Article 8 Vehicle Requirements and Trail Rides or Club Sponsored Events
Section 1:
Membership in the BLWA shall be focused on but not limited to 4 wheel drive off-road vehicles.
Section 2:
All BLWA trail rides/events must meet BLWA trail ride guidelines, which are as follows:
A): Any club member may host an event or trail ride.
B): Club sponsored events only are eligible to receive any resources established by BLWA or from BLWA supporters/sponsors.
C): The founders committee reserves the right to provide articles of appreciation to non-members for their support and/or contributions to the club.
D): Participants of BLWA events/trail rides shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older or be accompanied by a legal guardian or parent. Anyone else under the age of 18 will require that their parent or legal guardian signs a juvenile release form, the form is available on the clubs website.
E): The club member hosting the event is considered to be the trail leader. The leader may appoint co-leaders to lead the different groups according to skill and vehicle level. The trail leader also has the authority to place vehicles in their correct group for the trails to be run that day, this is to insure no hold ups on the trail and that a enjoyable time is had by all.
F): All participants attending trail rides will have an emergency contact form filled out and in their possession. The trail leader is responsible for everyone having this filled out before the start of the ride. The emergency contact forms will be available on the BLWA website and the trail leader should carry extras as well.
G): All participants shall sign an attendance sheet at every trail ride.
Section 3:
All local, state, and federal laws shall be followed.