[Triangle-AR] FW: April Singletrack News

[Bruce Dale]

Just FYI items of interest.....correction on the Cary Cycling Celebration it 
is from 9-5pm on Sunday at Cary's Bond Park not Saturday...


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>IMBA Singletrack News: April 2006
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>* TOP 5 REASONS TO ATTEND THE IMBA SUMMIT/WORLD MTB CONFERENCE
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>* EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIKE VAN ABEL VISITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS
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>* IMBA ISRAEL MOVING FORWARD WITH NATIONAL BIKE TRAIL PROJECT
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>* IMBA BENEFITS WHEN U.S. MEMBERS PURCHASE NEW SUBARUS AT DEALER COST
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>* 2006 SUGOI DIRT SERIES PREPARES FOR ACTION IN U.S. AND CANADA
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>* COMMENT PERIOD FOR RTCA HAS BEEN EXTENDED
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>* GETTING BACK TO SINGLETRACK IN UTAH
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>* NATIONAL TRAILS DAY IS TWO MONTHS AWAY
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>* MOUNTAIN BIKING GROWING IN ARKANSAS: WOOOOO, PIG, SOOIE!
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>* FOX IMBA HEROES PROGRAM HONORS NEW JERSEY'S JAY JONES
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>* TOP 5 REASONS TO ATTEND THE IMBA SUMMIT/WORLD MTB CONFERENCE
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>5) Sample the International Flavor. When else will you share
>stories,learn about trails and talk riding with a collection of global
>mountain bikers?
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>4) Learn From Experts. Check out the newest management and trail
>techniques: seminar and presentation topics include risk management,
>conservation, shared-use communities, trail construction and more.
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>3) Get Looney. Join the world's largest "Looney" social ride with the
>Whistler Off Road Bicycling Association), attend a local BBQ, dine at
>a gala banquet with trials rider Ryan Leech and see the World Mountain
>Bike Film Festival.
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>2) Save Your Dough. The event website has a message board for room
>shares and other ways to help make this an economical trip -- it
>might be the cheapest way to visit Whistler this summer.
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>1) Ride, Ride, Ride. Soak in some of the best riding on the planet,
>from family-friendly paths to epic cross country and world-famous
>freeriding at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.
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>IMBA Summit/World Mountain Bike Conference
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=Kpf1se6Arw2ePYrL4wyo1A..
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>* EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIKE VAN ABEL VISITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS
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>Executive Director Mike Van Abel recently returned from a productive
>trip to Europe. Visiting the Netherlands, Ireland, England and
>Scotland over 11 days, Van Abel concluded, "I saw the broadest
>spectrum of mountain bike access, from the superb trail resources in
>Scotland to the nascent advocacy scene in Ireland, all in a small
>geographical area." The trip was motivated by an invitation from the
>Netherlands Bicycle Touring Association (NTFU) to present IMBA's
>approach to trails stewardship and advocacy at their annual Mountain
>Bike Conference.
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>Mountain Bike Ireland and Irish Cycling
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=PcpWFAtBmSEYlIQcfDlLvA..
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=iEGJZV7PICUnenSx5g4YyQ..
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>Netherlands
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=wHfPDOPE3sL9XJ9BdgNaPA..
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>MTB Scotland  and 7Stanes
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=DHZzM1CgJ4qs_pSI1cndDg..
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=AMjgfWZmCspDgf0gN5uNbg..
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>UK Home Site
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=XFygmyu5SsRWeiS-NxVPUw..
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>* IMBA ISRAEL MOVING FORWARD WITH NATIONAL BIKE TRAIL PROJECT
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>A national bike trail project (Shvil Yisrael B'Ofanayim) in Israel is
>progressing. With a MOU agreement drafted this winter, it appears that
>the trail will run the length of Israel, from the Golan in the north
>to Eilat in the south. IMBA Israel will coordinate volunteer
>participation from several IMBA-affiliated clubs.
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>Carmel MTB Club
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=XYw7BTqKt7CBoaB3THzfLA..
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>Cyclenix MTB Club
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=FDEsSjP0603PFG5zkcGGdg..
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>Samson Riders MTB Club
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=CqP3D3U2ClxfPLZMWAqyxA..
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>* IMBA BENEFITS WHEN U.S. MEMBERS PURCHASE NEW SUBARUS AT DEALER COST
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>IMBA's decade-long relationship with Subaru of America provides
>members in the U.S. with a great opportunity: purchase a new car
>through our Subaru VIP program and you'll pay dealer invoice cost. Not
>only that, IMBA receives a donation from Subaru on every purchase
>-- we've received more than $100,000 from the program over the
>past 5 years. You must be an IMBA member in good standing for 6 months
>to participate.
