Greetings!

The next Montana 4x4 Association delegates meeting
will be Saturday, July 28, at the
Grub Stake in Helena, MT at 10 am.
(1450 Lincoln Road, off I-15 Exit 200)

ATTENTION: Dues were due on July 1st!!
Members-at-Large - dues are $30
Clubs - dues are $25 per membership (single and family)

Please include a current roster - if at all possible please include full mailing addresses and email addresses. With out the full address, your club member will not receive the 4XForum!

Clubs I still need to hear from are: Cascade, Continental, Mountaineers, and Rimrock!

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Don't forget - before going out on the trails, know what the fire restrictions are and if there are any closures due to the dry conditions.

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2012 M4x4A Event Dates
(all dates are subject to change) — M4x4A members are encouraged to support the following events as participants or spectators!
July 21 — Bozeman Mud Bog and Truck Pulls, during the Gallatin County Fair, Bozeman, contact the Bozeman Mountaineers for more information (M4x4A Club Event)
July 21 — Magic City 4x4 Tough Truck Challenge, at Montana Off Road Extreme Racing’s race site, on Story Road (take I-90 exit 443, turn south to South Frontage Road, east to Wise Lane, then east to Story Road), Billings, MT, for more information contact Jeff MacGill 850-8028 or 252-7317 (M4x4A club event)
July 24-29 — Divide Ride 2012 — CANCELED
July 28 — Montana 4x4 Association Delegates Meeting, 10 am., Helena, MT at the Grub Stake, off I-15 Exit 200
August 4 — Big Sky Four-Wheelers Poker Run - help support trail improvements to Wild Bill ORV Trail. Registration 9 am. at Fatt Boys Parking Lot, 1307 Hwy 2 W., Kalispell. They’ll be wheeling on Wild Bill OHV Trail. $10 per hand, more than one hand can be purchased! The pot will be split with the winner! ATV’s and Razors are welcome. (M4x4A club event)
August 18 — 2012 Ladies Run with the Frontier 4-Wheelers, meeting at 9 a.m. at Hay Canyon Road and Whitetail Road, and leaving at 9:30 a.m. to go up Hay Canyon Road. This will be a fun family event on a level 2.5-3 trail. Prior registration is suggested so they have a head count for food, contact Pam Kennedy, 406-459-1540 or email XTCRacing@XTCRacing.net
Sept. 1-2 — Continental Four Wheel Drive club event (M4x4A club event)
Sept. 1-2 — Trail Riding Weekend at Goose Lake with the Rimrock 4x4 Club
Sept. 15 or 22 — Top Truck Challenge and Trail Truck Challenge, Gallatin County Fairgrounds, Bozeman, contact the Bozeman Mountaineers for more information (M4x4A Club Event)

Non-M4x4A Club Event Dates
(all dates are subject to change)
July 14 — Montana Off Road Extreme Racing event, short course race, on Story Road (take I-90 exit 443, turn south to South Frontage Road, east to Wise Lane, then east to Story Road), Billings, MT, for more information contact Jeff MacGill 850-8028 or 252-7317 (non M4x4A club event)
July 15-16 — Mud Bog/Drags, Sun River, benefits local fire department, contact Leonard Nelson with questions (non M4x4A Club Event)
July 22 — Mud Bog, at Brady, contact Leonard Nelson with questions (non M4x4A Club Event)
July 23 — Conrad Mud Bog at Valier, contact Leonard Nelson with questions (non M4x4A Club Event)
July 28-29 — High Desert 100, baja, king of the hill, rock crawl, Powell, WY, Powell Valley 4-Wheelers, Charlie 698-9536, Don 248-4644 (non M4x4A Club Event)
August 4 — Montana Off Road Extreme Racing event, short course race, on Story Road (take I-90 exit 443, turn south to South Frontage Road, east to Wise Lane, then east to Story Road), Billings, MT, for more information contact Jeff MacGill 850-8028 or 252-7317 (non M4x4A club event)
August 18 — Montana Off Road Extreme Racing event, short course race, on Story Road (take I-90 exit 443, turn south to South Frontage Road, east to Wise Lane, then east to Story Road), Billings, MT, for more information contact Jeff MacGill 850-8028 or 252-7317 (non M4x4A club event)
August 25-26 — Mud Bog/Drags, Sun River, benefits local robotics club, contact Leonard Nelson with questions (non M4x4A Club Event)
September 8 — Montana Off Road Extreme Racing event, short course race, on Story Road (take I-90 exit 443, turn south to South Frontage Road, east to Wise Lane, then east to Story Road), Billings, MT, for more information contact Jeff MacGill 850-8028 or 252-7317 (non M4x4A club event)
Sept. 22-23 — Wild West 100, baja, side-by-side, Columbus, MT, Charlie 698-9536, Don 248-4644 (non M4x4A Club Event)
October 6 — Montana Off Road Extreme Racing event, short course race, on Story Road (take I-90 exit 443, turn south to South Frontage Road, east to Wise Lane, then east to Story Road), Billings, MT, for more information contact Jeff MacGill 850-8028 or 252-7317 (non M4x4A club event)

Website Directory
Montana 4x4 Association (M4x4A) — www.m4x4a.org
Divide Ride — www.montanadivideride.com
United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA) — www.ufwda.org
Blue Ribbon Coalition — www.sharetrails.org
Citizens for Balanced Use (CFBU) — www.balanceduse.org
Families for Outdoor Recreation (FFOR) — www.ffor.org
Montanas for Multiple Use — www.mtmultipleuse.org
Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association — www.mtvra.com
Trails in Trouble — www.trailsintrouble.org
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — www.blm.gov/mt
Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks — fwp.mt.gov
Montana National Forests — www.fs.fed.us/recreation/map/state_list.shtml#Montana

Big Sky 4 Wheelers — www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Sky-4-Wheelers/165148236890316
Cascade County 4-Wheelers — www.cc4x4.org, www.facebook.com/groups/180129495357107
Continental Four Wheel Drive Association — continental4wda.org
Continental Four Wheel Drive Association — www.facebook.com/pages/Continental-4-Wheel-Drive-Association/11485040520...
Frontier 4-Wheelers — www.facebook.com/Frontier4Wheelers
Magic City 4x4 — www.mc4w.com
Magic City 4x4 — www.facebook.com/groups/102015127323
Montana Back Roads 4x4 — www.montanabackroads.org
Montana Back Roads 4x4 — www.facebook.com/pages/Montana-Back-Roads-4x4-Club/170805969642153
Mountaineers — http://bozemanmountaineers.org
Mountaineers — www.facebook.com/Mountianeers
Rimrock 4x4 — rimrock4x4.org
Rimrock 4x4 — www.facebook.com/groups/252774264811991
Skyliner 4x4 Club — www.skyliners4x4.com

Montana Off Road Extreme Racing — www.montanaoffroadextreme.com