Team Hetrick rider Brett Cusumano takes 3 wins in Pell City Alabama the first round of the ATVA National 2010, Brett took 2 1st places in 450 B class and 1 first place in Production B class in the 2nd moto of Production B Brett was making the pass for 1st place and his carrier seized.

Last season Brett was being bothered by 2 broken wrists that he suffered at Bill Ballance in Kentucky last April in the 300 class, Brett raced on and off until the off season when he needed surgery on his left wrist. Which left Brett unable to train in the off season. Hopefully Brett has set the tone for his year to come. Brett’s next race will be at Bill Ballance in Kentucky. Brett’s Hetrick powered Kawasaki KFX450 is equipped with Elka Suspension, JB a-arms, Maxxis tires and Hyper rims.

- Mike Cusumano

Sponsors: Elka Suspension, Fly Racing, Hetrick Racing, Rath Racing, Scott USA, 223 Race Wear

We are currently looking for a

Sales Representative – Powersports Dept.

Main Tasks :

❏ Retail sales of shock absorbers for Powersports in North America and Europe
❏ Expand dealer and distribution network in North America and Europe
❏ Customer service
❏ Occasional traveling required (tradeshows, races, etc.)

Experience Required:

❏ Experience in sales/distribution of Powersports Vehicles and/or parts such as ATV, Motorcycles and Side-By-Sides
❏ 3 years minimum in phone sales

Required Personal Qualities:

❏ Very good knowledge of the Powersports industry
❏ Knowledge in suspension
❏ Perfectly bilingual (french/english, written and oral)
❏ Good seller (closer)
❏ Polyvalent
❏ Able to manage priorities
❏ Experience in riding Powersports vehicles (preferred)

Work Conditions :

❏ Salary: Hourly + commissions
❏ Permanent, full-time position

Please send your resume by fax at:

Elka Suspension
c/o Human Resources
1585-M, De Coulomb
Boucherville, Quebec
Canada J4B 8J7

or by email at:  hr@elkasuspension.com

Margate QRA Beachcross 2010, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th March

John Mitchell took second place overall at the season’s first Beach Cross event. Held at the popular seaside town of Margate in Kent, the Beach Cross was well attended by both spectators and the UK’s best quad riders. The event was broken down into six races, three on Saturday and three on Sunday. With a spectacular track by the organisers and perfect weather for racing, the weekend’s spectators and TV crews were guaranteed some exciting quad bike action!

John rode well on the Saturday, taking third and two second place finishes on board his 2009 stock ATV World Yamaha YFZ450R. With his winter training consisting of trials riding, road biking and jet skiing somewhere off the shores of the Outer Hebrides, John was fresh to challenge for a podium finish on Sunday. Racing on Sunday went well as John took second, first and second place in the day’s three races. He also took the Holeshot in the final race! Battling with sand expert Jerome Bricheux was thrilling to watch as the two competed through corners and straights on the physically demanding track.

John was delighted with the overall second place finish and commented after the event:

“My YFZR with Elka Suspension’s Factory Shocks was truly amazing and with the new Vortex ECU coming next week I really feel we will have the most competitive race bike out there. Second place is absolutely fantastic, particularly racing against Jerome who is one the top sand experts in Europe. My fitness is good and testing my Yamaha YFZ450R on the dyno at ATV World helped to develop significant gains. It was a great track and great pre season training. Thanks to Tony Nash and the rest of the QRA team who organised a superb event, to Steve from UK Bling Bar, Bobby Graham and Bill Smith for all your help and support.”

Race Team ATV World Yamaha Manager Martin Fletcher commented: “We’ve all many hours developing the Yamaha YFZ450R into a fiercely competitive machine for 2010. John rode with his usual mix of expert skill and hunger to win. This was displayed as he lapped the current British Champion in a number of the races! If we can keep John’s fantastic form into the start of the season it’s going to make for some thrilling televised ATV action!”

With a packed season ahead, John will be competing in both the 2010 ACU British Championship and Goldspeed EMX Quad European Championships this year plus selected events.

John Mitchell and team ATV World Yamaha wish to thank all their sponsors who along with their outstanding products have helped develop a potential championship winning team for the 2010 season.

Dean Thompson Wins March Hare Race

ATV World Yamaha rider Dean Thompson got his pre season training off to a flying start as he won the March Hare Race on board his Yamaha YFZ450. The two race event took place at Donemana in Northern Ireland as Dean used his blistering pace to come from 11th to second place in race one. With an unfortunate start in race two, Dean worked hard and showed true champion determination as he passed his way to fourth place.

Both John and Dean will now be looking towards the QRS /SACU Championship opener on the 28th March at Duns Motocross track.

