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BRP has reported fiscal year 2026 Q1 results with revenues of $ 1,846.9m, down by-7.7 % compared to last year; net income of $ 161.0m, an increase of 278.8 %; EBITDA of $ 200.8m, a decrease of 34.7 %. Diluted EPS of $ 0.47 was a decrease of $ 1.11 per share, and diluted earnings per share of $ 2.19 was an increase of $ 1.63 per share, compared to last year. North American retail sales were flat compared to last year, resulting from strong end-ofseason retail in Snowmobile, offset by a decrease in Year-Round Products retail mainly due to the industry ' s slowdown. BRP has agreed to sell Telwater Pty, Ltd.( Australia), and closed the sale of Alumacraft ' s assets.
The MRF reports that the US House of Representatives has passed two bills crafted to overturn regulations approved by the Biden Administration, allowing California to mandate more electric trucks and cars be sold in the state. " The bills received bipartisan support and will help to protect the internal combustion engine, a top legislative priority for the MRF."
The AMA has added three established racing series to its schedule- J Day Off Road in New York / New England, the Grassroots Off Road Series in Nevada, Idaho and Utah becomes a new AMA Featured Grand Prix Series and the 10-round plus Grand Prix event American Woods Racing Championship Series in Pennsylvania and Ohio all joining the AMA ' s racing slate this year.
Brembo has released Q1 results showing revenues at € 957m( approx $ 1,088m) down by-4.7 % compared to Q1 2024. EBITDA was € 153.3m at a 16 % margin; net profit was € 51.1m. Its net financial debt was € 778.6m, which was up by € 249.1m due to the € 362m Öhlins acquisition. Executive Chairman Matteo Tiraboschi: " Our Q1 results reflect an extremely challenging market context, as we had expected."
Shock absorber manufacturer Fox Factory Holding Corp.( NASDAQ: FOXF) has reported Q1 2025 net sales of $ 355m, up by $ 22m or 6.5 % over prior year. Net sales increased over prior year across all segments, with Aftermarket Applications Group( AAG), which includes its aftermarket motorcycle shock absorber business, saw net sales up by $ 10.1m(+ 9.9 %).
NHRA Pingel Top Fuel
Route 66 Nationals, Joliet, Illinois
May 16-18, 2025
There was one NHRA Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle win that had eluded Larry " Spiderman " McBride in 2024, but that box is already checked for ' 25. McBride handily won the Route 66 Nationals held May 16-18 in Joliet, Illinois. Much like that first event, though, McBride started off in the hole with a tire-smoking first qualifying pass. " The track was hot," but with the same high winds that had been affecting racing throughout the Midwest in May affecting the program, that would be the only of two scheduled on runs that the class would get on the Friday. High winds canceled the program completely for the rest of the day, even
after the winds limited the 1,000 foot class to the eighth mile. But Larry and his brother / tuner Steve McBride were de-tuned and ready to get down the track whenever it would happen and at whatever distance. " The track got a ton better on Saturday with cloud cover," continued Larry, who improved to a 3.81 at 211 mph( eighth mile) to finish as number one qualifier. " That ' s about a 4.81 to 1000 feet. We actually ran a 3.67( eighth) last year." Top Fuel Harley record holder Bob Malloy was hot on McBride ' s heels with a 3.84 run on his Chuck Redfernowned, Sam Wills chassis with a supercharged Puma inline 4 cylinder- a similar engine configuration to McBride. They ran Q2 in the same pair. NHRA Route 66 Nationals National number two Mitch Brown( a Monster I4) was a step back at 4.02, Finland ' s Elmeri Salakari 4.23( blown, dual overhead cam, 4 valve per cylinder, hybrid fuel " Harsh " V-Twin), and Maine ' s Micah Fenwick 4.73( John
Larry " Spiderman " McBride
Report by Tim Hailey, www. eatmyink. com Photos by Anne Proffit and Sandra Alberti
Donna Pingel
Alwine designed blown ATF-1 inline 4). McBride opened Saturday evening ' s first round of eliminations with the bye and ran 3.79 at 210. " That would basically be a 5.79 in the quarter mile," said Larry. Malloy beat Fenwick and Salakari took out Brown in a really great race. The Finn took the tree. 086 to. 135, then held the advantage with a 3.97 to Brown ' s 3.98. " Good race with Mitch- nice side-by-side pass," said Salakari. " Nice way to end the day."
McBride had lane choice against Salakari in round two on Sunday and schooled the much younger rider with an. 065 to. 110 advantage at the tree. Elmeri improved slightly to a 3.94 while Larry stayed consistent with a 3.81 for the win. Malloy took the tree on his bye run, indicating either a conservative approach or a problem. Turns out it was a problem- one that would prevent him from making the call against McBride in the final. " Unfortunately, we lost oil pressure and could not make the run," said Malloy. " The guys worked for three hours chasing the gremlin but didn ' t find it. " We broke a crank Saturday night, and we put a new motor in. Sunday, we started it and had good oil pressure. We started it a second time, getting ready to flip it to fuel, and the oil pressure just started dropping, dropping, and dropping. We couldn ' t get it fixed, and I wasn ' t going up there with no oil pressure." McBride had a long list of sponsors and team to credit. " I would like to thank Pingel Enterprise, Drag Specialties, Vance & Hines Motorsports, Bill Miller Engineering, Trim-Tex, Web Cam, Worldwide Bearings, A. P. E., Final Swipe, Mickey Thompson Tires, Red Line Oil, Torrence Racing, Simpson Race Products, Goodridge Hose and Fitting, Belt Drives Ltd., B & J Transmission, Beringer Brakes, Boninfante Friction, Brocks Performance, BST Wheels, Cometic Gaskets, D. M. E., Ferrea Valves, Kibblewhite, LA Sleeve, MPS, PR Factory Store, Valco, Dave Dunigan and Jimmy Brantley. " Also, my crew chief and brother Steve McBride, Chuck Stuart, Roland Stuart, Charley Lynch, and Braylon Rooker." Next up- the next Top Fuel Motorcycle race in the McBride ' s backyard- the Virginia NHRA Nationals in Dinwiddie on June 20-22.
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