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Wimmer Walks Away with a Win at Unadilla

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Round 11 of the ATVA Pro MX Series rolled into the beautiful Unadilla Valley Sports Center this weekend. Series regulars Joe Byrd, Jeremy Lawson, and Pat Brown showed up ready to take up the chase for the 2007 championship.

Team MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura racer Dustin Wimmer also decided to head up to New Berlin, NY for a great day of racing and relaxing. Wimmer, locked in a points battle with John Natalie in the World PowerSports Association SuperQuad Pro 450 Series was looking to have some fun and see some old friends at this race.

“It was just like old times,” Wimmer said. “It felt good to be back at this series and at Unadilla. I really love this track. My mechanic Farron Dukes flew up, so it was just Farron, my mom, me and my motorhome – no semi. It was fun and kind of relaxing.”

Wimmer brought one of his practice bikes with him as all of his race bikes are in the Yoshimura semi. Farron did a good job getting the Suzuki QuadRacer R450 ready to race as it had a lot of very rough hours on it.

The start of the first moto was red flagged, but at the restart Byrd got the holeshot. Wimmer got off in fourth but quickly worked his way up to second. After a few laps Dustin was hounding Byrd. Around lap five Wimmer past and pulled away from last year’s champion and that was that.

At the start of the second moto Dustin came out second but got past Joe Byrd on the first lap. Dustin got into a comfortable pace and simply motored away from the field. Wimmer ended up winning the second moto with an eight second margin. His 1 -1 scores were good for first overall.

“I felt really comfortable out there today and had fun,” Wimmer said after the race. “I passed Joe in the first lap, got a good lead and just pulled away. The crowd was really cheering me on and was really happy to see someone new out front.”

DESS for ATVs

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DESS for ATVs

BRP has introduced a Sea-Doo-Ski-Doo innovation to the ATV biz and it’s a good one. A proprietary BRP device called DESS (Digital Encoded Security System) is used on the new Outlander 800.

An electronic ignition key is part of an encoded system with the ability to render the ATV and its components unusable and unsaleable if stolen. Should a thief attempt to purchase another DESS key (only available at BRP dealers) he will have to present the serial number of the stolen vehicle – stored in the BRP dealer data base.

This system has been highly effective at reducing watercraft and in particular, snowmobile theft. Check out the latest issue for the complete story.

SUPERTRAX CREW AT SHOWS ACROSS US AND CANADA

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SUPERTRAX International staffers are gearing up for a busy Fall Snow-Show Season beginning with the hugely popular Sno-Barons Hay Days event the weekend after Labor Day in Forest Lake just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The SUPERTRAX Crew will be on hand meeting readers, telling ridiculous and mostly unbelievable snowmobile stories and generally carrying on with the huge crowds always in attendance. Mark your calendar now for September 8th and 9th 2007.

The SUPERTRAX International Crew will criss-cross the US/Canada border the last weekend of September 2007 – namely the 28th thru the 30th and attend the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club’s (OFSC) first ever Go Snowmobiling Show held at the Toronto Congress Centre near Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

The brand new Go Snowmobiling Show will see the return of a fully OEM supported, glitzy show for the first time in five years in the Toronto and Ontario Marketplace.

We’ll be on hand with a great display, mags, special subscription offers and more opinions on what the new iron – all of which will be on display – will run and ride like. Link to the Go Snowmobiling Show right from our site.

Next stop will be the Snowmobile USA Show in Novi, Michigan. This is one of our annual favorite events because the attendance is huge, the show is huge and it happens so close to the real season – the weekend of Novi 2nd, 3rd , 4th 2007.

We’re on hand to answer your questions, give out free stuff, get you a subscription at a Show Special price and generally be in your face all three days.

The Novi Show draws snowmobilers from across the Eastern US – even as far as Maine! Many Canadians visited our booth last year looking for great deals on stuff at the show. Don’t miss this one – we won’t!

Honda Riders Put On Memorable Show at Walnut

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Honda Riders Put On Memorable Show at Walnut

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Honda TRX450R riders Joe Byrd and Jeremy Lawson put on a memorable show at the Walnut, Illinois round of the AMA Pro ATV MX series, with Byrd taking the overall win with perfect one-one motos, and Lawson keeping Byrd honest with a come-from-behind fourth in the first moto and a more characteristic second-place finish in the second.

Moto One:

Byrd ran off with the holeshot, but Lawson suffered a quick spin on the second lap, dropping him all the way back to fifteenth spot and setting up his heroic charge back toward the front.

At the head of the pack, Chad Wienen actually passed Joe Byrd for the lead at one point, but the Honda veteran repassed Wienen three laps later to take the win.

