-RV-Park-<br />
Store-875140252624514/<br />
Dulce Renée Montaño,<br />
age 13, learning to ride<br />
LEFT Deegan Saechao, age 3, enjoying the weekend<br />
on the sand at the Oceano Dunes. - Photo submitted<br />
by Mom, Megan Saechao<br />
Summer Kukla photobombing the picture of my truck<br />
- Jack Reilly, Sagle ID<br />
My son Paul, 1987ish - Larry Proctor, Jamul CA<br />
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Wyatt, Weston and Waylon at the drag strip in Glamis CA<br />
New Years Day. - Jeremy Diede, Sonora CA<br />
Tessa LaBelle is a Rock Star! On the trail at Ocotillo<br />
Wells - Brian LaBelle, Brea CA<br />
Papa Stan and Brookelyn out on the Arizona Peace<br />
Trail. - Bryan Jacobson, Placentia CA<br />
Our two kids, Callie, 5, and Andrew, 2, enjoying some<br />
snacks in front of our rzr. We were camped up in<br />
Ocotillo Wells State Park and rode down south to the<br />
2nd trestle bridge for the mine train. These two kiddos<br />
just love taking rzr rides to all the cool spots of<br />
interest in and out of Ocotillo Wells Sate Park.<br />
- Kate Robinson, Fallbrook CA<br />
Camden Mills,<br />
age 4, Ocotillo<br />
Wells<br />
- Lana Mills,<br />
San Marcos CA<br />
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Hailey and Kenneth love being at any desert. Glamis,<br />
Superstition, Plaster City, just anything to do<br />
with the desert and they are happy campers! - Cindy<br />
Swanguen, Campo CA
www.duncanracing.com<br />
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Sadie McPheeters, Avery Ortiz and Lilah McPheeters<br />
working on their 'dirt tan' at Superstition Mountain,<br />
<strong>2021</strong> - Doug McPheeters, Santee CA<br />
"Leave the desert here."Aaron Ortiz 'dusting'<br />
daughter Avery, for the ride home from Superstition.<br />
March <strong>2021</strong> - Doug McPheeters, Santee CA<br />
Jameson Mills, age 9, in Ocotillo Wells CA - Lana Mills,<br />
San Marcos CA<br />
My twins, plus their older bro Jacob riding near<br />
home - Ed Richardson, Black Canyon City AZ<br />
Mason Turvey,<br />
Shane Savory,<br />
and Dominic<br />
Agistino. Best<br />
friends riding<br />
out at<br />
Superstition.<br />
- Sarah Turvey,<br />
El Cajon CA<br />
Henny Harrington and Cody<br />
Ocheltree, ages 10 and 8 at<br />
Cahuilla <strong>Road</strong>, Ocotillo Wells<br />
- Tom Harrington, Bonita CA<br />
Chula Vista CA<br />
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Family off-road time is the best time. William Monroe<br />
at the train trestle near Superstition - Steven Monroe,<br />
off road kids continued next page
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My son William testing out his new bike from his Uncle<br />
Bob, owner at San Diego Powerhouse - Chelsea Youngs<br />
Bexley, 3 months old - Kayla Pfohlman, San<br />
Diego CA<br />
Them Sletten Boys. 11 Brothers Motorsports. Start<br />
them young. - Dennis Sletten, Indio CA<br />
From left to right: Andrew Fields, Andrea Baczkowski, Troy Fields, Spencer Willhite and Maggie Willhite.<br />
Photo taken just outside of the town of Ocotillo. Photo by Jess Willhite, Santee CA<br />
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Christian Mills, age 7 at Fox raceway in Pala, CA -<br />
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Brendan and Katelyn at Sunset Hill in Glamis - Laura<br />
Rockwood<br />
Johnathon Thorpe watering trees with left over water<br />
before we left Glamis - Raymond Leon, Campo CA<br />
Hannah, Bailey, Ben and Blaze kicking it at Cal City<br />
- Marty Eisen, Tarzana CA<br />
off road kids continued next page<br />
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Fernanda Lopez,<br />
11 years old,<br />
enjoys weekend<br />
riding on her<br />
Honda TRX250R<br />
Madeline Vallecorsa, age 6 and James Vallecorsa,<br />
Upland CA<br />
Callie learning to ride<br />
her CRF50. Thumbs up<br />
coming into camp after<br />
some laps practicing<br />
her turning. - Kate<br />
Robinson,<br />
Fallbrook CA<br />
The McPheeters girls enjoying some snack time out at<br />
Superstition. Photo by Jesse McPheeters, El Cajon CA<br />
Olivia Freeman and Ava Wik - Ken Freeman, Las<br />
Vegas NV<br />
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My son, Damian Mills, age 13, at Fox Raceway,<br />
Pala, CA (left) and his friend Owen Sanders, also<br />
13 - Lana Mills, San Marcos CA
My grandson Jay,<br />
practicing driving the<br />
Bronco. - Richard<br />
Calahan, Temecula CA<br />
Tessa and Brock together and NOT FIGHTING… LOL!<br />
Lots of good family fun to be found off road.<br />
Somewhere near Silverwood Lake - Brian LaBelle,<br />
Brea CA<br />
Jeep kids having a blast before a night run up valley<br />
of the moon. Jeremiah Bruening (center) and friends<br />
- Dona Bruening, Oceanside CA<br />
"Let's roll!” Charlotte Murguia at Superstition. Clinton Greene and Preston Sexton of Julian and<br />
Thanksgiving 2020 - Doug McPheeters, Santee CA Borrego in Ocotillo Wells - Rusty Sexton,<br />
Borrego Springs CA<br />
