Building on the solid business footing that partner DCI Sales has built; KLIM will work together with their former distributor to build the brand well into the future in Canada

KLIM (Teton Outfitters Inc.) today announced they will assume all distribution responsibilities in Canada effective January 1, 2013 through a newly created branch, KLIM Canada.

The current distributor, DCI Sales, will not only support the transition process but will also become integrated into KLIM Canada as their staff joins the KLIM family.

“DCI Sales has done a truly remarkable job over the past 10 years growing the KLIM brand in Canada. We now look forward to serving our customers directly through KLIM Canada and improving every aspect of the KLIM experience for the Canadian market,” Justin Summers, KLIM founder, president and CEO, said.

This transition will allow KLIM to build on DCI’s efforts to partner with the best power sports dealers throughout Canada and bring the best possible brand experience to Canadian riders. KLIM continues to strive as a business model that works as close as possible with their retail partners.

This commitment from KLIM continues through investments in infrastructure within Canada to support the growing demand for KLIM products. KLIM Canada will increase business efficiencies and support the valuable KLIM customers and dealers in Canada better than ever.

ABOUT KLIM – KLIM Technical Riding Gear is the global leader in designing, developing and manufacturing the most advanced motor sports apparel for the snowmobile and motorcycle rider. Utilizing the world’s highest technologies in waterproof, breathable, durable and comfortable materials, KLIM builds gear for the most demanding riders. Driven by the continual feedback and input from dedicated test pilots and passionate customers, KLIM strives to do one thing above all—improve the riding experience without compromise.

For more information, visit www.KLIM.com.

With a podium sweep in the final race of the day, BRP’s Ski-Doo X-Team racers completed a performance that was nothing short of dominant at the ISOC snocross series opener in Duluth, Minnesota. There were four Pro and Pro Lite classes up for grabs and Ski-Doo racers took wins in all of them.

Robbie Malinoski had a phenomenal weekend as he led the Ski-Doo/Scheuring Speed Sports podium sweep in Pro Open Sunday afternoon, adding to his Saturday night win and establishing a substantial points lead.

Having a great weekend of his own was defending Champion Tim Tremblay who claimed a 3rd on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday with rock solid rides every time he hit the racetrack.

Completing the Sunday sweep was Darrin Mees, who claimed his first Pro podium in 3rd, backing up an 8th place run on Saturday. Everyone suspected the Scheuring Speed Sports team would be tough and saw the potential for a podium sweep, but most wouldn’t have expected it so early in the season – congrats guys on spectacular weekend!

The Pro class results sheets show the strength and depth of Ski-Doo X-Team riders and teams plus the quality and performance of the sleds they were on.

To experience so few problems on a season opening weekend is a testament to the hard work and thoughtful engineering that has gone into our production based Open Mod and stock class racing sleds. That same engineering that is applied to Ski-Doo trail sleds year after year.

In the Pro Lite class David Joanis brought home the gold on Saturday and Renaud Alexandre took care of business on Sunday, with Dylan Hall covering second position, to complete the Ski-Doo Pro class sweep.

New to North America as a racer, Marica Renheim came over from Sweden with brother Adam when he joined the Warnert Racing team as a Pro rider.

Marica put on a show in taking the Pro-Am Women’s class – she’ll be one to watch, for at least one more round unless she cancels plans to return home at Christmas.

In the hotly contested Sport class, with over 100 entries both days, Jesse James Bonaduce gets a shout out for a flawless ride and race win on Saturday.

Thanks to all the Ski-Doo X-Team racers and their families and crews for a great start to the snocross season. We appreciate your support and we’ll continue to support you with the best race sleds possible.

For more information on Ski-Doo snowmobiles visit us on Face Book, our On Trail and Elevation blog sites and at www.ski-doo.com

AMSOIL Championship Snocross, presented by Traxxas, kicked off its 2012-2013 season in front of a massive crowd at Spirit Mountain on Saturday for the Duluth National, presented by Bully Dog. And taking top honors in the Pro divisions were Ski-Doo racers Robbie Malinoski (Pro Open) and David Joanis in Pro Lite.

With limited natural snow officials with International Series of Champions (ISOC) and the veteran snow making crew at Spirit Mountain were able to pull together a solid racetrack despite the entire state of Minnesota being brown in the day leading up to the race. A couple inches of natural snow would act like some free advertising for the popular event, celebrating its 21st year this weekend, as thousands of fans packed into the bleachers, along the course and inside Spirit Mountain’s chalet to take in the first of two rounds of ACS racing in Duluth this weekend.

Pro Open

Like somebody shot a black and yellow arrow down the start straight, Robbie Malinoski (Ski-Doo) blew everyone off the hill with the Stud Boy Holeshot, marching into the first corner on his own and pulling out into the lead in front of Ross Martin (Polaris) and Ski-Doo teammate Tim Tremblay to start the year’s first AMSOIL Championship Snocross Pro Open main.

Martin, fearless in his approach to tripling into the first corner off the finish line jump, would catch Malinoski with that daredevil move two laps into the contest, passing last year’s Saturday Duluth National winner and making it stick to take the lead on lap three. Back in the pack Tucker Hibbert (Arctic Cat) would slash past 2011-12 ACS Pro Lite champ and Pro Open Duluth rookie Kody Kamm (Polaris) and set his site on Tremblay who had the third podium spot in hand behind Martin and Malinoski.

By lap nine (of 24) the Tremblay/Hibbert heavyweight battle would pull the two closer in to Malinoski and Martin and they separated from the rest of the field, only to pass and re-pass lapped riders on the short 24-second lap track. Hibbert, who qualified 2nd behind Tremblay for Saturday’s main, was all over the place trying out new lines to get past Tremblay, but the defending Pro Open champ wasn’t having any of it as he held off Hibbert’s high speed rushes.