Moto Two:

This time, Byrd simply flew away from his competition, leaving Doug Gust, Pat Brown, Chad Wienen and Honda TRX450R rider Lawson fighting over the scraps.

A mechanical problem forced Wienen out of the race. Lawson quickly took advantage, passing Gust, and then setting his sights on Brown.

Brown was keen to make a fight of it, but Lawson held him off to take second at the checker.

Overall Results

1. Joe Byrd (Honda) 1-1
2. Jeremy Lawson (Honda) 4-2
3. Pat Brown (Yam) 3-3
4. Doug Gust (Suz) 7-4
5. Cale Downen (Honda) 5-5
6. Travis Spader (Yam) 6-7
7. Chad Wienen (Suz) 2-14
8. Steve Runkel (Suz) 9-6
9. Sage Baker (Honda) 8-8
10. Seiya Sakuma (Suz) 10-9

AMA Pro ATV MX Series Standings

1. Joe Byrd (Honda) 448
2. Jeremy Lawson (Honda) 420
3. Pat Brown (Yam) 339
4. Michael Brown (Honda) 230
5. Justin Bres (Yam) 222

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Creamer Takes Fifth

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Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Creamer Takes Fifth

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Monster Energy Kawasaki ATV rider Josh Creamer battled back to finish fifth during round eight of the WPSA at Wild Cat Creek MX in Rossville, Ind.

When the gate dropped in the SuperQuad Pro 450 race, Creamer got a bad jump and went into the first turn at the back of the pack.

After passing several riders on the first lap, he went on to battle with teammate Jason Luburgh and eventually the Kawasaki of Baldwin Motorsports’ Josh Upperman for fifth place. Creamer had fourth in site but simply ran out of time.

“If I would have had another lap, I think I would have caught up to fourth place,” said Creamer. “This track was really fast and had lots of different jumps. When I was battling with Upperman, it brought me back to when we would race in the Pro-Am class.”

Upperman rode a consistent race and finished in sixth place.

“I was able to move up when some other riders connected in front of me,” said Upperman. “After that, I just set my own pace. This was my kind of track.”

Luburgh, who was nursing a sore wrist injured in practice, also had a rough start but worked his way up to end the race with a solid seventh-place finish.

“All the guys rode great,” said Team Manager Jimmy White. “I was really impressed that they all came back to finish where they did.”

The Monster Energy Kawasaki ATV team will head to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., on August 18, for round nine of the WPSA ATV Series.

For the most recent Kawasaki racing action, interviews and more visit www.kawasaki/racing.com

WPSA, ATV Series: Round 8

Wild Cat Creek MX – Rossville, Ind.

SuperQuad Pro 450 Class Results, Round 8

1. Chad Weinen, Galena, Ill., Suzuki
2. John Natalie, Jr., Houtzdale, Penn., Honda
3. Pat Brown, Pittstown, N.J., Yamaha
4. Keith Little, Spruce Pine, Ala., Honda
5. JOSH CREAMER, N. STONINGTON, CONN., MOSNTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
6. JOSH UPPERMAN, LOUISVILLE, OHIO, BALDWIN MOTORSPORTS KAWASAKI
7. JASON LUBURGH, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
8. Dustin Wimmer, Center Valley, Pa., Suzuki
9. Jason Dunkelberger, Trevorton, Pa., Suzuki
10. Rocco Arno, Jr., Bridgeton, N.J., Honda

SuperQuad Pro 450 Class Standings

1. John Natalie, Jr., Houtzdale, Penn., Honda, 303
2. Dustin Wimmer, Center Valley, Pa., Suzuki, 301
3. Chad Weinen, Galena, Ill., Suzuki, 285
4. Doug Gust, Salem, Wis., Suzuki, 272
5. Keith Little, Spruce Pine, Ala., Honda, 236
6. JOSH CREAMER, N. STONINGTON, CONN., MOSNTER ENERGY KAWASAKI, 189
7. Harold Goodman, Brownstown, Mich., Honda, 187
8. Russell Shumaker, Bristol, Wis., Suzuki, 181
9. JOSH UPPERMAN, LOUISVILLE, OHIO, BALDWIN MOTORSPORTS KAWASAKI, 170
10. Joe Haavisto, New Ipswich, N.H., Suzuki, 170
12. JASON LUBURGH, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI, 152

Group Plans ATV Adventure Across New Brunswick

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On Aug. 4, seven New Brunswickers will embark on an adventure of a lifetime — to be the first to ATV across this great province of ours.

There is a point to this journey — to show that ATVing is a safe, family-friendly sport that is greatly underestimated as a means of drawing tourists here and spurring our own population into healthy physical activity while getting to intimately know their own province.

