UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2011
VIPER
POWERSPORTS INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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000-51632
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41-1200215
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File No)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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2458
West Tech Lane, Auburn, AL
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36832
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(334)
887-4445
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.02 Appointment of Officers and Directors
On
December 21, 2011, Viper Powersports Inc. (the “Company”) announced the
following appointments to its Board of Directors effective December 30, 2011,
Grant Lynch, Tim Wellborn, and James Shields.
Grant
Lynch is the Chairman of Talladega Superspeedway and Vice President of Special
Projects with International Speedway Corporation. Mr. Lynch came to Talladega in
1993 after 11 years with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., where in his last post as
Senior Manager of Operations and public relations, he managed R.J. Reynolds’s
involvement in NASCAR Winston Cup racing
Tim
Wellborn is the past CEO and owner of Wellborn Forest Products, and is the owner
of the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum that houses the world's largest Mopar classic
car collection. He has served on the Talladega International Motorsports Hall of
Fame Board of Directors since 1985. In 2008 Mr. Wellborn was presented with the
prestigious Lee Iacocca Award.
James
Shields is a senior partner in the Texas Law Firm Shields, Britton &
Fraser. The firm’s area of expertise is Litigation, Real Estate,
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Employment Matters, and Mergers &
Acquisitions. Mr. Shields is a racing and motorcycle
enthusiast. He races SCCA on his off weekends and loves
competition.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
| Viper Powersports Inc. | |||
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Dated:
December 22, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Timothy Kling | |
| Timothy Kling | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||