How many recalls does it take before the NHTSA tells you to get out of the motorcycle helmet business? Well if you’re Advanced Carbon Composites, the answer is five – five motorcycle helmet recalls in a row. For a company that warns buyers away from buying inferior products from China and India, Advanced Carbon Composites (ACC) has had a number of problems with its EXT series (all four of them) of motorcycle helmets, including the helmets failing to meet the basic DOT safety guidelines, which finally lead to the ACC ceasing to produce motorcycle helmets at the behest of the NHTSA …Â
Brown County Dragway will host scooter drag racing Saturday.
That’s right, scooters — those little two-wheel machines you frequently see zipping around streets and roads, especially when gas prices skyrocket.
Scooter drag racing? You’ve never heard of such a thing?
There’s good reason.
Twist and Gone 2010 is the first of its kind, according to organizer Jeremy Hall. The 32-year-old Camby resident is a member of the Antisocial Scooter Club; operates Enviromoto, an online scooter parts dealer that also builds custom scooters; and is the founder and owner of the North American Scooter Racing Association  … Details
