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Lund Bull Bar with Integrated LED Light Bar

Buford, GA (5/7/15) – Lund has released this all-new Bull Bar with an Integrated LED Light Bar for use on a variety of trucks and the Jeep Wrangler JK. The Bull Bar helps to protect the vehicle’s bumper and grille, has a tough heavy-duty look and features an integrated 20” LED light bar for outstanding night visibility when off road.

The super-durable steel Bull Bar has thick 3.5″ oval tube construction and a built-in skid plate with the Lund logo. Buyers can opt for either a black powder-coated wrinkle finish or in a polished 304 stainless steel finish, both of which resist corrosion and compliment the vehicle’s style.

The Bull Bar’s integrated 54-watt, 20-inch LED light bar is extremely bright with a 3K lumen output, and spreads light in a wide flood beam pattern—perfect for low visibility situations when venturing off the pavement.

This Bull Bar and Light Bar combo requires no drilling, so installation is simple. The product comes with a three year warranty and is backed by Lund’s customer care. Applications include Chevrolet/GMC, Ford, Ram and Toyota tucks and Jeep Wrangler JK.

May 19, 2015
Dana to Sponsor 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals

Jeep^® ride-a-longs available all three days of event

LIMA, Ohio, May 14, 2015 – Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) will serve as a presenting sponsor of the 30th anniversary 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals, May 15-17, to be held at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio.

Employing more than 500 people at its facility in Lima, Dana will offer ride-alongs in three different Jeeps all three days of the event. One of the Jeeps being demonstrated will feature The Ultimate Dana 60™ axles. The Ultimate Dana 60 front and rear axles are the most durable aftermarket axles available for Jeep Wrangler JK models. The ride-alongs will take place on an obstacle course created specifically for the event and demonstrate how The Ultimate Dana 60 front and rear axles perform under extreme-duty conditions.

Dana also will have an outdoor display space with The Ultimate Dana 60 fully wrapped semi-trailer as the backdrop, including a pop-up tent, parts display, and literature. In addition, Dana-, Spicer^®-, and The Ultimate Dana 60-branded Jeeps will be on display.

“With more than 2,000 four-wheel drive vehicles on hand and 35,000 spectators expected, the 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals is a perfect venue for Dana to showcase our products’ rugged capabilities,” said Doug Wolma, vice president and general manager, of Dana Aftermarket. “We look forward to meeting the hard-core, off-road enthusiasts attending the jamboree.”

Aside from Dana’s Jeep ride-alongs, the jamboree will include a Show-n-Shine Competition, monster truck thunder drags and freestyle competition, mud bogs, a tough trucks competition, burnout contest, NMRO mud drags, monster truck rides, a performance marketplace, a Miss 4-Wheel Jamboree contest, cruise lanes, a proving grounds, and a kid zone.

The Ultimate Dana 60 Jeep and outdoor display will also be participating in three other 4-Wheel Jamboree events including the Summer 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, Bloomsburg, Pa., July 10-12; the Fall 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, September 18-20; and the Off-Road Expo in Pomona, Cal., October 3-4.

For more information about the jamboree, please chick here.

About Dana in the Aftermarket
Powered by recognized brands such as Dana^®, Spicer^®, Victor Reinz^®, Glaser^®, GWB^®, Thompson^®, Tru-Cool^®, SVL^®, and Transejes™, Dana delivers a broad range of aftermarket solutions – including genuine, all makes, and value lines – servicing passenger, commercial, and off-highway vehicles across the globe. Leveraged by a global network of 13 distribution centers, Dana’s dedicated aftermarket team provides technical service, customer support, high fill rates, and on-time delivery to customers around the globe. For more information, please visitwww.dana.com/aftermarket.

About Dana Holding Corporation
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world’s original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities. Founded in 1904 and based in Maumee, Ohio, the company employs approximately 23,000 people in 25 countries on six continents. In 2014, Dana generated sales of $6.6 billion. For more information, please visit dana.com.

May 15, 2015
King Shocks launches the 2.5 Remote Reservoir Coilover Kit for 2010 + Toyota 4Runners with the KDSS sway bar system.

May 13th, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – KDSS equipped vehicles have a different sway bar system than the standard models which requires a different reservoir location. We now have a kit for those who have a KDSS equipped 2010 + Toyota 4Runner. Same great kit as our current kit for standard 4Runners, but with a new reservoir location to accommodate the KDSS sway bar. (more…)

May 13, 2015
ITP Racers Notch Seven Wins at Inaugural Tomahawk GNCC

Wolfe Tallies Afternoon’s Top Amateur Finisher Award With ITP Tires

Ontario, California, May 13, 2015 – The ITP tires off-road racing team competed at the maiden Tomahawk Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) in Odessa, N.Y., compiling seven class wins, the afternoon session’s Top Amateur Racer award and five additional podiums.

“Seven wins and 11 podiums at an all-new GNCC track is great,” said Pat McGuire, Public Relations / Race Support. “You really never know what the conditions will be like on any given weekend, especially at a new course, but our riders did very well in the varying conditions. Downed trees, roots, rocky creeks and also thick dust didn’t make it easy on anyone, so earning a podium was certainly impressive.”