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Safety 1st! My son Blake with my wife,<br />
Shannon - Travis Eaton, Wheatridge CO<br />
Jayden St. Clair (right)<br />
with his pals at Glen Helen<br />
Raceway - Kelly St. Clair,<br />
Big Bear CA<br />
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Blast from the Pas<br />
Photos by Trackside Photo<br />
www.tracksidephoto.com<br />
John Joyce’s buggy<br />
being righted after<br />
a roll over at the<br />
1993 Nevada 400<br />
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Don’t Be A Fool --<br />
Stop For Fuel!<br />
We were well into a four-day<br />
drive through Death Valley.<br />
Our trip had taken us across the<br />
Slate Range of the Inyo Mountains into<br />
Panamint Valley. From there, we traveled<br />
through Gohler wash, and up and over<br />
Mengle Pass into Death Valley.<br />
By this time our fuel tanks were about<br />
half empty. Up ahead was Furnace Creek,<br />
Calif., which I knew had only one gas<br />
station. We pulled in, only to realize that<br />
the station was out of gas.<br />
Our next option was in the community<br />
of Stovepipe Wells. This town was in the<br />
right direction, north, but a little out of the<br />
way. We set off.<br />
Upon arriving, we discovered that<br />
the one gas station was closed due to high<br />
winds. Management feared the canopy<br />
overhead would blow down. With no<br />
recourse, we changed our route and drove<br />
to Beatty, Nev. to fuel up. Needless to say,<br />
these detours put a crimp in our plans. The<br />
extra fuel we carried in cans was<br />
a comfort that we would not run<br />
out before finding a viable station.<br />
The extra fuel cans by themselves<br />
were not sufficient for the rest of<br />
the trip.<br />
Get your fuel when you can<br />
This incident was a stark reminder<br />
that four-wheeling doesn’t always go<br />
according to plan. In this case, we had<br />
difficulty getting fuel. Engine fuel, whether<br />
gasoline or diesel, is absolutely critical<br />
for four-wheeling. All drivers know that,<br />
Beatty Nev. – Have group fuel up before dispersing<br />
which is why many carry extra fuel in<br />
portable gas cans. By its nature, our sport<br />
puts us in remote areas, with long distances<br />
between small towns, which also have<br />
limited services.<br />
Which brings me to Rule #6: Gas<br />
First!<br />
Rule #6 means gas is your first<br />
priority when it is available. Fuel up before<br />
checking out the convenience store to<br />
restock the drink supply. Fuel up before<br />
you check out that dinner for a meal. Fuel<br />
up before checking into the motel. Fuel up<br />
before the group disbands for the evening.<br />
Fueling up in remote areas is<br />
problematic. Gas stations are few and far<br />
between. They often offer only one grade<br />
of gas (87 octane) and diesel fuel. As<br />
discussed above, a station could be out of<br />
gas or closed.<br />
A mechanical breakdown won’t<br />
necessarily derail a 4WD trip. But a vehicle<br />
out of fuel is in real trouble. Don’t assume<br />
that the gas station you’re counting on will<br />
come through for you.<br />
Remote<br />
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All vehicles in the group should fuel<br />
up together<br />
If you’re the Trail Leader, make a<br />
point to lead the group into the gas station.<br />
Ensure everyone tops off their tanks even<br />
if they need just a few gallons. Those few<br />
gallons could come in handy later.<br />
This process is challenging when<br />
a group splits up. After a long day of<br />
driving, some drivers may want to visit a<br />
restaurant or hit the campsite. Some will<br />
put off fueling up until the next morning.<br />
It is so easy to forget, once you put it off.<br />
Encourage everyone to gas first when a
you thought. These and other issues cause<br />
drivers to use more fuel than planned.<br />
When you go off-road, remember<br />
Rule #6: Gas First. And top off your tank<br />
any chance you get. Because you don’t<br />
know what issues gas stations along the<br />
route may face.<br />
Closed<br />
station is available. As we’ve<br />
seen, you can’t always count on<br />
the gas stations.<br />
In addition to being out<br />
of gas (as was the case at<br />
Furnace Creek), my group once<br />
encountered a station closed the<br />
next morning because it had lost<br />
power. With no power to the<br />
pumps, there was no way to get<br />
gas. Those who did not fuel up<br />
the evening before had to wait<br />
until mid-day when the power<br />
was restored.<br />
Even if drivers are able<br />
to gas up the next morning,<br />
that stop will delay the group’s<br />
departure. Do all you can to<br />
have them fuel up the night<br />
before.<br />
Some drivers skip the pit<br />
stop because they are carrying<br />
extra gas. That’s unwise. The<br />
spare gas – especially the<br />
final can – is for emergency<br />
purposes. Perhaps the owner<br />
won’t need it, but another<br />
