JT, The Life and Times of a Rider...

Whats up everyone? Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been busy prepping all the quads for Glamis and also been working in the office for the last 2 weeks so i put in some long days. Sunday 1/31/10 we will be loading up our Tractor Trailer for the dunes. Please be here by 11am if you are shipping your ATV or Bike. Next week I will be catching up on some work thank god and just resting up before the Trip out to Cali. This year should be a blast and everyone is dieing to get out there. Ill Update everyone again in a few days. Also be on the lookout for soem video blogs and updates from the Dunes by me and Mick. it will be on the Glamis Blog on NYATVonline.com homepage - JT

ATV Search and Rescue---
Mick has have been trying to set this up for nearly 2 years now and finally it seems it is going somewhere. They recently held there first 2 meetings and discussed the possibility of over coming some of the hurdles that stand in front of us. We cant thank Walt Barrett (AKA: Fireinspector on the NYATVonline.com Forums) enough for all the information he has given me Mick to get this going over the last few weeks.

Walt is the President of the company officers of Silver Lake Fire Department, without his wealth of knowledge Mick states, He would still be battling for another 2 years, and would also like to thank everyone who is attending the Meetings and helping move this along as well.

The next meeting at Winona Lake Engine comp will be Wednesday Jan 27th 2010 at 7pm

The address is 162 S. Plank Rd (Route 52) Newburgh. It will be held across the street from Tarsio Lanes Everyone is welcome as they are still looking for members.

A Big Thanks again to all that attended, special thanks to Winona Lake Engine comp for the venue and Member Buddy (PoorBoyRacing) from NYATVonline.com

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The NYATV Logo Man…

It seems everyone really loves him. We have all decided that we have to come up with a name for him! So we want your help and opinion. Please go to the NYATVonline Forums and leave suggestions. We will then vote on it decide what we are going to call.

While speaking of Logo man, the new NYATV Stickers have arrived and is finally available to the members.
We have 3 sizes available. 3x2, 6x4 and a whooping 20x13.5 For your Truck Window or Trailer. If you really want to get noticed stick that big guy in the back window!
The Stickers will be available for purchase in the NYATV store by Thursday. Below is a picture of the Stickers.



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The Empire Trail Alliance will be holding its next Meeting on
Feb 1st @ The Rivers Edge Café on 17b in Mongaup Valley NY.

At this Meeting, we will be reviewing old meeting notes then covering New Business.
We will
-Finally Pick out Collared Shirts or update them on Orders
- Also Hand out membership Cards and explain Discounts associated with them
-We will Review new Stickers submitted to us and card and approve them.
-Continue to Map or list by Town ATV and Snowmobile trails separately
-And Answer any other questions etc from attendees

The Meeting will be @ 7pm. We ask the Board please meet 6:30pm to fill out cards to be handed to members if any are needed.

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Once again, NYSORVA is hosting a raffle with all its clubs and this year they are giving away a quad and a ton of cash prizes. For every ticket bought through ETA, 50% of sales will be given directly back to the club. Also an additional $250 will be given to the club that sells the most which we were almost the winners of last year and an additional $100 to the club that sells the winning ticket. If anyone thinks they can sell some raffles please let us know. The Flyer is viewable in the NYATVonline forums under the ETA Section.

Hey guys! Whats up? Hopefully everyone is keeping warm. I just came back from my Second trip up to Tug Hill snowmobiling and it was cold. Plenty of snow to ride and the trails were in great shape but -17 on the digital thermo. Did about 150-200 miles maybe this weekend. Lots of laughs and a few T-bones etc.

