Official Press Release
**For Immediate Release**
May 7th, 2007 - The powersports industry lost a true legend on Sunday, May
6th. CJ Ramstad and his son, JJ, were both killed in a head-on car crash
in Minneapolis at 5:00 pm CST. Details of the accident are not confirmed
at this time.
CJ leaves behind his wife Karla, daughter Marly and a host of lifelong
friends who respected and admired his love for and incredible insight into
the snowmobile, motorcycle and ATV business.
CJ was famous for his strong opinions and valuable perspective on the
industry. He published several books and volumes of magazine editorial
since the early sixties. His work as a photo journalist was unprecedented
and his archive of pictures is a treasured legacy reaching back to the
very beginning of the snowmobile industry.
Most of all, he brought creative impetus to the business with magazines
like Snow Week, Sno-Goer, Minnesota Snowmobiling, Supertrax, All-Terrain
Vehicle and Minnesota Off-Road.
Always on the watch for injustices and bad politics, CJ was an outspoken
critic whose research was impeccable and his opinions immersed in truth.
He will be sadly missed and long remembered.
To download a PDF version, click here:
http://www.supertraxmag.com/CJRamstad-050707.pdf
The powersports industry lost a true legend on Sunday
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