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The 12th and final round of the ITP/ATVA GNC Championship Series rolled into the beautiful Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN this weekend. Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper’s Chad Wienen used the break in the WPSA Championship Series schedule to head down and do some extra-curricular racing.

The first Moto saw Chad and defending ATVA champ Joe Byrd dicing heavily for the lead through much of the race. At one point Byrd’s head pipe cracked and then fell off thus robbing Joe’s machine of power. From there Chad motored off into the sunset and left the rest of the pack far behind.

“I was pushing Joe pretty hard and was really enjoying the race,” Chad said after Moto one. “All of a sudden his bike started to sound like a popcorn machine and I knew he had issues with his pipe. From there it was an easy ride.”

At the start of Moto two, Chad put the pedal to the metal on his Suzuki QuadRacer R450. He grabbed the holeshot and with Joe close behind, Chad never looked back went on to finish at the top of the podium.
“It was a pretty easy race really, I got a great start and the bike just flew,” Weinen said after the race.

Just like teammate Dustin Wimmer at the last Unadilla ATVA race, Wienen came to the race in his own trailer without the team support rig. Ryan Cox, his mechanic, flew in and prepped one of Chad’s old race bikes from the beginning of the year. “It was fun to be there. The crowd was really cheering me on when I passed Joe in the first Moto.”

Chad will join up with the full complement of the Team Rig and his other two teammates at the next round of the WPSA SuperQuad Pro 450 Series in Englishtown, NJ this upcoming weekend.

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Competitors on the WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour will have another source to hear breaking information about upcoming races after the Tour unveiled its toll-free information line today.

Competitors need only dial 1-888-616-6509 to receive updated information about upcoming races, parking and other pertinent details.

The message will be updated on a regular basis, so WPSA stakeholders are urged to check the message frequently.

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The WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour announced its season finale will take place Sept. 15-16 at Field of Dreams Motocross Park just outside of Pittsburgh. The event marks the first for the Tour in the Keystone State.

“We’ve long known Western Pennsylvania to be a hotbed of ATV racing, and we’re pleased to name Field of Dreams as the site of our season finale,” said Scott O’Malley, president of PowerSports Entertainment, Inc. “Field of Dreams represents exactly what we look for in a venue: great facilities, close proximity to a large metro area, and an experienced staff that’s willing to go the extra mile to make an event successful. We’re looking forward to an exciting event weekend.”

The weekend will also feature the 2007 Awards Banquet, scheduled for Sunday night following racing action.

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For over seven years, KYMCO USA has been the exclusive distributor in the United States for KYMCO brand ATVs, scooters and motorcycles manufactured in Taiwan by Kwang Yang Motor Company, Ltd. (KYMCO).

The company has established itself as a serious player in American motorsports, with a reputation for reliable, affordable and well-styled products.

Now, as a result of signing a new, expanded joint venture agreement with its Taiwanese manufacturing partner, KYMCO USA will have access to even greater levels of factory support.

Most notably, key personnel from Taiwan will join the KYMCO USA team in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where they will contribute their expertise and participate in new product development specifically driven by the needs of American customers.

Under financial terms of the joint venture, Kwang Yang Motor Co. has taken a 50% stake in KYMCO USA. This is expected to provide increased involvement in marketing as well as increased support programs for a growing dealer network that already includes over 600 locations in the United States and Puerto Rico.

“We are making this announcement to let everyone in the industry know how committed KYMCO is to success in the United States over the long haul,” said Eric Bondy, President and CEO of KYMCO USA. “Our year-over-year sales have continued to climb. We are signing up new, quality dealerships and this investment by our partner in Taiwan is a vote of confidence as we expand our product line.”

KYMCO was founded in Taiwan in 1963. Long a leader in quality, fuel economy, and versatility, today the company manufactures motor scooters, motorcycles, and ATVs at five plants in Asia, including the main facility in the city of Kaohsiung.