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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORT PERRY SNOWMOBILE CLUB The Port Perry Snowmobile Club was formed in 1971. The first year our Club had about fifty. families; now our Club has grown to 120 families which represents approximately 380 people. The reasons for the Club being formed were to bring people together with the same interest. We wanted to show the rest of the people in the area that we were responsible citizens. Because a few people around town were running all over peoplé's property and making a lot of noise late at night, people in town got the idea that all snowmobilers were a bunch of nuts. We had a lot of work to do to convince non-snowmobilers we were ordinary people trying to enjoy our sport. We started by making a few common sense rules which we asked everybody to A snowmobile showroom tends to be a very confusing lace. The prospective cus- tomer is surrounded by liter- ally dozens of machines that Jlook similar but are totally different. With this profusion of models available it is not too surprising that the neo- phyte snowmobiler makes a mistake in choosing his machine. The purpose of this article is to warn you of some of the pitfalls in purchasing your new snowmobile. Port Perry Star Supplement -- Wed., Sept. 25,1974 -- 5 TIPS ON BUYING A SNOWMOBILE It is just possible that when the customer walks into the showroom he has already made his first mistake. As in automobile purchasing, the snowmobile dealer is almost. as important as the machine. A mistake in choosing the wrong dealer can cost you money and valuable trail time... It is important to consider that a snowmobile is asked to perform in the most rigorous of conditions and though it is disigned for this usage, it does stand to reason that the machine will need service and occasion- ally repair.. If you do not have a mechanical inclina- tion or can't spare the time, you will have to rely on a dealer to keep your machine in top shape. Therefore if you want to avoid ruined week- ends you will have to pick a dealer because of his service record. So how do you find a good Continued on page 7 follow. We ran some articles in the newspaper asking all snowmobilers to use common sense when it came to snowmobiling. We are trying to cut down complaints by not running late at night and not trespassing on private property. We hold dances for our members, races at the fair-grounds, cookouts and family days when members can bring their children. The Guide Mothers asked us to supply our machines for a day when they raised money by giving children rides. We have organized trail rides twice weekly for our members. For the past two years, we have participated in the Chamber of Commerce Winter Carnival by organizing a rally and rodeo games at the lakefront. Our Club has sponsored several safety clinics in'and around town to teach people safety and handling of snowmobiles. We have made safety our number one interest. We have had meetings with the town council and other organizations in "town trying to explain our position on running snowmobiles in town. We met in Toronto with the Select Committee on Snowmobiling, members of Parliament choosen to investigate the whole sport of snowmobiling. We also submitted a brief and attended a meeting to explain and to point out our views. We have had our Club incorporated this year to protect our members. We have also entered into an association with nine other clubs to work together on trails. We have been working this summer with Bombardier on Sno-Plan, a plan to create a good trail network through our area. We hope in years to come to have enough trails to get the machines off the roads. This will cut the accident rate to almost nil. We have taken out a liability insurance to cover our trails. It also covers any land owner we have an agreement with to use his land for trails so he is not liable for anything that happens on the trails that cross his property. We are also planning our third annual Snow Show this year. The dates are Friday, September 27th, Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th. This is the biggest show of its kind put on by a snowmobile club. We have about fifteen different manufacturers of snowmobiles and connected products who display their new lines and products for the new year. We hold a regular general membership meeting at the Scout Hall the second Sunday of every month except June, July and August. Our Club is a very active one but the main thing we are working for is . the betterment of snowmobiling and helping the community by cutting down the S complains and accidents. Clubs provide the stimulus to get the wile uy outside for winter r fon JORDAN 'WELDING & EQUIPMENT R.R. 1, ASHBURN, ONT. 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