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Month: June 2013

  • W.E. Rock Professional Rock Crawling Eastern Series Joins UMC Event at Badlands Offroad Park This Weekend

    Professional Rock Crawling Saturday and Sunday starting at 9am

    WERock Eastern 2PLACERVILLE, CA   JUNE 20, 2013:  The second round of the Eastern W.E. Rock Pro Rock Crawling Series will be this weekend as part of the Ultimate Motorsports Championship (UMC) at the Badlands Off Road Park in Attica, Indiana.  The three day event will include two full days of extreme rock crawling action in the quarry at the south end of the park.  “The rock quarry at the Badland park has always been a drivers favorite.  There are so many different types of terrain in one area that it challenges even the best drivers,” said Rich Klein, President and founder of W.E. Rock Events. “We encourage those that may think that they are just coming to watch the weekends events to bring their wheeler and participate in our Sportsman Class.  It is basically a run what you brung class that isn’t so difficult that you can’t have fun and be successful.  We already have three drivers preregistered in this class: Steve Brown, Paul Figge and Chris Smith; so it should be a great time!”  (more…)

  • RUGGED RIDGE EXPANDS HOOD CATCH AVAILABILITY WITH KIT FOR JEEP® ‘97-‘06 TJ WRANGLER

    Popular Design First Available for JK Wranglers Now Offered For Older Jeeps

    Rugged Ridge Jeep TJ Aluminum Hood Catches - InstalledSuwanee, Ga. (June 20, 2013) – Following the successful debut of Rugged Ridge’s billet aluminum hood catches for 2007-2013 Jeep® JK Wranglers at the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the company today announced the availability of hood catches for 1997 – 2006 TJ Wranglers.

    The Rugged Ridge aluminum Hood Catch Kits for TJ Wranglers are built as a strong direct replacement for the OE catches that degrade and fail after years of off-road abuse. Built in the same black powder-coated finish as Rugged Ridge’s earlier JK kit, the TJ kit also incorporates an adjustable tension rod guaranteeing a precise fit. As with the JK kit, installation is a breeze for any do-it-yourselfer with just basic hand tools; the catches were designed to be a bolt-on solution using the same mounting points as the factory hardware. (more…)

  • Bigelow Motorsports ventures into GNCC UTV racing with a top 5 finish

    Masontown, WV-June 16,2013– Bigelow Motorsports, known as a mainstay in Ultra 4 racing and Rockcrawling for the last decade has expanded into UTV and SXS racing this past weekend in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) UTV racing series. Troy (Chris) Bigelow, brother to Doug Bigelow, piloted his 2013 Polaris 800 S to a top 5 in class finish at the rough and tumble Masontown, WV race track. Brother Doug acted as the co-driver and navigator. Their overall effort against all classes netted them a respectable 22nd out of 47th place against the best UTV drivers in the country throughtout 6 different classes including the pro class of 23 drivers. Both brothers were elated with their finish for the first time out but are eager to get back out on the track to prove they have learned from this experience. “We came to Masontown with a goal of going out to see if we could run with the top guys in the country and bring the last decade of racing experience from Bigelow Motorsports to an unkown type of racing challenge that racing UTV’s presents” said Troy Bigelow. “We built this vehicle in three days, and it virtually has no miles on it at all. We raced a little conservatively for our first time out not exactly knowing what we we getting into, but are really excited about our possibilities in this sport and racing in the GNCC series for the rest of this year and in 2013,” noted Doug Bigelow. (more…)

  • Rough Country 2012 / 2013 JK Longarm with Loop Exhaust

    JK Long Arm Kits with Loop ExhaustDYERSBURG, TENNESSEE— Wanting to beef up your 2012 – 2013 Jeep JK with the most durable and affordable Long Arm system on the market? Piecing together all the right mods for your late model JK is a wild goose hunt that can get very expensive. Rough Country’s new ’12 – ’13 Jeep JK Long Arm kits include everything you need to break in your brand new Jeep the right way. (more…)

  • New Cutter Kit from Blair Equipment Co

    New Rotabroach® Sheet Metal Hole Cutter Combo Kit

    Blair-903 Rotabroach Combo KitTWO KITS IN ONE CONVENIENT PACKAGE

    • Combines two of the most popular sheet metal hole cutter kits into one!
    • Includes 13 Rotabroach Cutters
    • Rotabroach Cutters make holes 3x faster and last 10x longer than twist drills or hole saws
    • Made in USA (more…)

  • Father’s Day Outing to Dirt Riot Race at RAM Offroad Park

    Friday Night Meet & Greet with Drivers at Southside Johnny’s in Colorado Springs
    Racing Saturday June 15th starting at 9am to 4pm at RAM Offroad Park

    Dirt Riot colorado springsPLACERVILLE, CA   JUNE 13 2013:  Dirt Riot comes to Colorado Springs, Colorado this weekend at the RAM Offroad Park for the second race of the Mountain Series kicking it off with a Driver Meet and Greet on Friday night at Southside Johnny’s in Colorado Springs.  Thoughts have been with the families that are affected by the fires in the surrounding areas.  Luckily, these fires do not affect the RAM Offroad Park and the race will be held on Saturday as scheduled.  “We have been watching the plumes of smoke from the park as we set up this amazing course.  We know a lot of the local families are challenged,” said Rich Klein, President and founder of W.E. Rock Events.  “But, the show must go on.  Rescheduling is virtually impossible with the amount of races that we produce in a year, and we have multiple racers that travel from out of state.  Our thoughts are with the people in the local areas and we extend our event as an opportunity for everyone to come and enjoy a day with their family.” (more…)