Gates Announces 2016 G-Force Sponsorships

Gates Announces 2016 G-Force Sponsorships

Sponsored racers represent a variety of winter, off-road and dirt powersports racing categories,­ including snowmobiling, snowmobile drag, snowmobile cross-country, ATV, side-by-side and CVT.

Gates Corp., a global diversified manufacturer of industrial, automotive, heavy-duty and powersports aftermarket products, has announced its G-Force sponsored racers for the 2016 season. Sponsored racers represent a variety of winter, off-road and dirt powersports racing categories,­ including snowmobiling, snowmobile drag, snowmobile cross-country, ATV, side-by-side and CVT. The company says it was a very competitive application process this year, with many racers from across the U.S. applying for a limited number of available sponsorships.

Gates Logo - UpdatedSponsored racers will represent and be supported throughout the 2016 season by the Gates G-Force belt line. The belts are designed to handle the most demanding off-road and racing conditions with ease and are specially engineered for superior fit, strength, performance and durability to work in the harshest of conditions, according to the company.

“We are proud to announce this year’s roster of Gates G-Force sponsored racers,” said Rolando Arroyo, Gates Powersports belt line manager. “Through a difficult selection process, we are confident that our final roster represents the diverse powersports category and we are honored to support these racers with our G-Force line.”

The 2016 Gates G-Force sponsored racers by category are:

SNOWMOBILE

  • Nick Butze ­ NB Racing ­ Fargo, North Dakota
  • Nicholas Clark ­ Chase Toys Inc. ­ Albion, Maine
  • Korey Cronquist ­ Team CC ­ Wasilla, Alaska
  • Donna Davidson ­ Strand Enterprises ­ Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
  • Chad Dow ­ Chase Toys Inc. ­ Fairfield, Maine
  • Remington Lessard ­ Chase Toys Inc. ­ Fairfield, Maine
  • Tim Lessard ­ Chase Toys Inc. ­ Fairfield, Maine
  • Tyler Wilkerson ­ Hess Drag Racing ­ Windham, Maine

OFF-ROAD and DIRT

  • Blake Barnum ­ Barnum Motorsports ­ Las Vegas
  • Steph Bennett ­ Moore Racing ­ Batavia, Ohio
  • Lacrecia Beurrier ­ Rockstar Racing ­ Lake Havasu City, Arizona
  • Cody Bradbury ­ Team Bradco ­ Nuevo, California
  • John Cianci ­ SloHi Racing ­ Denver
  • Shawn Cullingford ­ SloHi Racing ­ Denver
  • Justin Flemming ­ Team FCR ­ East Palestine, Ohio
  • Eric Galaviz ­ Team RMURA ­ Henderson, Colorado
  • Corbin Leaverton ­ Team Bradco ­ Nuevo, California
  • Justin Luketic ­ Team FCR ­ East Palestine, Ohio
  • Josh Luketic ­ Team FCR ­ East Palestine, Ohio
  • Joshua Milstead ­ Adrenaline Racing ­ Etoile, Texas
  • Paul Moore ­ Moore Racing ­ Batavia, Ohio
  • Jordan Phillips ­ Jordan Phillips Racing ­ Bakersville, North Carolina
  • Justin Spries ­ Moore Racing ­ Batavia, Ohio
  • Quinnten Thompson Thompson Racing ­ Bixby, Oklahoma
  • Clint Zentner ­ Team FCR ­ East Palestine, Ohio

For more about Gates G-Force products, visit GatesGForce.com.

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