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>Subaru Purchase Program
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=Tt4MsiGPUtAcnLasLUphOA..
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>* 2006 SUGOI DIRT SERIES PREPARES FOR ACTION IN U.S. AND CANADA
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>With a full schedule of 15 camps across Western Canada and the U.S.,
>the Whistler-based Sugoi Dirt Series is back for its sixth season of
>world-class mountain bike instruction. In 2006, they will add hundreds
>more people to the 2000 who have already taken the program and seen
>huge improvements in their mountain bike skills, confidence, and
>general fun on the bike. The camps cater to riders from beginner to
>advanced, and can serve as an inspiring introduction to the sport, a
>systematic exposure to freeride essentials, or a way to polish
>intermediate or advanced skills. While the Series remains focused on
>women's instruction, two of the camps, one at Whistler and
>another at Mike Wiegele's Heli Skiing in Blue River, BC, are co-ed.
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>Sugoi Dirt Series
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=Lli-Mb_Mj4RPCQzejyH7KQ..
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>* COMMENT PERIOD FOR RTCA HAS BEEN EXTENDED
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>IMBA is asking American members and clubs to step up and help save a
>small, but very important federal program, the Rivers, Trails and
>Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA), a division of the National
>Park Service. The commentary period has been extended to May 30:
>please contact your Congressional representatives, and consider
>forwarding this email to other trail users. The Bush administration's
>proposed $500,000 program cut for 2007 is unwise and will hurt our
>nation's trails. Instead, IMBA hopes to see a budget of $10.1 million
>for RTCA, a suitable remedy for years of flat funding.
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>RTCA Comments
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=GyF31ExCGuQRCRObWkne4g..
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>* GETTING BACK TO SINGLETRACK IN UTAH
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>Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew members Nat and Rachel Lopes, along with
>IMBA National Mountain Bike Coordinator Zach Vanderkooy, visited
>Utah's Brian Head Resort to help protect valuable trails being overrun
>by ATV use. Once true singletrack, four-wheeled vehicles have widened
>the Bunker Creek Trail, deteriorating both the trail and experience.
>Working with the Forest Service and Color Country Bicycle Club, nearly
>100 volunteer hours were donated to install several features to
>prevent wider vehicles from accessing the trail. Read more in Nat and
>Rachel's wrap-up:
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>Crew Visits Brian Head
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=oO-P1G3N3vQOOOo6daxqRQ..
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>* NATIONAL TRAILS DAY IS TWO MONTHS AWAY
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>Once again, IMBA will partner with the American Hiking Society (AHS)
>to promote National Trails Day in the United States on June 3, 2006.
>This year's theme, "Experience Your Outdoors," speaks to all
>Americans and encourages them to get outside, get active, and
>experience the wonders of trails in their own communities and
>throughout the country. Don't forget to register your event.
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>National Trails Day
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=iDQXUGEAIE26KFbCam0zXw..
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>* MOUNTAIN BIKING GROWING IN ARKANSAS: WOOOOO, PIG, SOOIE!
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>Mountain bikers in the Natural State (yep, that's the official state
>nickname) are celebrating the completion of more than 12 new miles of
>singletrack at the Syllamo Trail System, bringing the total to 50
>miles of awesome riding. In the Ouachita Mountains, approval has come
>in for a new trail system around Lake Ouachita. The Hot Springs
>Bicycle Association is working to bring new trails to some of the more
>than 500 miles of shoreline and other spectacular terrain, eventually
>connecting to the Ouachita Trail and the Womble trail. To check out
>more of the progress in Arkansas, visit the OzarkOff-Road Cyclists
>here:
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>Ozark Off-Road Cyclists
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=yrr2imC04GIIiBdPCLMnHg..
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>* FOX IMBA HEROES PROGRAM HONORS NEW JERSEY'S JAY JONES
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>In 2006, five superstars of dirt will be selected by IMBA staff for
>the FOX/IMBA Heroes program. All FOX/IMBA Heroes will receive a new
>FOX Racing Shox fork of their choice, and an assortment of gear and
>clothing, courtesy of FOX. The first honoree is New Jersey's Jay
>Jones. A hero to mountain bikers in the Garden State, Jay Jones has
>tirelessly worked to ensure New Jersey riders have great places to
>turn the cranks. Jay served as part of the Jersey-Off Road Biking
>Association (JORBA) leadership during its recent reformation, led the
>local IMBA-affiliated club, Jersey Action Riders (JAR) since 1997,
>co-founded the Delaware Valley Mountain Bike Patrol in 2000, and has
>served as an IMBA representative for southern New Jersey since 2000.
>On top of all this, Jay has spent thousands of hours supporting
>mountain biking and protecting trail access in the Wissahickon Valley
>Park in Philadelphia.
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>For more about Jay's inspiring work, see the new issue of IMBA Trail
>News, appearing in mailboxes later this month. Past issues of the
>Trail News are available online:
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>Trail News Archives
>http://go.imba.com/site/R?i=z5PnQIKkWo5RJPbBPAc-sQ..
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