Class Winners – Pro 4400: Clay Gilstrap ; Mod Trail: Justin Lawson ; Stock Trail: Doug McDowell ; UTV: Wesley Gryner PLACERVILLE, CA APRIL 29, 2013: The largest class of Dirt Riot UTV racers, to date, hit the course on Saturday April 13th at the Coppermines Offroad Park for the second round of the Dirt Riot… Continue reading Class of 26 UTVs at Dirt Riot Coppermines OffRoad Park and Seconds Separate Pro 4400 Class Winners
Month: April 2013
CFMOTO Official Powersports Company for Arizona Short Course Lucas Oil Regional Off-Road Series
GILBERT, AZ APRIL 18, 2013: The Arizona Short Course Championship and Lucas Oil Regional Off-Road Series Arizona announced today that CFMOTO, a global Powersports manufacturer in China, will be the Series’ Official Powersports Company for the 2013 season. CFMoto, who has been very active in the stateside Powersports industry for years, confirms their commitment and… Continue reading CFMOTO Official Powersports Company for Arizona Short Course Lucas Oil Regional Off-Road Series
SEMA Hails Proposal to Save Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area
Rep. Paul Cook’s Legislative Solution Would Also Provide Access for Marine Corps Training Diamond Bar, CA (April 23, 2013) – The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has endorsed a proposal by Rep. Paul Cook that would end a five-year debate on how to expand the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) base at Twentynine Palms, California. Under… Continue reading SEMA Hails Proposal to Save Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area
Dana Introduces New SVL™ Ring and Pinion Gearing for Light Vehicles
MAUMEE, Ohio, April 22, 2013 – Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced today it has introduced its SVL™ brand of light-duty ring and pinion gearing to provide additional coverage and ratios for the most popular light vehicle applications. The new offering of ring and pinion gearing include 7.5”, 8.8”, 9”, 9.5”, 10.25”, and 11.5” ring gear… Continue reading Dana Introduces New SVL™ Ring and Pinion Gearing for Light Vehicles
Dana Adds Ratios to Spicer® Ring and Pinion Gear Offerings for Dana 44 and Dana 60 Models
MAUMEE, Ohio, April 22, 2013 – Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced today it has expanded its Spicer® ring and pinion gear options for Dana 44TM (226 mm) and Dana 60TM (248mm) rear axles to include additional ratios, while ensuring top-of-the-line part quality through the manufacturing processes. New ratios available for the Dana 44 and 60 axles include 4.56, 4.88,… Continue reading Dana Adds Ratios to Spicer® Ring and Pinion Gear Offerings for Dana 44 and Dana 60 Models
NO GRAIN OF SAND! BILL INTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS THAT WILL ESTABLISH JOHNSON VALLEY AS NATIONAL OHV AREA.
Today marks an historic day for the OHV community. The attached bill is the language that will be noticed this morning with the Natural Resources Committee for a hearing next Friday. The intent of the bill is to protect all of Johnson Valley for recreational use, particularly off-highway vehicles, and provide the Marine Corps with… Continue reading NO GRAIN OF SAND! BILL INTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS THAT WILL ESTABLISH JOHNSON VALLEY AS NATIONAL OHV AREA.
