In total 162 4x4 Rigs turned out to the event despite the rain all day.
S.F.W.D.A. joins West Virginia Jeep Club , Blue Ribbon Coalition, Senators & Delegates of West Virginia, and other off-road clubs on Feb 2nd to promote off-road trails recognition throughout West Virginia at the State Capitol for the Off-Road Invasion 2020 event. S.F.W.D.A. showed up in the morning at the State Capitol and behold there were 162 rigs that show up and it was raining.
At the start of the event, we had the privilege of listening to Mark Maynard (Senator of the 6th District for W.V.) speak. Mark Maynard informed the off-road users that W.V. has over 1.3 million acres of land and no recognized miles of trails in the state. Mark Maynard stated that he is currently working with Blue Ribbon Coalition, S.F.W.D.A., and multiple organization/state department to change this. Mark also informed the users of some legislation ( SB690) that he currently trying to pass throughout the W.V. Senate to reduce the restrictions that are in place on modify vehicle to allow them to use state road to travel throughout the state, without having to worry about being pulled over due to non-compliant with current state laws.
After the speech, we went out to the country side and rode around the area to show other Senators and Delegates that we can off-road in responsible way and to discuss some of the economic impact that can happen with open OHV trails throughout the state. We hope to continue our efforts with Mark Maynard and other W.V. authority to change the zero miles of trails and to establish a OHV trail system throughout the West Virginia.
Photo Left to Right;
Aaron Roddy, SFWDA Vice President,
Ben Burr- Policy Director of Blue Ribbon Coalition, Mark Maynard
Senator of the 6th District for West Virginia