driver could.<br />
Four-wheelers are a<br />
versatile, resourceful bunch.<br />
They know that 4WD trips<br />
don’t always go according<br />
to plan. A trail is closed,<br />
requiring a detour. Campsites<br />
are full, forcing you to find<br />
an alternative. A particular<br />
route may take longer than<br />
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owners how to confidently and safely use<br />
their vechicles to the fullest extent in difficult<br />
terrain and adverse driving conditions.<br />
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SAGUARO UT<br />
February 19-21, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Wenden AZ<br />
www.utvoffroadadventures.com<br />
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Along the McMullen Valley runs<br />
Highway 60 stretching from<br />
Wickenburg, AZ to Brenda, AZ. In<br />
this stretch located between the Harcuvar<br />
and Harquahala mountains, you will find<br />
the small towns of Salome,<br />
AZ and Wenden, AZ.<br />
Both towns are small but<br />
welcoming to snowbirds,<br />
travelers and off-road<br />
enthusiasts year round. This<br />
area is rich in agriculture,<br />
farming, old mines, open<br />
desert views and the best part<br />
are the miles and miles of<br />
off-road adventure to be had!<br />
Fun history for the area<br />
includes: Salome, AZ getting<br />
its name from Grace Salome<br />
Hall who stepped on the hot<br />
dry desert sand barefoot and<br />
did a dance. The town motto<br />
of course is "Where she<br />
danced." Dick Wick Hall a humorist ran<br />
the Laughing Gas Station and advertised<br />
Free Hot Air. Wenden, AZ is the gateway to<br />
Alamo Lake and in the early 1900's it was<br />
a supply depot for all of the local mines<br />
in the area. Wyatt Earp left Tombstone to<br />
become the first retiree in the early 1880's<br />
and mined this area.<br />
With plenty of sunshine to be had,<br />
you can pick an adventure for the day.<br />
UTV <strong>Off</strong>road Adventures has designed 2<br />
rides daily that range between 50 - 75ish<br />
miles. This year were the Palmerita Loop<br />
and the Harquahala Mine Loop rides. Both<br />
rides boasting beautiful desert views, mine<br />
shafts galore, and a stop at the Wayside Inn<br />
& RV Park for an off the beaten path lunch<br />
and drinks located a few miles from Alamo<br />
Lake. Both rides are full of fun, friends,<br />
adventure and many stories from the local<br />
guides.<br />
This UTV event was held February<br />
19-21, <strong>2021</strong> with everyone<br />
starting out at locals Christy<br />
and Clark's homesite located<br />
up Alamo Lake <strong>Road</strong>. They<br />
are the owners and operators<br />
of C&D Auto Repair located<br />
in Salome. Their hospitality<br />
beyond measure allows all of<br />
us camping and all festivities<br />
on their properties for the<br />
event. A huge thanks to them<br />
for their guidance and the best<br />
bonfires ever for the nightly<br />
shenanigan's. The Cornhole<br />
Tournament, Raffles and<br />
night time festivities are well<br />
planned and everyone has an amazing<br />
time. Many leave with new gear and fond<br />
memories, not to mention new friends.<br />
We certainly cannot forget about the<br />
night ride! The first Friday night, after<br />
setting up your camp, checking your bags<br />
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for the weekend and gearing up for all the<br />
fun is the infamous night ride. Always<br />
a desert night time favorite. Among the<br />
cactus shadows and moonlight, flashing<br />
light bars and fun filled music fills the<br />
desert with a night time party on deserted<br />
backroads. What a sight to witness and<br />
be a part of. The desert night air and light<br />
show gives you a refreshed feeling that this<br />
weekend is just a beginning to many more<br />
adventures with friends, family and so<br />
much fun!<br />
Food for this event was provided<br />
by Emalee's Taqueria and I can certainly<br />
tell you from experience it is simply<br />
to die for! Breakfast burritos are much<br />
needed for your energy on the trail rides<br />
and will fill you up for miles. Their menu<br />
has authentic Mexican<br />
food including Elotes,<br />
Burritos, Quesadillas,<br />
Nachos and even a Keto<br />
Menu for those of us that<br />
have food allergies or<br />
issues. They are always<br />
accommodating and the<br />
food is simply amazing.<br />
The fun and<br />
experiences at these<br />
events cannot be put into words. There are<br />
not enough thanks for the people behind<br />
the scenes working endlessly to make<br />
sure your adventure is one to cherish for a<br />
lifetime!<br />
Experience the many trails and<br />
interesting places Arizona has to offer.<br />
Adventure awaits at every turn in Arizona<br />
and UTV <strong>Off</strong>-road Adventures will help<br />
you find the experience you are after. For<br />
information for ALL Arizona upcoming<br />