ITP racers competed in three different sessions at the Tomahawk GNCC. Angel Knox finished fourth overall and won the WXC (Women’s) class aboard her Honda 450R outfitted with ITP Holeshot GNCC tires. It was her third win of the year and second straight podium. She’s currently fourth in the class standings. GNCC veteran and defending Super Senior (45+) champion Dave Simmons finished a few spots behind Knox, taking the eighth spot overall in the 10 a.m. session and another victory in his class. Simmons has now won all six Super Senior class events this season and nine consecutive races dating back to 2014 while using ITP Holeshot GNCC tires on his Yamaha ATV.

A third-straight victory by Masters (50+) class reigning champion Kenny Rich Sr., has pushed him into the points lead after six rounds of racing. The Suzuki racer got off to a slow start, but has heated up the last four rounds, notching four podiums. Cameron Abee, another Yamaha rider who runs ITP tires, also tasted victory in New York, posting the Schoolboy Jr. (13-15) class win. Fellow Schoolboy racer Tanner Talbott joined Abee on the class podium, taking third place. Both racers have two wins this year, but Talbott currently holds a 14-point advantage in the class point race.

The afternoon session also saw ITP racers do very well, as team riders earned five podiums. Westley Wolfe continued his recent string of wins in the College A (16-21) class, earning his third straight victory using ITP tires on his No. 741 Suzuki. Wolfe also scored the GT Thunder ATV Amateur Overall Award using his ITP Holeshot GNCC / ITP QuadCross XC tire combination. Mark Batson (Media All-Stars / ITP) won the Senior A/B (38+) on his Yamaha dressed in ITP tires. It was Batson’s third win of the year and fourth straight podium.

College A (16-21) racers Steven Covert (No. 701 Yamaha) and class competitor Kristian Meyer (No. 48 Honda), each trimmed with ITP tires, finished second and third, respectively, in their class. Brayden Schick also tallied a College class podium, earning second-place in the College B (16-21) ranks on his Yamaha. Junior A (22+) class racer Justin Paul earned fifth at round six.

In the youth session, ITP racers posted one win (Damien Hawkins, 90 Limited 8-12), a second (Parker Henderson, 90 8-12) and two fourth-place runs (Jordan Digby, 125 Sr. 13-15; Marti Lantz, Girls 8-15).

The next GNCC race, the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Mountaineer Run, will feature both ATVs (round seven) and UTVs (round three) and be held May 23-24 in Masontown, W.Va. For more information on the AMSOIL GNCC series, visit www.gnccracing.com.

About ITP
In business for more than 30 years, ITP has become the world’s #1 ATV/UTV aftermarket tire and wheel source. ITP utilizes its experienced staff of engineers, designers and technicians at its two American tire facilities in Clinton, Tenn., and Jackson, Tenn., to develop award-winning tire-and-wheel designs for virtually all ATVs and side-by-side vehicles. Numerous outlets distribute ITP tires across the United States and in more than 25 countries worldwide. For a full-color ITP catalog, call toll-free: 1-800-889-7367. www.itptires.com

May 13, 2015
Banning Motorsports Overcomes Hardship at the Silver State 300

Phoenix, AZ (May 11, 2015)– Banning Motorsports have been faced with some rough races this season, but the Best In The Desert Silver State 300 has proven to be the most difficult by far for the team. A race that runs through beautiful Nevada scenery. didn’t end so beautifully for the Arizona based team.

The team would arrive to Las Vegas, NV early on in the week as they had to qualify the #6155 truck for their starting position for race day. Not having the quickest qualifying run, Banning Sr. would be starting the race 14th Class 6100 off the line. The race started at 9:30am and would only take the Trick Trucks an estimated 5 hours to complete the 275 mile course.

Once off the start line, Banning Sr. and Chris Godfrey immediately faced the dust that hung in the air from the faster vehicles. They had 13 competitors in front of them that they needed to pass and another 7 behind them just waiting to capitalize on any mistake they may make. Banning Sr. was charging hard from behind the wheel and by pit 1 it was reported that they were up to 10th place. By pit 2 they had made up another position just 72 miles into the race. It was looking to be an easy day but just 10 miles up the road the #6155 would battle for another position when they would be blinded by the dust and clip a rock that would cause them to roll over. The damage to the truck was repairable with time, but with over 2 hours to get the truck back on all 4 wheels the race was already to far gone for the team to continue in the #6155 truck.

Banning Motorsports would continue to chase their points lead in the #2488 car with Bryan Folks and Adam Warren starting the race. With a great run through the first 80 miles of the race and staying in first, the #2488 car would find itself on its side at race mile 84. After hitting a big berm in a right hand turn that would stop them from keeping the car upright. After waiting for help to get it back on the wheels, they had lost several positions and were back running the race looking to at least get to the finish. Making it to pit 4 the team did a drivers change and Rick Graf would get behind the wheel with Tim Sullivan in the co-rider seat. Some more clean miles of racing would bring them up to teammates in car 1023 where the Melton team had slid off course and damaged the front end of the car. Graf and Sullivan helped the #1023 car back on course and then they continued to the finish line where they would surprise themselves with a 2nd place finish.

