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TPR Debuts ‘Race
Safer’ Youth Product Line
Feb. 13, 2009 - At this year’s Dealer Expo,
Tarantula Performance Racing teamed up with DRR
to debut TPR’s new “Race Safer” youth product
line, which is designed to provide maximum
safety for young racers while retaining TPR’s
trademark ability to customize each part for
each racer.
The championship winning DRR DRX 50 featured
by TPR at the 2009 Indy Dealer Expo is outfitted
with a front bumper, rear grab bar and combined
heel-guards with nerf bars from TPR’s “Race
Safer” product line.
Each “Race Safer” youth front bumper features
rounded edges designed for maximum safety in the
event of a crash with optimal room for grabbing
and lifting the machine’s front end. The bumper
also features a skid plate designed to protect
the bottom of the DRR steering stem.
The “Race Safer” youth front bumper
incorporates the customizable center inserts
found on the TPR MX-Series front bumper sold for
adult-size sport ATVs. Riders’ choice of color
and design of their front inserts is virtually
limitless, as TPR can incorporate rider numbers,
sponsor logos or even detailed images – like
photos – into the bumper insert.
TPR
collaborated with DRR to design a one-piece
“Race Safer” nerf bar and heel guard combination
that incorporates three critical safety aspects.
Kick-up style
replaceable foot pegs are wider, longer and
eliminate the sharp teeth found on most other
aftermarket foot pegs while improving grip. In
place of nylon webbing, TPR uses an aluminum
foot well, which provides young riders with more
solid footing and has virtually no impact on the
machine’s overall weight. The frame of the heel
guard and nerf bar combo features an
approximately 30 degree angle from the front to
the heel guard to create a “pocket” for the
rider’s feet and protect them from a
competitor’s wheels.
TPR’s “Race
Safer” rear grab bar design, like the front
bumper, features rounded ends and incorporates
padding similar to the foam used on most
handlebars. All three products are manufactured
from 6061 T-6, lightweight and durable aluminum
tubing.
Throughout
2009, TPR is using the DRR mini quads to debut
the “Race Safer” product line. These products
are designed with full coverage to keep youth
riders safely planted in the saddle. The DRR at
this year’s Dealer Expo is ready to race with
ATV Four Play a-arms, swing arm, steering stem,
new Soft Bars and aftermarket Elka shocks.
The DRR mini
quad is featured at the candy red Tarantula
Performance booth, number 8573, located in the
new Lucas Oil Stadium near the cafe in the new
products area.
Located in
Hinckley, Ohio, TPR manufactures fully
customizable ATV body accessories. Tarantula
Performance Racing’s spider-web inspired lines
and contours are designed with today’s modern
factory quad styles in mind and to give riders
another platform for promoting themselves or
their sponsors.
DRR ATVs,
headquartered in Brunswick, Ohio, have been
proven winners on motocross tracks worldwide for
10 years. DRR quads have won 59
championships and counting, more than all other
mini-quad manufacturers combined. DRR now
offers two and four stroke models ranging in
size from 50 to 300cc.
ATV Four
Play, located in Wadsworth, Ohio, is a fixture
in the pro ranks on the east and west coasts.
Four Play’s top-level suspension components have
been run by championship winning racers,
including Can-Am backed John Natalie Jr.
Elka
Suspension has helped win countless ATV
championships in all racing disciplines. As a
result, the Canada-based manufacturer is one of
the industry’s top-selling shock builders. Elka
is committed to providing every customer with
the same quality built shocks with quick
delivery and top-notch customer service.
For further
information about TPR, DRR, ATV Four Play or
Elka visit their Web sites at
www.tprusa.com,
www.drrinc.com,
www.atvfourplay.com or
www.elkasuspension.com.
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