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DIGEST www.PowersportsBusiness.com ATV/UTV Powersports Business • August 15, 2016 • 31 The leading authority on tapered roller bearings, Timken applies its deep knowl- edge of metallurgy, tribology and mechani- cal systems to improve reliability and efficiency of machinery and equipment all around the world. YAMAHA AWARDS $80K IN GRANTS IN FIRST QUARTER Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, announced that the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative awarded more than $80,000 in funds and equipment to nine grant applicants in the first quarter of 2016. Yamaha's Outdoor Access Initiative is the leading resource dedicated to those who work and play outdoors, including, but not limited to, those who rely on off-highway vehicles to ride, camp, hunt, fish or farm. "We continue to see projects in need of support from diverse outdoor and land interest groups, which is an encouraging response to the Yamaha Outdoor Access Ini- tiative's expanded mission," said Steve Nessl, Yamaha's ATV and side-by-side group mar- keting manager. "Today, outdoor enthusiasts from field and farm to trail and stream know Yamaha is there supporting projects and pro- grams that directly build and maintain quality access to land for work and play." This marks the eighth year of the program that continues to seek projects and applica- tions at local, state and federal levels. The 2016 Q1 Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative grant recipients are: Aitkin County Land and Parks, Minnesota Great Lot Sportsman's Club Corp., New York Indian Creek Valley ATV Club, Pennsylvania Knott County ATV & Motorcycle Rider Training Center, Kentucky Mohave County Parks, Arizona North Country ATV, New Hampshire North Country Snowmobile Club, Minnesota Texas Trails Education and Motorized Management (TXTEAMM), Texas Trail Riders Enthusiast Alliance of Marquette County (TEAM), Michigan TERRACROSS ADDS WPS, FLY RACING AS SPONSORS Boise, Idaho-based WPS and FLY Racing announced that WPS will serve as the official powersports distributor of the Terracross Championship Series, and FLY Racing will be the official race gear and helmet partner. The Terracross Championship features the best of off-road, action sport athletes and celebrities competing on rough, tough and muddy courses complete with obstacles like rocks, logs, crossover jumps and tight turns. With events televised on CBS Sports, Ter- racross has become one of the premier racing series in the world. "Terracross is honored to have WPS and FLY Racing join our team as the official pow- ersports distributor and race gear/helmet of our CBS Sports Television Terracross Cham- pionship," said Jeremy Behrendt, co-owner of the series. "We're excited to be an official partner in the Terracross Championship Series," said Terry Baisley, WPS and FLY Racing vice president of sales. "They've done a great job building a following to this series, and the level of competition will be intense this year. With the great CBS Sports coverage, it is a great way for people across the country to watch this sport evolve, and it has helped encourage a lot of people to get out and ride their UTVs and have lots of family fun." The 2016 Terracross Championship is comprised of six rounds at three two-day events: Sept. 10-11 in Minneapolis; Oct. 1-2 in Jacksonville, N.C.; and Oct. 28-29 in Gla- mis, Calif. CLEAR CREEK OHV ACCESS BILL MOVES FORWARD SEMA reports that the U.S. House of Repre- sentatives has approved a bill that requires the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to re-open the 75,000-acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area (NRA) in Cali- fornia's San Benito and Fresno Counties for recreational use. The "Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act" (H.R. 1838) would provide for off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to more than 240 miles of public trails. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate for con- sideration. Clear Creek NRA was closed in 2008 due to concerns about exposure to asbestiform minerals that occur naturally in the area's rock and soil. However, an independent asbestos risk assessment study requested by the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission concluded that strategies could be effectively employed to allow OHV use while shielding the public from unacceptable exposure risks. The bill ensures that the Clear Creek NRA will be managed in a way that permits respon- sible recreation, while also providing for the safety of all of the area's visitors. PSB WPS and Fly Racing have been added as sponsors of the 2016 Terracross Championship Series. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28