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  • Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Roaders Cameron and Heidi Steele Gearing up for ‘Vegas to Reno’ Race, August 16-18

    Racers will use Geolandar® tires to tackle ‘the longest off-road race in the U.S.’

    FULLERTON, CA. – (Aug. 14, 2012) – Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored Cameron and Heidi Steele – the husband and wife team known as “off-road racing’s power couple” – will be back in action at the Best in the Desert’s 534-mile “Vegas to Reno” race, August 16-18. Cameron and Heidi will tackle “the longest off-road race in the U.S.” on Geolandar® tires.

    Heidi, whose five off-road season championships include a 2008 Best in the Desert title, will be competing in her second race this year after becoming a mother in March. She placed second in June’s Baja 500 in a Ford Ranger equipped with off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires. She’ll be competing on the same tires in the 7200 Class at the Vegas to Reno contest. (more…)

  • NEW RANCHO® RS7000MT MONOTUBE STRUTS RELEASED FOR 2007-12 CHEVY & GMC TRUCKS AND SUVS

    LONG BEACH, CA, Aug. 7, 2012 – Tenneco Inc.’s Rancho® brand has  recently released Rancho RS7000MT™ struts for a series of popular Chevy and GMC trucks and SUVs.

    Specifically engineered for 2007-2012 Chevrolet Silverado/Suburban/Tahoe and GMC Avalanche/Sierra/Yukon applications, the RS7000MT struts were developed through Rancho’s unique relationship with original equipment manufacturers as the performance ride control and suspension system brand of Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN). (more…)

  • TRAIL-GEAR RELEASES ROLL CAGE AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FOR JEEPS

    Fresno, CA-Trail-Gear, Inc. plans to shake things up with the launch of three new Jeep products. Trail-Gear will be debuting a new roll cage for Jeep Wranglers made from years 1987-1995 (YJs), front lower control arm brackets and cam bolts for Wranglers, Cherokees and Wagoneers with the following Body Style Designations: TJ; TJ-L or LJ; XJ; ZJ; and WJ, today (Friday, August 3rd). “We have a wide selection of off-roading products that every off-road enthusiast should have,” said Matt Messer, Trail-Gear CEO. In response to customer requests, Trail-Gear will be expanding into the Jeep market. “We saw a need for high-quality yet affordable Jeep parts in the market and want to be the one to fill it,” Messer explains. (more…)

  • Torchmate Racing Launches Sponorship Search

    During the month of August, Torchmate Racing will accept sponsorship proposals for its 2013 Motorsports Marketing Campaign. Torchmate Racing is seeking a wide variety of marketing partners including: racing team members, fabrication events, metal designers, shops, athletes and metal artists.

    Torchmate Racing is seeking to partner with the next great developer, the event promoter with a growing series that requires fabrication, a grassroots team building in a small shop, the professional with a staff of fabricators, or a company that builds massive steel projects. (more…)

  • DAVE DOETSCH TO DEBUT “CRUSH RECOVERY” JEEP® AT OMIX/RUGGED RIDGE OFF-ROAD SUCCESS CENTER DURING 2012 SEMA SHOW

    2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Built as the Ultimate Off-Road Vehicle With Help from Rugged Ridge

    Suwanee, GA (August 1, 2012) – OMIX-ADA, the world’s largest independent manufacturer and wholesaler of Jeep® parts and accessories, today announced that famed Jeep builder Dave Doetsch will publicly unveil his latest project Crush Recovery at the OMIX/Rugged Ridge Off-Road Success Center at the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. (more…)

  • TRAIL-GEAR RELEASES ARMOR PACKS FOR TACOMAS

    Fresno, CA- Trail-Gear, Inc. is now offering their signature armor for Toyota Tacomas in two new, all- inclusive Armor Packs. These Armor Packs offer customers an even greater savings over Trail-Gear’s already low prices.

    The first of the two packs launching today (Friday, July 27), the Tacoma Armor Pack, includes bumper-to- bumper body armor for Toyota Tacomas built during the years of 1995-2004. The kit includes a choice of TG Tacoma Front Bumper, the TG Tacoma Rock Sliders, the TG Tacoma Tube Doors and the TG Tacoma Rear Bumper. All the components are made from heavy-duty 1.75″ x .120″ wall, DOM material to stand up to even the most extreme trail torture. The Armor ships raw and ready to customize. Customers may choose the original front bumper featuring the stinger or the sleek low-profile version and single or extra cab rock sliders. (more…)