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Month: August 2013

  • Raceline Wheels Has International Win with Pier Acerni at Ultra4 UK 2013 King of the Valleys Race

    Pier Acerni wins Back to Back on Raceline Wheels

    Pier Acerni wins Back to Back on Raceline WheelsGARDEN GROVE, CA    AUGUST 19, 2013:  Pier Acerni chose Raceline Wheels before their first King of the Valleys UK event last year.  Since, he has competed and won both King of the Valley events and competed at the 2013 King of the Hammers.  “Yes, we run the 17×9.5 Monster Aluminum Beadlock wheels.  We didn’t punch any tires, different to others that cut many tires.  Our car is very heavy weight, but the wheels are very strong and we haven’t had any problems in the rocks,” said Pier Acerni of Italy’s Team Acerni Racing in his broken English. (more…)

  • Fein Short Slugger Magnetic Base Drill

    jhmshortsluggerTrick-Tools is proud to announce the release of its newest product, the Fein JHM Short Slugger Mag Drill.  Like all mag drills, the Short Slugger features an electromagnetic base that secures it to the material being drilled. Annular cutters, which drill only the perimeter of the hole and eject the slug, allow this model to drill up to 1-3/16″ holes through up to 2″ thick steel.  (more…)

  • Rock-N-Roll 4×4 Cantina for the Con BBQ Raffle Ticket Presale for 9th Annual Cantina for the Con

    Tuesday August 20th – 5:30pm-8:30pm  – Extreme Gear Off-Road

    Cantina for the ConPLACERVILLE, CA   AUGUST 15, 2013:  Rock-N-Roll 4×4 Cantina for the Con BBQ Raffle Ticket Presale at Extreme Gear Off-Road in Rancho Cordova on August 20th has become more than a drop-by event, it has become an event that 4×4 enthusiasts plan on attending and make a full Tuesday evening of hanging out with friends and exchanging trail stories.  The exceptional food provided by Sierra Smokehouse BBQ is the center of attention, but the Raffle Ticket sales for the Labor Day Cantina for the Con event is the main focus.  Thousands of dollars in products get raffled on Sunday September 1st at the Cantina for the Con event, you do not need to be present to win, and can even purchase tickets over the phone from anywhere in the country at 888-6-RUBICON. (more…)

  • GEARWRENCH INTRODUCES NEW 84-TOOTH LONG HANDLE RATCHETS

    Extra Long Ratchet Handles Provide Speed, Strength, Leverage and Access

    84T Gearwrench RatchetSPARKS, MD (August 13, 2013) – GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Apex Tool Group, known for tools that deliver speed, strength and access, today announced its new 84-Tooth Long Handle Ratchets. The handle on the new ratchets is over 25 percent longer than standard ratchets offering increased reach and greater leverage. It has a low profile GearWrench teardrop head and a flush-mount on/off

    The 84-tooth gear offers a 4.3 degree swing arc making it easy for technicians to start fasteners in the most confined spaces. Like many GearWrench ratchets, the new 84-Tooth Long Handle Ratchets exceed ASME torque performance specifications delivering the required strength.  The longer handle provides technicians with increased reach and leverage.  (more…)

  • Born From Competition, the GRABBER Tire Continues to Shine

    • Find out what it takes to win the General Tire Vegas to Reno race here.
    • Team GT will rely on red letter GRABBER’s to get them to the finish line.

    Garrick Freitas won the 2012 General Tire Vegas to Reno race on 35" DOT approved GRABBER's.Fort Mill, SC – August 16, 2013.  Noted as the longest off-road race in the U.S., the General Tire Vegas to Reno race provides a platform for General Tire to showcase their signature red letter GRABBER tire which was born from competition.  Originally developed in the desert, the GRABBER tire, and its technologies, transcend the race course and are available to consumers at dealerships across the country.  But it was a lengthy process, and labor of love, to bring the GRABBER to life.

    “Once we began testing the GRABBER tire, we spent a couple years in the desert refining the technologies,” said Tony Talbert, tuning key account manager for General Tire.  “We modified the tire two to three times until it worked well in the desert before bringing it to the street.” (more…)

  • Acerni Repeats ULTRA4 Win at UK’s 2013 King of The Valleys

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    WALTERS ARENA, WALES, UK, August 14th, 2013: More than 40 teams from nine countries competed last weekend in the 2nd annual King of The Valleys ULTRA4 race held at Walters Arena in Wales, UK. Going into the event, there was much speculation as to who would be declared this year’s King of The Valleys: Would it be a returning driver such as last year’s winner, Italian Pier Acerni, or perhaps a local racer familiar with the terrain such as UK’s Jim Marsden, or could it possibly be the American ULTRA4 driver on his first trip overseas, Levi Shirley? Ultimately, after three grueling days of competition that saw drivers navigating through winding technical rally roads normally reserved for WRC events, battling waste deep mud bogs and scaling extreme rock obstacles designed specifically for this event, it was the Italian driver, Pier Acerni, who retained his crown for another year. (more…)