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International Karting Industry Buyer's Guide

GO KARTING!
A Guide To The World's Most Popular Motorsport.

Kart Expo International

• NEW CLAY TRACK TO OPEN

The track, owned by Greg Shobe, will have a WKA certified Tech. Inspector and will be designated a WKA Master Track. For more information, contact the track manager, Howard Traucht at 419-568-6231. The track phone is 419-568-3201. Web site: www.waynesfieldmotorsportspark.com. 

 
• ENGINE EXPERTS RUB ELBOWS

Attendees left the conference with an overwhelming wealth of knowledge pertaining to the latest in engine development technology. Three attendees ended the conference with a bonus when their winning tickets were drawn during the 11th AETC dinner banquet. Brad Lewis brought home a free set of 11th AETC audio tapes, John Copeland of Fox Valley Kart Shop, Lafayette, Indiana will be attending the 12th ATEC for free and Chuck Spanel took the loot, landing a SuperFlow 600 Flowbench.

Pre-conference meetings held December 8-9 gave attendees the opportunity to learn how to use WinDyn software and the chance to operate a variety of SuperFlow equipment alongside the SuperFlow engineering and Customer Service staff.

SuperFlow’s 12th AETC will be held at the Colorado Springs Sheraton Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Three full days of presentations will begin Monday, November 12, 2001 at 8:00 AM and conclude with a banquet and AETC awards ceremony on the evening of November 14. In addition, SuperFlow will host pre-conference activities Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10 on the latest advances in SuperFlow engine and vehicle test systems.  Pre-conference attendees will have the opportunity to attend mini-classes on the products that interest them.

SuperFlow’s AETC is en electrified open-forum of discussions about the fast-paced changes taking place in engine development technology. Get you questions answered when you discuss the latest engine development advancements in great detail with some of the world’s top engine experts. Voice your opinions and satisfy your curiosity by participating in the lively question and answer sessions following each discussion.

The SuperFlow AETC is the only platform of its kind that exists solely for the advancement of engine technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to develop great networking opportunities and build special business contacts with other engine professionals in the industry that last well beyond the days of the conference.  The richness of the association with other dedicated engine professionals is truly an experience that you won’t want to miss. 

For information, contact: SuperFlow @ www.superflow.com. 

 
• ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR KIDS SOARS IN POPULARITY THIS YEAR

In rural Minnesota, all those items are big sellers. In the rest of the country, fishing dock sales may not sizzle, but dealers everywhere agree that ATVs are among this year’s hottest recreational products. 

That is especially true for the entry-level market, where mini-quads (four wheelers) like the T-Rex line from Russellville, Arkansas-based Transnational Outdoor Power LLC, shot out of the starting gate in late 2000.

Nationwide sales statistics confirm the trend. The ATV market grew at a 23% annual rate from 1998 through 1999, and for five years before that the annual growth was 12%, according to a December 29, 2000 report in the Wall Street Journal.

Dealers nationwide will compare notes about the sparkling sales pace when they gather for their annual Dealer Expo 2001, February 17-19, 2001 at the Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the largest “trade-only” event in the powersport industry.

In Minnesota, Hallock’s G&D Sales & Consignment is among the savvy dealerships nationwide that decided to stock the T-Rex 50cc and 90cc units the moment they were introduced last September.

T-Rex is the only ATV Hallock sells, believing that consumers get “too confused” by multiple lines.  He liked the T-Rex immediately, as well as its affordable price starting at around $1,800.

“Consumers seem to like it,” he says. “Even moms and dads like to ride them too. The T-Rex structure is good, strong and powerful. And their engineered safety features are a big plus with parents – they’re saving the life of their kid.”

Specifically, he praises the rear-mounted safety tether cord and throttle control switch that immediately stops the machine in an emergency. “That really impressed me,” he says.

He also echoes what Dirtwheels Magazine said in its January 2001 feature article on the T-Rex: “It looks hot.” In a separate 2001 Buyer’s Guide, the magazine said the T-Rex units “could be the best looking minis on the market.”

Hallock is doing his best to boost AVT excitement in Minnesota, a state with vast woods and hundreds of miles of marked and groomed trails that are ideally suited for ATV enthusiasts.

This spring, he’s planning to give away a T-Rex unit as part of a “Summer Camp-out Program” promotion on a local radio station KYSM-FM that will last from March through June. Callers to the station can register to win the T-Rex, a travel trailer, gasoline and groceries to take along on their next camping trip.

For more information on the T-Rex, call: 877-GET-T-REX (USA/Canada) or e-mail: gettrex@hotmail.com. 
 

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