Volume 24 • No. 12 • 2010 INSIDE NSSR FASTEST SHOW ON H20 ROCK MAPLE RACING LOUDEN, NH SALEM, NH THE GRAND PRIX OF VALCOURT RACING UPDATES With Interactive Click and Go Ads and Interactive JACK HENRICKS Advertising Guide! ONE STOP PERFORMANCE Photo by Rich Harmer PLUS WE’VE GOT MORE! MORE! http://www.thewinningedgemagazine.com THE WINNING EDGE MAGAZINE © 2010 Reproduction prohibited YOUR TOTAL MOTORSPORTS PUBLICATIONS 1 WHAT’S Blue Ribbon Coalition Nominate your Favorite Motorized RTP Project for Award The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT), a Duane Taylor federation of national and regional trail-related orga- Director of Federal Affairs nizations, is pleased to announce its 2010 achieve- Motorcycle Industry Council ment awards to recognize outstanding trail projects 1235 South Clark Street, Suite 600 funded by the national Recreational Trails Program Arlington, Virginia 22202 (RTP). The awards will be presented in Washing- If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call ton, D.C. during Great Outdoors Week 2010 (June him at (703) 416-0444 or send him an e-mail at 7-13), as part of the Coalition’s ongoing effort to build [email protected]. Winners should be notified no later awareness and appreciation of this highly successful than April 30, 2010. program, which has greatly enhanced the quantity We hope you will join us in this important effort to and quality of trail experiences available to the pub- recognize the significant contributions to trail-related lic. They are planning to hold the awards ceremony recreation that the Recreational Trails Program is on Capitol Hill and encourage Members of Congress supporting all across the country. to join in honoring the outstanding achievements of For more information, and to view past award win- their constituents. ners, check out the American Trails Awards Page at Award winners will be selected from projects http://www.americantrails.org/awards/CRTawards. nominated by public agencies, trail administrators or html. other project sponsors. Projects must be completed HELP ENSURE THAT QUALITY OHV PROJECTS in order to receive an award. In addition, projects GET RECOGNIZED completed before 1998 are ineligible. Project award Thanks in advance for your support, Ric Foster categories will include: construction and design; Public Lands Department Manager maintenance and rehabilitation; education and com- BlueRibbon Coalition 208-237-1008 ext 104 munication initiatives; accessibility enhancement; multiple-use management or “corridor sharing”; environment/wildlife compatibility; and use of youth conservation/service corps. Now is your chance to nominate an outstanding project and to encourage the sponsor(s) of an excel- lent project in your state to submit a nomination as well. A nomination form can be downloaded at http:// atfiles.org/files/doc/CRTawardNomination2010.doc. The form and any supporting materials, including pictures, should be returned by April 16, 2010 to the Chair of the Coalition’s Awards Committee: 2 YOUR TOTAL MOTORSPORTS PUBLICATIONS © 2010 Reproduction prohibited THE WINNING EDGE MAGAZINE | PRESS RELEASE Eastern National ACSS - Round 5 FInger LakesTucker Racetrack - Farmington, Hibbert New York Releases Feb. 5-6, 2010 VERSUSMonster Braodcast - Feb. 21, 2010 Energy/Arctic - 4 p.m. EST Cat Replica Graphics HIBBERT WRAPS UP SNOCROSS SEASON WITH A NEW YORK SWEEP Goodridge,Baxter, Minn. Minn. (Feb. (Feb. 8, 2010) 17, – Monster 2010) Energy/Arctic - Tucker Cat’s Hibbert Tucker Hibbert rolled into his sixth and final snocross event of the season with one goal - to win. 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