In The News

Press Releases and News Stories

This page contains some general news stories and links to press clippings found in the general media. All the stories are related to 4-wheeling.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 6, 2007

Southern Four Wheel Drive Association Protecting
Environmental Health of the Upper Tellico ORV Area

Press Release to address the threatened lawsuit against the Upper Tellico ORV Area.
Click here for full text
 

SEMA Spring Expo coverage

March 23-24, 2007

Coverage of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Spring Expo on March 23-24, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Click here for the story

Low-RANGE magazine publishes article about Dixie Run

March 2007

The March/April issue of Low-RANGE magazine has a feature story on the 20th Dixie Run. On news stands now.
See a preview here.

Cherokee Scout newspaper in Murphy, NC writes articles about Dixie Run

September / October 2006

The local newspaper in Murphy, NC is called the Cherokee Scout. It is published weekly on Wednesdays. This year, they had a full page article about the 20th Annual Dixie Run a week in advance and a report afterwards.

Note: Articles are used with permission.
The articles are © Copyright 2006 by the Cherokee Scout.
Do not download or post the articles anywhere else without permission.
Written by Teresa Pullium, , www.thecherokeescout.com

Article, Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Article, Wednesday, October 4, 2006

New Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel To Be Available in 2007 Dodge Trucks

PRESS RELEASE
September 2006

The September issue of Diesel Power magazine has a full page spread on the new Cummins engine soon to be available in Dodge pick-up trucks:

Dodge is ready to take the top spot in the turbodiesel displacement wars. Assuming the rumors are correct, Ford will have a 6.4L Power Stroke and GM will stickwith a 6.6L Duramax for the ’07 model year. That means the next Cummins will have the largest displacement available in a consumer diesel truck. Unless DaimlerChrysler is sandbagging the power specifications, the added space will not be used to boost performance but will help the engine run cleaner, quieter, and get better gasmileage. Here are the changes to the Cummins that will debut in the ’07 Ram 3500 HD Chassis Cab and that we suspect could be in the 2500/3500 trucks as soon as the middle of the ’07 model year ...

click here for full magazine article

BFGoodrich® Tires Launches Outstanding Trails Program

PRESS RELEASE
April 2006

BFGoodrich Tires, in conjunction with Tread Lightly and United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA), announced today the launch of its Outstanding Trails program. The Outstanding Trails program highlights some of the best off-road trails in the country and is dedicated to the responsible use and preservation of these off-road trails and will aid in the effort to keep these trails sustainable. ...

... Upper Tellico OHV Area, Trail #4, located in the Natahala National Forest, is located in North Carolina where Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia meet.

click here for BFG Press Release

click here for trail story on BFG web site

PRESS RELEASE
March 2006

Off Camber 4WD club signs up for North Carolina Department of Transporation's Adopt-A-Highway program. The two mile section of road, located near Murphy, NC, will be visited by club member on a quarterly basis to pick up trash.
Click here for all the info.

The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame is requesting nominations for induction into the Hall of Fame. In 2004, our own Carla Boucher was inducted! Deadline for this year’s nominations is March 15, 2006.

For more information, read the announcement by clicking here.

For complete info, go to www.ormhof.com

Oil Filter Study

Ever wanted to know which oil filter brands are made by which manufacturers? What about a thorough analysis of their construction?
Then check out this extensive engine oil filter study.

2007 Jeep Wrangler

January 9, 2006:
Jeep debuted the much-anticipated 2007 Wrangler on January 9, 2006 at the Detroit Auto Show.

Video of the debut:

Click right-mouse-button on the link and then select "Save Target As..." to save the video to your hard disk:
Windows Media Player (fair quality video, 10 Mbytes)
Apple QuickTime (good quality video, 11 Mbytes)

Video of the Jeep driving on a dirt road (bad music and lame 4-wheeling, but good view of the Wrangler):
Click left-mouse-button here

News stories, photos, and observations about the 2007 Wrangler at rockcrawler.com: Click here

BFGoodrich Tires Off-Road Racing Set To Hit Theatres In Dust To Glory Movie

PRESS RELEASE
March 29, 2005

New Movie Documents Legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Desert Race

BFGoodrich tires, the World's Toughest Off-Road Tires, are set to hit the big screen once again when the new off-road racing documentary, Dust To Glory, premiers tomorrow in Los Angeles, Calif. ...

click here for full Press Release

Forest Service Praise

Spring 2004
A Forest Service Public Information officer wrote about our volunteer work at Tellico and interviewed Past President Stefan Roth. See it on-line at 2004 Carolina Connections Recreation Guide (see page 6).