W.E. Rock Professional Rock Crawling Eastern Season Opener this Weekend in Dayton, TN
Professional Rock Crawling Friday and Saturday Nights April 19th and 20th starting at 7pm Eastern Time PLACERVILLE, CA APRIL 17, 2013: This weekend brings Professional Rock Crawling back to the most well known 4×4 rock crawling wall in the Eastern Series: just outside Dayton Tennessee at 35 Pitts Gap Road, Graysville, TN. The event is very spectator… Continue reading W.E. Rock Professional Rock Crawling Eastern Season Opener this Weekend in Dayton, TN
Nitto Tire’s West Wins WIDIA Rausch Creek Qualifier
April 15th, 2013: Rausch Creek, PA: Last weekend’s WIDIA Rausch Creek Qualifier proved to be one of the coldest, wettest races in ULTRA4 history. Heavy rains on Friday produced thick fog and low-visibility conditions, prompting race organizer, Dave Cole to move qualifying to Saturday morning just two hours before the main race. 2010 Rausch Creek… Continue reading Nitto Tire’s West Wins WIDIA Rausch Creek Qualifier
Keep Recovery Gear Accessible
You’re in the middle of nowhere stuck in the sand. Your buddy waits patiently while you paw through your car looking for the recovery strap and gear needed to get you out of your bind. “I know it’s in here somewhere!” you scream (along with a few choice words). Your off-road adventure is becoming a… Continue reading Keep Recovery Gear Accessible
Arizona Desert Racing Association Headed to Rocky Point for Thunder on the Beach Shootout Race
Poker Run Friday April 26th, Racing Saturday April 27th GILBERT, AZ APRIL 8, 2013: The Arizona Desert Racing Association continues it’s second season with the Thunder on the Beach Shootout desert race in Rocky Point Mexico on April 26th and 27th. Friday’s Poker Run is open to anyone from 4-6pm for only $10 per vehicle. Saturday’s… Continue reading Arizona Desert Racing Association Headed to Rocky Point for Thunder on the Beach Shootout Race
CELEBRATE FIFTY YEARS OF BAJA RACING WITH OFF-ROAD LEGENDS AT THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM
Parnelli Jones and Dave Ekins will answer audience members’ questions at a tribute dinner that kicks off the Petersen’s one-day Off-Road Show and summer exhibition, Braving Baja: 1,000 Miles to Glory, presented by American Honda Motorcycle Division. Los Angeles, Calif. (April, 2013) – To prove the durability of its motorcycles, American Honda sent a CL72 Scrambler… Continue reading CELEBRATE FIFTY YEARS OF BAJA RACING WITH OFF-ROAD LEGENDS AT THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM
Scherer Dominates at ULTRA 4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede
PRAIRIE CITY SVRA, CA APRIL 9th, 2013: More than 2,000 fans attended the inaugural ULTRA4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede held at the Prairie City State Park near Sacramento, CA last weekend. Over the course of two days and multiple heats, 48 ULTRA4 cars waged battle on a brutal two mile course that left only 29… Continue reading Scherer Dominates at ULTRA 4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede
Baja Designs’ Scientists Evolve uService™ LED Lighting Systems
SAN MARCOS, CA – Baja Designs (BD) has always engineered and manufactured LED lighting systems with replaceable lenses and optics. Amazingly enough, almost all other LED bars are silicone sealed and not serviceable. If a BD lens is scratched or scored, you don’t replace the entire light as you do with most imported products, nor do you need… Continue reading Baja Designs’ Scientists Evolve uService™ LED Lighting Systems
ORBA BOARD INVADES MOAB
The Off Road Business Association help its first open Board of Directors meeting in many years at the 2013 Easter Jeep Safari in Moab Utah. Timed during the Industry show the event was well attended by industry leaders. While not open to the general public, the meeting was broadcast over the public address system so… Continue reading ORBA BOARD INVADES MOAB
Jason Scherer WINS Ultra4 Stampede Race at Home Track in Sacramento
DANVILLE, CA APRIL 8, 2013 Jason Scherer wins the first race in the Ultra4 Trail Gear Western Series, the MetalCloak NorCal Stampede, at Prairie City SVRA on Saturday April 6th. After finishing first in his pre-qualification heat race on Friday, he ran home to Danville, CA to replace and rebuild his differential before the main… Continue reading Jason Scherer WINS Ultra4 Stampede Race at Home Track in Sacramento
