Author Archives: Bill McGibbon

The 2025 District 36 Operations Manual (AKA: Rulebook) has been published.  This manual contains all the revised and/or new rules added for 2025 as well as existing rules, all that govern competition in District 36 Sanctioned Meets.

The Manual is now published in a full page format meaning each page is not two columns.  This makes it easier to read on your phone if you turn it to the “horizontal” position.

This valuable information is highly recommended for racers to review and learn the rules that pertain to your specific Discipline(s).   Knowing the rules can make a difference in winning or losing a podium position and also affect advancement points that goes with how well a racer places.  Knowing the rules you may also avoid penalties for rule infractions.

Keep in mind that the rules contained in the District 36 Operations Manual are a SUPPLEMENTAL set of rules to the AMA rules and are approved by the AMA.  Each Meet in District 36 is sanctioned by the AMA, a requirement of District 36 and it is also recommended that you review the AMA rules for your specific Discipline(s).

Note that each Discipline has their own more specific rules generated by each Steward and approved by the District 36 Board of Directors.

You can find links to the District 36 Operations Manual, the Discipline specific Supplemental rules and the AMA Racing Rulebook here>  Competition Rules

Racing a motorcycle is one of the most exciting sports we participate in and the rules make the playing field level for all!  So………….

AND

The End of the Year Change-Over on the District 36 Website from 2024 to 2025 has resulted in some link changing and a few added.  To this, all the dicipline links have been changed to the 2025 schedule.   To accommodate our riders and racers looking for last years standings and race results a link to the 2024 pages has been added where all the race results and points for 2024 can still be found.

Please note that the “2024 points and Results” link takes you to the D36 archives page where links are located for each dicipline.

See How……

NOTE:  DECEMBER MEETING IS A WEEK EARLIER THAN USUAL DUE TO HOLLIDAYS!!

Please join us on Wednesday the 11th via the Zoom Platform us for our monthly District 36 meeting. We value your input and encourage you to share any comments, concerns, or questions you may have as members. Your feedback is important to us!   

If you have business with the District please join the webinar.  Voting in the general and competition meetings will only be open to Active members on the Webinar and not those viewing the meeting on Facebook.

Our regular meeting will start at 7:00 pm. followed by a Board of Directors Meeting  

If you just want to view the meeting you can watch it live on the Members FB page where you can also make comments that will be monitored.

If you would like to learn more about our Legislative Action Office and what it’s doing for you see our Right To Ride page.

All Active member Clubs and Promoters are strongly encouraged to attend (see District 36 Operations Manual, page 4, paragraph 1.2.1 – meeting attendance).

The Richmond Ramblers regret to announce that the 2024 BEARFOOT Family Enduro, Round 7 of the District 36 Championship Youth /Family Enduro Series  has been cancelled.  The Forest Service has determined that coming rains will result in adverse effects on the system trails.  There is no viable date to reschedule for the club and while this is a hard decision, hopefully the riders that have supported this event in the past and those that were planning to compete in the final Championship Youth/Family Enduro of the season will understand that the Ramblers had no choice.

All Riders that have pre-entered will receive full refunds.

 Please join us on Wednesday the 16th via the Zoom Platform us for our monthly District 36 meeting. We value your input and encourage you to share any comments, concerns, or questions you may have as members. Your feedback is important to us!   

If you have business with the District please join the webinar.  Voting in the general and competition meetings will only be open to Active members on the Webinar and not those viewing the meeting on Facebook.

Our regular meeting will start at 7:00 pm. followed by a Competition Committee meeting where rule change proposals will be heard and voted on.  You may review all upcoming proposals here.  

If you just want to view the meeting you can watch it live on the Members FB page where you can also make comments that will be monitored.

If you would like to learn more about our Legislative Action Office and what it’s doing for you see our Right To Ride page.

All Active member Clubs and Promoters are strongly encouraged to attend (see District 36 Operations Manual, page 4, paragraph 1.2.1 – meeting attendance).

 

You are invited the District 36  Zoom webinar.
When: Oct 16, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Official District 36 October 16th, 2024 Meeting

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So what do you say about a guy that gave up a promising job in the laser industry to represent a motorcycle association in protecting the association’s riders’ right to ride?  His lovely wife Berta agreed, knowing that the pay was about half of the laser job, but she also knew what a passion Dave had to protect all motorcyclists’ right to ride.

