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RidersWest: Meet the world’s first (and only) electric ATV race team
The Kumson family’s commitment to ATV racing is astounding. Not only is Kumsons Electric Race Team the first ever electric race team in the world, the trio of racers regularly stand tall on the podium at the competition’s conclusion, despite their small statures.
Kumsons Electric Race Team has managed to carve out their own success through innovation, grit and competitive spirit. It’s even more impressive when you consider that all of the team’s racers are still children.
Kumsons Electric Race Team is Savannah (age 12), Isaac (age 10), and Theo (age 8) Kumson. Their parents make up the rest of the squad: Kolbey (Mom) is the director of operations and Sam (Dad) is the master of builds and head coach.
In the midst of their third racing season, the Kumsons have made quite an impact in a short time.
“We never set out to become the world’s first and only electric ATV racing team, it’s just how it panned out,” Kolbey said. “Our kids rode on quads before they could walk. We would always go bush riding with them. They started riding their own at very young ages. They also have a nice riding area behind our house they use daily. Isaac’s desire to go racing made him the first electric ATV racer in the world.”
From electric ATVs we switch gears to evocative motorcycle and ATV wraps designed by Pam DeRosa. Check out her colourful collection of wraps and then take part in SnoRiders Best Sled Wrap contest.
2023 marks the fourth edition of this popular tournament, which is sure to be loaded with vibrant machines dazzling our eyes in the limelight.
Post pics of your sweet sled wrap using the hashtag #SledWrap2023 on SnoRiders social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) to enter the contest. You can also send your rad shots to [email protected]. Make sure to include the snowmobile make and model of your sled and inspiration for your design. The winner will receive our Best Sled Wrap Award and a prize.
You can post your photos throughout August. The cutoff date for submissions is August 31. Once the entrant brackets are formed in early September, the contest will begin! The best of the best will go head-to-head and our readers will vote for their favourites throughout four rounds of eliminations until a victor ascends to the mountaintop in the 2023 Best Sled Wrap contest. Good luck!
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Our most-read article from last month’s newsletter was about How to identify which ATVs can carry a passenger, and which are fit for only one rider. To clear up the confusion, we interviewed Kristin Parsons, executive director of ATVBC, as well as Wayne Daub, general manager of the Canadian Quad Council & Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (CQC).
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