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• 4WTF Picnic • 4 Wheel Parts Sale • About Our Sport • More Than Beaches • Southern IN Poker Run • Roger Memorial Run • Convention 4X NEWS A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE INDIANA FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION INSIDE THIS ISSUE IFWDA.ORG 2013 The Indiana Four Wheel Drive Association Needs You! By: George Thomas - IFWDA Membership Director Times are changing and that means we need our members the most. There are fights to fight, letters to write, places to go, things to see, people to meet and food to eat. Sometimes there is even some neat stuff to win or auctions that give you a great buy. There are events at the association level and at the club level. There are events going on throughout the year hosted by various clubs that belong to IFWDA. I have always believed that we should try to support each other's clubs. Attend their events when you can and invite them to attend yours. I know it is hard economic times for some, and the cost of gasoline is out of sight, but still sometimes we just need to show support for each other and do thing together. Rather it is a charity fund raiser, a customer appreciation event, a club road rally, or a day or two at an off road park, it's all fun. You will meet good people and there is usually plenty of great food, fun and friendship. What more could you ask for? Oh yes some great places to wheel like Redbird, Interlake, Badlands or Haspin Acres. There are several other small places on private properties and several nice places in surrounding states, they all need our support. It all goes hand in hand, we need them as much as they need us. You know there are events held at different places that mostly cater to folks who have a 4X4 but not much experience off road. We usu- ally have guided trail rides. There are a couple of reasons for that. One is you are new to the property and want someone to show you where the neat stuff is. The other is you are new to off roading and want someone to show you the ropes. Sometimes you can get the best of both worlds. On a guided trail ride you not only get help on doing the trails but may get to go someplace where otherwise you might not get to go. Normally we try to divide up in groups of like ve- hicles, stock vehicles together and built up vehicles together. Then there is the experience factor so sometimes built up is in with stock. Most guides will try to protect you and your vehicle but anything can happen anytime so we try to practice safety as much as we can. We try to explain why we do things a certain way, or why you don't want to do something like brake on a slick hill riding the clutch. Usually we try to start off easy and build up as we go along. Normally by the end of the day you do things you didn't think you could. The main thing is talk to the folks having the event. Let them know your concerns or get answer to any questions you may have. If you don't fill comfortable with something ask for guidance. A handy piece of equipment is a CB radio. It keeps you in touch with what is going on and keeps the group in contact with each other. There are always people trying to shut down places we like to sup- port. It is up to us to be strong and write the letters asking them to reconsider. The people wanting them closed come out in numbers, we need to also. Invite others to join your club or IFWDA. Let’s make it strong again and have some fun times together. Indy 4-Wheel Jamboree By:Annette Wheatcraft - IFWDA Special Events Director It was another awesome year, weather was perfect and always a good time to catch up with old friends and meet new wheelers. Some of you may wonder what a 4-Wheel Jamboree is. It is a family event geared toward family fun and friendly computation. The show is made up of 4x4 enthusiasts that come to display their truck for the weekend and compete in mud racing or mud bog events, burn out computation and shop vendors midway looking for best deals on latest products. The shows are part of Family Events Performance Series owned by The Promotion Company out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Check out our website www.Family- Events.com. This year Bigfoot had all their trucks come in celebra- tion and a special Bigfoot world record jump! IF you missed out each year segments of the Jamboree are televised on ESPN 2, SPEED Channel, The Outdoor Channel and Spike TV. Check out Truck Show Nation TV for highlights of this year events. See you next year at the Indy 4-Wheel Jamboree.
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• 4WTFPicnic• 4WheelPartsSale
• AboutOurSport• MoreThanBeaches
• SouthernINPokerRun• RogerMemorialRun
• Convention
4XNEWS A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE INDIANA FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION
2NDQUARTER:SUMMER2011
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
IFWDA.ORG
2013
The Indiana Four Wheel Drive Association Needs You!By: George Thomas - IFWDA Membership DirectorTimes are changing and that means we need ourmembers themost.Therearefightstofight,letterstowrite,placestogo,thingstosee,peopletomeetandfoodtoeat.Sometimesthereisevensomeneatstuff towinorauctions thatgiveyouagreatbuy.Thereareeventsattheassociationlevelandattheclublevel.
