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Helpful Tips to Keep Safe While Riding ATV’s This Labor Day

Irvine, CA (9/2/2010) – This Labor Day weekend, Americans in every state will celebrate one less day of driving to work with one more day of riding their ATVs among family and friends in the great outdoors. The All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute and the nation’s major ATV manufacturers and distributors want [...]

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OSBORN RACING DOMINATES IN THEIR UTV RACE DEBUT

OSBORN RACING DOMINATES IN THEIR UTV RACE DEBUT

Menifee CA, 9-1-10 Osborn Racing has a solid background in Trophy Racing. Racing a 250 and a 450 Kart in many different race series this team was ready to go to the next level. UTV was the next likely step. Kenny Osborn (Owner) set out to find the best UTV on the market. Kenny ended [...]

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Kimtek MEDLITE Transport Used on Extreme Home Makeover Show

Kimtek MEDLITE Transport Used on Extreme Home Makeover Show

Westmore, Vermont, September 7, 2010 –– Kimtek Corporation responded to a unique opportunity to support a medical response team and to serve on the set of Extreme Home Makeover (EHM) for a Pennsylvania family in need.
ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover uses local volunteers to remodel homes for deserving families [...]

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Grab Your Helmet and Hit the Trail! Destination Polaris’ Second Season is Here

Minneapolis, September 1, 2010– Last year, Ron Schara Productions and Polaris Industries forged a partnership on Destination Polaris, a program about the passions of America’s off-road riders. The first season brought viewers a great variety of off-road adventure and due to popularity, the show is back for a second season.
From [...]

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AGM and Fast-Aid hit a home run with the DP8 event

AGM and Fast-Aid hit a home run with the DP8 event

Escondido, CA August 30, 2010 – K1 in Carlsbad played host to the 2nd annual AGM / DP8 movie premiere. By noon on the 29th the parking lot of starting rumble as trucks, buggies and utv’s pulled into the show. Vendors were setting up and Baja Pits was getting the taco stand up and grilling. [...]

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Labor Day Weekend VORRA Hawthorne 225 Desert Race

RENO,NV AUGUST 31, 2010: The VORRA Hawthorne 225 desert race Labor Day Weekend will include a parade through downtown Hawthorne and the movie premier of Dezert People 8 at the El Capitan Lodge and Casino on Saturday September 4th. The race will start Sunday morning at 8am. The Hawthorne 225 [...]

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LSR SR1 Team Announces Fluidyne Powersports as a New Team Sponsor

LSR SR1 Team Announces Fluidyne Powersports as a New Team Sponsor

8/30/2010 – Mesa, AZ – After dealing with some cooling issues in our SR1 race car, we looked for some answers from the cooling professionals at Fluidyne Powersports www.fluidynepowersports.com. After letting them know our issues, size requirements and environment factors, they have worked up a new cooling package tailored specific for our [...]

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BFGoodrich Tires Recognizes Drummond Island in Michigan as Part of the 2010 Outstanding Trails

Drummond Island, Mich. (Aug. 30, 2010) – Located in the far northeastern tip of Michigan’s upper peninsula, Drummond Island was honored this past weekend by BFGoodrich® Tires as one of the 2010 Outstanding Trails.  Off-road enthusiasts and members of the Drummond Island Off-Road club were in attendance as BFGoodrich Tires presented [...]

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ATV INDUSTRY VETERAN CRAIG PETERSEN LEAVES ITP/CARLISLE

Yorba Linda, CA, August 27, 2010 — Craig Petersen has left the Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company and its subsidiary Industrial Tire Products (ITP) to pursue new business opportunities. Petersen had been with ITP/Carlisle since 1986, most recently serving as Director, Sales & Marketing for the Powersports segment, from ITP’s [...]

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Muzzys Dual Exhaust Now Available for the Can-Am Commander

Muzzys Dual Exhaust Now Available for the Can-Am Commander

Muzzys Performance Products has completed R&D for the Can-Am Commander exhaust. They have two different systems available. The first will be the “Standard” system that will work with the stock lower bed.
Two new exhaust systems from Muzzys compliment the already powerful Can-Am Commander 1000.
Both systems feature large diameter, triple [...]