UTV events visit utvoffroadadventures.<br />
com.<br />
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SCFTA Racin<br />
Flat Track<br />
Round 2 - march 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />
perris raceway - perris ca<br />
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PHOTOS BY DW MEDIA<br />
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Zack Earwood, 1st place Open Amateur class<br />
Kage Tadman, 1st place 85 cc Open , 1st place 85-100 cc 2-Stroke Amateur and first place 250cc Youth Open<br />
50cc 2 Stk Beg 1. Solomon Stern 2. Ben<br />
Elkelberger 3. Thomas Chavira 4. Walker<br />
Lewis 5. Sidney Stern 50cc 4 Stk Beg 1.<br />
Duke Makarevich 2. Solomon Stern 3. Bryce<br />
Elkelberger III 4. Doffo 50cc Open 1. Duke<br />
Makarevich 2. Solomon Stern 3. Bryce<br />
Elkelberger III 4. Ben Elkelberger 5. Thomas<br />
Chavira 65-70cc 2 Stk Beg 1. Danny Iha<br />
65-70cc 2 Stk Nov 1. Jackson Brown 65-70cc<br />
2 Stk Amateur 1. Colton Shafer 50cc Nov 1.<br />
Duke Makarevich 85 Open 1. Kage Tadman 2.<br />
Kensei Matsudaira 3. Colin Petton 4. Jasper<br />
Heathfield 5. Jackson Brown 85-100cc 2 Stk<br />
Amateur 1. Kage Tadman 2. Kensei Matsudaira<br />
3. Colin Petton 85-100cc 2 Stk Nov 1. Colton<br />
Shafer 2. Jasper Heathfield 85-100cc 2 Stk<br />
Beg 1. Jackson Brown 250cc Youth Open 1.<br />
Kage Tadman 85cc 4 Stk Amateur 1. Kensei<br />
Matsudaira 65-70cc Open 1. Colton Shafer<br />
2. Jackson Brown Vets +35 Am/Nov 1. Stace<br />
Richmond 2. Adam Lesley 3. Mike Diffenbaugh<br />
4. Joseph Boyd 5. Damian Doffo Madd Dog<br />
Open 4 Stk 1. Conner Hickerson 2. Sierra<br />
Hickerson 3. Dan Iha 4. Jason Bishop 5. Bill<br />
Lyons Senior Vets +60 Exp 1. Jon Nunes 2.<br />
Mike Vital 3. Jeff Apple 4. Sam Cover 5. Travis<br />
Ward Pull Starts 1. Conner Hickerson 2. Daltin<br />
Collie 3. Jeff Apple 4. Brody Porst 5. Lane Miller<br />
Senior Vets +50 Am/Nov 1. Stace Richmond<br />
2. Mike Diffenbaugh 3. Adam Lesley 4. Mark<br />
Norman 5. Donny Moore Framer Expert 1.<br />
Travis Petton 2. Clayton Williams Framers Am/<br />
Nov 1. Geneva Howes Super Sen +60 Exp 1.<br />
Royal Anderson 2. Jim Ottele 3. James Morris<br />
4. Elliott Iverson 5. John Clayton Super Sen<br />
+60 Am/Nov 1. Paul Claybaugh 2. Gary Lane<br />
3. Patrick Hayes 4. Tom Howes 5. Mike Boals<br />
Premier Senior +70 1. Wayne Warrington 2.<br />
Robert Marchbanks Vets +35 Exp 1. Jon Nunes<br />
2. Sam Cover 3. John Clayton 4. Josh Mills<br />
Bomber Exp 1. Danny Perkins 2. Robbie Crean<br />
3. Josh Mills Bomber Am/Nov 1. Paul Claybaugh<br />
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2. Robert Marchbank Open Unclassified 1.<br />
Travis Horn 2. Zack Earwood 3. Daltin Collie 4.<br />
Stace Richmond 5. Michael Resendez Open<br />
Expert 1. Travis Petton 2. Conner Hickerson<br />
3. Andrew Myers 4. Matt Foster Powder Puff<br />
1. Sierra Hickerson 2. Geneva Howes 3. KC<br />
Coleman 4. Joey Crabtree 5. Roberta Ewart<br />
Hooligans 1. Helder Alvernaz 2. Jim Ottele 3.<br />
Adam Lesley 4. Stace Richmond 5. Daniel Ito<br />
Open Nov/Beg 1. James Broskey 2. Michael<br />
Resendez 3. Joseph Boyd 4. Geneva Howes<br />
5. Joshua Lesley Open Am 1. Zack Earwood<br />
2. Daltin Collie 3. Conner Hickerson 4. Cole<br />
Norman 5. Josh Lesley Pro 1. Travis Petton 2.<br />
Justin Thurman 3. Andre Oches 4. Colt Foster<br />
5. Nick Garcia<br />
Danny Perkins, first place Bomber Expert Class<br />
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ZR PROMO<br />
CTA<br />
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Prix<br />
Mexicali B.C.<br />
www.zrpromo.com<br />
Photos by Triplets Media<br />
Giovani Aviles<br />
finished fifth in<br />
the Novice class<br />
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Luis deNicolas won the Class 50 on his KTM SX250<br />
Brandon Prieto, first overall at the finish line<br />
Fernanda Gissel finished fifth in Novice class<br />
M/C OPEN PRO 1. Brandon Prieto<br />
(29), Ensenada B.C. QUAD OPEN<br />
PRO 1.José Luis Meza Vélez<br />
(22), San Felipe Baja México 2.<br />
Felipe Vélez (40), San Felipe Baja<br />
México 3. #Q10 Chris Avalos (20),<br />
Yuma AZ 4. Marcos Cousiño, San<br />
Vicente B.C. 5. Jesús Hernández<br />
(30), Santa Rosalía BC sur OPEN<br />
EXPERT 1. Manuel Antonio Gómez<br />
Jr. (17), Tecate B.C. 2. José André<br />
Enríquez (17), Mexicali B.C. 3.<br />
Esteban Lujan (24), Tijuana B.C. 4.<br />
Rubén Lujan (20), Tijuana B.C. 5.<br />
Robert Rodríguez III, Mexicali B.C.<br />
QUAD OPEN EXPERTS 1. Nicolás<br />
Vélez (14), San Felipe B.C. 2. Edgar<br />
Muñoz (22), Chula Vista CA 3. Omar<br />
Murillo (21), Tecate B.C. 4. Ery<br />
Sandoval (21), Brawley Ca. 5. José<br />
Luis Montoya García (21), Mexicali<br />
B.C. M/C OPEN +30 1. Francisco<br />
Septien (44), Ensenada B.C. 2.<br />
Michel Valenzuela (32), Mexicali<br />
B.C. 3. Manuel Antonio Gómez<br />
(35), Tecate B.C. 4. Leonardo<br />
Crowder Lizárraga (33), Mexicali<br />
B.C. 5. Adrián Valdez (44), Tijuana<br />
B.C. QUAD OPEN +40 1. Gilberto<br />
