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  • “The Great American Off-Road Race”, The General Tire Mint 400, Returns to Las Vegas March 12th – 16th

    “The Great American Off-Road Race”, The General Tire Mint 400, Returns to Las Vegas March 12th – 16th

    2014 Mint 400January 28th – 2014 Las Vegas – The largest and most prestigious off-road race event in America, The General Tire Mint 400, will return to the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas Nevada, from Wednesday, March 12th through Sunday March 16th. The Mint 400 will feature three days of pre-race festivities in the heart of downtown Las Vegas, followed by the most challenging and thrilling off-road race of the year. Over one thousand of the world’s top off-road championship competitors will do battle in twenty different classes of vehicles across the brutal and unforgiving Mint 400 racecourse in front of thousands of spectators and race fans. Crowds in excess of forty thousand are expected to attend the festivities on Fremont Street East as well as The Mint 400 race – which are free to attend.
    THE 2014 MINT 400 IS COMING!
  • ARB 4×4 Accessories – 2014 King of the Hammers Announcement

    ARB 4×4 Accessories – 2014 King of the Hammers Announcement

    2014 Team ARB USA - Shannon Campbell - Erik Miller -  Jason SchererWith the 2014 King of the Hammers race week fast approaching, ARB USA is excited to announce an even greater level of support for the world’s most challenging off-road racing event.

    First, we are pleased to announce that ARB will be supporting three of the top drivers in the race, all former Kings, and all three will be running ARB’s new RD99CE Ford 9″ Competition Edition Air Locker.

    This year’s ARB USA sponsored drivers are:

    • Shannon Campbell, 2008 and 2011 King of the Hammers winner
    • Jason Scherer, 2009 King of the Hammers winner
    • Erik Miller, 2012 King of the Hammers winner (more…)
  • “King” of the Hammers – Jason Scherer – Joins TPAC Effort

    Jason Scherer - TPACEach day this week, as part of TPAC’s update on our “Be a Trail Hero” fundraiser’s donor list, we will highlight a famous off-road champion who has endorsed TPAC’s effort to send pro-trail candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

    Today, an off-road racing champion and long-time supporter of efforts to protect trail access on public lands endorsed The Trail PAC.  Jason Scherer is the 2009 King of the Hammers Race winner and has captured the crown at many other OHV competitions. (more…)

  • Clayton Off Road High Steer System

    Clayton Off Road High Steer System

    Clayton Off Road High Steer KitThe all new high steer system from Clayton Off Road is the only complete system that transforms your stock Jeep front axle and allows you to run a crossover high steer system with larger brakes & calipers, and improved ground clearance. Designed to work with high and low pinion Dana 30 and Dana 44 front ends, this kit will work with MJ, XJ, ZJ, TJ, and LJ factory axles. (more…)

  • New Bar Clamp Mounted LED Spotlight Released by Larson Electronics

    bcml-led-21r-pr01Larson Electronics has announced the release of a powerful new LED spotlight designed to mount to the rails, cages and roll bars commonly found on marine craft and utility and all-terrain vehicles. The BCML-LED-21R bar clamp mounted spotlight offers high light output in a durable, low profile housing and operates on any voltage from 9 to 32 volts.

    The BCML-LED-21R LED bar clamp mount spotlight from Larson Electronics is an ideal lighting solution for hunters, outdoorsmen, military, and law enforcement professionals who desire a powerful spotlight that can be easily operated while providing high power and rugged durability. This LED spotlight produces a 575’ long by 45’ wide light beam with 1750 lumens of bright light while drawing only 21 watts. The seven Edison Edixeon Emitters containing CREE EZBright three watt LEDs produces 180 lumens each and is paired with high purity 10° optics to produce a tightly focused spot beam with limited spread. (more…)

  • EnerSys® Introduces Group 65 Battery to ODYSSEY® Performance Series™ Product Line

    EnerSys® Introduces Group 65 Battery to ODYSSEY® Performance Series™ Product Line

    Odyssey Group 65READING, Pa., (Jan. 27, 2014) – EnerSys® has expanded its ODYSSEY® Performance Series™ battery product offering to include the Group 65 battery designed specifically for consumer applications. The ODYSSEY Performance Series™ 65-760 battery features 762 cold cranking amps (CCA), 129 reserve capacity (RC) minutes and deep cycle capability up to 400 cycles at 80 percent depth of discharge. (more…)