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Cobra’s ECX Series ATVs
Complete Successful Nation-Wide Competition
Season For 2006
Cobra ECX50, 70 & 90 ATVs capture ‘06 titles
in ATVA motocross, ATVA GNCCs, ATVA Extreme Dirt
Track and WPSA motocross
 HILLSDALE, Mich., (Dec. 29, 2006) – In only
it’s second year of production, Cobra ATV’s
competition line of ATVs have taken the
competition scene by storm, bringing home
multiple overall titles from race series’ across
the United States.
“We knew we’d built what we felt was going to
be a very competitive ATV, specifically right
off the showroom floor. But we had no idea the
Cobra ECX ATV line up would meet with such
competition success at such an early stage in
the product’s history,” said Sean Hilbert,
president of Cobra Motorcycles.
In the ATVA (All-Terrain Vehicle Association)
series’ motocross (GNC) class,
Cobra ATVs swept overall titles in the 90cc
Production Class (Bren Marra, Sr. 12-15), 70cc
Production Class (Brandon Tittle, 6-11) and 50cc
Production Auto Class (Alex Symborski (6-8).
“A true test of a product is how well it
performs without the advantage of costly add-on
aftermarket features,” said Phil McDowell,
Cobra’s Chief Engineer. “With this in mind we
chose first to pursue the production class
categories to prove the strength of the ECX ATV
line. And by sweeping the overall ATVA motocross
classes we were able to prove the ‘race ready’
worthiness of the ECX50 and ECX70 (in 70cc trim
and larger 90cc cousin).”
One of the best stories emanating from
Cobra’s Michigan headquarters in 2006 was that
of Cobra ATV racer Walker Fowler. The
13-year-old honor student from Columbiana (Ohio)
Middle School and his revolutionary new Cobra
ECX70 mini quad swept the first six of seven
GNCC rounds – and it would have been
seven-for-seven had a rock not got lodged
between his rim and brake caliper at the GNCC
round in Missouri. With the effort Fowler
wrapped up the Youth ATV title on the Grand
National Cross Country Series (GNCCs) at the
halfway point of the season!
“This is a heck of a reliable little ATV,”
said Walker’s father and mechanic, Danny Fowler.
“Because it’s so new there was some question as
to how it’d run and if it’d make it in the tough
GNCC conditions for one hour straight through
the woods and mud. But let me tell you this,
Walker couldn’t be any happier with it and, to
be honest, we haven’t really done anything to it
other than narrow it up a bit so it gets through
the woods easier. Outside that we ran it box
stock through the first five races – and won all
five!”
Cobra also met great success on the ATVA’s
Extreme Dirt Track competition series, winning
both the 50cc Production Auto Class (Ryan
Harness, 6-8) and 90cc Production Jr. Class
(Seth Gann, 8-11).
And on the WPSA PowerSports ATV Championship
Tour, Cobra ECX ATVs swept the 50cc Jr. (Corey
Heath) and 50cc Sr. (Dylan Parker) classes, as
well as winning the 70cc and 90cc classes (Tyler
Pittman).
“Overall I think the Cobra ECX ATV line
enjoyed similar success to our CM and King 50
mini cycle line,” said Hilbert. “The Cobra
factory strives for success with both production
vehicles and the results this year prove that
our efforts have paid off.”
Cobra, founded in 1993, produces the most
successful line of competition mini cycles and
mini ATVs in the United States with more than
100 national titles in the last decade. Based
out of Hillsdale, Mich., Cobra's mission is to
build premium products for the serious racer.
For more information on Cobra products, please
visit our website at cobramotorcycle.com.
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