Pérez (41), Mexicali B.C. Honda<br />
TRX450R2. Ismael Hernández<br />
(41), Escondido Ca. 3. Carlos S.<br />
López Martínez (48), San Felipe<br />
B.C. 4. Raudel Coronel Ceceña<br />
(47), Mexicali B.C. 5. Francisco<br />
Espinoza Ríos (49), Mexicali B.C.<br />
M/C OPEN NOVICE 1. Hosman<br />
Márquez Carreón (17), Mexicali B.C.<br />
2. Ricardo Meza Vélez (17), San<br />
Felipe B.C. 3. Daniel Meza Vélez (20),<br />
San Felipe B.C. 4. Marco Avalos<br />
Jr. (97), San Diego Ca. 5. Giovanni<br />
Avilés (29), Tijuana B.C. M/C OPEN<br />
+40 1. Christian Espinoza (44),<br />
Mexicali B.C. 2. Jesús Navarro<br />
(47), Mexicali B.C. M/C OPEN +50:<br />
1. Luis de Nicolás (53), Mexicali<br />
B.C. 2. Miguel Coria Barajas (56),<br />
Mexicali B.C. 3. Efraín Nuño (60),<br />
Mexicali B.C. QUAD OPEN +30 1.<br />
Jorge Luis Ramírez Jr. (33), Mexicali<br />
B.C. QUAD OPEN NOVICE 1.<br />
Dionisio Zavala Ayala (13), Jacume<br />
2. Eduardo Rojas (17), San Ignacio<br />
B.C. 3. Yoel Leal (13), Mexicali B.C.<br />
4. Alfredo Rodríguez 5. Fernanda<br />
Gissel (19), Mexicali B.C.<br />
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Andre Enqiruez finished second in the MC Open<br />
Expert class<br />
Brandon Prieto flying near Trump’s wall - Dulcé<br />
Renee photo<br />
Edgar Muñoz finished second in the Expert class on<br />
his TRX450R<br />
Jesus “Toy” Navarro finished second in the Open +40<br />
MC class<br />
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Marcos Cousino from San Vicente Baja Mexico rode<br />
Jose Luis Meza Velez, first Quad<br />
his first ZR series race and finished fourth in class<br />
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Local Jesus Osuna flying on his TRX450R finished<br />
seventh<br />
Manuel Gomez Jr. led and won the Expert class<br />
Nicho Zavala Jr. won the Novice class<br />
TJ rider Luis Garcia finished 11th in the Expert class<br />
Michel Valenzuela finished second in the Open +30 class<br />
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Pete Andrassy, third Super Senior<br />
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Justin Morgan, 1st overall<br />
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Kevin Ciccarelli, first Senior<br />
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Luke Ware, third Vet Novice, plowing through a deep silt bed<br />
TOP TEN OVERALL 1. Justin Morgan<br />
2. Adrian Ortiz 3. Chad Goodsell 4.<br />
Joshua Sharp 5. Dylan Earle 6. Ryan<br />
Gustine 7. Robert Youngs 8. Daniel<br />
Fenton 9. Evan Estrada 10. Kyle Hill<br />
TOP TEN UTV 1. Justin Cox, Justin<br />
Herrera 2. Elliott Watson 3. Dustin<br />
Twamley, Joshua Butler 3. Eric Hartell,<br />
Sandy Flores 4. Rich Hedgecock, Sean<br />
McCall 5. Jesse Melrose, Brian Kim 6.<br />
Jake Cassidy 8. William McNeer, Helena<br />
Soto 9. Skip Fitch 10. Dave Sykes, Dan<br />
Candler<br />
CLASS RESULTS<br />
Vet Exp 1. Justin Morgan 2. Robert<br />
Youngs 3. Kyle Hill 4. Chris Brooks 5.<br />
Joe Saelens Vet Am 1. Erik Burnworth<br />
2. Devin Thornton 3. Ivan Delgadillo<br />
4. David Valley 5. Nathan Johnson Vet<br />
Nov 1. Josh Wissehr 2. Nathan Grayelle<br />
3. Luke Ware 4. Darin Ayala 5. Andrew<br />
Pappas Open Exp 1. Adrian Ortiz 2.<br />
Joshua Sharp 3. Daniel Fenton 4. Evan<br />
Estrada 5. Donald Stanley Open Am<br />
1. Logan Green 2. Justin Wilson 3. AJ<br />
Motta 4. Robert Rodriguez 5. David<br />
Ponce-Dick Open Nov 1. Connor<br />
Rusty Sexton, sixth<br />
Vet Novice<br />
Casey Lizaola, first ATV Vet Am<br />
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Devin Smith, third UTV Pro Production 1000cc<br />
Detlefsen 2. Cole Herbrandson 3. Jesus<br />
Cabrera 4. Derek Marron 5. Cameron<br />
Kinnear 250 Exp 1. Chad Goodsell<br />
2. Dylan Earle 3. Braydin Collie 250<br />
Am 1. Albaro Ortiz 2. Austin Farley 3.<br />
Cooper Shira 4. Noah Clevenger 250<br />
Nov 1. Salvador Paniagua 2. Pedro<br />
Montes 3. Andrew Hendrix 4. Brenten<br />
Adams 5. Tyler Clark 200 Nov 1.<br />
Connor Belew Senior Exp 1. Ryan<br />
Gustine Senior Am 1. Courtney Ludwin<br />
2. Darin Smith 3. Chad Prey Sen Nov<br />
1. Kevin Ciccarelli 2. Donnie Durfee 3.<br />
Michael Kent 4. Brian<br />
Morris 5. Joseph Moore<br />
Super Sen Exp 1. Eric Carnes 2. Art<br />
Pifer 3. Pete Andrassy 4. Jason Cogbill<br />
5. Robbie Pippin Sup Sen Am 1.<br />
Robert Feinstein 2. Dave Green 3. Zac<br />
Shira 4. David Rinder Sup Sen Nov 1.<br />
David Doyle 2. Scott Kinnear 3. Davey<br />
Shapiro 4. Dick Hosmer Masters Exp<br />
1. Mark Zela Women Exp 1. Liz Karcz<br />
Women Am 1. Desiree Bates Women<br />
Nov 1. Brittany Freeman 2. Julie<br />
Daniels 3. Kristin Baxter 4. Brittany<br />
Brooks ATV Exp 1. Danny Magdaleno<br />
2. Chris Avalos 3. Ismael Hernandez<br />
ABOVE Julie Daniels, second Womens<br />
Novice BELOW Austin Farley,<br />
16 years old, first desert race, 15th<br />
out of 160 racers, talented and fast.<br />
Nathan Johnson,<br />
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4. Ricardo Gonzalez 5. Rafael Aros ATV<br />
Nov 1. Luis Dukes 2. Jake Hickman<br />