ThereareeventsgoingonthroughouttheyearhostedbyvariousclubsthatbelongtoIFWDA.Ihavealwaysbelievedthatweshouldtrytosupporteachother'sclubs.Attendtheireventswhenyoucanandinvitethemtoattendyours.Iknowitishardeconomictimesforsome,andthecostofgasolineisoutofsight,butstillsometimeswejustneedtoshowsupportforeachotheranddothingtogether.Ratheritisacharityfundraiser,acustomerappreciationevent,aclubroadrally,oradayortwoatanoffroadpark,it'sallfun.Youwillmeetgoodpeopleandthereisusuallyplentyofgreatfood,funandfriendship.Whatmorecouldyouaskfor?OhyessomegreatplacestowheellikeRedbird,Interlake,BadlandsorHaspinAcres.Thereare several other small places on private properties and severalniceplaces insurroundingstates, theyallneedoursupport. Itallgoeshandinhand,weneedthemasmuchastheyneedus.
Youknowthereareeventsheldatdifferentplacesthatmostlycatertofolkswhohavea4X4butnotmuchexperienceoffroad.Weusu-allyhaveguidedtrailrides.Thereareacoupleofreasonsforthat.Oneisyouarenewtothepropertyandwantsomeonetoshowyouwheretheneatstuffis.Theotherisyouarenewtooffroadingandwantsomeonetoshowyoutheropes.Sometimesyoucangetthebestofbothworlds.Onaguidedtrailrideyounotonlygethelpondoingthetrailsbutmaygettogosomeplacewhereotherwiseyoumightnotgettogo.Normallywetrytodivideupingroupsoflikeve-hicles,stockvehiclestogetherandbuiltupvehiclestogether.Thenthereistheexperiencefactorsosometimesbuiltupisinwithstock.Mostguideswilltrytoprotectyouandyourvehiclebutanythingcanhappenanytimesowetrytopracticesafetyasmuchaswecan.Wetrytoexplainwhywedothingsacertainway,orwhyyoudon'twanttodosomethinglikebrakeonaslickhillridingtheclutch.Usuallywetrytostartoffeasyandbuildupaswegoalong.Normallybytheendofthedayyoudothingsyoudidn'tthinkyoucould.
Themainthingistalktothefolkshavingtheevent.Letthemknowyour concerns or get answer to any questions youmay have. Ifyoudon'tfillcomfortablewithsomethingaskforguidance.AhandypieceofequipmentisaCBradio.Itkeepsyouintouchwithwhatisgoingonandkeepsthegroupincontactwitheachother.
Therearealwayspeopletryingtoshutdownplacesweliketosup-port.Itisuptoustobestrongandwritethelettersaskingthemtoreconsider.Thepeoplewantingthemclosedcomeoutinnumbers,we need to also. Invite others to join your club or IFWDA. Let’smakeitstrongagainandhavesomefuntimestogether.
Indy 4-Wheel JamboreeBy:Annette Wheatcraft - IFWDA Special Events DirectorItwasanotherawesomeyear,weatherwasperfect andalwaysagoodtimetocatchupwitholdfriendsandmeetnewwheelers.Someof youmaywonderwhat a 4-Wheel Jamboree is. It is afamilyeventgeared toward family funand friendlycomputation.Theshowismadeupof4x4enthusiaststhatcometodisplaytheirtruck for theweekend and compete inmud racing ormud bogevents,burnoutcomputationandshopvendorsmidway lookingforbestdealson latestproducts.TheshowsarepartofFamilyEventsPerformanceSeriesownedbyThePromotionCompanyoutofIndianapolis,Indiana.Checkoutourwebsitewww.Family-Events.com.ThisyearBigfoothadalltheirtruckscomeincelebra-tionandaspecialBigfootworldrecordjump!IFyoumissedouteachyearsegmentsof theJamboreeare televisedonESPN2,SPEEDChannel,TheOutdoorChannelandSpikeTV.CheckoutTruckShowNationTVforhighlightsofthisyearevents.SeeyounextyearattheIndy4-WheelJamboree.