Tonight is ETA's 2nd local snowmobilers meeting at Mullallys Pub in Jeffersonville NY. The meeting will be at 6:30pm

Wendsday NYATV is hosting the 2nd Search and Rescue Meeting at SILVER LAKE FIRE DISTRICT FIRE HOUSE The address is 26 Maltese Drive Town of Wallkill Middletown, NY 10940.The Meeting will be at 7pm

Here are the Meeting notes for First Search and Rescue meeting:

ORANGE COUNTY ATV SEARCH AND RESCUE
SILVER LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT
January 6th, 2010 7pm


1st Meeting Agenda

• Introduction of those in attendance and
Qualifications
• Overview of organization goals
• Discussion of scope of the organization
• Search only, search and medical, fire,
all combined
• Available resources
• Number and type of ATV’s
• Radio gear
• Medical supplies
• Possible Funding
• Minimum Member requirements
• Currency training
• Available Training
•Group Assignments (Based on agreed scope of group)
• Medical Officer
• County Coordinator Officer
• Logistics officer
• Training Officer
• Maintenance Officer

Good of the order
Next meeting date
Close of meeting

Thursday there are 2 more Meetings taking place. The 1st one is for NYATV and will be at the Sullivan County Airport off of 17B. It is being hosted by Thunder 102 and another radio station to brainstorm a fundraiser for local soldiers families that were killed in duty. it will start at 4:30pm.

The 2nd Meeting will be at The Mongaup Valley Firehouse for SCATV at 7pm This meeting will be to finalize all plans for the Feb 28th Charity run. For info on any of hte following meetings please Call me @ 845-932-8260 Thanks - JT

Hey everyone sorry for the lack of updates lately. We as I'm sure everyone one, have been busy with the Holidays and dealing with the weather etc. Besides all of the normal craziness, we have been working on all the snowmobiles to get them ready to ship up on the 1st to Barnes Corners. As of last night, everything is finally packed up and ready to go. This weekend 7 of the 8 house members will be up for the initial riding weekend. Tyler, Gerry, Lee, John, Jason, Scott and myself are all heading up Friday at 9am. So far the Hill has been pretty busy as the Holidays offered good snow cover on the trails. As of last week, rain and warm weather took a toll on the area and melted about 8-10 inches of snow cover. Thankfully this week we received over a foot of new powder and things are back on track. Snow is expected downstate today about 1-3" and on the hill from today until next Friday. Lake Effect snows will hopefully bring at least 8 or more inches in the next few nights.

Snow Cam on Trail a few Cabins down from our Cabin

Tuesday we were busy in the shop till well after Midnight welding and working on the groomer. The compaction box is now done and Wayne did an amazing job of fabricating the pieces and weight for the rear of the Drag. The next big task to finishing this is the mounting of the Piston and the Wheels and axle in order to raise it up over obstacles or cross roads. Big Thanks to Wayne once again for helping us out in getting this going.

Front View of Compaction Box
Lining up and welding the top of the Box
Rear view of Compactor Box and Weighted plate
Another Front view of the Groomer
Underside of Drag and Compactor Box

The Empire Trail Alliance is having there next Meeting Monday, Jan 4th 2010, 7pm at the Rivers Edge Cafe in Mongaup Valley. The Membership cards are now in and everyone that is paid up will be issued the member cards. I am also working with many businesses and clubs to provide discounts to Club Members on and off the Trails.

Mick has been working on getting the Search and Rescue Team for NYATVonline.com off the ground. A Meeting date is now set and below is the info and a copy of his post.

There will be a meeting held for people that are interested in becoming a member of the Search and Rescue team on Wednesday 6th January 2010 at 7pm.
The The meeting will be held at SILVER LAKE FIRE DISTRICT FIRE HOUSE The address is 26 Maltese Drive Town of Wallkill Middletown, NY 10940.

Everyone is welcome who is interested in becoming a member of Search and Rescue.

I have been trying to set this up for nearly 2 years now and finally it seems it is going somewhere.
This will be our first meeting to discuss the possibility of over coming some of the hurdles that stand in front of us.
I cant thank Walt Barrett(AKA: Fire inspector) enough for all the information he has given me over the last few days.
He is the President of the company officers of Silver lake fire department, without his wealth of knowledge I would still be battling for another 2 years I am sure, and thank you to everyone who is helping move this along as well.

He has cleared up everything I needed to know in one long telephone conversation.
Walt has moved things along in one day more than I could have ever dreamed off.
It has been my ambition to do this for a long time and now a small dream of mine looks like it could become a reality.

