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GGB Exhaust Technologies has introduced a line of replacement mufflers for Sport-Utility ATVs and UTVs. Sport-Utility quads and UTVs are being used by millions of people throughout the United States and Canada.

The mufflers on many of these vehicles have decayed over time. This makes the exhaust system louder and can also rob the engine of horsepower. GGB offers stylish, rock-solid replacement silencers that have Quiet Ride Technology (QRT).

QRT is the result of more than 15 years of GGB experience in designing exhaust systems. Unlike many other replacement muffler brands, GGB’s mufflers with Quiet Ride Technology will meet or exceed the stock silencer performance as well as state and federal silencer regulations.

GGB’s mufflers fit most of the major ATV and three-wheeler models that have been produced since the early 1980s. GGB mufflers have a classic matte black finish, and they are zero-maintenance because their proprietary internal tube design requires no packing material.

The mufflers carry a no-questions-asked three-year warranty and every product is backed by great customer service. If you are interested in becoming a distributor for GGB, call Graham Barkey directly at (705) 384-2800.

Ask for GGB Exhausts at your local ATV dealer, or order direct by using their on-line store at Visit www.ggb.ca.

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The ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) industry may never be represented so beautifully come November 9-10 in Greenville, Texas.

The first-ever Miss ATV America Beauty Pageant will run in conjunction with the 6th annual Maxxis 12 Hours of ATV America, the richest ATV race in the world, at Caddo Point Motorsports and the Hangar Bar and Grille in Greenville, Texas.

A panel of 12 photojournalists and VIPs within the ATV industry will score five categories of the new pageant. Miss ATV America will be crowned after points are totaled from the three rounds of competition; Evening Gown, Casual Wear and Swimwear.

The winning entry will win a custom made Miss ATV America crown and ribbon along with the first place prize package; an all expense paid vacation for two to Las Vegas, NV or Cancun, Mexico! Additional prizes and participation awards will also be available.

“We wanted to add a few attractions to this year’s Maxxis 12 Hours of ATV America,” said Fast-Trak Promotions’ John Pellan. “I think we’ve got a home run with the first-ever Miss ATV America Beauty Pageant. Not only have we added a professional pageant with an extremely impressive first place prize, we’ve including three live bands as part of the show for the same ten dollar admission; (Last Day Living, S.A.O., and Epitome). We also added the first-ever 4×4 ATV America event, which allows utility ATV riders to compete for an all expense paid vacation to experience a Baja 1000 tour.

The Miss ATV America Beauty Pageant is free to enter and open to all.

Visit 12hoursofatvamerica.com

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Firefly Energy Inc. (www.fireflyenergy.com), the Peoria Illinois-based company developing an innovative carbon-graphite foam lead acid battery for commercial and military applications, said today it was named a co-winner in the energy category in 2007’s The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. Los Alamos National Laboratory was the category’s other co-winner.

The seventh annual awards competition recognizes technological breakthroughs by individuals, companies and organizations around the world in a wide range of disciplines including medicine, energy, software, hardware, the Internet, broadcasting, the environment and other categories.

In his overview, Michael Totty, a news editor for The Journal Report in San Francisco, said Firefly Energy won for developing a “power supply that replaces the heavy lead plates in vehicle batteries with a carbon-graphite foam. The result is smaller and lighter, yet can deliver as much power as more advanced and more costly technologies.”

Ed Williams, CEO of Firefly Energy, said: “It is truly a unique honor to be selected out of 800 companies as one of the co-winners of this award, and from such a prestigious sponsor as Dow Jones and Company’s The Wall Street Journal. Winning the Journal’s 2007 award is a clear reflection on the talents and ingenuity of our team and their impassioned focus on introducing greater energy storage performance, at lower costs, with greener battery technology.”

Kurt Kelley, the inventor of Firefly’s graphite foam battery technology, added that removing corrosive heavy lead grids and replacing them with graphite foam helps unleash the innate power of lead acid chemistry. “Our battery technology can rival other advanced chemistries in performance, take advantage of an existing manufacturing base, and addresses environmental concerns through the significant reduction of lead content resulting from the use of carbon-graphite foam,” he said.