There more than beaches in Florida!By Annette Wheatcraft - IFWDA Special EventsWe had planned our yearly pilgrimage to Florida forChristmas.Our time to visit with family and friends, but we decided to dosomethingalittledifferentthisyear.Yes,calluscrazy930milesonewayinaJeep.BoyyouwanttotalkaboutalongrideIamstilltryingtogetfeelinginmylowerextremities!
TheNationalForests inFloridaincludesthreeforestareas–theApalachicola,OsceolaandtheOcala.TheNationalForestcoversmorethan1.2millionacresinNorthandCentralFlorida.TheOcalaNationalForestislocatedinNorthCentralFlorida.Encompassingapproximately383,000acres,it isthesouthernmostforestinthecontinentalUnitedStates.
ItisadifferentkindofwheelingdowninFlorida.Itconsistsmainlyofsand,swamp,palmandpinetrees.WehadcontactalocalclubbeforeweheadeddowntogatheralittleIntelforyourtrip.Thanks“TampaBayJeepers”!Theweatherwasgreatmid toupper60’sandsunny!SorrytohearaboutthecoldandsnowinIndy.
While we were out on the trails, we cross narrow bridges overswamp, through differentwater holes, and even cameacross ablack bear on the trail! I think hewas trying to size us up.Wehelpedafewfellowwheelersaftertheywatchusgothroughthewaterandtheyhadtotry it.Asthesayinggoes“Moreliftbiggertires”.LOL
Inall itwasagreat time in thewoodsexploringdifferent terrain.Talkingwiththelocalsandpickingfreshorangesoffthetrees.Bytheway,yeswedidgoovertothebeachnothinglikewhitesandonasunnyday.
IhavefoundtheUSForestServicetobeagreatplacetogetinfor-mationbystateonplacestogowheel,campandfish.Theirwebsiteishttp://www.fs.fed.us/
Seeyouonthetrails!
A Couple of Thoughts About Our SportRob”Scoutman”Robbins – PresidentAsamemberofIFWDA,weareallambassadorsofthesportoffourwheeling.Whatwedowithourvehicles,rightorwrongreflectsontherestofthecommunity.Fortheuninformedworldwhothinksanyonewithatrickedouttruckisastupidredneck,theonlywaytochangethismisconceptionistobeagoodexample!
*BeaGoodSamaritan,helpotherswhenyoucan.*Teachthebeginnersthesafeway,towing,winching,etc.*Stayondesignatedtrails.DON’Ttrespass!*Getinvolved;joinIFWDA,UFWDA,etc.*Advocatepublicaccesstopubliclands.
Onthatlastnote,IhavefoundthatARRA,AmericansforRespon-sible RecreationAccess, http://www.arra-access.com/, is a veryuseful tool.Onceyou registeronto their site, youwill get timelyemailsaskingtotakeactiontokeeplegislationalivethatisgoodforoursport.Whetheritisatthestateornationallevel,theyhavealreadywrittenamessage tobe sent towhoever is concerned.
4 Wheel Parts Sale By: Judy Estes 4 - Wheels to Freedom Wehelpedat4WheelPartsoffEastWashingtonStforaSummerSaleAug10thandhadover26familiesshowup.Afewplayedonthebigrockchallenge,acoupleclimbedtheRTIrampandLarryBoothwasthrilledwithhimselfwithpullingrightupontheTeeterTotterandkeepinglevelrightoffthebatwithhislittlebabysuzuki.4WheelPartswaskindenoughtosupplyuswithplentyof freefoodforustogrillupforallthecustomersandourselvestoenjoyalongwiththetheentertainmentsoitwasagreattimeforall.NexteventisMidnightMadnessafterthejamboreelotsofsalesgoingonthatweekendandFREEfood!!Love4WheelParts.Socomeonover toEastWashingtonafter theJamboree.Tell themJudyEstessentyou!
