Freedom to Ride Except In Riverside
I grew up in an off road motorcycle riding family, thus I know a thing or two about it. In 1971 surf documentary film director extraordinaire Bruce Brown produced the all time motorcycle classic film "On Any Sunday". One of the features of the film was the annual Lake Elsinore Motorcycle Grand Prix. The Grand Prix began in the 1960s and in the early 1970’s Honda even introduced a motorcycle called the Elsinore. The race was shut down in 1973 but was brought back to life in 1996. Lake Elsinore is currently gaining national fame for hosting Extreme Sports. With that in mind, The Lake Elsinore Motorcycle Grand Prix is looking to once again take a national spot light under the leadership of Lake Elsinore Mayor Bob Magee.
So why the history of dirt biking on a political BLOG you say; here is why. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to knock down yet another domino in the fight to keep "private" in the phrase "private property". The BOS recently sent a draft off-highway vehicle (OHV) ordinance back to the Planning Department requesting that "they either ban OHV use in residential areas… Read More