So please if you are seriously interested drop by on Wednesday 6th January 2010 at 7pm

If you need more information please do not hesitate to either phone me: (845) 551-1349 or email admin@nyatvonline.com
Admin"

Myself and the Staffs of NYATVOnline.com, Quadtrips.com, GlamisTrips.com, The Empire Trail Alliance, NYSORVA Region 3 and The Pink Ribbon Riders would like to Wish everyone a Happy 2010. May it be safe healthy and prosperous as well as full of great riding and friends. - JT

Get those sleds ready! Down here in Sullivan County we received a good 6-9 inches of wet snow. This packed down and froze to about 4inches of solid base. This base sets up a great start to the southern snowmobile season.

Tug Hill up until yesterday had only a dusting in most areas. Now they have nearly 2-3 foot overnight and are expected to receive another 1-2 foot by Saturday. This is the Web Cam located on the 7x9 road near where we have our cabin.

Tug Hill Snow / Webcam

Now the Big News!!!! NYATVonline.com has finally Relaunched! This is a long time coming and Mick and Myself are extremely pleased on how it came out. Seven is an amazing coder and did a phenomenal Job. Thanks to Seven and Mick for all the long hours and hard work getting NYATVONLINE.com once again to the top of the technology error for ATV Sites. If you havent checked it out yet please do so.

Thanks to John and Shelley for once again throwing a great Holiday party for NYATV, SCATV and the ETA. We always have such a good time and its great to get together for the holidays each year.

Well NYATV is finally ready to relaunch. This has been a long time coming and the site is really amazing. Big Thanks to Seven for hooking it all up proper for us. See you on the Forums Next Week!!!



Next Saturday the 12th, John and Shelley are hosting the Annual NYATV, Empire Trail, Sullivan County ATV Holiday Party.
The following is the info for the Annual Party. Thank you very much again to John and Shelley for Graciously opening up there home for the Annual Clubs Holiday Party. Please Email Shelley @ shelley@hvc.rr.com or Myself @ jtquad@hotmail.com for Directions. - Mick, Co-Owner NYATV & JT Co-Owner NYATV / President of The Empire Trail Alliance

The Annual NYATV-SCATV-ETA Christmas Party will be on Saturday, December 12th this year. I can't believe it is that time of the year already.

In the past, when people ask what to bring, I tell them to bring what ever they want to bring. This year I would like to do things a little differently. You will still be able to bring what is easiest for you but I will put together a list of things that will be needed and allowing everyone to pick what they would like to bring. Hopefully this will eliminate all the left overs. I end up with more snacks and desserts that we can eat in a year. lol (I am not kidding, I still have chips from last year). Also as people leave, it would be great if they could take the leftovers of the item that they brought.

I will put together a list in the next few days and get it out to you. With the website under construction could you please let me know by email if you plan on attending. That way we will know approximately how much food we will need and who will be bring what.

Thank you and hopefully we will see you at the party.

Shelley
shelley@hvc.rr.com



Every year, A bunch of the Crew from NYATV, SCATV, and ETA go to the Holiday Party the Jeffersonville Chamber of Commerce does. This is one of the best Holiday parties you can go to. People travel form up to 5 hours or more away just to go to this. This year Empire Trail Alliance has reserved 2 tables of 10 each. Its an open bar all you can eat awesome time. The Flyer for that is attached. - JT



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Happy Thanksgiving!



I have been working like crazy, 7 days a week and haven't had much time to do anything cool and exciting. I recently spoke with Fishers ATV World and the Dirt Fest episode will repeat on Monday Nov. 30th, 5:30 and 8:30 PM on the Outdoor Channel. In the meantime, Myself, Paul and Wayne have been working on the Groomer Drag any chance we get. We are now in the process of building the compactor box in the back and also the rear slide for the drag. This box will funnel the snow that is cut by the front teeth and pack in and smooth it out flat. It will also give us room for any Advertisers and Sponsors to be lettered up and recognized. Once complete, we can lay the H formation supports on the top and weld that in. This will strengthen the entire drag when lifted by the hydrolic wheel to cross roads etc. Also If anyone has a body shop or paint booth and can help us give this thing a quick spray when done, let me know. Below are 2 of the Pictures of our current progress:

Wanye Welding the Rear Skid and Compactor Plate in.
The Top H Formation we need to still weld on.

