YT Wheeling Schedule ‘09

Special thanks to Lane for putting this together.

• June 27-28: Kina’s
  Camping on site Some Class 6 nearby, Moderate level on site, 33’s?
• July 11-12 Carnage
  Camping at Shir-Roy campground in Richmond. Stock run nearby in Swanzey. Carnage is Moderate, suggest 33’s and a locker or winch. Open can do it but team up with someone who is willing to help you out.
• August 29-30
  Moose Mountain Springfield NH Moderate, 33’s and a locker. Muddy.
• September
  TBD

All the trails can be done open with at least 33’s. Just put yourself at the back of the line with a buddy to help you so we can keep the rest of the group moving. If you are at all worried about body damage stay off Moderate trails!

Open to YT Members Only.

Spring has sprung!

A HUGE thanks to Josh & Greg at Dr. Custom Werx for hosting us at their shop in Troy and for the pre-run work on the Swanzey property.

Meeting went like this….

• Called to Order.
• No new Officer nominations. All current Officers carried over:
  • President: Dave Morin
  • VP: Sheri Becker
  • Treasurer: Jason Shumate
  • Secretary: Jim Casagrande
• Discussion of Fall Gathering, need for volunteers, etc.
• Discussion of possible co-event with FJ Northeasters (FJNE)
• Club was notified of a dues update. New yearly dues will be $25 per member and there will no longer be a free tshirt for first time members. This was not a votable item (per bylaws) but there were no objections.
• Meeting adjourned.
• Lunch
• Wheeling

Fall Gathering POLL-please vote

What sorts of raffle items would you like to see at the FG this year? To see the prizes already donated for this year, click here: http://forum.ih8mud.com/ma-nh-yankee…-sponsors.html

We are going to use some of our funds to supplement the donations this year and want to focus on things you folks really want.

Please vote for your TOP THREE CHOICES here. Also, if you have other great ideas for raffle prizes or other activities you would like to see happen, please post them in that thread, thank you!

Spring Meeting-Sunday, May 17, Troy, NH

There’s just a wiff of spring in the air so it’s time to start thinking about getting together for our annual business meeting/spring kickoff.

Meeting date is Sunday, May 17th, this year we will be hosted by Dr. Custom Werx in Troy NH. Thank you Josh!

We moved the date to early May to accommodate trail drying and the trippers headed south. As with last year we will have a cookout and hopefully be wheeling the nearby trails as well.

I will updated with an agenda as it comes into play but the biggie will be electing or reelecting club officers and forming this year’s Fall Gathering Committee. EVERYONE is encouraged to get involved and if you are interested in running for office STEP RIGHT UP!

The long, cold, winter

It’s been a long time since I last posted. The post-Fall Gathering weeks turn into bitter cold months and ‘wheeling tends to take a backseat for a lot of us. I’m going to be posting more as the season progresses and as we near Spring and the start of ‘wheeling season again.

A few notes:

• Once again, Lane Noyes is stepping to the plate as YT Trail Planner and is putting together a list of Club runs and trail cuts for the spring, summer and fall. We will be focusing on the Swansey property again this year, with thousands of acres at our disposal, the trail possibilities are only limited by our manpower. We will be utilizing this area extensively for FG09. A full list will be forthcoming as it is finalized. THANK YOU LANE!
• FG09 planning is already underway. It is critical this year that we sign up trailer leaders sooner and in larger numbers. We would like to be pre-running trials all summer so that leaders are fully versed in the areas they are leading come fall.
  We will need a number of volunteers to work the sign-in tent, help organize events, solicit raffle prizes as well. Please contact me directly if you are interested (sporin@gmail.com)
• Woody’s IH8MUD Tour will be joining us for FG09, and if the Toyota Trail Team is a go in 2009, they will be as well!
• The club has made a substantial donation to the NEA from Fall Gathering proceeds. We have earmarked this specifically for the NEA Trails Fund. This money goes ONLY to local trail upgrades and maintenance.
• We will be holding our yearly business meeting in late April this year, date and location TBD. Once again I strongly encourage those who are interested in leadership roles to run for office. Current BOD has been in place for a few years now and we strongly feel that NEW club leadership every few years is vital to a growing club. Fresh faces, fresh ideas, and fresh legs.