Firefly Energy is currently applying the first version of its battery technology in several commercial and military markets. The company’s battery technology may also serve emerging applications such as hybrid electric vehicles, which historically haven’t been served effectively by traditional lead acid batteries due to heavy weight and poor cycle life.

Firefly Energy’s “3D” carbon-graphite foam lead acid battery, the first of several innovations from the company’s technology portfolio for lead acid batteries, uses a three dimensional high surface area foam material that unleashes the high power potential of lead acid chemistry which was impossible to achieve in the past.

The technology not only reduces the lead content– making the batteries smaller and lighter–but also enables faster, deeper and more reliable discharges and recharges, significantly extends the battery life, is more environmentally friendly and, is less expensive than lithium and nickel battery chemistries.

The carbon-graphite foam also enables a much cooler overall battery performance – a key feature considering that the corrosion rate of lead doubles for every 15 degrees the temperature rises above 70-degrees Fahrenheit.

Examples of end-use applications of the Firefly Energy technology include lawn and garden care equipment, commercial and military vehicles, and uninterruptible power supplies.

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Scott Griffin, formerly of Maxxis, will succeed Mark Wilhelm as Vice President of the motorcycle business unit at Pirelli Tire North America. Mr. Griffin will commence his role at the beginning of October.

“On behalf of Pirelli, I would like to thank Mark for his contribution to our growth and success in North America and we wish him well in his new role in Europe,” commented Chairman & CEO of Pirelli Tire North America, Hugh Pace. “I look forward to Scott Griffin joining our team as his tenure and experience in the motorcycle tire industry is a major plus for our strategy in North America.”

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KYMCO USA is once again proud to be a sponsor of the Femmoto Women’s Track Event, October 5-7, 2007 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS).

This is the company’s third year as a sponsor for the event, which last year more than doubled the 2005 turnout by welcoming 330 women from across North America.

KYMCO is expanding its presence by offering on-track, street, and off-road demo rides throughout the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday participants will be able to ride the Venox 250cc motorcycle, Xciting 500cc, People S 250cc and Grandvista 250cc scooters.

KYMCO-sponsored Street Demos on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will feature the same model mix of motorcycles and scooters. And — new for this year’s Femmoto — KYMCO USA will offer Off-Road ATV Demos all three days. Riders will have access to MXU 500cc 4×4 ATVs, Mongoose 300cc ATVs and Mongoose 250cc ATVs.

Femmoto is the creation of Bonnie Strawser, who, along with Monte Lutz, operates the major U.S. track day organization, Sportbike Track Time.

Commenting on the KYMCO-Femmoto relationship, Strawser said, “KYMCO has been a part of our family since 2005, and many of our attendees have had their first experience with KYMCO at Femmoto. The addition of the ATV demo program is very exciting for us and increases the diversity as Femmoto expands to include more riders on every kind of powersports product.”

The company’s Venox 250 motorcycle continues to be a very popular bike with Femmoto participants. Light in weight and easy to handle, this entry-level V-twin machine has the look of a big cruiser and plenty of visual appeal.

“We’re very happy to continue our association with Femmoto, and actually expand our sponsorship with increased demo rides on the track, street and dirt,” said KYMCO USA VP of Sales and Marketing, Bruce Ramsey. “The event has certainly proven its popularity, and we get important feedback on our products from the female riders who participate.”

KYMCO USA Event Coordinator John Stoddart will be on hand with the hauler to provide KYMCO products and support for demo rides.

In addition to promoting women’s riding ability and safety, Femmoto also raises money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Last year the Femmoto donation topped $10,000.

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BRP, through its Austrian affiliate BRP-Rotax GmbH, jointly with the Government of Upper Austria, announced today the creation of an advanced research centre, the Regionales Innovations Centrum (RIC).

Located in Gunskirchen, the RIC will bring together a pool of highly qualified and skilled people and provide them with a stimulating setting for the development of new engine technologies.