Being that I am the Region 3 Rep for NYSORVA, the Sullivan County Planning Board has asked me to sit in on another Development Summit. I guess with having a business here in Sullivan County and being involved with the ATV / Snowmobile trails they feel I can represent the clubs and riders well. What I ask is that anyone that has anything they would like me to bring up at this Meeting please let me know. It is important to get feedback from all riders even if its bad or whatever. Send anything at all you would like brought up to my email jtquad@nyatvonline.com

My Economic Development Summit Invitation Front
My Economic Development Invitation Back

The Pink Ribbon Riders Web Forum is just about complete. I replaced some of the normal forum graphics with ones I made in Photoshop and it looks pretty good. When it launches I will be sure to pass it along to everyone.

Mick in the Meantime has been super busy coding the new NYATV site. We know that it is taking a super long time but we are moving as fast as we possibly can. The site is being transformed from one language to another. This means every post etc in order to make a seamless change needs to be redone. As everyone knows we had an extremely large site and tons of usefull info we don't want lost. On behalf of Mick and Myself we would like to just ask everyone to please be patient. This upgrade is becoming very expensive and time consuming but it will be done and it will definitely be amazing when complete. Mick has told me that it should be very soon if all goes well.

Sneak Peak at a logo design that will be used on some of the new site shirts etc.

Also, there has been a Change in the SCATV Event Flyer. If you have a copy please update it with the one below. Everyone have a great Thanksgiving and enjoy the day off! - JT



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Hey guys, we have been hard at work here in the Shop trying to get our Groomer Drag done. Wayne has been welding the frame and getting everything together. The teeth are cut, The frame is built, the cross bars are tacked in and now we have to design the compaction box and the front and rear ram lifts in order to cross roads and rivers. Thanks to Ryan Jones and the Gabriels for there Donations to the Project. Ryan donated the Rotator light for the Drag and The Gabriels the rear Knobbies for the lift setup. Below are 2 pictures I took early on the second night. Basically we have a good effort going, i cut the Metal, Paul Grinds the edges Wayne Welds them in.

Paul Cleaning the Metal up and getting it ready to weld in
Wayne Welding and lining all the angles up properly

Ill take some more this week when we get back to the grind on this thing. - JT

Empire Trail Alliance has just releases its November Newsletter and basically it is all about Sleds. It is geared toward the snow season and trying to get some locals more involved with the club. Please Pass this link on to Any and Every local Snowmobiler please. Feel free to print it and post it if you want. ETA will have a meeting sometime in the next few weeks. The Flyer is below:

The Empire Trail Alliance November Newsletter

Every year, A bunch of the Crew from NYATV, SCATV, and ETA go to the Holiday Party the Jeffersonville Chamber of Commerce does. This is one of the best Holiday parties you can go to. People travel form up to 5 hours or more away just to go to this. This year Empire Trail Alliance has reserved 2 tables of 10 each. Its an open bar all you can eat awesome time. The Flyer for that is attached. - JT



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The following is the info for the Annual Party. Thank you very much again to John and Shelley for Graciously opening up there home for the Annual Clubs Holiday Party. Please Email Shelley @ shelley@hvc.rr.com or Myself @ jtquad@hotmail.com for Directions. - Mick, Co-Owner NYATV & JT Co-Owner NYATV / President of The Empire Trail Alliance

The annual NYATV-SCATV-ETA Christmas Party will be on Saturday, December 12th this year. I can't believe it is that time of the year already.

In the past, when people ask what to bring, I tell them to bring what ever they want to bring. This year I would like to do things a litte differently. You will still be able to bring what is easiest for you but I will put together a list of things that will be needed and allowing everyone to pick what they would like to bring. Hopefully this will elimiate all the left overs. I end up with more snacks and desserts that we can eat in a year. lol (I am not kidding, I still have chips from last year). Also as people leave, it would be great if they could take the leftovers of the item that they brought.

I will put together a list in the next few days and get it out to you. With the website under construction could you please let me know by email if you plan on attending. That way we will know approximately how much food we will need and who will be bring what.

Thank you and hopefully we will see you at the party.

Shelley
shelley@hvc.rr.com