K&K ATV Announces 2007 ATV
Race Team
WPSA Powersports ATV Racing Series
Belchertown, MA - (2/13/2007)
-For 2007 K&K ATV will be taking a team around to
the WPSA race series that is going to be broadcasted on
ESPN. The team will consist of:
Pro am rider- Jake Hakala from New Hampshire
A class rider -Matt Porter from Boooneville NY
The team will be pitting out of K&K ATVs new Renegade
Hauler.
Both riders are up & coming in the ATV sport. Jake
Hakala spends the winter training in Florida. He is
good friends with, grew up riding & training with
Pro Joe Haavisto, also from New Hampshire. Matt Porter
has been under the toolage of father & trainer Dave
Porter. Dave has been racing since 3 wheelers were pretty
much invented & has captured over 7 national titles
of his own. Following in his dad’s foot steps
Matt won the Open C Championship in 2005 & 3 NY
State championships in 2006.
Dave Porter will be hanging riding up on the National
scene to mechanic for Jake Hakala at the WPSA events
and train his son Matt. “I am very excited to
have this opportunity for myself & my son. Working
with Jake is something I am really looking forward to.
We have been training really hard and cannot wait for
the season to begin.” - Dave Porter.
They will have some big shoes to fill following a long
list of past K&K ATV riders that now, most of have
Factory rides including:
- Josh Creamer (Kawasaki)
- Pat Brown (Yamaha)
- Joe Haavisto (Suzuki)
- Keith Little (Honda)
- Jason Lubergh (Kawsasaki)
- Doug Gust (Suzuki)
- Travis Spader (Yamaha)
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K&K
Renegade Hauler and Custom Yamaha Rhino |
“The decision to go from a Pro team to a Pro-Am
team was not an easy one for us to do. These 2 riders
work really hard & are very talented kids. They
come from great families that fully support them &
they have been long time customers of K&K ATV. Jake
& his family have been customers since he started
riding, Dave Porter has been a customer since we met
in 1999 at the nationals. So when we decided to go with
a Pro Am team the choices for riders was very easy…I
have two very loyal customers that are also very talented
and dedicated. It is a win/win situation for the riders
& for us as a company” (Shawn Kirby owner
K&K ATV llc.)
All of the sponsors for the 2007 are not finalized
as of yet but sponsors that are on board so far are
Maxxis, Douglas Wheel Technology, Gibson, Fox Racing
Apparell, Tag, ASV, K&N. Lonestar Racing, Curtiss
Sparks and Gibson.
www.kandkatv.com
641 Daniel Shays Hwy
Belchertown, MA 01007
Phone: 413-323-7044
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