The RIC project represents a total investment of € 8.5 million ($CA 12 million). BRP will cover 75% of the costs; 24.5% will come from the municipality of Gunskirchen, supported by the Upper Austrian Government, the city of Wels and the municipalities of the Wels-Land district; and another 0.5% by the Oberbank Wels.

“With this project we will be able to develop and train highly skilled employees, which will help BRP remain competitive in its markets and position the Upper Austria region as a good business location to find highly skilled and qualified people,” said Gerd Ohrnberger, vicepresident and general manager, BRP-Rotax.

An innovative platform for the exchange of creative thinking between universities and the industry, the RIC stands for the next generation of technology centres. With construction scheduled to start before the end of 2007, the new building will be built on BRP-Rotax’s premises.

“Our future is research and knowledge. The RIC, a regional innovation centre of the next generation, combines these pillars perfectly: R&D on one side and high-level qualification on the other. That is the clear path for the future, which we set with the economic program “Innovative Upper Austria 2010″ and now consequently realize and steer,” said Viktor Sigl, Minister of Economy, Labour, Youth and Education of Upper Austria State. “The RIC is a major boost not only for the region but also for the whole business community of Upper Austria,” he added.

Over the last two years, BRP has announced investments of approximately € 21 million ($CA 30 million) in research and development and in design and innovation for the advancement of new products and technologies. These investments are BRP’s response to globalization, competition from low-cost countries and a strong Canadian dollar. The company believes that through these investments it will keep introducing new and innovative products to remain the leader in its traditional markets and continue to gain market share in the others.

“The RIC reconfirms BRP’s commitment to innovation in order to maintain its global leadership position,” said José Boisjoli, president and CEO, BRP. “The RIC will work closely with BRP’s advanced technology and design and innovation centres in Canada to develop synergies between Europe and North America and better support BRP’s global needs,” he concluded.

Josef Fuerlinger has been appointed general manager of the Regionales Innovations Centrum. He has been a BRP-Rotax employee since 1990.

A depiction of the project is available at www.brp.com

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ATVOntario Tourism Initiatives Inc. announced today that it has released PowerPass Ontario™. The pass is unique in North America and sets a new standard for trail stewardship, sustainability, ease of use and flexibility.

Dual Use

On ATVOntario trail systems a PowerPass Ontario™ subscription card permits holders to ride ATVs other than their own by providing a simple proof of identity. It also allows others to drive any ATV provided the make and license number on the rear of the card matches the ATV make and license plate number.

No Artificial Year Ends

PowerPass Ontario™ permits are valid for one full year no matter when purchased.

On-Line Purchase – Instant Use – Plastic Card

PowerPass Ontario™ is purchased online at atvontario.com and is immediately activated with a printed receipt that serves as validation until the personalized plastic credit card sized pass arrives in the mail.

Affordable and Family Friendly

PowerPass Ontario™ is priced at $120 and a family subscription of up to 5 riders is capped at $240.

Trail Sustainability and Equitability

ATVOntario’s alliance partners and trail systems benefit equally from revenues of PowerPass Ontario™. Each ATVOntario community will receive equal funding regardless of the customer’s home address, thereby ensuring continuous predictable investment in infrastructure and tourism value.

Provincial in Nature – Reciprocal in Practise

PowerPass Ontario™ is a reciprocal trail pass subscription. All 5 ATVOntario communities recognize it as valid for use on their trail systems. Community passes, including daily, weekly and annual passes co-exist with PowerPass Ontario™ in ATVOntario communities.

“We have listened to what ATVers want.” stated Andrew Ryeland, President of ATVOntario. “We received an overwhelming number of emails and telephone calls encouraging us to offer a trail pass that could be used across our partner’s systems. ATVOntario offers several thousand kilometres of signed, mapped and insured trails that traverse the most spectacular geography on the continent. We have been offering world class ATV trails, accommodations, packages and welcoming communities for several years now and it was time to stitch those experiences together. PowerPass Ontario™ is part of our continued effort to deliver compelling destinations to the nearly 300,000 ATVers in Ontario and ten times that number immediately beyond our borders.

PowerPass Ontario™ is available on-line at atvontario.com ATVOntario.com