New 50-inch Wildcat trail model expands Wildcat line; Company to begin shipments to dealers in fiscal 2014 forth qarter


Arctic Cat Inc. (ACAT) today Unveiled plans to produce an all-new 50-inch wide, trail-legal Wildcat™. The narrower stance of the Wildcat model will allow riders access to authorized ATV trails, making the 50-inch Wildcat a versatile option for consumers. The company expects to begin shipping the 50-inch Wildcat side-by-side to dealers in the 2014 fiscal fourth quarter.

“The new 50-inch trail model builds upon the success of our pure-sport Wildcat,” said Claude Jordan, Arctic Cat’s chairman and CEO. “Our 50-inch model will feature everything enthusiasts love about the Wildcat, including the styling, and will lead the trail category with an unmatched suspension and ride-in comfort. Combine this with an all-new twin-cylinder engine and cons*mers will have an unrivalled Wildcat riding experience.”

The 50-inch Wildcat trail model further expands Arctic Cat’s Wildcat line, which was named Dirt Trax Magazine’s “Best-In-Class Extreme Performance ROV.” Arctic Cat offers the Wildcat in Base and Limited models, as well as the recently introd*ced fo*r-seat Wildcat 4 and high-horsepower Wildcat X.

Well with the first round approaching fast and weather conditions predicting heavy rain all weekend in Peoria, AZ, the Scranton boys were prepping their Pro Armor/Arctic Cat Wildcat for a wet race. After prepping every night after work, they loaded up and headed out around 1am Saturday morning, in these rainy conditions for the long 9 hour drive. They arrived around 10am with just enough time to get unloaded, signed up and on the track for the parade lap. They figured it would help since it would be their first look at this wet and sloppy track thanks to Mother Nature. After talking it over with his team manager the Scranton Boys decided they would try to preserve the car for the entire race and not push the limits until they see the white flag. This way they will at least finish the first race of WORCS series, in the most grueling of conditions. Tommy got a decent start thanks to the added horsepower from Yoshimura, putting him top 15 on the first lap. He slowly worked his way through the pack even with the extreme conditions thanks to GBC Tires and our SPEEDWERX clutch kept our horsepower on the ground through the entire race with no problems. Tommy eventually saw the white flag and gave one last push on the final lap pulling out of Round #1 with a 7th place in the Production Pro UTV class! Now the Scranton Boys had a lot of clean up after Round one and plenty of prepping ahead of them before the 2nd round of the WORCS series in Primm, NV.


The Scranton boys set off for fun-filled Primm, NV at 4pm Friday and had no better luck on the weather driving than in round #1. With heavy hail that eventually led to heavy snowfall for most the drive they began planning on how they were going to prep the WildCat to last another round in some of the gnarliest conditions. After a little pre-walk on the track and a beautiful jet fly by for photo opps., the Motul oils and coolants had the Wildcat purring and the Scranton Boys had their Arctic Cat Wildcat ready to go. The team was lined up on the 2nd row thanks to their finish 7th place in round 1 giving them a chance for a better start. Once lined up, the flagger pointed... [Read More]

Bruce Scranton and Tommy Scranton are heading up the Pro Armor, WildCat Race Team! Over this past weekend they raced Round 1 of Monster Jam in front of a 60k sold out crowd at QualComm Stadium in San Diego, CA. We would like to give mad props to everyone racing Saturday night, we had a blast. Now if anyone caught the first 2 races they were great too! Great job to Pro Armor racer Tommy Scranton. He started in 7th in the 1st race. He passed most of the competition in the first 2 laps and on lap 3 he moved into first place which he held until the finish line! Big props to the Speedwerx clutch and Yoshimura exhaust improving power and control. The second race Tommy started on the front row and took the hole shot thanks to his GBC Tires and Douglas Sector wheels providing the traction. Tommy proceeded to check out in the 2^nd race with a dominating win in his Pro Armor prepped WildCat. With the 3^rd race approaching it was shaping up to be a solid night for Tommy and all of the racers. In the 3^rd race we had the top runners from the previous races all on the front line; James Hill, Cody Rahders and Tommy Scranton. We were definitely in for a good race! Tommy again pulled the hole shot and led for a few laps before surrendering the lead to James Hill. It was a tight battled for first between Pro Armor’s Tommy Scranton and James Hill with IMG Motorsports. It was the Can-Am Maverick against the Arctic Cat WildCat. Going into the final turn of the race with 1^st place on the line Tommy set up for the inside turn while it looked like James was going to take the outside but at the last minute both racers found themselves going for the same exact spot in the turn and collided. This put James on his lid and left Tommy dropping another spot to Will Rogers and Cody Rahders and who inherited 1^st and 2^nd due to the mishap leaving Tommy with the final podium spot. It was a great night for the fans and racers at Monster Jam! Everyone had a great time and it was really good exposure for the sport of UTVs and racing. We are looking forward to Round 2 in Anaheim, CA in a couple weeks.

Huge thanks to Pro Armor, Arctic Cat, Speedwerx, GBC Tires, Yoshimura, Douglas Wheels,... [Read More]

GARDEN GROVE, CA JANUARY 21, 2012: Raceline Wheels Jason Divis and Greg Wells will be alternating driving duties of a 2013 Arctic Cat in the Production 1000 class at the 2013 HCR UTV King of the Hammers race. “What better way to test and prove the strength of the Raceline UTV wheels and tires than to race them in the hardest UTV race known to date,” said Jason Divis, Raceline UTV Division Manager. “We trail ride and go to Glamis all the time, so being in the rocks will be totally different and exciting.”

Raceline recently released the new A71 Mamba beadlock wheel. It is a true beadlock that features a forged billet aluminum outer ring, 20 bolt beadlock system and enduro inner lip technology. The A71-Mamba is arguably the best looking beadlock on the market.
Raceline Wheels also produces the Raceline MT Tire specifically for side-by-sides. This aggressive tire comes in 25” to 30” options. All the Raceline SXS Wheels and Tires are available through most powersports dealers.

“We bought the Arctic Cat basically for marketing purposes, to display at shows and continually test our wheels, I don’t think we ever intended to race it,” said Divis. “We just decided to do this a couple weeks ago so I have been gathering up parts and we installed most of them last weekend. We will only have the week of the event to pre-run.” The list of parts going on the Arctic Cat is extensive! Arctic Cat brand Aluminum Front Bumper, Aluminum Rear Bumper, Half Windshield, Plastic Roof, Shoulder Bag and Trunknet. The PCI Arctic Cat Radio Mount will hold the Rugged Radio with Intercom and King Shocks for ultimate suspension. ProArmor has delivered Doors, Aluminum Roof, 3” 5-point Seat Belt Harness, Harness Bar, Passenger Handle and Quickshot spare tire holder. PRP Seats, Limiter straps and Window Nets will add safety. A DP Clutch Kit, Clutch Fan, Vents and Winch Mount for the TJM Winch will be installed. Delta Lights, a Lowrance GPS and more items... [Read More]