‘Headlines’ Category
Can-Am to Sponsor GNCC for Next Three Years
Morgantown, W.Va., February 24, 2010 – Racer Productions and BRP are excited to announce the return of Can-Am as title sponsor of the 13-stop Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series (GNCC) series for another three years.
“Our relationship with GNCC racing is quite important for BRP,”...
March 9th, 2010 | Filed under: Cross-Country, Headlines, News | Read More
Yamaha’s Taylor Kiser Takes Maxxis General GNCC
"This was a good win for me," said Kiser. "We were running in fourth for most of the day, and then Bithell made a mistake and flipped right in front of everybody and it held Borich and Ballance up and I was able to get by them. Once I got out front I was able to put my head down and charge."...
March 9th, 2010 | Filed under: Cross-Country, Headlines | Read More
Polaris Announces Profit-Sharing for 28th Straight Year
Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) announced today it is continuing a 28 year annual tradition of profit-sharing with its employees. The Company will distribute today nearly $10 million of its profits from the 2009 calendar year among approximately 2,200 hourly and non-salaried Polaris employees. On...
March 5th, 2010 | Filed under: Headlines, Manufacturer | Read More
MIC Takes Stop the Ban Campaign to Baja
The Motorcycle Industry Council will cross the border next week for the San Felipe 250 off-road race to increase awareness of the need for the voices of those riders most affected by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act’s ban on youth motorcycles and ATVs to be heard by Congress.
MIC will...
March 5th, 2010 | Filed under: Headlines, Product | Read More
Polaris Defense Awarded Contract with General Services Administration
Minneapolis, February 18, 2010–Polaris Defense, a division of Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced the company was awarded a new contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) to sell the Polaris all electric, on-road and off-road Low Speed Vehicle (LSV), known as the Polaris...
February 18th, 2010 | Filed under: Headlines, Manufacturer | Read More
Yamaha Announces ATV Production Transfer Strategy
CYPRESS, Calif. – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (YMC) announced plans to transfer its all-terrain vehicle (ATV) production currently in Japan to the United States. With this transfer, the production capacity of YMC’s Japanese subsidiary – Yamaha Motor Powered Products Co., Ltd. (YMPC) – will be integrated...
February 15th, 2010 | Filed under: Headlines, Manufacturer | Read More
Wienen claims world MX racing Championship
Valcourt, Québec, February 10, 2010 – Team Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450 EFI ATV racer Chad Wienen is the inaugural Pro-class World MX Racing Champion after the final weekend of racing for the series. This after the Team Motoworks / Can-Am semi-truck carrying Wienen’s race ATV and all the team’s...
February 10th, 2010 | Filed under: Headlines, Motocross | Read More
KTM Expands GNCC Contingency Payout to $280,800 for 2010 Season
Morgantown, W.Va. (February 10, 2010) – Longtime Grand National Cross Country Series supporter KTM has more than doubled their 2009 contingency payout for the 2010 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country season. Last year, KTM offered up $136,750 in contingency for bike and ATV classes but for 2010,...
February 10th, 2010 | Filed under: Cross-Country, Headlines | Read More
Yamaha OHV Access Initiative grants $1.3 million in two years
CYPRESS, Calif. – February 8, 2010 – Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., through its OHV (off-highway vehicle) Access Initiative, GRANTed (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nations Trails) more than $80,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009. This brings the program’s year-end funding total to more than...
February 8th, 2010 | Filed under: Headlines, Trail Access | Read More
AMA criticizes lack of trail maintenance funding in latest federal budget
PICKERINGTON, Ohio – Many off-highway motorized trails in America’s national forests could deteriorate dramatically or even disappear under the new federal budget for 2011 proposed by President Barack Obama to Congress on February 1, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
Under...
February 8th, 2010 | Filed under: Headlines, Trail Access | Read More