Well that’s it for now, I’ll be updating more in the days ahead. I am well aware that the current online roster list is out of date so Jason and I will be getting that in line. Until then, see you on Mud!

FG2008 SPONSORS!

A big THANK YOU to our generous raffle sponsors!

Superwinch

Tom Woods Custom Driveshafts

Warn Industries

Iron Pig Off Road

Cruiser Solutions

North Country Land Cruisers

Mike Fox

BudBuilt

Cruiser Outfitters

RuffStuff Specialties

Wine from John Corcoran

a TUB from Poor Wally’s Land Cruiser Emporium

Interco Tire

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

StoryLand

Santa’s Village

Portland Sea Dogs

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Wentworth by the Sea – a Marriott Hotel & Spa

The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire

The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium

Hurlbert Toyota

Toyota Trail Teams

Got Cruiser?

Clark’s Trading Post

Springfield Museums

Lindt & Sprüngli

Re/Max All Points Realty

Six Flags New England

RJ Cruisers Shadowboxes

FG Registration Deadline 9/26

The Fall Gathering Registration deadline is Sept. 26. All registrations MUST be postmarked no later then that date, no exceptions.

Thank you.

-Dave

Donate to the NEA4WD

The Northeast Association of 4WD Clubs is in its 7th year of solid growth.  We’ve gone from an idea in a guys garage to 22 some-odd clubs, thousands of members and access to thousands of acres of land to wheel on.  This is a local Association, this is you and me and a ton of other folks you see here hanging out donating their time to the sport.  This isn’t some high-brow national organization with tons of money and a marketing department.

Recently we’ve taken on two major projects that have sucked up literally all the money in the trails fund.  We cleaned up a landowners land in Central Mass who graciously lets us wheel on their properties, the dumpster rentals costed a chunk of change.  Secondly we’re building a 4×4 bridge (or bridges) on some newly acquired acres in Southern New Hampshire.  Some of you signed up for the Fall Crawl will have the chance to wheel this land for the first time.

Anyways, wheeling isn’t cheap, we all know that, but if you could find it in yourself to make even a small donation, a couple $5-$10 even, that would help out.  If we had everyone just donate $5 we’d be in great shape.  Please consider a donation to the trails fund if you got a few extra dollars in your paycheck in the coming weeks.

Here is a link to the site, paypal button, and the snail mail address:
Please make a note on your check or paypal that it is for the Trails Fund.

Thanks,
Paul Regish
NEA4WDC Land Access Committee

Fall Gathering Registration

Yankee Toys Fall Gathering 2008
Oct. 3–5

Here it is folks! Everything is laid out in the PDF, we are looking forward to another GREAT event this year!

A few highlights:

• We are capping at 75 trucks so don’t dillydally with your registration
• Catered BBQ and raffle on Saturday night
• More Trail options this year for all skill levels
• Children’s activities on Saturday
• Camping reservations through the club this year
• Check or Paypal

http://www.yankeetoys.org/FG2008regfinal.pdf

Fall Gathering 2008

We are just about done finalizing the FG Registration and will be posting it soon. Stay tuned for updates!

Big thanks to Randy Elkin and Jason Peters for designing this year’s Tshirt artwork:

This year the Saturday night BBQ will be catered by 4 Star Catering out of Rindge, NH.

The menu will be :

• Barbecued Chicken Halves
• Spare Ribs
• Cottage Fries
• Corn on the Cob
• Potato Salad
• Cole Slaw
• Fresh Garden Salad
• Home Made Baked Beans
• Country Biscuits
• Condiments
• Watermelon Wedges
• Coffee and Punch