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Month: February 2011

  • Raceline Wheels Takes Multiple Checkered Flags at King of the Hammers

    Raceline 2nd Annual Show and Shine & Raceline Volunteer Dinner a Success

    GARDEN GROVE, CA    FEBRUARY 24, 2011:  Raceline Wheels spent the week at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers supporting all the racers, volunteers and spectators.  Seventeen finishers had Raceline Wheels on their rigs crossing the finish line.

    The wheels proved once again to hold up to the most challenging races in the United States battling huge rocks, desert whoops and sand washes at speed.  There is no doubt that the Monster Wheel could stand to battle and was also seen on quite a few trail rigs loaded with spectators headed out to watch the action.  “Raceline Wheels makes a tough wheel.  We raced almost eight miles on a flat at King of the Hammers this year and the wheel is still totally straight,” said Lucas Murphy #816. (more…)

  • OffRoad Design Stephen Watson Awarded Sportsmanship Award at King of the Hammers Where Brothers Finished 28th

    CARBONDALE, CO     FEBRUARY 23, 2011   Stephen Watson, co-driver for brother Brandon Watson in the #4488 Offroad Design Ultra4 car, was honored with the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers Sportsmanship Award and finished 28th.  Watson helped four to five vehicles winch up BackDoor.  “I didn’t think anything about it.  It just seemed natural to help, and well, we wanted to get through too,” said Stephen Watson.  “When I heard Greg Mulkey from Raceline Wheels was looking for the guy in the red race suit and white helmet that helped people winch on Backdoor, I thought he had some recovery gear that I had left or something.  I was not expecting this award at all, it was quite a surprise.” (more…)

  • Les Figueora Drags to the Finish Line of the 2011 King of the Hammers

    Figspeed Lucas Oil Ultra4 Car to Be Displayed at NHRA Winternationals Drag Racing Event in Pomona, CA

    HENDERSON, NV     FEBRUARY 22, 2011  – Les Figueroa, driving the Figspeed Lucas Oil Ultra4 car, finished 9th at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers, pre-qualifying for the 2012 King of the Hammers.  The very competitive Ultra4 car will be on display at the Lucas Oil Booth at the 51st annual NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA Thursday February 24ththrough Sunday February 27th.  “We had a great race, and are really excited to finish 9th and already be qualified for next years race,” said Les Figueroa. “I don’t think we made many videos because I don’t think we did anything too spectacular.  We just went out there and focused like we were prerunning.” (more…)

  • Steve Olliges and Jonathan Swift Make A Huge Impact To Win SNORE’s Battle At Primm

    The No. 28 BFGoodrich / MasterCraft Safety Unlimited Truck of Steve Olliges and Jonathan Swift bested a field of 11 other competitors last weekend to take the win at SNORE’s Battle at Primm in the premier Unlimited Truck class and second overall.  Jonathan Swift, son of racing legend and Ford Rough Riders driver John Swift, drove on Saturday and put the team’s new Geiser Brothers truck second in class, erasing any doubts about whether he inherited the racing gene from his father.  “Our MasterCraft Safety 3G suspension seats and Impact! by MasterCraft harnesses kept me secure over the rough course and really let me focus on just driving the truck,” Swift commented after the race. (more…)

  • Rock Recovery™ Suspension Winch 3000

    Trail-Gear understands when you have a link or even leaf sprung suspension, that during a vertical climb or decent, your suspension will unload making your truck less stable as the center of gravity becomes higher. Our answer to this problem is a small, easy to mount suspension winch that will allow you to stabilize your suspension and effectively control how much suspension droop you have during times when having that control makes all the difference.

    Most competition buggies and hard core trail rigs have been using thes­e suspension winches for years to get the job done, so Trail-Gear has decided to offer the Rock Recovery™ Suspension Winch 3000. It is compact, reliable, and easy to install. Everything about the Rock Recovery™ Suspension Winch 3000 is tailored so that installation is a snap. (more…)

  • Voters Build Blog Buggy

    Xtreme 4×4 and Royal Purple Team Up for Online Voter’s Choice Build

    Feb. 18, 2011 (Porter, TX) – What happens when the creative minds at Royal Purple and Xtreme 4×4 get together? The result is Xtreme 4×4’s Blog Buggy presented by Royal Purple. The project is a first time, unique opportunity for fans of Xtreme 4×4 to be directly involved in a custom build. Xtreme 4×4 picked the chassis, but the rest is up to the online voter. The 17 categories to vote on cover everything from axels to paint and transfer cases to lockers.

    “We wanted to find a way to get the viewers involved. Usually you see pre-spec builds on shows, but this time what goes in and on the vehicle is decided exclusively by the vote,” said Royal Purple’s Randy Fisher. “It’s a huge mix and match to choose from, and we can’t wait to see how this Blog Buggy turns out,” he added.

    Online voting opened this month for Xtreme 4×4’s Blog Buggy presented by Royal Purple and will continue through the end of March. Viewers will learn the results of their votes as progress on the project will be followed during several episodes of the show airing in early April.

    Cast your vote by going to http://xtreme4x4tv.com/blogbuggy/. Catch Xtreme 4×4 host Ian Johnson’s announcement about the Blog Buggy on Powerblock this weekend, Feb. 19 and 20.