Polaris has announced a massive $ 1m donation to the Minnesota 4-H Youth Development program, part of University of Minnesota Extension, to expand critical allterrain( ATV) and utility vehicle( UTV) safety education and training programs. Polaris has partnered with Minnesota 4-H since 2019, delivering ATV and UTV safety education to nearly 4,000 youth. This additional investment by Polaris will help create enhanced, highimpact ATV and UTV safety curriculum and educational materials and enable year-round programming, train and certify new adult volunteers, initiate new safety program pilots with Utah and Wisconsin, and develop and implement a nationwide online youth ATV and UTV safety course.

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The MRF says recent actions in Washington D. C. have focused on rolling back regulations implemented by the State of California that would threaten the future of the internal combustion engine. The Clean Air Act, passed by Congress in 1970, created a process by which the State of California can seek a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency( EPA) to enact its own emissions standards rather than follow federal standards. Additionally, other states are allowed to tie their emissions standards to those enacted by California. Bills were introduced in the U. S. House and U. S. Senate that would eliminate the waiver process and prevent other states from adopting California standards.

BRP continues its Marine segment unwind with the sale of their Lansing, Michigan based Manitou pontoon boat business to members of the Marcott Family- known for their ownership of the rival Bentley Pontoons operation.

Leaders from across the powersports industry convened in Washington DC in April for the 2025 MIC Powersports Capitol Hill Fly-In- holding 95 meetings with members of Congress and their staffers. The annual event brought together staff and member company representatives from the MIC, the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association, and the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America to advocate for the millions of Americans who ride motorcycles, ATVs, and side-by-sides. Participants met with lawmakers from 29 states to share the industry ' s position on a range of federal issues, including tariffs, trail funding, public land access, and regulatory developments.

Dallas Daniels(# 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) won the ' Magic Mile '- the Memphis Shades DuQuoin mile.

Mission Supertwins

Dallas Daniels won the DuQuoin Mile by the narrowest of margins, official 0.037-second margin of victory following a hectic five-rider showdown to the very end. Riding the Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT, an early eight-rider scrap whittled down to six after a few minutes of fighting. It then took its final form of five- which included Daniels, title rival Briar Bauman( No. 3 RWR / Parts Plus / Latus Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R), James Ott( No. 19 G & G Racing Yamaha MT-07), Declan Bender( No. 70 Memphis Shades / Corbin / OTB Racing Yamaha MT-07), and Brandon Robinson( No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R)- after Davis Fisher( No. 67 Rackley Racing / Bob Lanphere ' s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) was forced out due to mechanical issues. Ott was eventually second, ahead of Bender in third, with Robinson fourth and Bauman fifth. It was an all Yamaha lock-out of Podium spots for the Yamahas with the two Harleys in fourth and fifth followed home by five more production bike brands, to make seven in the top ten in total- the Kawasaki Ninja 650( Dalton Gaulthier), KTM 790 Duke( Jared VanDerkooi), Honda Transalp( Trent Lowe), Suzuki GSX-8S( Dan Bromley) and Royal Enfield 650 of the Moto Anatomy X Royal Enfield team in tenth( Max Whale).

AFT Singles presented by KICKER

In just over the span of a week, Tom Drane( No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) took a protracted wins drought and vulnerable AFT Singles presented by KICKER championship position and transformed it into a three-race victory streak and a commanding 20-point advantage. The Australian did so in an intense Main Event that saw an eight-rider lead freight train storm past the checkered flag separated by a combined 0.342 seconds. As it went, the heated rivalry between Drane and Chase Saathoff( No. 88 RWR / Parts Plus Honda CRF450R) got that much hotter- Saathoff came up just 0.020 seconds in claiming second. Eventual third-place finisher was Trevor Brunner( No. 21 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R) with Hunter Bauer( No. 24 Vinson Construction / Reel Medics Yamaha YZ450F) fourth and Evan Renshaw( No. 65 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) fifth. There were two Yamaha Yz450F riders( Drane and Bauer); four Honda CRF450Rs( Saathoff, Brunner, Tarren Santero 8th and Jared Lowe 9th); two KTM 450 SX-Fs( Brandon Pjanders 6th and Tyler Raggio 10th) with two Husqvarna FC 450 badged KTMs in 5th( Evan Renshaw) and 7th( Chad Cose).

Next Up: The Lucas Oil Speedway hosts an AFT debut Short Track on July 18( Wheatland, Mo.) before the series heads to the Black Hills of South Dakota. During the 75th Rally, production manufacturers will be competing for attention in the midst of a captive audience of some 500,000 or more riders. From a tentative single race first outing two years ago, Sturgis is now a three-race residency- two Jack Pine Short Tracks on August 4 and 5( the August 5th race will feature a second outing for the AFT ' s Mission Triple Challenge format concept) before wrapping the Rally up with a downtown TT on August 10. Straight after Sturgis it ' s the Peoria TT in Illinois on August 16, then the Springfield Miles I & II on August 30 and 31( the August 30 Springfield Milke I will see the final of the three experiments the AFT has been trialling this year- the Mission Triple Challenge format concept) before the season finale, a Short Track at Ozark, Missouri on September 13. americanflattrack. com