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Your help is needed. The Vegas to Reno race is in danger of being cancelled!
BLM has already received 1,600 letters arguing AGAINST Vegas to Reno from the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) alone!
There are thousands of crew and familites at any given event. If we all send just one letter, we can show how much it means to so many.
I have attached a form letter that just needs to be printed, signed and mailed. Please send this and pass it along so we can save this race.
Thank You!
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Eric Williams
BLM – Tonopah Field Office
P.O. Box 911
1553 S. Main Street
Tonopah, NV 89049
RE: Letter in Support of Best in the Desert Racing Association Vegas to Reno Off-
Highway Vehicle Race
Dear Mr. Williams:
I am writing to you today in support of the 2009 “Vegas to Reno” race being held by the Best in
the Desert Racing Association (BITD). The State of Nevada has a tourist-based economy and
relies on events like this for revenue. Given the current state of our economy, cities and rural
communities in Nevada would be further strained if this event were not allowed to take place as
it has for the past 14 years.
Through careful planning, and through compliance with analytical requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), BLM and BITD should be able to identify and mitigate any
potential race-related impacts on the environment. The public and stakeholders should also be
able to assist in this process, as many of them know where sensitive resources are located and
how best to align the racecourse to avoid disturbing those resources.
BITD has a history of hosting world class off-road events. Further, BITD has shown a
commitment to preserving and remediating the roads and trails used during those events. There
is no reason to expect that BITD will treat the Vegas to Reno race any differently. As you are
well aware, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act imposes a multiple use mandate on
the BLM. OHV recreation and racing qualify as valid uses of public lands under that mandate.
For this reason and the reasons given above, I hope that you will issue a Special Recreation
Permit for the Vegas to Reno race.
Sincerely,
Please pass this on
BLM has already received 1,600 letters arguing AGAINST Vegas to Reno from the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) alone!
There are thousands of crew and familites at any given event. If we all send just one letter, we can show how much it means to so many.
I have attached a form letter that just needs to be printed, signed and mailed. Please send this and pass it along so we can save this race.
Thank You!
.................................................. ........................
Eric Williams
BLM – Tonopah Field Office
P.O. Box 911
1553 S. Main Street
Tonopah, NV 89049
RE: Letter in Support of Best in the Desert Racing Association Vegas to Reno Off-
Highway Vehicle Race
Dear Mr. Williams:
I am writing to you today in support of the 2009 “Vegas to Reno” race being held by the Best in
the Desert Racing Association (BITD). The State of Nevada has a tourist-based economy and
relies on events like this for revenue. Given the current state of our economy, cities and rural
communities in Nevada would be further strained if this event were not allowed to take place as
it has for the past 14 years.
Through careful planning, and through compliance with analytical requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), BLM and BITD should be able to identify and mitigate any
potential race-related impacts on the environment. The public and stakeholders should also be
able to assist in this process, as many of them know where sensitive resources are located and
how best to align the racecourse to avoid disturbing those resources.
BITD has a history of hosting world class off-road events. Further, BITD has shown a
commitment to preserving and remediating the roads and trails used during those events. There
is no reason to expect that BITD will treat the Vegas to Reno race any differently. As you are
well aware, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act imposes a multiple use mandate on
the BLM. OHV recreation and racing qualify as valid uses of public lands under that mandate.
For this reason and the reasons given above, I hope that you will issue a Special Recreation
Permit for the Vegas to Reno race.
Sincerely,
Please pass this on
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=767269
Vegas to Reno is the LONGEST race in the US. As I understand the letters need to be hand written!
Help!
[COLOR=blue]Chris[/COLOR] 
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