NORBA, IMBA announce second round of Trail Tune-Up grant winners

IMBA Trail News
Volume 12, Number 1
March 1999

The following four mountain bike groups were recently selected as winners of $500 Trail Tune-Up grants for projects which will benefit trails used for mountain bike training, competition and recreational riding.

Colorado Pay Dirt Committee, a joint effort involving racers, mountain bike clubs, volunteer organizations, and public land managers; Contact: Pete Webber or Jon Alegranti, (303) 545-9011.

Cool Mountain Bike Race, Folsom Auburn Trail Riders Action Coalition (FATRAC); Contact: Jim Haagen-Smit, (530) 885-3861.

Keyesville Classic, Southern Sierra Fat Tire Assoc. (Contact: Dave More Contact: 1662 Camino Sierra, Bakersfield, CA 93306; (805) 632-2847; Fax: (805) 873-8484; Web: http://members.aol.com/ssfta; E-mail: .

The Raccoon Rally Group, Western New York Mountain Bike Assoc. (WNYMBA); Contact: Brian Borowiec, (716) 632-4146 x232.

Funding for the Trail Tune-Up program comes from donations by NORBA members who contribute to a land access fund when they purchase or renew their NORBA racing licenses. This new program builds on the already strong relationship between NORBA and IMBA. IMBA coordinates the Trail Tune-Up grant application process and make award recommendations to the grant committee.

Leslie Klein, managing director of NORBA, explained, "This grant program is designed to support NORBA event organizers and clubs when they need help gaining or preserving access to trails for racing. All NORBA members recognize our collective responsibility to work for trail access because the future of our sport depends on it. Working together with IMBAthe trail access expertswe hope that we'll be able to fund worthy trail projects that benefit the entire mountain biking community."

NORBA, the governing association of mountain bike racing in the United States, has a strong record of supporting mountain bike trail access programs.

For more information on Trail Tune-Up or to request a grant application, contact IMBA: (303) 545-9011, email: ; or IMBA, Attn. Trail Tune-Up, P.O. Box 7578, Boulder, CO 80306-7578.

NORBA can be reached at: (970) 578-4856, email: ; or NORBA, Attn: Trail Tune-Up, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909