“Today our team showed that no matter what happens, you have to push to the finish. It was a great day for the team after overcoming the roll overs and other obstacles that were thrown our way.” Said team owner Lee Banning Sr.

The Banning Team still supports the #1023 car ran by Melton Motorsports and as the 1023 car started the race, they would mid pack with Steve Melton and Jake Dewitt in the car. Running fast through the dust with minimal issues just major dust. Passing several cars and trucks before arriving at pit 4 would have them around 7th on the road. Quick fuel and a drivers change would have them back on the course quickly. Hayden now behind the wheel and continuing the fast pace up to and thru pit 5. Shortly after pit 5 near rm 180, Hayden clipped a tree on the left side as he was coming down the steep grade. Breaking a lower arm and the steering rack, it took several hours before they were able to get the car so they could limp down the mountain 32 plus miles to pit 6. The chase crew did a quick lower arm swap out and got them back on the road but a short 5 or so miles down course the injured steering rack gave up ending their day. After a hard fought race earlier in the day the team was disappointed but they knows it’s all part of racing.

Again the Banning crew did a awesome job supporting all the cars and truck this race giving proof that our teams middle name should be “tough.” A huge thanks to all our loyal crew and partners for everything they do to keep us on course in the desert.

May 13, 2015
King Shocks Racers Shine At Silver State 300 Winning 7 Classes And The Overall Victory

May 8th, 2015 – Garden Grove, CA – The Best in the Desert Silver State 300 is not your typical desert race. It’s not covered in whoops or miles of washed out cross grain; it’s mostly fire roads with some silt beds thrown in. The terrain not only tests a shocks performance it tests the racers ability to maintain control of their vehicles. Racers battle on narrow twisty trails lined with trees that hold the dust in place. They have to make split second decisions while running at high speeds with limited visibility that creates treacherous race conditions. In such a high stakes environment, King Shocks racers achieved impressive results.

Leading the way was Trick Truck defending champion Jason Voss. He earned the number one qualifying spot after Dale Dondel, (also on King Shocks), clipped a cone. The 15 second penalty ended Dondel’s eight straight number one qualifying streak. “Dale is tough to beat during qualifying,” says Voss, “I feel for him, the same thing happened to us at Vegas to Reno.”

2015 BITD Silver State 300

After starting first off the line, Voss ran out front all day; never seeing another vehicle out his windshield. It was up to the rest of the field to chase Voss down but they just could not catch him. It was the second straight Silver State 300 win for Voss who has taken back to back Trick Truck championships since switching to King Shocks in 2013. “I think a lot of racers underestimate how important suspension set-up is for the Silver State race,” said Voss, “We don’t see miles of whoops but increasing forward bite out of the corners and controlling body roll is crucial. We test with King Shocks before every race to adjust our suspension to race conditions. When we tested before this race, we hit the whoops to get the balance right but we also spent time on gravel roads to get our cornering speeds up. This win puts us in a great position to take our third straight victory at Vegas to Reno. We will have our suspension dialed in perfectly for the race.”

2015 BITD Silver State 300

Jason Voss took full advantage of starting up front while the King Shocks racers came from the pack to outrun their competition. Class 1500 winner CJ Hutchins started 7th in class, 18th off the line. He maintained his speed all day and when elapsed times were tabulated he was the fastest. Four cars crossed the line ahead of CJ but his time bested them all. CJ was first in class 1500 and third place overall.

Class 10 winners Cody Robinson and Kyle Conlon left nothing to chance. They started 10th in class with Conlon behind the wheel. By mile 80, Conlon had passed them all to be physically first and first on corrected time. Robinson took over at mile 150 continuing the pace that Conlon established. In the late stages, Cody lost power steering but still managed to take the victory and finish in an amazing 15th place overall; beating a long list of unlimited cars and trucks.

2015 BITD Silver State 300

All the way through the field the results were the same. In 7200, King Shocks racer Troy Messer came out on top. Class 8000 saw Don German outpace everyone in his King Shocks clad Chevrolet truck. Class 2400 was won by John Hsu and Bob Mamer won Jeepspeed Cup class 3700 in his turbocharger Comanche Pick-up.

The King Shocks advantage was clearly demonstrated at the Silver State 300. “King Shocks congratulates Jason Voss on his imposing Silver State 300 victory,” said Ramses Perez, director of marketing, King Shock Technology Inc. “With seven class victories and the over all win, I am thrilled to say King Shocks is the shock choice of Off-Road champions.”

Racing, prerunning or just having fun, whatever your application; King Shocks has the shock for you with the performance, reliability, precise tuning and adjustability you need. King Shocks, The Leader in Off-Road Technology!

About King Shocks
King Shocks makes world-class desert racing shocks for trucks, buggies and UTV’s. King manufactures and hand assembles all of their shocks in Southern California. King Shocks has been the industry leader for over a decade and continues to leave the competition in the dust by providing the level of quality, performance and customer service that champions demand.

May 11, 2015