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FMF Racing joins forces with Team Epic as they assault the 2008 AMA Pro ATV Championship and 2008 WPSA ATV Tour.

All Team Epic Can-Am DS 450TM machines will be equipped with the FMF Racing Factory 4.1 MegaBomb exhaust system.

“FMF Racing has been involved in every aspect of off-road racing since 1973 and the new venture with the Epic Can-Am race team is another great venture,” states Donny Emler Jr. “You can guarantee with FMF providing over 30 years of power that the EPIC Can-Am team will be a force to be reckoned with.”

The new FMF Factory 4.1 MegaBomb System is the lightest full system available for the Can-Am DS 450TM. Add FMF’s technology to the most-advanced 450 on the market, and you have a winning combination.

For 2008 Team Epic will tackle new challenges as they travel East for the AMA Pro ATV Championship and WPSA Tour, with new team riders Jeremy Lawson, Greg Gee, Sage Baker and Justin Waters.

Team Epic is looking forward to the upcoming 2008 season after a very successful 2007 season. Team Epic ended 2007 with the WORCS Pro Championship. This would be the first WORCS Pro Championship Team Epic rider Josh Frederick. Factory support rider Justin Waters won the 2007 Open A and Production A Championships.

Epic Racing Products has just released its product line for the 2008 Can-Am DS 450TM including long travel a-arms, adjustable-width racing axle, and long-travel rear suspension linkage. Products are available at Shop.EpicRacingProducts.com.

2008 Team Epic Sponsors: Can-Am, Epic, BRP, FMF, Maxxis, Fox Racing Shox, Douglas Wheel Technology, Tsubaki, Falicon Cranks, CP Pistons, Tag Metals, Quadtech, Velocity Filters, Precision Racing Products and Team RPM.

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Kory Ellis finished his long ATV racing career in style by dominating the 2007 ITP/Yamaha QuadCross Series.

Riding a Yoshimura-backed Suzuki LT-R450 fitted with ITP Holeshot tires, the 30-year-old Murrietta, California, resident rode to victory in five of the series’ 11 events and made four other top-three podium appearances to easily claim the title over three-time QuadCross champion Jeremy Schell.

Ellis managed this performance despite breaking a foot midway through the season. Ellis takes his number one plate into retirement, as he will be stepping away from full-time racing in 2008 to concentrate on his in-house career with Yoshimura.

ITP and Yamaha will once again be presenting the QuadCross Series in 2008, with a full schedule of events throughout the southwest U.S. as well as another season-ending drawing for a tricked-out Yamaha YFZ450.

For more information, visit ITPquadcross.com

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HTMOTO is proud to introduce it’s new line of ATV, motorcycle and UTV seat covers.

Standard combinations include black Gripper and carbon fiber material with white contrast stitching.

All covers can also be custom ordered in your choice of over 27 colors and materials.

HTMOTO is a new line by the makers of Hydro-Turf. Hydro-Turf is the leading manufacturer of traction mats and seat covers to the PWC industry.

It has been in business for over 17 years and have become OEM vendors to Yamaha, Kawasaki and Polaris.

The line will be distributed through Parts Unlimited, Lynn Vick Products and Hot Products.

Owner and President Arno Olbricht stated, “This was a natural transition for us, given our involvement in the powersports industry and strong relationship with our distributors.”

Visit HTmoto.us

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The Suzuki QuadRacer LT-R450 picked up a huge championship in the 17th running of the UAE Desert Challenge.

The event was the final round of the FIM Cross Country World Championship series.

55 Cars, 5 trucks, & 80 motorcycles & ATVs participated in the grueling six-day final event of the series.

Suzuki rider Sebestian Hussaini rode the Autosport sponsored QuadRacer to the FIM World Championship Quad Class title over many competitors.

Starting in Abu Dhabi, the UAE DC traverses everything from mountainous rocky terrain to endless sand dunes, a 2,210 km true test for man and machine.

The winning quad raced the event with a stock engine and stock suspension. An extra large main fuel tank and saddle tanks were fitted as the course traversed vast stretches of isolated desert.

With this win, the QuadRacer R450 has proven itself as the machine to beat from the Al Khali desert to the motocross tracks of the USA.

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The RANGER RZR wins Henderson’s Terrible 400 and 2007 Class Champ Chase

Minneapolis, Dec. 11, 2007 – Jagged X’s Polaris RANGER RZR finished the Best in the Desert season with a bang dominating both the Henderson’s Terrible 400 and finishing first in the 2007 Class Champ Chase.

“Winning the grueling BITD series in the first year of production is a great accomplishment for both Jagged X and the RANGER RZR,” said Craig Scanlon, product line sales manager for the Polaris Side x Side Division. “Polaris looks forward to supporting Jagged X’s defense of the BITD championship title next year.”

Jagged X’s RANGER RZR beat the class at Henderson by almost 11 min and added to its impressive record of three firsts, one second and six finishes in six races. The RZR also finished at the top of the 2007 Class Champ Chase with 506 points, 80 points ahead of the second place finisher.

“We are proud to be partnered with Polaris, The awesome Ranger RZR and their continuing commitment and support of our racing efforts have made this seasons success possible,” said Bill Schueler, owner of Jagged X.”

Jagged X’s three-man team for the Henderson’s Terrible 400 included Brandon Schueler, Eric Burden and Blake Van De Loo. The team was sponsored by Jagged X, Polaris, Cart Wheelin Magazine, Mountain States Contracting, CR Designs, OMF Performance, Jettrim Seats, DJ Safety, Vision X and MTA.

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Yoshimura’s ATV Product Manager / Test Rider / PR King Kory Ellis has a new title – “ITP QuadCross Champion.”

After 11 grueling rounds – almost one every month – Kory is top dog in the highly competitive west coast series that brings out all the top contenders from California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and beyond.

“This series is different than the WPSA or GNC,” Ellis said. “Those are true national race series that are based in the eastern and central U.S. They draw the Best of the Best, but the ITP QuadCross is definitely the Best of the West.”

The competition was tough and it was not a cakewalk to defeat riders of the caliber of Dustin Wimmer, Dustin Nelson, Keith Little, Cyle Chislock and Josh Creamer. That said, Kory did walk away with 5 top podium spots.

Things got a little dicey for Kory during the last two rounds. A broken foot slowed him down to a pair of third place positions.

For Kory, the perfect match for his blazing speed was a Yoshimura-equipped Suzuki LT-R450 QuadRacer. Similar to what Team Rockstar, Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper riders Gust, Wimmer and Wienen ride, Kory was able to customize his quad to best suit his riding ability.

So what can we expect to see from this 31 year old from Marietta CA in ’08? Well, it looks like he’s taking a desk job and hanging up his A-arms for good. He’ll be more active with the team and just riding for fun.

“I’ve been racing in National events for 12 years. It’s a lot of hard work and a lot of traveling. I’m really enjoying my job with Yoshimura and working with the race team. It’s time to just enjoy it all,” Kory said.

“We couldn’t be more proud of Kory and this achievement,” Yoshimura Vice President Brant Russell commented. “It’s been really fun to watch Kory this year take on this series and pound out the wins. He deserves to go out a champion, because that is what he is.”

Arctic Cat’s new Thundercat appears to have captured the imagination of a sizable number of Big Bore buyers.

We hear T-Cats are in short supply with dealers on a strict allocation program until early next year.

We said it before: ATV buyers are looking upscale and they want more power.