3. Jesus Diaz 4. Anthony Lopez 5.<br />
Zachary Winkelman ATV Vet Am 1.<br />
Casey Lizaola 2. Anthony De Mars ATV<br />
Vet Nov 1. Hector Monroy 2. Steve<br />
Kerchner ATV Sen Exp 1. Clint Guidry<br />
ATV Women Nov 1. Lilia Rodriguez<br />
2. Jessica Engen 3. Chyrisma Ison 4.<br />
Annaleese Reed UTV Pro Unlimited<br />
1. Justin Cox, Justin Herrera 2. Eliott<br />
Watson 3. Dustin Twamley, Joshua<br />
Butler 4. Eric Hartell, Sandy Flores 5.<br />
Rich Hedgecock, Sean McCall UTV<br />
Pro Stock 1000cc 1. Jesse Melrose,<br />
Brian Kim 2. Will Salazar, Gil Salazar 3.<br />
Janelle Feeler, Chyrsimam Isom UTV<br />
Sportsman 1. Jake Cassidy 2. William<br />
McNeer, Helena Soto 3. Patrick Taber<br />
4. Victor Diaz, Esmeralda Rodriguez 5.<br />
Mollie Whitted, Kyle Whitted UTV Pro<br />
Production 1000cc 1. Skip Fitch 2.<br />
Brett Berker, Craig Estrada 3. Devin<br />
Smith 4. Steve Knight, Beau Gasinski 5.<br />
Max Carver<br />
LEFT Adrian Ortiz, second overall<br />
and first Open Expert<br />
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Danny Magdaleno, first overall ATV and first ATV<br />
Expert<br />
Ricardo Gonzalez, fourth ATV Expert<br />
Justin Cox and<br />
Justin Hererra,<br />
first overall UTV<br />
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Salvador Paniagua, first 250 Novice<br />
Josh Wessehr, first Vet Novice<br />
Jason Bishop, 12th Senior Novice<br />
Eliott Watson, second overall, second UTV Pro<br />
Unlimited<br />
Dave Sykes and Dan Candler, sixth UTV Pro Unlimited E<br />
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February 20, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Matthew Turner, finished<br />
fourth Class 2000 in spite<br />
of a flat tire and later an<br />
end over end roll-over<br />
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Blake Wilkey, first Class 11<br />
Brandon Heald, first Class 9<br />
TOP 5 CLASS RESULTS<br />
CLASS 9 1. Brandon Heald 2. Wesley<br />
Welch 3. Eric Ruble 4. Frank Wagner 5.<br />
Brandon Meehan<br />
CLASS 11 1. Blake Wilkey 2. Jorge<br />
Ventura 3. Cisco Bio 4. Cory Vandemark<br />
5. Richard Sletten<br />
CLASS 5/1600 1. Raul Solano 2.<br />
Guy Savedra 3. Luis Herrera 4. Ernie<br />
Negrete 5. Ken Flippin<br />
CLASS 1600 1. Tim Craig 2. Bryce<br />
Farrar 3. Matt Depue 4. Cole Hardin 5.<br />
Tyler Petersen<br />
CLASS 2000 1. Jason Babcock 2. Ryan<br />
Galloway 3. Richard Oja 4. Matthew<br />
Turner 5. Allen Byma<br />
CLASS 1400 1. Adam Leonhardt 2.<br />
Adrian Padilla 3. Joser Herrera 4. Cory<br />
Campbell 5. Dustin Brodwolf<br />
Carolyn Hines, second Class 1350<br />
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Tom Bird, second Class 5U<br />
Brian Dague, first Class 5U<br />
TROPHY TRUCK 1. Eric Hardin 2. Zak<br />
Langley 3. Ulises Galvin 4. John Langley<br />
5. Gatlan Haddon<br />
CLASS 1300 1. Cole Brandt<br />
2. Bobby McCall 3. Brandon<br />
Whitehead 4. Brooke Perfect<br />
5. Joseph Clerici<br />
CLASS 6100 1. Patrick<br />
Reardon 2. Ryan Agius 3.<br />
Bear Nunley 4. Keith Smith 5.<br />
Tony Murray<br />
CLASS 10 1. Brady Wisdom<br />
2. Bryan Goetsch 3. Blaine<br />
Conrad 4. Adam Gonzalez 5.<br />
David Sanchez<br />
CLASS 1 1. Johnny McCall<br />
2. Bradley Ellis 3. Christian<br />
Weber 4. Pat McCarthy 5.<br />
Keavin Reardon<br />
CLASS 5U 1. Brian Dague 2.<br />
Tom Bird 3. Ethan Jackson 4.<br />
Ray Promer<br />
CLASS 1400 PRO 1. Brian<br />
Younger 2. Joey Diaz 3.<br />
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CLASS 1350 1. Richard Woods 2.<br />
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Tony Murray, fifth Class 6100<br />
Brandon Arthur, sixth Class 6100<br />
Pat McCarthy, fourth Class 1<br />
Cole Brandt, first Class 1300<br />
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January 28 - February 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Johnson Valley CA<br />
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JP Gomez finished second<br />
overall, nine minutes behind the<br />
leader with a time of 7 hours,<br />
10 minutes, 18.268 seconds<br />
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While much of the country was<br />
caught in a vicious winter<br />
storm, the weather was<br />
warm and sunny in Southern California<br />
as off-road racers and fans flocked to<br />
the Johnson Valley <strong>Off</strong>-Highway Vehicle<br />
Area just outside Lucerne Valley for the<br />
Main Event of the nine day Hammers<br />
Week, the OPTIMA Batteries King of the<br />
Hammers Presented by Lasernut itself.<br />
Eighty-four exotic racers, built to<br />
withstand the unique combination of<br />
off-road desert racing and rock climbing<br />
through some of the roughest terrain<br />
in the world, started the race, but only<br />
34 would finish in the allotted 14-hour<br />
time limit. The first finish was Randy<br />
Slawson, who completed the three lap,<br />
190 mile plus course in seven hours,<br />
one minute and 17.378 seconds in his<br />
self-built Bomber Fabrication<br />
