BRP is showcasing the complete BRP product portfolio and offering free test rides at the last stop of its Ultimate Playground Demo Tour from September 22 to 25 at the Metro Beach Metropark in Detroit, Michigan.

The Ultimate Playground Demo Tour provides more products to view, interactive displays, on-site product specialists and more time and flexibility to look around, while getting a first-hand experience at actually driving the product of choice in a safe and dynamic environment.

From September 22 to 25, 2011, at the Metro Beach Metropark, an off-road course will be created for Can-Am ATVs and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters will have a course in the main parking.

Sea-Doo boats and watercraft and Evinrude outboard engines will be accessible from the docks off Metro Beach. In addition, the event will be showcasing 2012 Ski-Doo snowmobiles.

“Customers have been asking for a place where they can see all the BRP products at one time and use the units under the conditions they were meant to be enjoyed,” stated Bernard Guy, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Can-Am. “Those who take time out of their busy schedules or travel long distances expect more. We deliver that.”

To pre-register or for more information on the Ultimate Playground Demo Tour, visit www.BRPdemotour.com or call 1-855-RSVP-4-UP.

The Ultimate Playground Demo Tour is held in conjunction with the second annual Boating & Outdoor Festival at Metro Beach Metropark also from September 22 to 25, 2011. For more information, visit www.boatingandoutdoorfest.com.

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company, is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of motorised recreational vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes: Ski Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea Doo watercraft and boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, Can Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines. BRP products are distributed in more than 100 countries.

On Friday August 12th, 2011, the motor sports community suffered a tragic loss with the passing of Nathan Blaylock, KLIM’s Snowmobile Promotions, Events and Sponsorship Manager, from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident.
 
The entire KLIM family feels it’s important to share the news of Nate’s passing with the industry he was so passionately committed to. We feel honored to have worked with Nate, to have become his friend and to have had such a man of his caliber as a member of our family.
 
Everyone at KLIM would like to express our sincerest condolences to all of those who had the opportunity to work with and/or meet Nate. As you likely know, Nate was fearless in his dedication.

His refusal to conceive a project as impossible, no matter how ambitious, led KLIM to some of its most-rewarding partnerships with both grassroots and global motor sports organizations.
 
KLIM, numerous land-use conservation, access activist and riding advocacy groups representing all sports and seasons, have all directly benefitted from Nate’s pure creativity and simple hard work. 
 
But above all business, network and ingenuity, Nate was true family. And his contributions to making our world a better place to live and ride in are immense.
 
Please keep Nate, his wife Holly and their four children in your thoughts and prayers. You can help by visiting www.nateblaylock.com to learn more about Nate, see some of his photos, and to support Holly via a simple donation. Their needs are genuinely great.

Snowmobile snocross legend Tucker Hibbert is one of five athletes nominated for the 2011 Best Male Action Sport ESPY Award. Hibbert’s record breaking season earned him his first nod for the prestigious award which will be presented live on ESPN Wednesday, July 13.

Despite suffering a serious wrist injury mid-season, Hibbert had a breakthrough year winning his tenth overall ESPN Winter X Games snocross medal with a gold medal five-peat and dominating the national snocross tour. He won 11 of the 16 Pro finals and finished top-five in all 16 to claim both National Pro Points Championships.

Hibbert was catapulted to the center of the action sports world at age 15 when he became the youngest gold medalist in history at the 2000 Winter X Games. Now, the 27-year-old is known worldwide for his long list of accomplishments including his impressive crossover into AMA Motocross and Supercross.

The ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Award nominees were selected by a panel of judges but ultimately fans will decide who will win. Hibbert will battle Travis Pastrana, Kevin Rolland, Kelly Slater and Shaun White though online and mobile voting through Saturday, July 9.

Tucker Hibbert – #68 Monster Energy/Arctic Cat

“It’s an incredible honor to be nominated for an ESPY Award. As an athlete, this is one of those things you dream about. To win X Games medals, national and world championships is one thing but to be honored as one of the top action sports athletes in the world, is on a different level. I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like in Nokia Theatre surrounded by the best athletes from every sport.”

Fast Facts

• Resides: Pelican Rapids, MN | Born: Driggs, Idaho | Hometown: Goodridge, MN
• 10-time ESPN Winter X Games medalist
• Six-time National Snocross Pro Points Champion
• 2010 FIM Snowcross World Champion
• Second snowmobile athlete in history to be nominated for an ESPY Award
• Has raced for one snowmobile manufacturer his entire career – Arctic Cat
• World’s only athlete to race both snowmobiles and motorcycles at a premier level

The 2011 ESPYs – The 19th annual ESPYs will be hosted by Saturday Night Live’s ‘Weekend Update’ anchor Seth Meyers, who will be joined by an all-star lineup of the top athletes and entertainers to celebrate the best sports stories of the year.

Randy Oberson to Retire as International Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.’s Vice President on June 30
 
International Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. is announcing Randy Oberson, Vice President of International Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. will retire on June 30, 2011.

The company plans to distribute Randy’s duties internally to members of his staff. Randy will assist with the transition. He has been with International Engineering 17 years including serving as the company’s Vice President for the last eleven years.
 
“We’re particularly grateful for Randy’s leadership in building strong and capable teams for procurement, operations and distribution. Randy has done an awesome job,” said Robert Musselman, President of International Engineering, Inc. “He will be missed.”
 
