Economic impact of ORV ban would go far
(Above) Bill Matthews and Dan Smith: 1970 Datsun pickup. $1.000.
Motorcycles. $2.000. (Below) Steve Cosner; Dodge truck with Pilgrim
camper. $12.000; trailer. $400; motorcycles. $3.300.
(Above) Dave Wilcox: Motor home. $12.000; trailer. $300; motorcycles
$4.000. (Below) Jack McEvoy: Truck and trailer combined. $14.000; motorcycles. $1.700.
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$108,875
worth of family .
recreational equipment on this page
By John Ulrich and Gary laudig
(Above) Gary Laudig: Motor home. $11.000; trailer . $250; motorcycles $7.000.
(Below) Don Love: F250 Ford truck. $8.000; trailer. $3.000; motorcycles.
$2.500.
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The ten typical desert racing families or individuals shown here have invested over $108 ,875
in vehicles , campers , and trailers alone, not
counting the cost of helmets, boots , gloves,
and ' other pe rsona l protective
equipment. T he figu re incl udes initial
motorcycle cost. but not the cost of
constantly replacing pa rts.
T his illustrates the im p act any OR V
ba n would h ave on the compa nies
(and em p loyees of th ose companies)
that m anufac tu rer . sell. and serv ice
recrea tional vehicles . va ns . tra ilers.
and trucks.
.
Bein g conservative and esti mating
tha~ every vehicle ca rries two racers. a
typ ica l Hare a nd Ho und with 400
entries would have 200 veh icles or
vehicle combination s in attendance .
Considering tha t the avera ge vehicl e
investment of the ten families or
individ uals above is $ 10 .88 7. th e
vehicles at the race site wou ld be worth
an estim ated $2 .177 .400 . not counting
persona l p rotective eq ui pment for
each rider.
Going one ste p fu rther. consider
th at som e en duros d raw as m any as
1.00 0 entrie s. or abou t 50 0 vehicles or
vehicle combin at ions. worth a bout
$5 ,443.600 . .
The mon ey spent to b uy and
ma int a in vehicles use d by ORV
ent husiasts goes a lon g way in keep ing
brea d on the table of thousa nds of
Americans employed in related fields .
Maybe you should quote or clip this
articl e and sen d it to yo u r
Congressman . Senators. and President
Carter.
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