Trail Rider Magazine

CONTENTS Volume 43 Number 10 Kevin Novello Editor Jim Senecal Richard Seymour Art Pepin NETRA Contributors Zack Huberty ECEA Contributor Keith Novello Richard Seymour Test Riders Anna Svagzdys Contributors Editorial and Subscription Address PO Box 516 North Reading, MA 01864 (Web Site www.trailrider.com Email address Kevin@trailrider.com On the Cover: The Beta 250 RR lands on this months cover. This new 2 stroke is tailor made for the eastern woods. Photo By Sean Lawson Correction: That was Teddy Landers on last months cover, not Teddy Quinn. DEpARTmENTS 2 WhEEL Spin The Only Constant 26 YARd SALE Dam Good FEATURES  4 2014 BETA 250 RR Yes, It's That Good 8 2013 KTM XC-F 350 Hot Leftovers 12 iSdT REunion RidE Complete Coverage Published in the USA by: Wheel Spin Productions LLC The advertising deadline for the December issue is November 25th, 2013. Trail Rider Magazine (ISSN 0892-3922) is published monthly at 387 Linebrook Road, Ipswich Massachusetts, 01938 Subscriptions are available from Trail Rider Magazine at the above address at $25 U.S. per 12 issues (one year). Canadian subscriptions are $53 U.S. yearly. Copyright © 2012 by Wheel Spin Productions, LLC. All rights reserved. No advertising or editorial matter in this magazine can be reproduced for distribution without written permission by the publisher. Contributors: Articles and event photos are welcome, although we assume no responsibility for unsolicited materials. Unless special arrangements are made in advance, all published materials become the sole property of Trail Rider. Periodicals postage paid at Ipswich, Massachusetts, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: USPS 850-200. Send address changes to Trail Rider Magazine, PO Box 516, North Reading, MA, 01864. RACING  21 ECEA GMER EnduRo 20 nETRA RidE & RACE Round up WARNING: The most important part of riding is having fun. And getting hurt isn't fun. In fact, it sucks. To that end, we recommend wearing all the protective gear you can. Just don't overdo it on a hot summer day and become a heat casualty. Do you know how the paramedics determine your core temperature? Let's just say it's an unpleasant experience, unless you're into that kind of thing. So be smart and keep it cool on two wheels. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION AS Required under the act of Auq. 12, 1970, Section 3685, Title 39' United States Codes l) Title of this publication: Trail Rider Magazine 2) Publication Number 850-200 3) Filing Date: 10/1/13 4) Frequency: monthly 5) Number of issues published annually: 12 6) Annual Subscription Price $25 7) Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 387 Linebrook Rd Ipswich, MA 01938 8) Complete mailing address of Headquarters: 387 Linebrook Rd Ipswich, MA 01938 9) Full Name and Complete Mailing Address of Publisher: Kevin Novello, 387 Linebrook Rd Ipswich, MA 01938 10) Owner: Kevin Novello 11) Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders holding 1 % or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None 12) The purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes: Has Not Changed During Preceding 12 Months 13) Publication Title: Trail Rider Magazine 14) Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: September 2013 15) Extent and Nature of Circulation A)Total Number Copies (net press run): Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months, 1380, No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 1238, Paid Circulation (1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Incl. paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser's proof copies and exchange copies) 1176; No of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 1036 B) Paid Circulation (2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Including paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser's proof copies and exchange copies) 12 No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 10 (3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS 58; No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 58 (4) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail) 0 No Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 0 C) Total Paid Distribution (sum of 15b, (1), (2), (3) and (4) 1246; No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 1104 D) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution by Mail and Outside the Mail (1) Free or Nominal Rate Outside-County Copies included on PS Form 3541 Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 97 No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 97 (2) Free or Nominal Rate InCounty Copies Included on PS Form 3541 Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 2 No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 2 Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail) 0 Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 0 (4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail (Carriers or other means) Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months 0; No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 0 E) Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15d (1), (2), (3) and (4); Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months 99; No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 99; (F) Total Distribution (Sum of 15c and 15e) Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 1345; No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 1203; (G) Copies Not Distributed Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months 35; No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 35; (H) Total (Sum or 15 f and g) Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 1380 No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 1238 I) Percent Paid Average No. of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months 92.64 ; No. of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 91.77; 16) Publication of Statement of Ownership in the October 2013 issue of this publication 17) Signature and Title: Kevin Novello, Owner 10/1/13 Business Info Subscriptions: Subscriptions are available from Trail Rider Magazine, 387 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 01938 at $25 U.S. per 12 issues (one year). Canadian subscriptions are $53 yearly, in U.S. funds. We're not selling overseas subscriptions any more. To pay by credit card or Paypal log onto www.trailrider.com or call 800-426-4214. At the online address you can pay with an E-check as well as credit cards or Paypal. You can also renew your subscription online. Back Issues: A limited number of back issues are available from various years of Trail Rider. Learn about back issues from www.trailrider.com or call 800-426-4214, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays. Advertising Retail advertisers are strongly encouraged to get in touch with us if you want to advertise in the Northeastern market, because we've got a dedicated, faithful readership of about 5,000 hardy souls, and the number is growing steadily every month. Besides that we like to eat, as we explained above. Advertising is what keeps this rag alive, and we appreciate your business. Contributors: We pay $50 a page for copy, and $10 each for photos on assigned race reports. We don't pay anything for fiction or travel pieces, but we'll probably spell your name right. Call us and we'll talk about it. Better yet, send an e-mail. . Thanks! October 2013 3

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