EFTA is a non-profit organization of off-road cyclists dedicated to:
§ promoting safe, fun and high quality events for both recreational and competitive cyclists
§ promoting responsible riding through education
§ assuring continued regional trail access |
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In January of 1992, a group of long-time New England mountain bike racers, promoters and enthusiasts set about to change the direction of New England mountain biking. Instead of a national body focused on elite racers, this group created a new organization for local and regional riders with a diverse agenda including trail access, racing and recreational riding. In no time, the Eastern Fat Tire Association (EFTA) was born. Instead of concentrating on ski areas for race venues, EFTA focused on better utilization of local race venues that had already been established. It welcomed new formats such as trials, scot trials and enduros. And it promoted (and continues to promote) high quality events, tracked points to rank riders throughout the season, and had a real system for promoting racers to new categories.
EFTA pioneered the first ever Fun Ride Series format, where riders of all skill levels could ride at their own pace on self-guided courses. And it’s still the only sanctioned and promoted fun ride series in the country. Where else can you ride for a couple of bucks and have the opportunity to win a prize just for showing up? In 1993, EFTA created the first race format that allowed sport class riders, both men and women, to be tracked for points directly against expert class riders. This format was called the New England Championship Series (NECS), still the oldest race series in the region. About to enter it’s 15th season, the series is again setting the standard by promoting high quality, laid back racing. And to top it off, a big end-of-year party celebrates and rewards the best riders in our corner of the world. |
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