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RANGER EV Named “Best of the Best” by “Field & Stream” Magazine

RANGER EV Named “Best of the Best” by “Field & Stream” Magazine

Minneapolis, Aug. 26, 2010– Polaris Industries today announced the RANGER EV has been awarded “Best of the Best” by “Field & Stream” Magazine. Polaris also won the “Best of the Best” last year with the RANGER HD 800 featuring the PURE Polaris Lift & Carry system.
“Polaris would like to thank ‘Field [...]

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Jagged X Takes Vegas to Reno for Fourth Consecutive Year

Jagged X Takes Vegas to Reno for Fourth Consecutive Year

Minneapolis, Aug. 26, 2010– The Jagged X / Polaris racing 1919 RANGER RZR kicked off the second half of the Best in the Desert series with a convincing win at the Vegas to Reno race this past weekend. The No. 1919, piloted by Brandon Schueler, finished more than three hours in [...]

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Team High Lifter / Polaris Racing at Lower Place Motorsports

Shreveport, Louisiana, August 24, 2010 – Team High Lifter – Polaris racing is pleased to announce the results of a great performance at their latest stop in the High Lifter Pro Series Racing tour. Hundreds of ATV enthusiasts were in attendance to catch the racing action at Lower Place Motorsports in Martin’s Mill, Texas.
It has [...]

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Arctic Cat Announces Financing Agreement for Canadian Dealers

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 25, 2010  — Arctic Cat Inc.  announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with TCF Commercial Finance Canada, Inc., in which TCF becomes the exclusive provider of inventory floorplan financing for Arctic Cat’s Canadian dealers, effective immediately. The new multi-year financing program replaces Arctic Cat’s current financing agreement in Canada [...]

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LSR SR1 race team knocked down, but not out

LSR SR1 race team knocked down, but not out

The LSR SR1 race team was back at it and was very excited to be racing at Glen Helen.  With all of the history that has gone on at that world renowned facility, the team knew they were part of some new history with the return of [...]

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Yamaha Response to Car and Driver SxS Vehicle Review

Yamaha Response to Car and Driver SxS Vehicle Review

Safety and responsible use of our products are our top priorities at Yamaha, and we are greatly concerned in the manner in which Car and Driver conducted its limited evaluation of SxS vehicles.
The vehicles evaluated by Car and Driver have a wide range of use and capabilities – from pure utility functions [...]

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First Annual Hi-LIft Trail Day

First Annual Hi-LIft Trail Day

Hi-Lift Jack Company hosted its first annual HI-LIFT TRAIL DAY on Saturday, August 21st at Redbird SRA near Dugger, Indiana.  Over 150 vehicles and 300 people were in attendance for the inaugural appreciation event.  At least 23 different off-roading clubs were represented.
The weather started a little “iffy” with some rain during [...]

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Yamaha Announces 2010 Second Quarter OHV Access Initiative GRANTs

Yamaha Announces 2010 Second Quarter OHV Access Initiative GRANTs

$50,000 GRANTed to Five Recipients in Q2; Nearly $1.5 Million to Date
Promoting Safe, Responsible OHV Riding and Sustainable, Open Access for Motorized Recreation
CYPRESS, Calif. – August 23, 2010 – Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., awarded more than $50,000 in GRANTs (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation’s Trails) to ATV riding clubs and [...]

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Entire OffRoad Community Rallies to Help Families In Need

FAST-Aid Relief Fund for MDR California 200 Accident

LINK: http://www.fast-aid.org/california-200.html
MESA, AZ – AUGUST 18, 2010:   FAST-Aid is excited with the generous response for the families of the casualties and the injured at the MDR California 200 off road race accident that happened last weekend.  The entire Off Road Community has rallied [...]

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Can-Am DS 450 Racer Chad Wienen Takes PRO MX Final

Can-Am DS 450 Racer Chad Wienen Takes PRO MX Final

Valcourt, Québec, August 18, 2010 – Team Motoworks / Can-Am finished its AMA ATV Motocross National season strong as Chad Wienen rode his Can-Am DS 450 ATV to the win at the famed Loretta Lynn’s track near Hurricane Mills, Tennessee this past weekend. This was Wienen’s second win in two [...]

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