ORBA Land Use Director testifies before congress on HR 3862
Click here to read Bill Dart's testimony on bill which would create even more wilderness in California
ORBA Board elects new member
New owner of Off Road Warehouse, Randy Weisser, is the latest addition to ORBA's Board of Directors
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Favorable outcome for Southern California OHV area
Truckhaven off-road area used by off-roaders since 1950's will again be open for world class events
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Revelle Harrison elected to ORBA Board
Head of KTM of North America West Coast operation succeeds Scot Harden
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We have a winner of the ORBA Toyota FJ Cruiser!
Jason Lewis of El Cajon, CA held the winning ticket, drawn at the 4 Wheel Parts Truck Fest in
Ontario, CA on June 10 by Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart.
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ORBA to hold off-road show at Barona Casino's Convention Center in March, 2007
Yamaha and CORR (Championship Off Road Racing) to be Title Sponsors
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ORBA V.P. testifies before House Committee on Resources
Introduced testimony on impact of border security upon OHV recreation on public lands
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Public Hearing Held On Mckeon Wilderness Bill H.R. 5149
Off-Road Business Association testifies In Washington, DC stating the bill creates unneccesary wilderness designations and keeps previously designated wilderness study areas locked away from public use
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California Air Resources Board adopts new standards for dune buggy emissions
This move has averted possible disaster for an ever-changing and growing dune buggy and engine manufacturing industry
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An OHV Tale of Two Counties
How Riverside and San Bernardino counties chose to treat
the off-roading families that reside within their borders
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New Secretary of the Interior appointed...
...but the jury is still out. Dirk Kempthorne, formerly Governor and U.S. Senator from Idaho, was recently appointed by President Bush to replace the outgoing Gale Norton. His recent announcement that the Department of the Interior will consider the environment above all other concerns casts a serious doubt on the friendliness of the DOI toward recreation interests. Click here to see the letter written to Kempthorne by ORBA President Roy Denner, and consider writing a similar letter yourself.
Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard will not be listed
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines that proposed listing as threatened species unnecessary
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ORBA companies visit Sacramento
ORBA member companies visit State Capitol to educate legislators about the importance of motorized off-road recreation in California
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A win for the good guys!
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not conduct in-depth review of dune beetle for listing consideration
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Plans advance to buy land near popular off-road area
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ORBA President testifies in Sacramento
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We have a winner!
The winning ticket for the ORBA Raffle Car was drawn at the Off-Road Impact Trade Show
& Conference in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 21. The lucky winner is Jimmy Weitzel of Alpine, California.
Action Alert!
Endangered Species Act Reform: Help get legislation to the Senate floor
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Attention Dunes Enthusiasts!
Are you satisfied with OHV opportunities at the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (Glamis)? Are you happy with the way that your fee money is being spent there? Here's an opportunity to express your satisfaction/concerns to the BLM—the agency that manages the ISDRA.
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EcoLogic Partners, Inc. Files Suit Against California OHMVR Commission
Asserts Commissioners violated open-meeting act
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EcoLogic Partners, Inc. Files Suit Against State Parks
Asserts closure of Coyote Canyon Road illegal
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Off-Road Business Association Hires Executive Director
Fred Wiley brings over 25 years of business management and
26 years of snowmobile and OHV experience
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ORBA fights excessive noise
"Turn Down the Volume" sound summit acknowledges role of loud exhausts in loss of OHV opportunity
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ORBA brings Winter Industries Coordinator on board
President of the California-Nevada Snowmobile Association joins ORBA's team
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California's OHV program has been hijacked!
State OHV program audit report released
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ORBA receives award from KTM at national dealers' convention
"Tireless efforts to preserve the sport of off-road recreation" recognized
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ATV industry under attack!
There is a major effort underway in this country to pass legislation making it illegal for children under sixteen years of age to drive All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's)
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ORBA team converges on Washington DC
Key ORBA staff members team up with other motorized OHV organization representatives for highly successful Motorized Recreation Summit
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ORBA-sponsored bill to help motorcycle dealers progresses
SB 510 to reform Workers Compensation rate structure for California's beleaguered OHV dealers clears first hurdle
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MAJOR VICTORY!
BLM lifts restriction order prohibiting OHV travel in desert washes
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ORBA sponsors bill to help motorcycle dealers
SB 510 to reform Workers Compensation rate structure for California's beleaguered OHV dealers
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Another successful trip to Washington
ORBA President orchestrates another productive trip to Nation's Capitol
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USFWS issues biological opinion on ISDRA RAMP
Long-awaited Biological Opinion opens the door for the implementation of the Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area.
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OHV use halted on more than half a million acres of desert
Court closes washes to OHV
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ORBA hires new Land Use Director
Bill Dart brings over 20 years of advocacy experience to the
Off-Road Business Association
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Advanstar Off-Road Group Director is new member of ORBA's Board of Directors
Jim Ryan is appointed by the Off-Road Business Association's Board of Directors to fill vacancy on its Board
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ORBA President testifies to congress on Endangered Species Act
Congressional Hearing held in Fontana, California on the Impact of the Endangered Species Act on the Inland Empire
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Yamaha joins ORBA team
The Off-Road Business Association adds Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. to its impressive Trade Association Member List
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ORBA teams up with BRC to assist Nevada BLM in
developing new land management plans for Nevada
Click here to see press release.
Click here to see new ORBA/BRC brochure.
ORBA President testifies on Capitol Hill:
Recreation fees are being mismanaged
Roy Denner tells Resources Committee members that federally mandated programs should be paid for with federal funding
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Congressman Pombo speaks out on misuse of dunes fees
Open letter to off-roaders from Chairman of House Resources Committee
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Here's my checkbook-you fill in the name and the amount!
Dunes survey paid for by user fees!
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Recreation Groups Strengthen Ties
John Stewart to work with ORBA
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Low Cost Office Supplies From Office Depot!
Office Depot offers great group discount to ORBA members!
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CBD at it again!
Group seeks to reverse ruling on desert lizard
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Fees in the Dunes
A necessary evil?
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Congressional Field Hearing in San Diego
Congressman Pombo hears concerns about the shrinking California desert
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A New Management Plan for the Dunes!
Areas reopened for OHV use
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ORBA goes to Sacramento
Off-road business owners make strong pitch to state lawmakers
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ORBA to Work with SEMA!
Big news from June 2003 issue of SEMA NEWS
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IT'S BAAAAAAAAACK!!
Boxer intends to re-introduce wilderness bill
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ORBA Makes Third Washington Trip
This time with non-OHV desert interests
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The "Green Sticker" Program
YOU pays yer money and THEY makes yer choice!
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Sand Mountain, NV
1,000 acre "emergency" closure coming to Sand Mountain?
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Public Land Access Groups File Suit
Against department of interior and subordinate agencies!
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Off-Road Community Commissioned Study
Off-roaders appluad new classification for
Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard.
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Second Trip to Washington
Leads to significant actions by
federal representatives!
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U.S. Congress Members Support OHV Leaders!
19 sign letter to Secretary of the Interior
on bad land use policies!
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Washington D.C. Knows Who We Are!
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