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The Terry Vance Family Foundation is set to make the most generous donation in the history of the Roadracing World Action Fund , and will do so through the fourth annual " Rainey ' s Ride To The Races ." The drag racing legend and current MotoAmerica team owner is donating $ 125,000 to the fund that provides for the purchase of the Airfence and Alpina soft barriers .
Presented by Lowbrow Customs and GasBox , the 9th annual Fuel Cleveland Show will be staged at Hale Farm , Bath , Ohio , on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th of July .
The 40th annual MRF ' Meeting of the Minds ' conference will be staged at St . Louis , MO , September 26 - 29 , 2024 .
BRP has won no less than six 2024 Red Dot design awards - for its Advex snowmobile helmet , Lynx Adventure electric snowmobile , Can-Am Outlander Pro and Can-Am Maverick R , and Sea-Doo Spark PWC . The Sea- Doo Spark has also been awarded an iF design award from over 10,000 submissions from around 70 countries .
AMA Hall of Famer Ed Lojak has passed away , aged 63 . One of the most dominant off-road racers of his generation , Lojak first started riding when he was eight years old and progressed into racing at ten . From there , Lojak blossomed into one of the greatest off-road racers ever seen - capturing five AMA Hare Scrambles National Championships and nine Grand National Cross Country Series Championships . He competed professionally for Team Husqvarna from 1976-1988 .
The Swap Meet at the Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days ( July 26-28 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington , Ohio ) is set to be the largest ever with all 825 vendor spots sold .
After laying off some 70 workers in April and parting company with its CFO in June , Montreal based electric snowmobile and PWC manufacturer Taiga Motors Corporation ( TSX : TAIG ) has filed for Bankruptcy Protection in the Superior Court of Québec . A formal sale and investment solicitation process was initiated prior to commencing the CCAA proceedings , with Deloitte Restructuring Inc . appointed to monitor the Taiga Group during the process . An interim DIP financing facility has been agreed with Export Development Canada , Taiga ' s most significant secured creditor . The finance limit is set at a maximum principal amount of CAN $ 4.4m . When filing its 2023 Q4 and Full Year financial results , no forwardlooking guidance was offered .
Darkhorse Universal TIR Tool Kit
Newton , Wisconsin based Darkhorse Motor Company has become internationally recognized down the years for its branded parts - not least as a primary ' go-to ' for purpose-built crankshafts . Knowing the importance of precision and accuracy , especially the kind of accurate measurements that are so important to crankshafts in their installed state , has given Darkhorse extraordinary expertise and experience when it comes to " getting it right ." This has been the primary reason why it has developed this universal TIR tool kit as an additional level and stage over and above the original run-out tool that Darkhorse developed for sprocket shafts only . “ We sat down with our engineers and
Two-time defending SuperHooligan Champion Tyler O ’ Hara secured first and third place in the Mission SuperHooligan National Championship ( SHNC ) Double Header at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca , Salinas , California , July 12-14 , 2024 . Featuring two race winners , multiple lap leaders and " bar-to-bar " action , the third stop of the SHNC proved nothing short of exhilarating . In the front of the pack was two-time defending SuperHooligan Champion Tyler O ’ Hara , who earned his first win of the 2024 season and maintained the series points lead following the weekend ' s action . " Race 1 featured fierce competition among multiple riders from start to finish . In a shortened six-lap race , O ’ Hara piloted his S & S Indian FTR to victory . In the final lap , O ’ Hara fell one spot as the pack of five riders made their way through the iconic Corkscrew , but he stayed on the gas and retook the lead , making one final pass through turn 11 , racing his FTR down the final stretch and past the
service technicians plotting out all the different configurations to see if we could achieve this feat , and our team hit it out of the park !” said John Dahmer , GM and owner of Darkhorse Motor Company . “ We wanted to manufacture a tool that every technician could have in his own personal toolbox , which led us to design this tool that covers every Big Twin model of Harley-Davidson dating back over 50 years . " This universal TIR tool kit measures everything from the 70s Shovels , through the Evolution and Twin Cam platforms to late model M-8s in one small tool pouch that easily fits within
checkered flag ." Through six races , O ’ Hara has 110 points and an eight-point lead in the championship standings . MotoAmerica ’ s SHNC will continue at Mid-Ohio on August 16-18 and a toolbox drawer , covering every Big Twin model of Harley-Davidson dating back over 50 years . " It measures total indicated runout on either the pinion shaft or the sprocket shaft with the unique capability to accurately determine what the actual run-out the compensator operates with on ' 07 and later models . There are five small cylindrical magnets that attach into the grooves of the fine splines and allow the indicator to also measure if the splines are cut off-center . This critical measurement will also tell a lot about premature compensator wear or noise in the primary system . " By installing the supplied indicator in the corresponding laser-marked hole , and attaching it to either the camplate surface or inner primary , you are measuring TIR quickly and accurately ! Use the supplied thumbscrew and rotate the tool arm to ' touch off ' on the corresponding shaft , this makes an almost impossible job a lot easier with no need for two or three single purpose bulky and expensive tools everyone borrows throughout the shop ." www . darkhorsemoco . com
Rider Tyler O ’ Hara Takes S & S Indian FTR to Victory at Laguna Seca
conclude at Circuit of the Americas on September 13-15 .
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