Every year thousands of snowmobilers are drawn to New Brunswick’s fabulous snowmobile trails. We believe ATVing can offer similar thrills and enjoyment to those from this province, from other provinces as well as from other countries, while making a key contribution to the economies of our rural towns and villages, where most ATVing takes place.

Where no one thinks twice about visiting New Brunswick and touring the entire province by snowmobile, no one has ever even considered doing it by ATV since the sport is not promoted — except by ATVers themselves — and enjoys little of the government support that our friends in the snowmobiling community rightly enjoy.

We hope to start the process of changing all of that while demonstrating that ATVing — Canada’s and New Brunswick’s fastest-growing form of outdoor recreation — is safe, fun for every age and ability, and a key cog in both the rural and urban New Brunswick economy.

An economic impact study commissioned by The Canadian Off-Highway Vehicle Distributors Council (COHV) and completed by Smith Gunther Associates Ltd., reports that in 2005, Canadians spent $3.3 billion on activities directly involving 975,000 operating All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). NB’s 37,000 registered ATVs pump more than $50 million annually into our provincial economy, the same study shows.

Please find enclosed an agenda and map of our trip, which has been two years in the planning and which should total about 1,500 kms. Feel free to use the agenda to come out and meet us for interviews and photos. You will also find phone numbers and contact names of those who you can reach before or during the trip, for interviews or to arrange for photos.

Happy trails!

CONTACT:

Dan Breau in Fredericton: cellular 476-0741 (In English or French)
Randall McKinley in Saint John: cellular 645-0979; home 847-9978; work 633-7070 (In English)

AGENDA:

Friday August 3rd

Group arrives at Stoney Brook Lodge, near St. Martins, to prepare for Saturday morning departure.

Day # 1 – Saturday August 4th – Saint John to Salisbury

Group leaves Stoney Brook Lodge and heads for Sussex to have lunch at Adairs Wilderness Lodge. From Adairs we will head towards Elgin, Petitcodiac and complete the day at the Atlantic Motel on the Homestead Rd. just west of Moncton.

Day # 2 – Sunday August 5th – Salisbury to Doaktown

The group will leave the Atlantic Motel and head for Doaktown. We will be staying at Taylor’s Motel in Doaktown.

Day # 3 – Monday August 6th – Doaktown to Island Lake

The group will leave Taylor’s Motel and head for Island Lake, staying at Island Lake Lodge that night.

Day # 4 – Tuesday August 7th – Island Lake to Campbellton

The group will be doing a short run this day from Island Lake to Campbellton. We hope to arrive in Campbellton early in the afternoon and have a nice relaxing afternoon to recharge our batteries for the return trip. We will be staying at the Quality Inn in Campbellton.

Day # 5 – Wednesday August 8th – Campbellton to Long Lake Adventures lodge

The group starts the return trip by leaving Campbellton to take a direct route down to Governor’s Lodge, and then we will head to Long Lake Adventures. We will be spending the night there.

Day # 6 – Thursday August 9th – Long Lake to Doaktown or Fredericton

The group will leave Long Lake and head for Doaktown. Once we get into Doaktown, we will decide if we wish to keep pushing into Fredericton or to spend an extra night in Doaktown before doing the last section of the trip back to Fredericton. Our trip will then finish at the Ramada Motel in Fredericton.

Once we get to our destinations each night, we will be relaxing and recharging our batteries and will be available for interviews and photos.

Be aware that cellular service is spotty at best at these wilderness lodges.

ATV Wagon Called To Action on Extreme Makeover

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ATV Wagon Called To Action on Extreme Makeover

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When CBH Homes needed to move equipment, supplies and water for ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition they turned to Bosski and its line of ATV Wagon trailers.

Keith Evans of Bosski explains, “John Carr of CBH Homes came to us and said he could really use our large trailers at the construction site of Extreme Makeover. We enjoy giving back to the community, so how could we say no”.

The Stockdale family of Middleton, Idaho was selected to receive an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition because they have experienced more tragedy and hardship than any family should have to bear.

Ryan and Karia have four children, ages 2-6, who have an extremely rare white blood cell disease, called Eosinophilic Esophagatis.

Snake River Yamaha was also a sponsor and let CBH Homes borrow a Rhino UTV. Another one of Bosski’s dealers, Campbell Tractor, also donated the use of a ATV Wagon trailer and a couple John Deere Gators, but availability was low on the side-by-side machines.

“Apparently, ABC really wanted a dozen or so Utility Vehicles, however, due to high sales demand, not many units can be found at local dealerships,” says Evans. “CBH Homes realized what it really needed was the ability to tow lots of gear and the ATV Wagon trailers worked perfectly at the rural farm location.”

