If You Have Your Own ATV Club, It's Time to Join ATVA

It's common...a couple of friends get together everysee an increase in the number of attendees.
weekend to ride their ATVs, then the kids andATVA will also help you sort out the insurance issues
spouses gets involved and the group gets bigger.you may have with property owners. It is easier for
You make a couple of friends while riding ATV andATVA to iron these issues out because their buying
they become regular ATVers as well. Soon, the littlepower is ever so much bigger than an individual ATV
ATV group has turned into an ATV club simplyclub. And let's admit it, despite the fact that ATVing
because of the fact that you ride together regularlyis safe when done the right way, many people have
and you all share the same passion. Sooner of later,the misconception that ATV riding is unsafe and
you're going to have a name for your group and alsounsuitable for kids. We can try to combat the issue
start a website. This is how most ATV clubs areslowly on our own but with ATVA in the picture, we
formed.will have more resources to educate the public and
Well, if you have a large ATV club and is thinking ofthe legislative bodies on ATVing. The discrimination
expanding, here's one thing you can do and that is toagainst ATV riding is huge, hence, we can only
join ATVA as an official ATV club. First of all, it'scombat it with a big organization.
quite difficult for an ATV club to gain exposure all bySigning up as a member to ATVA is extremely easy.
themselves and ATV enthusiasts located within yourBut before that, you'll have to decide whether your
area may also find finding an ATV club equally asclub is a promoting club or a social club. You see, with
hard. That is where ATVA can help you. ATVAa social club, you'll need only five existing members of
brings together ATV clubs and form a bridgeyour ATV club to be a part of AMA (American
between ATV enthusiasts and ATV clubs togetherMotorcyclist Association).
with their regular newsletters, publications andThe definition of a promoting ATV club simply means
website. The name and contact information for eachthat your ATV club organizes large regular or annual
of ATVA's members are listed prominently in theirevents like motocross, flat-tracks, TTs, ice races...etc.
publications and website.if that is so, there should be at least ten members in
And if you organize an event, ATVA will help youyour ATV club with one who deals with insurance
announce it in an effort to bring ATV enthusiasts inand the other on communications. One member of
for the event. With that the number of members toyour ATV club should sign up for an ATVA organized
your ATV club will increase tremendously while you'llseminar of risk-management.