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The Unofficial Points Report and Statistical Summary following Round 2 of the 2007 WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour are available now.

Current points leaders in the Pro Classes are:

SuperQuad Pro 450: Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki)
QTC Pro Stock: Scott Kilby (No. 207 Warnert Racing/Can-Am)
SuperQuad Pro 450 Manufacturers: Suzuki
QTC Pro Stock Manufacturers: Arctic Can/Can-Am (tie)

Special Award winners in Round 2 were:

ATVSource.com Biggest Mover: Travis Spader (SuperQuad Pro 450); Adam Vaughn (QTC Pro Stock)
QUAD Magazine Holeshot Award: Doug Gust
Holeshot Technologies Rock’n’Roll Award: Scott Kilby

Last weekend’s events will be telecast on ESPN2 on Saturday, June 23 at noon EDT.

The next race for the PowerSports ATV Tour, the Southwestern National, is scheduled for June 1-3 at Cooperland Raceway in Stillwater, Okla.

As Reported By The Associated Press

Arctic Cat Inc., the snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle manufacturer founded and based in this northwestern Minnesota town, plans to relocate its headquarters and key corporate personnel to the Twin Cities area, the company announced. Manufacturing operations will remain in Thief River Falls.

The company on Tuesday said the move is part of a reorganization that will divide the company into three components: ATVs, snowmobiles and retail.

Arctic Cat also plans a one-time 30 percent reduction in snowmobile production to help dealers lower their snowmobile inventory levels to more closely match demand.

Officials said the steps are being taken to improve profitability and growth prospects.

The company said it sees full-year earnings between 89 cents and 95 cents per share and anticipates 2008 sales between $710 million and $736 million.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expect a full-year profit of 82 cents per share on revenue of $717.6 million.

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BRP had a huge weekend for its Can AmTM X-Team racers. Racers aboard Can-Am OutlanderTM ATVs took podium spots at both the John Penton Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) race in Ohio and the second round of the World Powersports Association’s (WPSA) ATV Tour in Illinois.

“This was a great weekend for our racers and it showed the outright performance of the Outlander line of ATVs,” said Bernard Guy, ATV marketing director, BRP. “Both the GNCC and WPSA series test both racer and machine, and our performance at both events is a testament to not only our racers and ATVs, but everyone’s hard work for the race effort.”

The WPSA season may be just two rounds old, but the competition is getting quite fierce in the QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock class. Riding Can-Am Outlander 650 H.O. EFIs, both Scott Kilby and Adam Vaughn of Team Warnert Racing/Can-Am took the top two spots in the final.

At Round 6 of the GNCC racer series at the famed John Penton in Millfield, Ohio, Team Warnert Racing/Can-Am absolutely dominated the race course. In the competitive 4×4 Open class, Can-Am Outlander 800s swept the podium with Warnert’s Rick Cecco taking top honors. Behind him were Bryan Buckhannon and Warnert’s Jacob Kirst rounding out the podium sweep. The three racers were the only ones in the class to complete five laps of the course.

In the 4×4 Limited class, Warnert’s Michael Swift, aboard his Outlander 800, took second. The 4×4 Lites class saw Warnert Racing’s Cliffton Beasley pilot an Outlander 500 to the class win while Jeremy Dudding rode his Outlander 500 to a third-place finish.

The next race in the GNCC series is the Spartan GNCC near Sparta, Ky. on June 9. The next WPSA event is in Stillwater, Okla., June 1-3.

New classes have been added to the ATV TT Race Series out of Ontario Canada in hopes of drawing more racers out to participate in the scheduled events.

Look for Ladies B, Intermediate Sport, Mini Mod 0-72 and Under 29 divisions to be on the roster this season.

Also, under scrutiny of the CMA, age limits have been implemented to mini classes. In addition to this, series coordinators remind all entrants that a 2005 Snell safety rates helmet is required to race this year.

The race schedule is as follows:

JUNE 3, 2007 – Brighton, ON
T.T. Series Round #1

JUNE 24, 2007 – Parry Sound, ON
Cross Country Series Round #1

JULY 8, 2007 – Brighton, Ontario
T.T. Series Round #2

JULY 14 & 15, 2007 – Parry Sound, ON
T.T. Series Round #3 & 4
Saturday TT track, Sunday MX track

JULY 20, 2007 – Brighton, ON
*T.T. Series Bonus Round Invitational Night*

AUGUST 11 & 12, 2007 – Parry Sound, ON
T.T. Series Round #5 & 6
Saturday TT Track Sunday MX Track

AUGUST 25 & 26, 2007
T.T. Series Round #7 &8
2 full days of Eurpean style MX and Sunday only Quad Cross exhibition

AUGUST 31, 2007 – Brighton, Ontario
*T.T. Series Bonus Round Invitational Night*

SEPTEMBER 8 & 9, 2007 – Parry Sound, ON
T.T. Series Round #9 & 10
Saturday MX track, Sunday TT track

SEPTEMBER 29 & 30, 2007 – Parry Sound, ON
ATV JAMBOREE WEEKEND
Saturday Quad Cross
Sunday Cross Country Round #2

For more information, contact Jennifer Denis at OFFROAD CYCLE & ATV (905) 885-7278 and visit OffRoadCycle.ca for a list of staff position available this season.

