
Who is Southern
Woods Rider? SWR is a Dual Sport/Trail Ride Promotion and Coordination
TN Corporation whose purpose is to provide a variety of well-organized
pleasurable family rides while promoting the sport of ATV and motorcycle
riding for Off-Road and Dual Sport enthusiasts in Tennessee and surrounding
states.
The founder and
president of SWR is Tom Stotler who's past ride experiences bring a
level of professionalism rarely seen in today's off-road atmosphere.
Tom Stotler of Antioch,
TN
Tom has been a part
of off-road motorcycling for over 25 years for fun and competition and
also enjoys fishing, hunting and bicycling. He moved to Tennessee with
his family of three in 1997 from Oklahoma where he remains a charter
member of an accomplished club known as the OKIE Dirt Riders. He has
served as President of the local Nashville dirt bike club for three
years known as Middle Tennessee Dirt Riders, Inc. (MTDR). Tom has also
served as the president of OHV 4 Tennessee in where he worked closely
with AMA, MIC, Blue Ribbon Coalition, TWRA and many others in an effort
to promote an OHV program for the State Of Tennessee. In addition Tom
was on the popular Volunteer State Trailriders Assoc.(VSTA) board of
directors for four years. For the past few years Tom has tackled the
position of Ride Master for the VSTA's Fall Trail Ride (+1,000 ATV/Bike
riders) and MTDR's Spring Trail Ride (+500 bikes) at Loretta Lynn's
Ranch where his responsibilities were overseeing and organizing all
aspects of the rides.
Tom has now started
a new venture in his off-road career as a professional Dual Sport/Trail
Ride promoter and coordinator. As President of Southern Woods Rider
he has teamed up with other area sport enthusiasts and land owners to
bring the southern riders exhilarating riding opportunities.