4 Wheels to Freedom PicnicBy: Gary and Kathleen Snyder4WheelstoFreedomhelditsfirsteverPicnic/RoadTouronAugust3rd.Thiswasafundayeventopentomembersandguestsalike.Forafirsttimeevent,itwasquitesuccessfulwith36peopleand17 vehicles participating. People came fromMuncie, Cincinnati,Freedom,andpoints inbetween.AfterawellstockedpicnicanddoorprizesatMuscatatuckParkinNorthVernonIndiana,every-oneheadedoutona95miletourthattookusintoMadisonontheOhioRiver.Water levelsweredownfromfloodingamonthprior,butweendeduponworldfamousBeeCampRoadwithallofitsstreamcrossings,acoffeepotwithcoffeeandmugsonatree,tootherstreamcrossings,huntingareas,andAmishneighborhoodsinJefferson,Switzerland,andRipleycounties.Weatherwasgreatuntil the raincame,and the topswentup,butweparked in thetrees for this.Agreatdayof fellowshipand fourwheeling.Mightevenbeafallevent.AbigthanksforplanninggoesouttoJeffries,Paxton,Booth,andSnyders.
Onceyouhaveregistered,allyouhavetodoisclickontheTAKEACTIONbutton.Yournameandaddressisalreadysavedandthemessagewillbesentinyourname.Soeasy,nowriting,nostamp,nospellcheckinvolved,pleasecheckthemout.
IhavebeeninvolvedwithIFWDAforover25years,beentomanyevents,metmanygoodpeopleandmademanynewfriendships.Throughthesefriendships,IcantravelthroughoutIndianaandintheeventoftrouble;thereisusuallysomeonethatIcancalllocallyforhelp.Ihavebeenonbothsidesofthatsituation.
TherearemanygoodreasonsforjoiningaclubandIFWDA.1–Meetinglike-mindedpeople2–Makingnewfriendships3–Strengthinnumbers4–Knowingwheneventsarecomingup5–Alwayshavingsomeonetowheelwith
Thelistgoesonandon.SofromthepresidentofIFWDA,GETINVOLVED!!KeeptheRubbersidedown!
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2013 IFWDA State ConventionBy: Annette WheatcraftIFWDA Special Event
Youknowyouaregoingtohavefuneveryyearwhenconventiontimecomesaround.Meetwitholdfriendandseeafewnewfaces.Theweath-ercouldnotbebeatinthe40’sandnorain,snow or ice. Saturday morning they had thegroupheadingofftowheelatBackwoodsandourgroupthathungbacktodotheRoadRally.Everyonewashavingagoodtimeandweevenlearnedafewinterestingfactstoboot.Nomat-terhowmanytimeyougooverinstructionsyoustillmiss a turn but you can still get back ontrack–thanksBarb!Thisyear’sroadrallywasjust a littleover100milesand threecountiesdependingon if yougot lost or not.Oncewegotbacktothehotelafewwenttowashtheirrigsandsomewentswimminginthehotelpooltorelaxuntilsuppertime.SundaymorningwehadaveryproductiveIFWDAmeeting.Thankstoeveryonewhoparticipated inanothergreatyear!
Seeyouonthetrail
Roger Memorial Run–Southern Indiana 4x4By:Annette Wheatcraft IFWDA Special Events
EveryyearourclubdoesaRogermemorialrun.Hewasamemberofourclubformanyyearsthat passed away. The club decided Rogerwouldwant us to remember him bywheelinginthewoodsathisfavoriteplaceHaspinAcres.SoeverySeptemberweplanaweekendtogocampingandwheelingasaclubevent.WesetupcampFridaynighthaveagoodsupperandtalkaroundthecampfire.Theninthemorningnothinglikeeggsandbaconoverawoodfire.This year seemed usually dry as we headedovertothedevilsbackboneforalittlecomputa-tionamongstfriends.Almosteveryonemadeitupthebackboneandnobrokenparts!AlwaysagoodtimeandweknowRogerwouldbeproud.
