In order to assure everyone can take full advantage of our time on the trails, ONSC Safety Coordinator Clint Strong has developed a Safety and Equipment Checklist which we will use on all official Club rides.

The intent of the Checklist and pre-ride inspection is to ensure all participating vehicles are in a safe and driveable condition, and to mitigate impacts on the land upon which we ride.

The checklist and inspection will become mandatory in 2009.

Please click the link below to review the checklist:

ONSC Safety and Equipment Checklist

Please note: the checklist requires a pdf viewer such as Acrobat Reader. Acrobat Reader is frequently the target of hackers and often has unpatched exploits. Your humble webmonkey does not recommend installation or use of Acrobat Reader, but rather suggests an alternative pdf viewer such as FoxIt , Sumatra PDF, Xpdf, etc.

Where: Uwharrie National Forest

When : May 16-17

Details: We've reserved Badin Lake Group Campsite B so no worries on spaces.

Day pass is $5.00, season pass is $30, we recommend everyone get a season pass and support ORV access, even if you don't plan on going to Uwharrie much this year.

Meet up times will be posted at a later date. Expect a Saturday morning meetup at the Outpost likely around 9:30AM.

We'll split into 2 groups, experienced and non-experienced, and this will be the first run where we test the safety inspection process.

Recreation Groups Express Disappointment At Forest Service Implementing Tellico Emergency Closure

The Southern Four Wheel Drive Association (SFWDA), the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) and United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA) expressed disappointment today in the Forest Service decision to implement the emergency closure of the Upper Tellico OHV trails on April 1, 2009 pending review of the many substantive comments made by OHV enthusiasts.

Gary Parsons, President of SFWDA, said, "We are very disappointed in the Forest Service decision to close the Upper Tellico OHV trails. In formal comments made to the Forest Service, the OHV community and other interested parties clearly demonstrated that such a closure has no scientific basis. Substantive comments provided to the Forest Service included findings of an independent study completed by Caliber Engineering and the recommendations from a report completed by the Forest Service's own Trails Unlimited Team. This is a bad decision and we are left with no other alternative but to pursue legal options."

We now have Membership and Renewal options online, and hope this makes it even easier for people to remain involved in  Olde North State Cruisers. Near the top of every page, there is an option for "Membership Opportunities" - just select the option that is right for you, enter your name, your TLCA number and expiration, and click "Add to Cart". This will then take you to a secure PayPal page where you wrap up payment.

We hope this is convenient for our existing Members and for new Members!