Borich Leads GNCC Points Heading into Home-State Race in Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 16:07 | 
Author: Rachel Fluharty | 
Three different riders have led the standings at different times this year, and a variety of competitiors are waiting to knock Borich off his lead. Right now, Borich sits on top with 132 points but is followed closely behind by former leaders Taylor Kiser at 126 points and Adam McGill with 125 points.
Kiser was named the winner at the previous race, the Weekend Warrior Titan GNCC, but he missed a short section of the course and was moved down to third place after the race. But to Kiser's credit, he took the lead on his own merit, and probably would have won the race even if he had not missed a section of the course. Kiser, from Florida, was once known as a sand specialist but has proven his merit in the mud, dirt and clay, and he will no doubt he will be fired up coming into round 7.
A look at how Yamaha fared in North America in its first quarter Tuesday, 12 May 2009 20:22 | Author: Powersports Business |
Yamaha Motor Corp. reported double-digit sales percentage declines in its North American two-wheel and four-wheel retail sales.
Yamaha said U.S. retail sales of its motorcycles totaled 21,000, a 30 percent dip from the year-ago period. U.S. retail sales of its ATVs fell to 17,000, a 26 percent decline, and its side-by-side retail sales dropped to 4,000 from 9,000 a year ago. The industry as a whole saw ATV sales decline 33 percent in the first quarter and motorcycle sales fall 30.5 percent. Yamaha did note its inventories for two-wheel and four-wheel products are reduced from a year ago. Overall for its worldwide operations, Yamaha reported a sales decline of 35.5 percent from the year-ago quarter and a net loss of $189 million for its first quarter, which ended March 31. ATV Sport Magazine Possibly Shuts Down Operations Tuesday, 12 May 2009 18:34 | Author: AEM Staff |
Tuesday – 05/12/09 Unconfirmed sources have provided information that Ehlert Publishing Group’s only newsstand ATV magazine, ATV Sport Magazine, is no longer a publication. It has been reported that after releasing Editor Jerrod Kelley a month or so ago and reportedly going to a four issue per year format they have called it quits. Jerrod Kelley was an eleven year employee of Ehlert Publishing. His career spans many changes in the ATV industry in print, online and TV media realm. He brought a consistent look and reputable feel to the magazine. Ehlert Publishing Group has issued no public announcement and has not been available for comment. |
Major metric OEM reports dramatic decline in powersports sales Tuesday, 12 May 2009 20:20 | Author: Powersports Business |
Honda's North American sales of its motorcycles, ATVs and PWCs in its most recent quarter fell 52 percent compared to the year-ago period, the company reported.
Honda's North American sales in its motorcycle segment totaled 72,000 units, a drop from 150,000 in the year-ago period, in its fiscal fourth period, which ended March 31. For motorcycles alone, Honda's North American new unit sales totaled 45,000, a decline of 47 percent from the year-ago period. For its entire fiscal year, Honda's North American motorcycles segment sales totaled 320,000 units, a drop of 29 percent. Holmes Moves To 2nd At Drama Packed Desertmartin Monday, 11 May 2009 22:03 | Author: Richard Cole |
Holmes Moves To 2nd At Drama Packed Desertmartin Team KTM UK’s Paul Holmes remains well in contention for British Championship honours despite a drama packed second moto in Ireland at the weekend. With constant heavy rain in the week prior to the meeting, conditions looked far from ideal as Paul and team-mate James Hellewell pulled in to the paddock in preparation for the third of the nine round series, but with an impressive amount of work behind the scenes by the promoters and circuit owners, track conditions on race day around the spectacular former GP circuit had improved dramatically, the challenging sand based venue providing some fantastic racing as the day progressed. |