“It has been an honor and extremely satisfying experience working with this great company and the many fine people inside and outside of International Engineering for the past 17 years,” said Vice President, Randy Oberson. “I hope I have contributed and desire nothing less than to have International Engineering be successful for generations to come. I will always be a Woody’s man!”
 
International Engineering’s Board of Directors released this statement: “Randy Oberson helped lead the way through the recent economic downturn leaving IEM as strong as ever. IEM’s preseason orders are the largest they have had in years. New machinery for diversification is being delivered. While Randy will be missed, his contributions to IEM are evident in the capable teams left behind. He takes pride in leaving IEM strong and financially sound.”
 
International Engineering & Mfg., Inc. is the largest manufacturer of snowmobile studs, runners, support plates and traction installation tools, all made in the USA. International Engineering & Mfg., Inc. provides traction products to the snowmobile manufacturers and sells them under the brand name Woody’s for over 40 years. International Engineering & Mfg., Inc. is committed to bringing the best traction products to snowmobilers around the world through its innovation and quality manufacturing processes.

What started out as a customer survey of the new Apex has morphed into a more encompassing look at the trends, desires and satisfaction of all snowmobilers.

Please click the following link and help Yamaha understand how you snowmobile and what you want from your sled.

www.surveymonkey.com/s/H3P965N

Triton Corporation is eager to present the 2010 U.S. and Canadian Dealer of the Year. This honor is awarded to Ingles Performance for the 2010 U.S. Dealer of the Year and Scott Reinhart Trailer Sales for the 2010 Canadian Dealer of the Year.

This recognition is awarded to dealers who have excelled in performance in areas of quality, service, sales, and marketing. Through the past year, these dealers have worked hard to represent Triton Trailers and have shown their dedication to the product.

Ingles Performance is located in Phoenix, New York. It is a family owned and operated dealership and has been growing strong with Triton for 19 years.

The team at Ingles Performance takes great pride in being a Triton Trailer dealer and providing their customers with best trailer experience. Ingles Performance believes in the industry and it shows by their level of inventory they carry so that any consumer can see what Ingles and Triton has to provide. They carry Triton snowmobile, enclosed, utility, ATV, and personal watercraft trailers.

“Everyone at Ingles Performance always has time to talk trailers,” said Jim Fisk of Fisk Distributing, Triton’s regional distributor in north eastern U.S. “Their knowledge and excitement for the industry far exceeds any other.”

Scott Reinhart Trailer Sales is a family owned trailer dealership located in Shelburne, Ontario. Even though they are a smaller business, it does not stop them from reaching out to consumers and assisting them with a Triton trailer that fits their needs.

They are well known in their area for their customer service, knowledge, and friendliness and that is what keeps them being successful for the past three and half years. They carry Triton snowmobile, enclosed, utility, ATV, and personal watercraft trailers.

“Even with Scott Reinhart Trailer Sales size, they still push to grow and stay on top of the market,” said Paul McNichol of Alumite Enterprises, Triton’s regional distributor in Eastern Canada.

Triton also awarded eight other dealerships for their performance making them along with Ingles Performance and Scott Reinhart Trailer Sales, the Top Ten Performing Dealers of 2010.

These dealers are Charlie’s Cycle Center of Limestone, N.Y., D.R. Trailer Sales of Milan, Mich., Enns Brothers of Oakbluff, Manitoba Canada., Foster Bros. Marine of Delano, Minn., Jet Chevrolet of Federal Way, Wash., Ken’s Sports of Kaukauna, Wis., Martin Equipment of Edmonton, Alberta Canada, and Reinhart Trailer Sales of Brampton, Ontario Canada.

Triton Trailers wants to congratulate the Top 10 Triton Dealers of 2010 on all their accomplishments during the past year. The dealers, as well as Triton’s entire dealer network, has worked hard to give consumers the best trailer and/or accessory Triton has to offer.

With the variety of trailers and accessories Triton has to offer, dealers have proven to consumers why Triton is the right choice. We thank them all for their dedication.

Provides future growth opportunities within the low-emission small vehicle market

Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced an agreement to acquire Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM), a wholly owned Fargo, N.D. based subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC and manufacturer of premium electric-powered vehicles.

GEM is the recognized leader within the low-speed vehicle market, with a well-respected brand and approximately $30 million in sales during the 2010 calendar year.

Since the company was established in 1998, they have placed over 45,000 electric-powered vehicles on the road worldwide.

GEM has developed business-to-business sales expertise within the fleet and government vehicle markets, and has created a competitive advantage with core competencies in make-to-order vehicle fulfillment and mobile service support.

“GEM provides Polaris with an established position in the low-emission small vehicle market and supports Polaris’ strategy of penetrating on-road market segments poised for growth,” said Scott Wine, Polaris chief executive officer. “We are excited about the outlook for growth within this market space, and are looking forward to developing even stronger growth prospects for the GEM business.”

“Our vision is to accelerate profitable sales growth for GEM, by combining Polaris’ strength in new product innovation with the most-recognized brand in the low speed vehicle market space,” said Mike Jonikas, Vice President of the On-Road Vehicle Division. “These new product efforts for GEM will be supported by an expanded distribution presence within select domestic and international markets.”

The agreement to acquire GEM will officially close within the next 60 days once Polaris secures the required state sales certifications to sell GEM products.

During this interim period, since Polaris will not yet have officially acquired GEM, operations will proceed as usual and Polaris will continue to learn and understand the GEM business through information exchange.

Following this interim period, Polaris will be in a position to outline specific plans for the GEM business.