With Martin up on Malinoski by three seconds on lap 19, Hibbert would blow off his sled and drop back to 5th behind Cody Thomsen (Arctic Cat). It was about this point in the race where race leader Martin took on a bunch of snow roost from lapped traffic and, two laps later, began to experience some engine issues with his sled. Malinoski tasted blood and closed the gap even further, before Martin’s sled all but conked out on the final downhill straight.

Malinoski, in the right place at the right time, took the lead from Martin and went on for the win. Martin was able to limp over the finish line in 2nd, followed by Tremblay in 3rd. Thomsen would hold off Hibbert for 4th, rounding out your Duluth National top five!

Pro Lite

Vermont’s Lincoln Lemieux burst onto the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Pro Lite scene at Duluth, winning both of his qualifiers and leading Saturday’s Pro Lite main event through lap six. But a crash would rock Lemieux out of first place and well off the podium while circling sharks David Joanis (Ski-Doo), Jake Scott (Polaris) and Andrew Lieders (Polaris) were quick to strike – with Joanis fighting off Scott for top honors in the ACS Pro Lite opener.

“This Ski-Doo’s a rocket sled, faster than last year’s, which I didn’t think could happen,” said Joanis, accepting his gold medal for 1st place.

When Lemieux went down and off his sled on lap six, New York’s Scott would take the lead. Two laps later Canada’s Joanis, who pulled the Stud Boy Holeshot, caught and passed Scott and the two separated from the rest of the field. With visibility difficult, although the riders said it wasn’t that bad on the track (worse for the fans in attendance and the 100,000-plus watching the live webcast), Canada’s Alexandre Renaud (Ski-Doo) would pull up into 3rd place, with Lieders and Sweden’s John Stenberg (Ski-Doo) rounding out the top five.

With six laps to go the #115 sled of Joanis was clicking off fast lap after fast lap, putting four seconds on Scott – who in turn was four seconds up on Lieders, who had passed Renaud for third and final podium spot.

Joanis, Scott and Lieders would hold their podium positions, followed by Canada’s Max Taillefer (Ski-Doo) in 4th place and Travis Muller (Ski-Doo) in 5th.

Action gets back underway tomorrow at the Duluth National at Spirit Mountain with round two of 2012-13 AMSOIL Championship Snocross, presented by Traxxas.

Snowmobilers Buying Online by December 1 Save $5 Shipping.

Ontario Get Ready for Snowmobiling Week runs from November 26 to December 1 and is the last chance to buy a pre-season 2013 Snowmobile Trail Permit before the Dec. 1 fee increase deadline. This year the buying decision is about much more than individual snowmobilers saving $50 by purchasing early.

On behalf of 217 not for profit, local snowmobile clubs and their volunteers, the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) reminds riders that purchasing by December 1 is a fundamental building block for the community based clubs that deliver Ontario’s snowmobile trails.

Early permit revenue provides local clubs with the necessary funding to prepare and open area trails, including all of the other associated costs to get ready for winter like groomer payments, insurance and repairs. “Early permit revenue is the lifeblood of OFSC trails,” said Paul Shaughnessy, OFSC Executive Director. “Without it, clubs don’t have the ability to deliver the trails that snowmobilers want and expect or to fulfill their responsibilities for community based snowmobiling. Without early permit revenue, clubs also can’t deliver the trails that generate considerable winter tourism revenues for many snowbelt communities.”

Community based snowmobiling can only be successful if there is a partnership between local clubs/volunteers, landowners, municipalities, business operators and snowmobilers that support the user pay system by buying a trail permit. If any one of these partners isn’t active with their support, not only will snowmobiling in that community be at risk, so will the area trail network.

Organized snowmobiling in Ontario is comprised of strong local clubs with good community support. These clubs are the ones that develop, build, operate and maintain snowmobile trails, not the OFSC. Their individual trail networks combine to make the 32,000-kilometre provincial snowmobile trail system. Meanwhile, the OFSC provides programs and services to these member clubs to assist them with the work that only they can do.

So each individual rider’s decision to buy a permit by December 1 helps a grassroots snowmobile club keep its local trails open and maintained. That buying decision also demonstrates a broader commitment to community based snowmobiling and a desire to have snowmobile trails available for many years to come.

It’s easier than ever to buy a 2013 Snowmobile Trail Permit on or before December 1 by purchasing online. Buying online is simple, convenient, private and secure. This hassle free method of purchase saves individual travel time and costs to go to a retail outlet – and as a special bonus this season, it also saves the standard $5 shipping charge for riders that purchase by December 1. Best of all, each snowmobiler must select which club to buy from online, so the permit dollars are allocated to help where the buyer wants. To buy a 2013 Snowmobile Trail Permit online, visit www.ofsc.on.ca and click on the red online permit button on the left side of the home page.

While the Province of Ontario continues to invest in the tourism development of snowmobiling, no government dollars go into trail operations, where permit revenue remains the primary funding source. As such, “user pay” is all about snowmobilers helping snowmobilers to provide great winter recreational trails. That’s why the OFSC invites riders to buy a 2013 Snowmobile Trail Permit during Get Ready for Snowmobiling Week.

The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs is a volunteer led not-for-profit association, which through strong leadership, provides a wide range of quality programs and services to, and on behalf of, its member organizations. Our provincial network of organized snowmobile trails connects Ontario communities, providing responsible riding experiences that are safe, enjoyable, and environmentally sustainable.