Seeyouonthetrail
Southern Indiana Poker RunBy: Annette Wheatcraft IFWDA Special EventAnother great poker run, hope you did notmissit.Theclubdecid¬edtotryaspringpokerrunandit turnedoutgreat.Weatherwasjusta littlecoolbut itdidnotrain!Wehad26ve-hiclesparticipateandonlyafewgotlostalongtheway,nottoobad.WemannedthefirststopoutataplacecalledLeroy’smarket/hardware/res¬taurant–IguessonceyouarethisfaroutinthesticksittrulyisaonestopshopsurehasWal-Mart beat.Out front the local 4-Hgroupwashavingabakesalesoofcourseyoubuysomethingtohelpoutthelocalkidsgroupwhodoesn’tlikericecrispytreatsandcookies!Dif-ferent groups roll through all morning – JeffandPatticheckedeveryoneinandhadthemdraw1stpokercard.Imannedthecameraandtreatbucketaspeoplewaitedtheirturn.WhenwesawHarpocomingupandweknewevery-onegotthroughourcheckpointsoweheadedto the next stop.Over the river and thru thewoodstoareallyawesomesteelbridge.Ourgood friends and fellow club members weremanning check station number 2 and theysureweregladtoseeus.Theywonderedifwepassedacouple folks thatwere lostandstillunaccountedfor.Asyoucanseewedotrytokeeptrackofyoujustincaseyougetlost!Sowe started calling around trying to find themandhere theycomeuptheroadthe last twotocheckin–theyhadjustalittlemishapwithatire,butoffwegotothirdstop.Atthischeckpointyouhadachancetogothruthewoodsandintoacouplemudholesforanextracard.Itsurelookedlikeeveryonehadagoodtime.IbetGeorgewillbegettingmudoff fromthegreenCherokeeinsideandoutforquitesometime.Asweallheadedtothefinalstoptogetour lastcardandsomehamburgersandhotdogs,timetorestandreflectonourdaysad-venturesandwaitfordoorprizestobecalledoff.Soifyoumissedthisyear’seventbesureto mark your calendar for October 12 andcomeondowntorunafun4x4pokerrunthatstartsatHills4x4shopinAustin.
Seeyouonthetrail
4 Wheels To FreedomPOBox342Shelbyville,IN46176
4XFools Offroad Club1402AdamsStreetUrbana,IL61802
Boonie Riders 4WD Club 7374E.CR.700N.Grandview,In.47615
Fat Boys Jeepers6142FranklinRoadHagerstown,IN47346
J. P. Frog Off-Roaders 6840NorenaCourtBrownsburg,IN46112
Monroe County 4x4 Club8712N.Mt.PleasantRd.Gosport,IN.47433
North Central Indiana Free-Wheelers130N.ElmSt.BunkerHill,IN46914
Northwest Indiana Jeepers128 Main StWheeler, IN 46393
Off Road Trail Rods68530 US 33Goshen, IN 46526
Ruffriders POBox83Goshen,IN46526
SWAK- Safe Wheelers of All Kinds8824HayneRdTerreHaute,IN47803
Southern Indiana 4x4 Club3471SUShwy.31Crothersville,IN47229
Indiana Four Wheel Drive Association 130 N Elm St. Bunker Hill, IN 46914
www.ifwda.org
IFWDA.ORG
IFWDA MEMBER CLUBS
2014 IFWDA ConventionCo-HostedbyOffroadtrailrods,RuffridersandNorthwestIndianaJeepers
Where:ComfortInn&Suites(MI036)
1000OrleansBlvd.Coldwater,MI,US,49036
When:March7-92014
Agenda:FridayMarch7:
meetandgreetandregisterathotelSaturdayMarch8:
WheelingatBundyHillinJeromeMichiganandRoadRallydetailstofollow.EveningPartyandmeal,withlivemusic
FollowusonfacebookformoreupdatesoninformationIFWDA,OFFROADTRAILRODS,NORTHWESTINDIANAJEEPERS(NWIJ),RUFFRIDERS4X4
Orcontact:
[email protected],[email protected]
Updated:Sunday,August18,2013