» Both riders were racing Elka Suspension’s Factory Shocks. Click here to get yours now ! «

Elka Suspension recently teamed up with Mr. Tige Daane from Catalyst Reaction Suspension to become the Official Motorcycle Service Center for USA. Mr. Daane has an extensive experience in suspension servicing and tuning gained through several years of experience. Catalyst Reaction is also offering trackside support at select events throughout United States.

For Elka customers, this partnership will allow much faster service, reduced costs for shipping and less paperwork to fill out. The collaboration will also allow Elka to introduce new products faster than ever and will help further improve the tuning of Elka products.

For more information:

CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION
15401 REDHILL AVE. STE-F
TUSTIN, CA  92780

Phone: 714-258-7501

Tige Daane
tige@catalystsuspension.com

www.catalystsuspension.com

«Tony Cuva is one cool dude you have working for you. He came to me looking to help me out when I needed it the most at this last race this weekend at Primm Nevada. HE helped me understand my suspension better and made some adjustments for me. HE is one cool dude!! I hope to get dialed in and understand this system better then ever with ELKA and Tony on my side. Have a great job!! Thanks ELKA for everything…»

Daniel Parker #7 Pro Quad Racer Whiplash
#79 Pro Am Quad Racer WORCS Series

Check out this cool video from Elka rider Davi Haagsma. Davi rides for the MCR Racing team in the WORCS Series aboard a MCR/Curtis Sparks tuned #1P Honda 450R. In the AMA ATVA MX series, Davi will ride his privateer backed Maxxis/Roll/Elka Suspension/Kawasaki #422 KXF450 for the H&M Motorsports team. This video captures his life at home and preparing for his first ever AMA tour. They leave Saturday for Alabama where the series will kick off, Mar. 27-28th in Pell City, AL at Millcreek. This kid has a tremendous amount of talent and work ethic as he will compete in both the WORCS & AMA/ATVA this year.

Aix- en- Provence, le 22 février 2010 – Ce week-end s’est déroulé l’Enduro de Vassivière, dans le département de la Creuse (23) en France. Cet enduro, le plus extrême de toute la saison, impose des conditions très difficiles aux pilotes et à leurs machines. La météo ne les aura pas non plus épargnés, mêlant ainsi pluie, neige, verglas et soleil, sous des températures polaires. Grégory Lassaigne, pilote officiel Can-Am™ / Europe Sonorisation, était au départ parmi plus de 140 concurrents dans la catégorie Experts, au guidon de son DS 450™ X mx.

Le départ de la première boucle a été donné samedi matin. A l’occasion du premier prologue, Grégory a du se contenter d’une neuvième place, s’étant retrouvé bloqué derrière de nombreux concurrents qui ne parvenaient pas à avancer, le terrain étant rendu difficile pour cause de pluie incessante. Au fil des épreuves et sur un terrain fait de pierriers, Grégory a réussi à remonter les concurrents et, au cumul des temps chronométrés, a décroché la première place du classement provisoire. La neige a ensuite fait son apparition durant la nuit, mettant en difficulté les pilotes qui partaient dès 6 heures du matin pour la seconde boucle. Au cumul des spéciales, Grégory a conservé son avance, parvenant à éviter les nombreux pièges tendus par ce terrain très technique. Grégory a bénéficié d’un soutien organisationnel exemplaire de la part de la concession JPS de Naves (59), et ce, tout au long de la course. La troisième boucle a consacré le DS 450 X MX comme étant le quad sportif ultime, parvenant à se jouer des nombreux bourbiers qui constituaient cette dernière épreuve. Aucune surchauffe moteur n’a été à déplorer, et la machine s’est parfaitement comportée dans des conditions pourtant extrêmement difficiles.

Grégory et BRP remportent donc la première place du podium de l’Enduro de Vassivière. Nous retrouverons Grégory sur les premières épreuves du Championnat d’Europe EMX dès le mois d’Avril prochain, en Hollande.

Team Golden West Cycle rider Justin Noss wins the famous Adelanto GP in a dominating fashion. This was a dead engine start event and Justin’s YZF450R quick start allowed him to get a good 2nd place start where he quickly moved into 1st before the end of the first lap.

From that point on, he raced his own race and made no mistake to claim the win. Justin’s CT powered YFZ450R is equipped with Elka/Houser suspension and gets the power to the ground with the help of the DWT wheels and the all-new ITP Quadcross XC tire. Justin has been doing a good amount of testing in the off-season and has his Yamaha working good. His next race will be Round#1 of the Yamaha/ITP Quadcross at Glen Helen.