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KTM’s Tim Farr added to his already impressive year with another win, this time at the first-ever ATV EnduroCross!

The ATV EnduroCross took place on Sunday October 7th at the Lazy-E Arena, the day after the second round of the Endurocross series. Saturday’s track was modified to better accommodate for ATV’s; most notably it was wider than the previous night when only motorcycles were allowed on the course.

ATV racers were excited to try this new event and were eager to see how challenging the course would be. Farr stated, “The course was fun, but challenging.

The rock section stalled most people, including myself.” The majority of riders agreed that the rock section proved to be the most difficult obstacle of the night as it was hard to find a good line through the rocks especially if someone else was already stuck there.

Farr faired well throughout the entire day. His streak began when he won his qualifier. He then turned over the best qualifying lap time giving him first gate pick for the main. In the main, it was Farr who came around the first corner grabbing the holeshot. By the end of the first lap he already had a five second lead!

“The toughest part of the main was getting around the lappers,” Farr reported. “The track was one-lined and when a lapper had that line, it was hard to find a route around them.” Despite the lapped traffic, he found a way through and maneuvered safely around the course to take home the win with a 20 second lead over second place.

“I had a lot of fun today, my KTM 450XC Sport ATV was running great, so all I had to do was ride safe and keep a good controlled pace.” Farr is on his way to proving himself as one of the most versatile Pro ATV riders on the scene as he has already secured a Supermoto and Dirt Track championship title this year.

Farr and his KTM machine have proved to be quite the winning match, and the year’s not done yet!

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Dunlop ATV Tires is pleased to announce the release of the all-new Dunlop Quadmax Sport ATV tire, a next-generation design that is destined to carry competitors to the top of podiums across America.

“The Dunlop Quadmax Sport is a high-performance radial ATV tire that we’ve purpose-built for the track,” said Steve Yanacek, Dunlop’s off road and ATV product and marketing manager. “The new design takes our first generation tire and elevates its performance in every parameter, including turn-in, cornering, and drive-out traction. It all adds up to quicker times, lap after lap, in racing conditions.”

With more radial ATV tire experience than any other manufacturer, Dunlop’s engineers tapped into their wealth of R&D and practical experience to redevelop the first-gen Quadmax Sport.

“We examined every aspect, including carcass construction, rubber compounds and tread pattern, to maximize racing performance,” Dunlop Tire Development Engineer Geoff Klein explained. “The new tire represents our best thinking, backed up by extensive real-world testing.”

For example, while it’s a lot of fun for recreational riders to slide the rear end around, Dunlop understands that racers need a tire to be predictable with progressive slide control and side grip for quick hook up and drive out of a corner.

Utilizing the latest compounding technology, combined with a computer-designed, closely blocked tread pattern and tempered with Dunlop’s vast off road experience, the new Quadmax Sport offers greatly improved traction—both off the line for holeshots, plus ‘hook and go’ drive out of corners.

As a plus, the rear tires are duo-directional. When matched on the wheels, they perform extremely well rotating in the opposite direction. This added adaptability allows racers to reverse the direction of rotation as the rear tires wear and continue racing, a significant savings to teams.

“We worked just as hard on the front tire design and it tracks extremely well,” added Klein. “Going into corners it doesn’t push to the outside and the tire holds a line well with very good steering feel, allowing rider to change lines as desired.”

Of course, the Quadmax Sport maintains all the inherent benefits of radial construction, notably a superior contact patch and a compliant ride for less rider fatigue. Dunlop’s engineers focused a great deal of effort tuning the tire’s carcass plies and circumferential belts to preserve these desirable qualities even at the very edge of the performance envelope.

Another benefit of radial design is found in both front and rear tires working together as a system, a key aspect of development that was perfected in real-world racing conditions at Dunlop’s Proving Grounds in Huntsville, Alabama and at race track across the country.

The new Quadmax Sport is produced in the following sizes and will be available at Dunlop retailers in the first quarter of 2008:

Front:
– AT19x6R10
– AT20x6R10
– AT21x7R10

Rear:
– AT18x10R8
– AT18x10R9
– AT20x11R9

Visit DunlopATV.com.

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Team Epic Can-Am made its ATV supercross debut at the Montreal Supercross with riders Greg Gee and Sage Baker.

30 years ago Can-Am won at the first Montreal Supercross with a 250 motocross bike.

This weekend Can-Am captured the 2nd podium position in the main event when Gee rode the Team Epic-prepared Can-Am DS 450 in its first supercross event.