ORBA FIGHTING TO KEEP TRAILS OPEN NEAR MOAB, UTAH
ORBA is working with a number of local and national organizations to protect motorized recreation in southern Utah. President Obama is under pressure to designate 1.4 million acres of land in Utah as a National Monument. The area surrounds Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah and is referred to as “Greater Canyonlands.” There is no… Continue reading ORBA FIGHTING TO KEEP TRAILS OPEN NEAR MOAB, UTAH
Dirt Riot Continues Central Series Endurance 4×4 Racing This Weekend at the Coppermines OffRoad Park
Racing Saturday April 13th Starting at 9am in Altus, OK at Coppermines Offroad Park PLACERVILLE, CA APRIL 10, 2013: The Dirt Riot Central Series continues to draw professional racers, local 4×4 club members and UTV racers to form a 2013 series that is already heavily contested in all classes this year. This weekend, the 2013 Dirt Riot… Continue reading Dirt Riot Continues Central Series Endurance 4×4 Racing This Weekend at the Coppermines OffRoad Park
TRUST YOUR TIE DOWNS? MAC’S PUTS ITS STRAPS TO THE TEST
Not all tie-downs are made alike, and to prove the strength and quality of its made-in-the-USA products, the owner of Mac’s Tie Downs entrusted his Jeep to the tie-downs at the Moab Easter Jeep Safari. Sagle, Idaho (April, 2013) – Mac’s Tie Downs are the strong and American made. Sure, the knock off brand cost less,… Continue reading TRUST YOUR TIE DOWNS? MAC’S PUTS ITS STRAPS TO THE TEST
MICKEY THOMPSON PERFORMANCE TIRES & WHEELS TEAMS UP WITH ROCKY RIDGE CUSTOM TRUCKS TO BUILD 100 LIMITED EDITION TRUCKS
STOW, OH – April 3, 2013 – Mickey Thompson has teamed up with Rocky Ridge Custom Trucks to build 100 limited edition Rocky Ridge Mickey Thompson Signature Series trucks. Each custom built 2013 Chevy or GMC 1500 truck will feature Mickey Thompson’s 20×9 Sidebiter wheels and 35×12.50R20 Baja ATZp3 tires as well as custom painted graphics featuring… Continue reading MICKEY THOMPSON PERFORMANCE TIRES & WHEELS TEAMS UP WITH ROCKY RIDGE CUSTOM TRUCKS TO BUILD 100 LIMITED EDITION TRUCKS
W.E. Rock Announces National Sanction in Japan
PLACERVILLE, CA MARCH 20, 2013: W.E. Rock proudly announces Naozumi Tsuda’s JRCA, Japan Rock Crawling Association, is now officially sanctioned by internationally known W.E. Rock Events, LLC. The three round Suzuki Samari events will now be named Jimrock powered by W.E. Rock and the extreme rock crawling event will now be called W.E. Rock Japan. … Continue reading W.E. Rock Announces National Sanction in Japan
NEW RANCHO® ROCKGEAR™ ADDED TO INCREASE OFF-ROAD VERSATILITY OF POPULAR 2007-13 JEEP JK’S
Long Beach, Ca., April 1, 2013 – Adding protection plus enhancing appearance, the latest Rancho® RockGEAR™ accessories increase the versatility and capability of the popular 2007-13 Jeep Wrangler JK. Adding to the Rancho brand’s comprehensive coverage for Jeep vehicles, the new RockGEAR components are built with Rancho’s “no compromises” approach and are available now at performance retailers throughout North America. All Rancho RockGEAR components are made… Continue reading NEW RANCHO® ROCKGEAR™ ADDED TO INCREASE OFF-ROAD VERSATILITY OF POPULAR 2007-13 JEEP JK’S
RANCHO LONG-ARM SUSPENSION NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2007-2013 JEEP WRANGLER JK’S
Long Beach, Ca., April 1, 2013 – Tenneco’s Rancho® brand of performance suspension systems and shocks has announced the release of an all-new long-arm suspension system (Part no. RS66105B with black arms/springs; RS66105 with red arms/springs) for 2007-2013 Jeep Wrangler JK vehicles. One of the world’s most recognized brands of off-road suspension components and accessories, Rancho is manufactured and marketed by Tenneco (NYSE: TEN). To deliver… Continue reading RANCHO LONG-ARM SUSPENSION NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2007-2013 JEEP WRANGLER JK’S
Buy Four LT Tires or Wheels, Get $50 Prepaid MasterCard
STOW, OH – March 25, 2013 – Starting April 1 through June 30, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels (Mickey Thompson) is offering consumers who purchase a set of four Baja STZ, Baja ATZ, Baja MTZ or Baja Claw TTC tires or select four Sidebiter, Classic III, Classic III Black, Classic Big Rig, or Mickey Metal Series… Continue reading Buy Four LT Tires or Wheels, Get $50 Prepaid MasterCard