Another Fantastic Event

photo by Mark Anderson

BIG THANKS to all our trail leaders, organizers and other helpers, it couldn’t have happened without this gigantic group effort.

Special thanks to Sheri, Jason, Jim and Lane! These folks deserve so much credit for all their hard work, planning and preparation.

Also a big thanks to all our volunteer trail leaders who all take a lot of responsibility on their shoulders when they take out a group. Every single one of them deserves a huge pat on the back.

This year, as with every year, there wasn’t a single person that we asked to help that didn’t eagerly step up and take on the challenge, Kina, Dave Nevison, Wally, Randy, Jason and SO many other folks who pitched in, fixed other people’s broken rigs, helped correct issues and problems as they arose, solicited raffle prizes, sold tickets, and all around just kicked butt for this club and it’s members all weekend long.

This club continues to amaze me every year with their fantastic attitude, hard work and camaraderie. It is a privilege to be involved with Yankee Toys.

For pictures and stories, check out The Official Post-Fall Gathering thread on MUD!

THANK YOU SPONSORS!!!

Please support our generous sponsors:

• All Wheels Off Road Park
• ARB
• Budbuilt
• Cabela’s
• Camping Lab
• Cruiser Outfitters
• Cruiser Solutions
• CruiserWines
• Dr Custom Werx
• Earthworm Landscaping
• Echo Valley Campground
• Got Cruiser?
• HiLift
• Interco Tire
• Nat BaRoss (nat88toy)
• Northcountry Land Cruiser (Kina)
• Poor Wally’s Land Cruiser Emporium
• PowerTank
• Rausch Creek Off Road Park
• Rick Casey
• Rick Bigelow (Landtank)
• RJ Cruisers
• RuffStuff Specialties
• SackWear
• ToyTec
• vtcruiser60
• Warn

Tshirt Design!

Hey gang! Randy Elkin and Jason Peters worked hard on a special 10th Anniversary shirt design for this year.  I’m shooting to have it printed on a military brown tshirt to hide that trail dirt. This year’s truck sticker will be a smaller version of the front round design.

There may be some minor adjustments to this but I think it’s pretty close to final. Hope you like it!

Yankee Toys Fall Gathering 2009 Registration Form

Yankee Toys Fall Gathering 2009 Registration Form Oct. 2-4 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

Thank you for attending the Yankee Toys Fall Gathering! We are excited to once again host you here in beautiful New Hampshire for a weekend of camping and offroading with your fellow Toyota 4×4 owners.

We will be staying at Field n’ Forest Campground in Hancock, NH, all trail runs will depart from there and the Saturday BBQ raffle will be held there as well. Sites will be first-come-first served and you can claim your site when you arrive. Due to the wide open nature of FnF, we cannot set aside a specific site for you ahead of time. We reserve the whole campground for the Club, so there will be plenty of room.

You must Pre-Register for the Friday and Saturday Trail Runs. Sunday trail runs will be first come-first served and will be half day runs.

You MUST be a Yankee Toys member to participate. You can join or renew your membership on the form.

TRAIL1: Stock (Class VI Roads 1)
TRAIL2: Stock (Class VI Roads 2)
TRAIL3: Stock (Swanzey)
TRAIL4: Stock-to-Intermediate (Troy Hill)
TRAIL5: IntermediatePlus (Carnage Hill)
TRAIL6: Intermediate-to-Hard (Swanzey Wambus 1)
TRAIL7: Intermediate-to-Hard (Swanzey Wambus 2)
TRAIL8: Intermediate-to-Hard (FnF)
TRAIL9: Hardcore (FnF)

Don’t forget to sign and return your WAIVER (pg. 4 of the pdf) with your registration!

ALL Dogs MUST be on a leash at ALL times.

Absolutely NO alcoholic beverages on the trail.

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!

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