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JB Weld Sponsors, “Best Of Before & After” Contest
You should start rummaging through your dresser drawers and photo albums to find the first photo you took of your pride and joy before you started building it up. Why? Because JB Weld, makers of everything from PERM-O-SEAL permanent sealant for radiators, water jackets, and cylinder heads, to J-B WELD that repairs everything from damaged welds and solders to a precious heirloom; will award a winning reader each month with a JB Weld hat, shirt, and clock along with a sample of their products. The editors of ORA will pick the best rigs we feel show the best transformation from a basic stock vehicle or rust bucket; to a good looking, well engineered vehicle whether it’s trail capable or a boulevard cruiser.
There are two ways to enter. Either email your Before image and After image as high resolution jpeg attachments up to 1 meg file size along with up to 120 words describing your vehicle and what you did to it to info@oramagazine.com; or mail Before and After photos with up to 120 words of description to: Off-Road Adventures magazine, Best of Before & After Dept., 610 W. Walnut St., Compton, CA 90220.
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Driver’s Edge Launches 2005 National Tour Of Youth Driver Education Program
Young drivers, parents to receive free training from professional drivers in 13 U.S. cities.
Automobile collisions continue to be the number one killer of America’s youth, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency’s Traffic Safety Facts 2003, Young Drivers report said there were 7,884 young drivers aged 15 to 20 involved in fatal motor vehicle collisions in 2003. The report also highlights a staggering statistic: while young drivers make up only 6.4 percent of total drivers, they account for 18 percent of all collisions.
Driver’s Edge, a non-profit organization, is working to combat these statistics by offering free classroom and behind-the-wheel driving instruction in select cities. This nationally recognized program, taught by professional racecar drivers and performance driving instructors, will be in 13 U.S. cities in 2005.
To date, more than 10,000 young drivers and parents have attended the, half-day Driver’s Edge program. While a comparable instructional driving program would cost approximately $450, Driver’s Edge is offered for free in order to provide this opportunity to all young drivers, regardless of social or economic background.
After attending a program, Driver’s Edge contacts each student at six, 12 and 24 month intervals to monitor driving experience following course completion. The program includes: written tests designed to measure students’ driving knowledge before and after they get behind the wheel.
Driver’s Edge events will be offered in:
- Chicago, IL.
- Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
- Denver, CO.
- Detroit, MI.
- Las Vegas, NV.
- Los Angeles, CA.
- Minneapolis, MN.
- Nashville, TN.
- Phoenix, AZ.
- Reno, NV.
- Seattle, WA.
- Washington, D.C.
and a yet to be determined city in the northern California area.
Drivers, aged 15 to 21, possessing a valid learner’s permit or license must register in advance for the program either by phone at 877-633-3343, or online at www.driversedge.org.