buggy. This was the third win<br />
for Slawson, who also won in<br />
2013 and 2015, but the first<br />
for co-driver, navigator and<br />
cousin Dustin Emick.<br />
“My year begins and<br />
ends in February. It's not<br />
in January, like everybody<br />
else's,” Slawson explained.<br />
“This is the only thing that I<br />
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Tom Gilpin finished 29th overall in 12 hours 27 minutes, 56.215 seconds.<br />
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The winner! Randy Slawson finishes first overall for the third time at a King of the Hammers race.<br />
new Ford Bronco, which isn't even out<br />
on the market yet.<br />
Finishing second, only a few<br />
minutes behind Lawson on the track,<br />
was JP Gomez, driving a single-seat<br />
UFO Fabrications buggy. But because<br />
Gomez was fast qualifier and thus<br />
started first, while Slawson started<br />
29th, the official margin of victory was<br />
just over nine minutes behind Slawson<br />
Jumps were the least of their problems.<br />
on time. Gomez's brother Raul finished<br />
third in another UFO Fabrications car<br />
to give the family two spots in the top<br />
three but not the one they wanted.<br />
Raul scored some brownie points with<br />
his fellow racers when he stopped his<br />
own race to help fellow driver Tom<br />
Wayes after Wayes suffered a violent<br />
flip.<br />
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Bailey Cole finished fourth for the<br />
second straight year and the second<br />
straight day, having also finished<br />
fourth in the previous day's Everyman<br />
Challenge. Drift racing star Vaughn<br />
Gittin Jr. rounded out the top five.<br />
Some of the early favorites got off<br />
to a good start but hit bad luck on the<br />
way. Jason Scherer and Cameron Steele<br />
shared the early lead but dropped back<br />
with mechanical issues, with Scherer<br />
and Wayland Campbell both running<br />
out of fuel on the course. Scherer’s<br />
navigator Jason Berger actually ran to<br />
the main pit to get fuel while fellow<br />
competitor Andrew McLaughlin pulled<br />
Campbell into the pit to refuel. <strong>Off</strong>-<br />
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Other winners of the week long<br />
racing festival included Bryce Menzies<br />
winning the Toyo Tires Desert<br />
Challenge for desert trucks, Chase<br />
Caprara took the 4WP Every Man<br />
Challenge, Trisan Hart was victorious<br />
in the All Balls King of the Motos<br />
motorcycle race and Kyle Chaney won<br />
the Can Am UTV Race. For complete<br />
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Ford chose King of the Hammers<br />
to introduce their new Bronco,<br />
including some Bronco buggies<br />
in the race. Jason Scherer drove<br />
this Bronco to a 10th overall<br />
finish.<br />
Winch war at the Back Door<br />
Former champion Wayland<br />
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Medicare For All?<br />
Let's Take a Look<br />
In the current news and political views,<br />
there has been a calling by some for<br />
"Medicare For All." This concept has<br />
been pushed by many folks including<br />
Presidential hopeful candidate Bernie<br />
Sanders and others.<br />
So, a good friend of mine, Erick<br />
Lundy of "Lundy Insurance Services"<br />
did some research on this very topic. I'd<br />
like to give him credit for this article and<br />
information first. He did his homework.<br />
Here is what he found out from his<br />
research. It's a point of view that has not<br />
been considered by many people but<br />
certainly should be!<br />
The call for "Medicare For All" is<br />
growing louder everyday. With that in<br />
mind, I thought I would look at this issue<br />
from a different perspective, one that<br />
nobody else seems to talk about. Please<br />
understand this is simply another point of<br />
view in the big picture.<br />
Most would agree that there are many<br />
things about the current health care system<br />
here in the USA that could be improved<br />
upon. Most of us like the fact we can<br />
choose the medical providers we would<br />
like to see. Most of us like the choice of<br />
plans available based on our individual<br />
needs. On the other hand, the costs are<br />
high and seem to keep going up. There are<br />
often many administrative navigational<br />
roadblocks to deal with as well. These<br />
issues are both in private and government<br />
types of health care.<br />
Now, what if everyone had Medicare?<br />
Besides the obvious and often discussed<br />
issues, lets focus on a few specific areas,<br />
like the cost of paying for inappropriate<br />
claims, waste, abuse and how this affects<br />
the overall costs within our current<br />
Medicare system and<br />
compare that with the<br />
current private pay<br />
health care system.<br />
Under our<br />
current private<br />
health care system,<br />
insurance carriers<br />
are driven and<br />
in fact rewarded,<br />
