A Win For
California
Off-Roaders
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alifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom
(D) signed Senate Bill 708
into law on September 22, which
created a much-needed off-high-
way competition vehicle permit
program after the California Air
Resources Board ended the previ-
ous Red Sticker Program in 2021.
Introduced by California Sen-
ate Minority Leader Brian W.
Jones (R-San Diego), Senate Bill
708 passed through both houses
with bipartisan support.
With the ending of the Red
Sticker Program, there was a
void regarding the identifica-
tion process of newer models in
off-road competition, leading to
widespread confusion among
land-management agencies and
sanctioning bodies to correctly
identify those vehicles at sanc-
tioned competition events held
on public lands in the state.
"The passage of Senate Bill
708 into California law is a
major win for off-highway land-
management agencies, sanc
-
tioning bodies and competitors,"
AMA Director of Government
Relations and Western States
Representative Nick Haris said.
"This new law will address much
of the uncertainty experienced
over the past three years and will
make the off-highway competi-
tion community within the state
much stronger as a result."
In addition to the new permit
program, Senate Bill 708 will also
restore fees that were lost when
the Red Sticker Program was
sunset in 2021. Those new funds
will go to support event-related
costs, including trail mainte
-
nance and conservation.
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California signed
Senate Bill 708
into law, a much-
needed off-highway
competition vehicle
permit program.
Oliveria, KTM Sign
Contract Extension
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MF KTM Factory Racing has
re-signed Mateo Oliveira
for season 2025, and he is set
to continue in the AMA Na-
tional Grand Prix Championship
(NGPC) and AMA West Hare
Scrambles (WHS) Series in what
will be his third year with the team.
"I'm super-thankful for another year with the
team." Oliveira said. "They trust and believe in
me, which fills me with huge motivation and con
-
fidence to perform. Going into year three together,
I'm comfortable with the people around me and
know they have my back 100 percent. I have all
the tools that I need to succeed, the best people
in the business surrounding me, and my brother,
Dante, is only a conversation away with any knowl
-
edge that I can learn from."
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Mateo Oliveira
signed a one-
year contract
extension with
the FMF KTM
Factory Racing
Off-Road Team.