Dave’s credentials include serving as District 36 President for 11 years and serving as D36 Legislative Action Officer for decades.  His calm demeanor and soft voice consistently brought issues to the attention of whoever was making the decisions.  That included the D36 Board of Directors, the State of California Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Division Commission, the Motorcycle Industry Council, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, lobbyists in Sacramento, the Governor’s office, California Air Resources Board, California Parks Staff and personnel, and his favorite sponsors-many, many sponsors.

His presentation of a VIP area at Hangtown for the representatives mentioned above, was famous throughout the state as the place to be for the start of the MX Nationals.  This gave many political dignitaries their very first experience into off road racing!  Thanks again Dirt Diggers for many years of supporting this endeavor.

Dave was always coming up with “another” idea.  Some were great-some were not so great- but often he really killed it, like the now infamous D36 Night Enduro.  Dave could not walk ten steps without running into someone who knew him, or knew of him.  It didn’t matter, they became instant friends and fans.  Especially sponsors and, the holy grail to Dave, the potential sponsor…. lol.

There wasn’t a fight that Dave wasn’t up for.  He would research the subject to death, then pester, cajole, and influence his opinion until most people simply gave in.  Dave would find little nuggets buried in pages and pages of obscure documents to find things, like the State preparing to deed a section of Prairie City OHV away that was specifically called for OHV use.  No one would ever find these things but Dave did.  The State was forced to admit their mistake and the property was ultimately added to Prairie City for OHV use.

Dave was above all a devoted husband and family man.  He loved his home in the woods and to have everyone gather for the holidays.  His beloved dogs and whatever eccentric vehicle he was fawning over lately were always shown off.  From antique motorcycles, off beat street bikes and antique autos, to his latest obsession a Volkswagen Thing.  I could never understand that choice, but heck, it was odd and hard to get parts for so Dave was all in!

I think it was Dave’s kind heart that endeared him to us all.  That was probably the thing that melted away most of the opposition to any of his conversations.  His wife Berta always kept the “home fires burning”, while supporting Dave in all that he did and accomplished.  It is hard to imagine a world without Dave, so I’ll just think of Dave as being in another zip code-always there for a word of advice in that soft, gentle voice so soothing to us all.

God Speed Dave Pickett.

Jerry Fouts

The Sanction Meeting and the District 36 monthly meeting will be held on Saturday September 7, 2024 at:

Location: Modesto Moose Lodge 821 5th St, Modesto CA 95351Time: Sanction Meeting 9am – 1pm (approx.) Monthly Meeting follows Sanction meeting (after short break)

Flyer Map to Sanction meeting

The Sanction meeting will start at 9 am and involves some miscellaneous business,  awarding dates for meets in 2025 and electing the Board Of Directors for 2025.  In order to qualify for a 2025 meet date as well as vote for the 2025 Board of Directors, clubs and promoters must be Charted with District 36 at or before the Sanction meeting on September 7, 2024. 

Please Charter early online!  it’s much easier for you and for District 36!  Charter Application Online

When a Club or Promoter charters with District 36 they become an “Active Member” qualifying them to vote in the board of Directors election as well as attending monthly meetings and voting on any qualified Rule Change proposals that comes before the Competition Committee.

 Please join us on Wednesday the 21tst via the Zoom Platform us for our monthly District 36 meeting. We value your input and encourage you to share any comments, concerns, or questions you may have as members. Your feedback is important to us!   

If you have business with the District please join the webinar.  Voting in the general and competition meetings will only be open to Active members on the Webinar and not those viewing the meeting on Facebook.

Our regular meeting will start at 7:00 pm. followed by a Competition Committee meeting where rule change proposals will be heard and voted on.  You may review all upcoming proposals here.  

If you just want to view the meeting you can watch it live on the Members FB page where you can also make comments that will be monitored.

If you would like to learn more about our Legislative Action Office and what it’s doing for you see our Right To Ride page.

All Active member Clubs and Promoters are strongly encouraged to attend (see District 36 Operations Manual, page 4, paragraph 1.2.1 – meeting attendance).

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You are invited to a District 36 webinar.
When: Aug 21, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Official District 36 August 21st, 2024 Meeting

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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    +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
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