to make sure the<br />
claims they pay<br />
are appropriate and<br />
accurate. Insurance<br />
carriers invest a<br />
lot of money every<br />
year putting systems<br />
and personnel in<br />
place to make sure they are not paying for<br />
fraudulent or inappropriate claims. That<br />
investment pays off as there is very little<br />
fraud within our private heath insurance<br />
industry.<br />
Many of the people speaking out and<br />
supporting "Medicare For All" bang the<br />
drum and point to the "obnoxious profits<br />
and excessive salaries being made by<br />
these private insurance carriers and their<br />
executives." I would<br />
think many of us would<br />
agree that at least the<br />
salaries may be an issue.<br />
Here is the<br />
part that is a little<br />
confusing. If you add<br />
up all the profits of the<br />
1,100 private health<br />
insurance carriers who<br />
reported to the National<br />
Association of Insurance<br />
Commissioners (NAIC)<br />
in 2018, the total profits<br />
come to around $23.4<br />
billion. Now add in the<br />
$1.1 billion in salaries,<br />
bonuses and stock<br />
options of the executives of the top 62<br />
firms in 2018 and you get a rounded-up<br />
total of about $25 billion. I do not think<br />
anyone will dispute that $25 billion is a lot<br />
of money.<br />
Here is where the difficulty begins<br />
on this issue. Currently, Medicare covers<br />
approximately 44 million people or<br />
about 15% of the USA's population.<br />
It is widely agreed that there is a huge<br />
amount of fraud, waste and abuse within<br />
the current Medicare system. This costs<br />
the taxpayers and Medicare beneficiaries<br />
massive amounts of money. In an article<br />
published by AARP on March 30th, 2018<br />
titled "Medicare Under Assault From<br />
Fraudsters", the article points out that in<br />
2017, fraud amounted to $60 billion! The<br />
actual amount may be higher or lower, but<br />
most all can agree that it is very high and<br />
growing.<br />
So, in other words, about 15% of<br />
our population in the USA is costing<br />
about $60 billion in fraud, waste and<br />
abuse. This makes the so called and<br />
often vilified "obnoxious and excessive<br />
executive income and profits" in the private<br />
insurance sector ($25 billion) of the USA,<br />
look pale in comparison! This should<br />
stand as especially true since the private<br />
sector insurance covers nearly 50% of our<br />
population or about 164 million people.<br />
Think!<br />
Now we should all ask ourselves<br />
when considering Medicare For All, if we<br />
are currently paying about $60 billion in<br />
fraud, waste and abuse now for about 15%<br />
under our current Medicare system, what<br />
would it cost if we had "Medicare For All"<br />
covering 100% of the USA's population?<br />
The math comes to about $396 billion in<br />
fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer money.<br />
That is on top of the costs to run the entire<br />
program of current Medicare as we know<br />
it.<br />
Those "obnoxious and excessive<br />
profits and salaries" of the private sector<br />
companies and executives might not be<br />
looking so bad once you look at the facts<br />
at hand from this point of view and as<br />
presented here in this conversation. Going<br />
on to look at the differences here between<br />
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private sector and Medicare, perhaps we<br />
should be looking to the private sector for<br />
help in solving our own Medicare problems<br />
and not to just expand government<br />
sponsored programs that have no historical<br />
experience in saving taxpayer money.<br />
Besides the references as cited in<br />
the coulmn here, there are many more<br />
you can research yourself online. Here is<br />
another that supports comments made in<br />
this article as posted "Fraud and billing<br />
mistakes cost Medicare — and taxpayers<br />
— tens of billions last year – Center for<br />
Public Integrity" (https://publicintegrity.<br />
org/health/fraud-and-billing-mistakes-costmedicare-and-taxpayers-tens-of-billionslast-year/)<br />
Dr. Gary DeForest is a San Diego based<br />
DC located in Mission Valley. He has been<br />
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happy to speak with you about any health<br />
concern you may have. He can be reached<br />
at (619) 291-2462. Or, e-mail him at<br />
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many extras,<br />
runs good,<br />
show bike.<br />
(602) 348-1856<br />
$2300.<br />
Phoenix AZ<br />
Class 5 Open Baja Bug, 40k, 2.4 Eco 091 trans, Fox<br />
shocks, 760-412-0654<br />
1964 Greeves 250, all original, never raced. Ran<br />
perfect 30 years ago till I hung it up. $3250, Nick @<br />
619-251-9786<br />
Pro built ATV trailer, 5’x10’, one piece aluminum<br />
floor, powder coated frame, 15” aluminum wheels,<br />
$1400 firm. Nick @ 619-251-9786 E<br />
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