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Laurie Harrigan from Portsmouth, NH, wins a set of Hayes brakes with Dangerboy levers and a weekend’s lift passes at one of the Bike parks BC resorts.

Entrants from Canada, USA and the UK are pumped to win the 8-day and 7-night road trip around the world’s best mountain bike resorts.

Laurie gave us her thoughts on why she entered the ‘Ultimate Road trip’

“I dropped everything and entered immediately – an opportunity to return to what in my opinion is ‘THE’ mountain biking Mecca waits for nothing!”

Also adding:

“For my 40th birthday gift (in 2004), my husband gave me a trip to Whistler and registered me for the FABULOUS Spokeswomen Mountain Bike Camp which I attended with two of my girlfriends. My experience was simply amazing and it brought my riding skills and confidence to the next level. The instructors were awe-inspiring, both challenging and mentoring me to reach my goals. I vowed to return and my dream would become reality if I am fortunate enough to win the ‘The Ultimate Road Trip’. I tell everyone with whom I ride that they MUST ride in British Columbia at least once in their lifetime – it’s that incredible . . .”

Laurie got back on her bike last summer after having open heart surgery in May, her story has touched all of us here at Bike Parks BC, we couldn’t be happier with our first SPOT PRIZE winner.

Have you entered yet?

Prizes from sponsors like Bike Parks BC, Marin Bikes, Dangerboy Components, Fox, Kenda, Clif Bar, Hayes Brakes, WTB, E-13, ODI and others, being drawn every two weeks leading up to the road trip on July 15th and every two weeks thereafter until the end of August.

All spot prizewinners are still eligible for the grand prize.

Bike Parks of BC is a partnership of six lift accessed bike parks in British Columbia, Canada who are working together to boost the profile of the province’s bike parks. For more information and how to enter go to the www.bikeparksbc.com

Contact: PR Manager Dave Hemming 415-306-2885 for more information.

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During Bike Week in Daytona, KYMCO USA kicked off a travel schedule that will put the OEM at the motorsports industry’s premier events for 2007. 

In Daytona, the distinctive KYMCO hauler was on hand at The Metric Experience offering demo rides on their scooter line as well as the Venox 250 motorcycle.

From there it was on to Salt Lake City for the Advanstar Off-Road Expo, the largest off-road consumer show series in the country. KYMCO ATVs, scooters and motorcycles were on display and ATV demo rides were available.

Two events are on the schedule for May.  On May 4th and 5th, KYMCO offered ATV demo rides at the ATV Association of Minnesota’s second annual ATV Fair in Sauk Rapids, MN. 

Then the hauler heads cross-country to the Extreme Motorsports Expo in Costa Mesa, CA, the largest event of its kind on the West Coast.

The second half of the 2007 tour season shapes up like this:

• June 4-9: Americade, Lake George, NY
• July 12-15: Amerivespa 2007, Seattle, WA
• July 20-22: Red Bull US Grand Prix, Laguna Seca Monterey, CA
• July 27-29: AMA Mid-Ohio Vintage Days, Lexington, OH
• August 1-5: Oregon Dune Fest, Winchester Bay, OR
• August 24-26: Ducks Unlimited Outdoor Festival, Oshkosh, WI
• September 12-16: Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally, Ruidoso, NM
• October 6-7: Advanstar Off-Road Expo, Pomona, CA
• October 6-7: FEMMOTO, Las Vegas, NV
• October 25-27: The International Lawn, Garden & Power Equipment Expo, Louisville, KY
• November 1-4: The Lone Star Rally, Galveston, TX
• November 9-11: IMS Cycle World Show Demo Rides, Houston, TX
• December 7-9: IMS Cycle World Show Demo Rides, Long Beach, CA
• December 14-16: IMS Cycle World Show Demo Rides, San Mateo, CA

“With our mobile marketing vehicle fully loaded with two and four-wheel products, we can really offer visitors a chance to experience the whole KYMCO line,” said Bruce Ramsey, KYMCO USA Vice President for Sales and Marketing.  “Being a part of these events, and in many cases participating as a sponsor, continues to raise our profile in the marketplace.”

For more information, go to KymcoUSA.com/events