COVER PHOTOS TOP #42 Kayl Kolkman shot to the front in the four lap SCFTA Dash 4 Cash at Perris Raceway and never looked back. #37 Jimmy Wood tried hard to get past Kolkman but just couldn’t quite catch up. Kolkman also lowered the track record in the dash to 14.42 seconds


besting Henry Wiles’ record set last year. Janice Blunt Photo


BOTTOM Megan Schilling at the 49th Annual TDS Desert Safari Bob Alexander Photo


FEATURES 6 8


10 16


Sherri’s Turn Letters Dirtbits


10 OHV Groups Oppose Wild Lands Policy Coming Events


22 Vector Powersports: Why we do this... 26 27


Blast from the Past


28 Off Road Moms 31


32 4x4 Coach 33 34 53 54


36 37


Dr. De Forest’s Off Road Health Tips 4 Wheeling Fun Old Dirt


TDS Desert Safari - It’s a Wrap Classified Ads


Thoroughly Unpredictable


COMPETITION 35


M2X Racing Spring Series, Round 1


D38 King of the Desert National Hare & Hound


38 SCFTA Flat Track Racing 39


40 SoCal OTMX 41


MX Racing Starwest MX Spring Series Acosaq 150


43 SCORE San Felipe 250 46 47


AMA National Southwest Area Qualifier


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48 49


Checkpoint Enduro Championship Gold Rush Enduro


CMC Golden State Nationals 50 San Jose Legends


CONTENTS PHOTO OFF ROAD MOM Cindy Hopson of Brea CA, wife of Stirling Hopson, AMA D-37 Quad Ammie. She has been riding since we first started dating in the late 70’s. Mother of the 2010 AMA Intermediate ATV Hare and Hound Champ, Aaron Hopson and also Rachael Hopson, who rides a Blaster. Here she is riding at El Mirage on her birthday weekend in the SNOW, lots of it, February 2011. She loves camping, riding, leading Bible studies, photography and crafts. She is also a great


pit crew. Check out page 28 for more Off Road Moms!


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M2X Racing Spring Series, Round 3 US Desert Racing Championship


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