The 30th anniversary of the Parts Canada/Thor Coors Light Montreal Supercross is the best racing experience Canada has to offer, and pre- sold over 20,000 advance tickets for the Sunday Pro Main.

Team Epic Can-Am rider Sage Baker was caught up in a first turn pile-up that prevented him from finishing the event.

Team Epic Can-Am will be on the track again at Round 9 of the WORCS ATV Nationals at Oceano Beach, CA October 20-21, 2007.

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The 2007 World Powersports Association National UTV season is now in the books, and Team Arctic placed 2 Prowler teams in the top 4 spots.

Kyle Fiebelkorn led the crew to bring home the first-ever Arctic Cat UTV championship aboard his Prowler XT.

Kyle remarked about his results, “I had a lot of fun in the Pro Supersport series. The Arctic Cat Prowler is a stout machine that really takes a pounding. Some of these jumps are monstrous, but with a little bit of tuning our Prowlers ran really strong and outpaced our competitors.”

Kyle’s SPI Racing teammate, Daryl Rath took fourth place honors and commented, “Our team worked really hard on these Prowlers, I look forward to racing them in the future.”

The championships and awards didn’t end for Arctic Cat in the UTV division. In the Quad Terrain Challenge, Jesse West won the Championship aboard his Arctic Cat 650H1, while his brother Josh took Pro Rookie of the Year honors. Bringing home Third place title was SPI Racing’s Rory Beckman.

“I couldn’t be much happier with how our season went,” said Arctic Cat Race Manager Ted Bettin. “The Team Arctic/Jack Links/SPI Racing Prowlers were quite fun to watch and pretty entertaining for the crowd. The SpeedWerx crew did a great job race tuning our 650H1 motor. The Prowler proved there’s a new performance player in town.”

So what’s next for Arctic Cat? Bettin says, “We learned a lot from the Pro SuperSport racing series. This is a rapidly growing market and Arctic Cat plans to expand its boundaries!”

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KTM’s Tim Farr had already secured a Championship in the ATVA Extreme Dirt Track Series, but traveled to Brownstown, Illinois this past weekend for the final EDT race of the year.

The Fayette County Fairground track was designed specifically for the event. The track was very short and low speed compared to all the others on the EDT circuit. In addition, it had an option lane to encourage passing.

The thirteen-time Pro Champion struggled with a series of bad luck throughout Saturday night, but he used his experience to make the most of some difficult circumstances.

Farr started off the night with a fourth place pick on the line for his heat race. The promoter decided to water the track as the riders were on the line for the heat race and Farr was forced to start from a very wet position on the track. Needless to say, Farr spun off the line.

Farr rounded the first corner in the sixth place position. Farr used the split lanes to pick off riders one by one. With three laps remaining in the heat, Farr had worked his way into second place and then quickly passed Brandon Hill for the lead.

Farr then stretched out his lead to take an exciting heat race win. Zack Stanley of Mocksville, North Carolina took the win in the second heat race of the evening.

Later in the evening, the riders took to the track for their last EDT main event of the year. When the light turned green, all twenty riders tried to make their way to the front.

Several riders’ rubbed tires and chaos ensued sending quads cart wheeling through the air. Farr and another rider got locked together in an attempt to avoid the mayhem. Luckily, none of the riders were hurt and a complete restart was issued.

All of the riders involved in the accident were sent to the third row. Much to his dismay, the referee included Farr in that group. On the restart, Farr rode safely around the first corner in last place position and then went to work.

Much to the delight of the fans, Farr once again knocked off rider after rider and began his charge to the front. The small track made passing difficult, but Farr made it look easy.

Farr moved all the way up to third position and was on the rear bumpers of (Ryan) Partee and Hill at the checkers. It was an impressive comeback to say the least.

Farr dominated the series on his new KTM Sport ATV. Farr was presented his Championship plate following the race. Farr and KTM have already earned two Championships together this year.

ATVA Extreme Dirt Track Series Round 8 Pro-Am Unlimited Results:

Brandon Hill – Honda
Ryan Partee – Yamaha
Tim Farr – KTM
Zac Stanley – Honda
Marc Noreuil – Honda

ATVA Extreme Dirt Track Series Pro-Am Unlimited Final Championship Results:

Tim Farr – KTM
Brandon Hill – Honda
Ryan Partee – Yamaha
Zac Stanley – Honda
Darin Ogden – Honda

NEXT RACE: – October 6 – Maxxis ATV EnduroCross – Lazy E Arena – Guthrie, Oklahoma