KARLSTAD, Minnesota, USA – October 3, 2011 – MATTRACKS rubber track conversion systems are often referred to as the “most extreme off-road accessory available.” Equipping your 4×4 vehicle with Mattracks provides an incredibly capable, four-track-drive, off-road machine. The most technologically advanced, independent, rubber track system found anywhere in the world, used on most 4-wheel drive vehicles from ATVs to trucks up to 20,500 lbs GVW.

MATTRACKS has now bridged the gap between the automotive-based Mattracks and the ATV-based LiteFoot lineup. New to the LiteFoot lineup is the long anticipated 65M1-A1, the first automotive approved system in the LiteFoot family, and is approved for 4×4 Sub-compact and Compact SUVs and Trucks with GVWs under 5,025 lbs.

MATTRACKS currently manufactures 66 different Rubber Track Conversion Systems for 4×4 ATVs, UTVs, SUVs, trucks, tractors and specialty vehicles. Mattracks can be utilized year-round in mud, sand, snow, swamp, rough terrain or down the road. Whether for work or play, Mattracks & LiteFoot will get you there and back.

IDEA Competition partners inducted Glen and Dennis Brazier into the IDEA Hall of Fame on May 17th. They are awarded for their accomplishments in the founding of Mattracks and Central Boiler, respectively.

The IDEA Hall of Fame was instituted in 2009 by IDEA Competition partners to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the region’s legacy innovators—those within the region who have inspired others with their entrepreneurial vision, leadership and achievement.  The IDEA Hall of Fame includes two other inductees: Andy Wells of Wells Technology in Bemidji, and Edgar Hetteen, founder of Polaris and Arctic Cat.

“Inception” the latest sci-fi action movie that debuted at #1 in recent weeks starring Leonardo DiCaprio also marks the return of Mattracks to the big screen. During a sequence in the movie shot on a snowy mountain top, the characters battle it out with a heavily armed Mattracks equipped HMMWV. The Mattracks equipped H1 cruises over the snow in a chase involving snowmobiles and gun laden snowboarders; you will have to see the movie to see how the scene ends.

Past Mattracks big screen performances include “Taxi 3” and “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”. In “Taxi 3” a sequel to the French action comedy series, the main character uses a modified cab that can switch between tires and Mattracks to do battle with a gang of thieves. The movie features snow scenes where the Taxi cruises over the snow with ease on tracks.

In the “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” Mattracks worked directly with Stan Winston Studios to develop custom tracks and the base drive units for 5 full sized T1 robots used in the movie. The special development project was held in secret for over a year until the release of the movie.

To catch Mattracks movie appearance go see “Inception” which is currently showing at theaters across the country.