With temperatures at the construction site hitting 100 degrees, hauling water and supplies was the main use of the trailers. Over a thousand pounds of gear can be placed inside the bed of the 1600UT ATV Wagon trailer.

Because many ATVs and UTVs can tow upwards of 1000-1500 lbs the extreme ATV Wagon trailers are perfect for a variety of uses.

ATV Wagon trailers are simply the best ATV pull-behind trailers on the market. Available from distributors and hundreds of quality dealers in the US, Alaska and Canada

Call ATV Wagon by Bosski at 208-455-8433 and visit ATVWagon.com

TOMCAR Tough, Tough, Tough!

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TOMCAR Tough, Tough, Tough!

Exclusive Editorial By: Mike Lester

We introduced you to Tomcar on this website a few months ago (click here to read) and recently got our turn to take the TM25J for a rip. Man, what an experience. Built to military specs, this model goes just about anywhere – literally.

Our team had access to Tomcar Canada’s private off-road course and was encouraged openly to see where we couldn’t take it – off trails and through the woods, tackling stumps without even damaging the front A-arms or undercarriage. It’s built tougher than almost any vehicle we’ve experienced as noted by the bulletproof steel used throughout.

The TM25J is powered by a 35 horsepower 725cc fuel injected V-twin Kolher engine with CVT, diff lock, high and low range and reverse. We got air under all four tires on more than one occasion and several times thought it might sprout wings.

At 64 inches wide, it’s as stable as a mountain goat. Sidehilling is a breeze and there’s barely a concern about tipping as its low centre of gravity kept us rooted to the earth.

Despite not having 4-wheel drive, there was only one time on our adventure it became an issue as we attempted to tackle a steep and slippery slope. Our recommendation would be to upgrade the stock rubber to some serious mudders. Once you figure out where the Tomcar can take you, you’ll appreciate the suggestion.

One other unique feature is the stock skid plate that runs the entire length of the TM25J. With twelve inches of ground clearance and this rugged, super smooth plate underneath, you can slide or slither over most anything – 4-wheel drive or not!

Visit Tomcar.ca to see Tomcar’s complete lineup and call (780) 454-6060 for dealer inquiries.

Check out Volume 9, #1 of All-Terrain Vehicle Magazine for the complete article with tons more photos, specs and details!

Is There A Difference Between CVTs?

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Question:

Is there any difference between the Can-Am CVT and that of Polaris or yamaha?

Is the belt always tight on the Can-Am?

Thanks,

Dennis Chase

Response:

Thanks for your email!

The Can-Am, Polaris and Kawasaki all use the belt for engagement – simply put these CVT’s work the same way as on a snowmobile.

At idle the primary (front) clutch is spinning with the engine – solidly attached to the crankshaft.

On Yamaha’s, Suzuki’s and Arctic Cat’s the primary clutch does not move when the engine is idling.

An oil-cooled clutch pack triggered by centrifugal force as a result of RPM “picks-up” the CVT which is supported by it’s own bearing set and causes it to engage at a predetermined engine RPM. The drive belt therefore is permanently engaged.

It’s always in “low gear” when the primary is picked up by the engagement clutch. This is an arguable issue between OEM’s. It is true that this method controls engagement heat (like when you’re moving very slowly – particularly with a heavy load in high range).

In these situations the oil bathed engagement clutch pack takes the abuse – not the belt and CVT sheaves. I personally feel the advantage of the snowmobile system comes from better backshifts when hammering into the throttle at speed.

The snowmobile based CVT’s are all more responsive in this area. As well, the tuning possibilities with the sno-mo-based systems appear numerous while the others seem to be somewhat limited.

It’s interesting to note that the Arctic Cat, (Suzuki), and Yamaha systems are permanently engaged and the Polaris and Can-Am systems are snowmobile based using the belt for engagement.

It appears two snowmobile makers (Arctic Cat and Yamaha) have gone one way while the other two snowmobile makers (Polaris and Can-Am) went the other. Go figure.

Hope this helps,

Motorhead Mark

Polaris Presents Cheque to Armed Forces Foundation

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In recognition of the many sacrifices our U.S. Military soldiers overseas make to ensure our freedom, Polaris presented a check on behalf of its dealers and customers for $50,000 to the Armed Forces Foundation which supports servicemen and women and their families.

As part of the Polaris Pride Sales Event this summer, Polaris committed to donating a portion of the proceeds from ATV and RANGER sales to the Armed Forces Foundation.

Polaris has proudly partnered with the U.S. Military for years providing soldiers both here and abroad with quality off-road vehicles.

Read more about this topic here.

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