Conversations with Big Rich Big Rich Klein

Land use warrior, Amy Granat, Managing Director of CORVA (California Off Road Vehicle Association) joins us for a discussion of what’s on the table for off-road and why it matters to her. Amy is a leader in the fight to keep public lands open to the public. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
3:47 – You have to be more calculated, …I call it being pointed but polite 
10:17 – not being able to walk was a difficulty until a friend said, “You have a Ford truck, it has four-wheel drive, what are you waiting for?”             
13:07 – it’s very tiring having people look at you and what you can’t do, they were looking at me in my truck and seeing what I could do, and that’s a very big difference 
18:50 – when people talk about off-roaders, it really upsets me because they’re mischaracterizing our generosity 
28:42 – …there are a lot of states like Nevada and Utah that didn’t go through the process, their areas are more at risk
35:07 – this is policy, not politics
49:21 – why wasn’t there access to the Cleveland National Forest for Riverside County? Everyone forgot.
59:24 – if you’re constantly saying not o everything, you end up getting excluded from the table; being at the table is key
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Ivan Stewart on Episode 211. Such a privilege to interview the Ironman. We talk about all the dreams and adventures, and the timing, the all-important timing! Ivan was inducted in the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2006. Ivan is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.
2:19 – the race is almost secondary, the pre-running and the adventure is the real story 
10:42 – an automobile is so cool because you can get in your car and set the radio station exactly like you want, and the heater, and…             
19:29 – without GPS, you had to remember the course, and the better you were at the that, the more successful you were going to be 
26:09 – I said, “Charlotte, the sun should never be rising on our right-hand side!”
35:55 – it wasn’t going to cost a whole lot more to build a desert truck, although it cost a lot to campaign them
40:09 – Sometimes you hit the timing just perfect!
45:21 – You got to have a dream to have a dream come true.
50:47 – I wanted to race off-road, I didn’t want to talk about it!
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Born to a family of Italian immigrants, Butch Arciero and his brothers understood the value of hard work. A lifetime of commitment to that landed him in the Hall of Fame.  Butch was inducted in the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2019. Butch is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.
3:23 – my mom was on the last ship that came out of Naples to the US before they stopped all the shipping when the war broke out 
13:26 – “Listen, Frank, if you get good grades next semester, I’m going to give you a present.”             
20:13 – my dad always wanted to own a race car 
27:23 – Well shoot, I can compete with these guys, and then start winning
32:07 – I remember everybody telling me, if you’re in an area with lots of people, watch for booby traps
43:14 – One of the things with me, if I’m going to do something, I don’t just want to do it, I want to be able to win.
57:25 – I’ve got one more story I have to tell, it happened in Mexico….
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After four full years of podcasting, we bring you the most important episode to date to kick off Season 5. An interview with Sean Pond, the de facto leader of the Halt the Dolores Movement shares why stopping this National Monument designation in its tracks. Please listen on your favorite podcast app and follow-up with the Call to Action. Sean needs our help.
6:12 – what the Navy doesn’t tell you is that you’ll see a whole lot more water than you will see of the world 
11:28 – I worked in building 771 at Rocky Flats, the most dangerous building in the world at the time             
15:57 – if my close friends were to describe me, they’d tell you I do two things – I hunt and I wheel 
23:11 – if you like to hunt and you like off-road and you like the thrill of the chase, it’s a hard habit to break 
24:54 – HALT THE DOLORES – let’s talk about what it is and why it matters!
36:29 – it stifles ranching, mining, outdoor recreation, hunting – it affects so many people, it’s a shame
43:53 – google the 30 by 30 agenda and the America the Beautiful Act; over 100 million acres of public land will lose access to for all time
53:36 – if we were standing around at an event talking about this, you’d think it was a conspiracy theory
1:01:49 – CALL TO ACTION:  Sign the petition, call your congressman, Share, Share, SHARE, help fund the fight
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Wrong seat filler, Chris Rea, shares perspective on what it takes to be lucky. Listen in as one of the Lost Boys shares how going all in (on whatever you’re doing) has an impact on life. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
4:25 – my dad had to pull me out of t-ball because I was too competitive 
9:45 – for my sister and I, sports were life.             
13:24 – if you want to play football, you’re 100 pounds. 
21:41 – my first foray into offroading was a high school club called Unauthorized 
28:36 – in 2005, I realized I was going nowhere and I was going to be nothing, so I joined the military
32:52 – if there was a rule, it was black and white as far as I was concerned.
41:14 – one of my favorite things is that Tracy Jordan is still scared of me
54:17 – I’m just here to stay fit so I can beat my dad
1:05:48 – I’m just some random guy who’s been really lucky to work with amazing teams
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A warrior in all respects, Ray Moon fought in Vietnam and continued fighting for our rights when he returned. Land warriors were as important in the beginning as they are now. Ray was inducted in the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1979. Ray is why we say; legends live at ORMHOF.org.  Be sure to tune in on your favorite podcast app.
3:12 – I had my first encounter with a Jeep in Vietnam and I didn’t know how to drive the damn thing 
7:41 – it worked out very well, the military structure, I got it, I grew up.             
16:29 – I live in Simi Valley now and volunteer at the Reagan Library, the Presidential Library 
29:11 – PTSD is what they call it today, and we all have problems with that, I was no different
35:43 – I became the conservation chairman for Cal Four Wheel Drive
41:23 – There was a woman who was so happy we were closed down so she could take her Buick out and enjoy the posies, and the BLM guy was like, no, if we restrict them, we restrict you
47:16 – we wanted to take a reasonable attitude toward all that
53:51 – you don’t go into any of this stuff for the glory
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