Illegal MX races in the Grand Tetons

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A Wyoming court has punished a Utah man for holding illicit motorcycle races on grasslands inside the park for at least nine years...........
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A Wyoming court has punished a Utah man for holding illicit motorcycle races on grasslands inside the park for at least nine years...........
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308 10/14/2022 10:56am
10/14/2022 10:56am Edited Date/Time 10/14/2022 11:13am
Ouch. I know a few of the guys in that video. I've rode dirt bikes with Hobbs several times. He'd never give me the time of day but there is some good people in that group.
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crowe660 10/14/2022 1:07pm
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What a bone head move on multiple levels lol
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183Matt 10/14/2022 3:47pm
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Far greater environmental crimes being committed than a grass track in the park that should be handled.
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crowe660 10/14/2022 4:43pm
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183Matt wrote:
Far greater environmental crimes being committed than a grass track in the park that should be handled.
I agree no doubt, but from the sounds of it, he tried making this an “event” of some kind. It’s one thing to show up somewhere with some buddies and poach a field, but low key should be the name of the game.

What an awesome place to ride though. I bet it was epic while it was happening.
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dr00andrew 10/15/2022 10:24am
10/15/2022 10:24am Edited Date/Time 10/15/2022 10:39am
i used to live out in teton county for a few years. the rules for national parks are pretty simple. No motor vehicle traffic ever (unless its a heli for emergency rescue) Snowmobiling is popular in that area and there are hundreds of thousands of acres of snowmobile zones in that region of the state. you can also ride there with bikes when the snow melts

Most, if not all national parks in the united states prohibit gasoline powered engines within the boundaries.
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Titan1 10/15/2022 12:10pm
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The guys an idiot…but, as usual, the greenies are blowing the environmental impacts way out of proportion.
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early 10/16/2022 6:23pm
10/16/2022 6:23pm Edited Date/Time 10/16/2022 7:50pm
While a handful of pitbikes won't do a ton of damage there's definitely a slippery slope argument. There was a thread about side by sides ruining all the good riding areas, things can go sideways quick if you give people a little rope.

Also, if you have land of your own that you ride on, seeing a bunch of people show up uninvited can get your blood boiling even if you love motorcycles. It's about respect.

Ignorance isn't much of an argument anymore for riding on virgin terrain in a national park. It takes 2 seconds to look up park boundaries and your location on a smart phone. It really begs the question why this guy picked this location to trailer pitbikes to?
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AceDudemeisterX 10/19/2022 11:41am
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183Matt wrote:
Far greater environmental crimes being committed than a grass track in the park that should be handled.
Would have been overlooked if the had put some drag queens on the bikes and parents had filmed their kids watching.

Probably just a slap on the wrist.
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