Welcome to the Franklinville Snowmobile Club! "Up-coming Area Events"
"The Tri-County Drifthoppers" 7th annual Snowmobile Drag Races Feb. 7 on Rte. 98 S., Arcade. “No Snow” date is Feb. 14. "Annual Gun Raffle"April 17, 2010 5:pm --?Franklinville Snowmobile Club Annual Gun raffle tickets are in! This years feature gun is a Browning Citori O/U or $1,100.00 cash. Includes food & beverages, Side raffles & 50-50s. Tickets are available at the Ishua Valley Country Club in Franklinville, or from most of our local club members. Drop us an e-mail with your name and address, and let us know how many you like. Please get your tickets now. Tickets are $20.00 each
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You may also write to:Franklinville Snowmobile Club Inc.P.O. Box 22Franklinville, N.Y. 14737"Help Needed" Whether your a member, landowner, or someone that just wants to help, please contact our club or join us at our regular meeting followed with pizza & wings every 1st Thursday of the month at the Ishua Valley Country Club in Franklinville at 7:30pm Next Meeting is Feb. 4th, 2010 at the Ishua Valley Country Club“Tip of the week” by Dusty Ramsey GETTING THROUGH THE RUT STUFF Have you ever noticed that what appears to be the best snowmobile trails, railroad beds, usually end up being the most annoying. They end up being miles of stutter bumps and ruts that make the sled dart across the full width of the trail. Ultimately the mess is caused by the sleds using the trail, but the rider can reduce the issues if they us e a little common sense. If you comes upon a freshly groomed surface, move to the right instead of riding right down the middle. When following another sled, move to the side so that one of your skis is running in the leading sled's track mark. Most times the mess already exists before you get there so you're going to have to make due with what you get. The machine is going to do all it can to absorb most of the abuse, but the ride can do a lot to help the situation. The first thing to do when you encounter stutter bumps and a rut is to change your line. Move closer to the right side of the trail to avoid the really bad stuff in the middle. Change your riding position. Move back on the seat. The toes of your boots should be tight against the bulkhead at the front of the running boards. Your arms should be nearly straight. Use your legs at least as much as your arms to stay centered on the snowmobile. This serves to move the combined center of gravity back and down which makes for better stability and removes weight from the skis so they do not get stuck as easily in the ruts. The principal of operation on water is much the same whether the water is liquid of semi-frozen. The smoothest and most efficient method is to plane across the surface rather than pushing through it. A snowmobile will plane just like a boat. Ever wonder why a snowmobile can be operated on open water … now you know why. Although I'm not promoting speeding and this may seem like the exact opposite of what makes sense, you need to pick up the pace to get the snowmobile to plane across the snow. This doesn't require ballistic speed. Most snowmobiles will plane cleanly between 44 and 52 mph. Once the proper speed is reached the darting will subside immediately and the snowmobile will be lightly skimming the stutter bumps. Practice is best confined to open areas with lots of run-off room to get the feel of the snowmobile before zipping down confined trails or places with steep edges. The bad part in all of this is at some point you are going to have to slow down or stop. This is always going to happen where the surface gets the worst and there is no way to avoid it. The best idea is to let off the throttle as soon as you know you are coming to a speed zone or stop sign. Get the sled slowed down with as little braking as possible, to keep form heavily loading the skis, before the surface gives out. Rolling the last ten feet to a stop or having to apply a little power to get to the stop greatly reduces darting. "Notice of Trail Closure"Trail C2A over Poverty Hill will be Closed between Ellicottville Rt. 219 north to Lindbergh Rd. (Stone Creek) for the remainder of the 09-10 season. We are currently looking for a re-route. If anyone has ideas or knows a possible re-route, Contact us at
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Remember: You abuse trails, we loose trails. "Snowmobilers"It is UNLAWFUL to operate a snowmobile: 1.) at a speed greater than reasonable or prudent under the surrounding conditions, or at a speed greater than 55 mph 2.) in any careless, reckless, or negligent manner 3.) while the operator is intoxicated 4.) without the required lights 5.) on the tracks of an operating railroad 7.) in any tree nursery or planting in a manner that damages growing stock 8.) on private property without the consent of the owner 9.) towing a sleigh or toboggan except with a rigid tow bar 10.) in any way that the operator fails to yield to an emergency vehicle approaching from any direction 10. in any way that fails to comply with a lawful order from a police officer 11.) on a frozen body of water within one hundred feet of a skater, ice fisherman, ice fishing house, or other person not on a snowmobile except at the minimum speed required to maintain forward motion 12.) within one hundred feet of a dwelling between 12 midnight and 6 AM at a speed greater than the minimum speed required to maintain forward motion Attention All SnowmobilersStay on trail and stay off of Ellicottville school property on C2 at Rt. 219. That is not a trail or a short cut. Watch carefully for temporary trail changes. Remember, it's private property your riding on, and a privilege. If you abuse it! we loose it. Ride carefully and enjoy a safe season. "Enchanted Mountains"Please respect our land-owners Download the NY Snowmobiler February Issue Here (Featuring Franklinville N.Y) "Memership"09-10 Vouchers are in. Please go to mebership in the main menu to download your application or contact
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NYS Snowmobile Registrations affect trail funding for all Clubs in NYS, and you are failing to pay $45 to Register your $7,000.00 sled before Nov. 1st. If we loose funding, we loose our trails. It always snows in the winter in WNY, So why wait?Please Register your sleds early "Image Gallery"You could be one of the many mugs on camera! Check out image gallery for photos "Groomer operators"We currently have three large groomers, and are looking for operators for these machines. If you are interested please contact the club or one of the officers. Our goal is to provide those land owners, who allow us to use their land with liability insurance for the snowmobile trail. Other plans include rebuilding bridges, marking trails, clearing and upgrading the trails and enjoying the sport of snowmobiling here in the Southern Tier.This club now maintains over 60 miles of beautiful trails that connect 2 villages and 7 towns. We are constantly working on new trails to accomodate the snowmobiles who visit the enchanted mountains regionYour support by joining the Franklinville Snowmobile Club will help to improve local snowmobile trails and strengthen the voice of the snowmobilers in the area. Single memberships, $25.00, Family memberships, $35.00 Meetings are the first Thursday of the month at 7:30pm at Ischua Valley Country Club. Trails open Please Respect our Landowners |
