March 10, 2011 (Appleton, WI) -King Shocks enters into its second year of Contingency support for MORR members competing in the 2011 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. The Contingency Plan awards competitors running King Shocks with a $100 product or service certificate when they win their class. This covers all Sportsman classes; Classix, Enduro Truck, Formula 4×4, Light Buggy, Single Buggy, Super Stock Truck, Super Buggy, and Super Truck during all twelve rounds of racing. The total posting is valued at $11,200. (more…)
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EXTREME FLEX WITHOUT THE EXTREME PRICE
Rough Country Unveils 4” Jeep ZJ Long Arm Suspension Kit
DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE— Rough Country Suspension Systems announces an exciting new addition to the family of Jeep ZJ Lift kits with the highly anticipated 4” Longarm X-Series package. Boasting some impressive features, the ZJ Longarm Kit is a comprehensive package including everything needed for a great suspension lift while maintaining the vehicle’s crucial center of gravity. The kit includes adjustable high-clearance X-Flex upper and lower control arms featuring the new, rebuildable X-Flex joints with Adjustable Retainer Rings that allow you to preload our Clevite bushings by compressing them prior to install. The kit also includes 4” coil springs, front adjustable track bar with drop bracket, ¼” thick steel crossmember and skid plate, sway bar disconnects, and much, much more. Outfitted with Rough Country’s Performance 2.2 shocks, this Longarm Lift Kit is a total solution comprised of top-notch components. (more…)
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True Tacoma Width Front Axle Housing
This exclusive axle design is the first in the industry to be released with all new parts. Our knuckle balls are forged from 1035 steel, making them much stronger than stock, eliminating closed or bent knuckle balls.The axle tubes have been offset above the housing centerline, so the inner axles ride near the bottom of the axle tubes rather than in the center. The result is an increase of 3/8″ in ground clearance under the axle tubes. The axle tubes are made from 5/16″ thick 1020 DOM tubing with an outer diameter of 3″. (more…)
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ECORS Announces 2011 Offroad Racing Series
East Coast Offroad Racing Series Announces March Race at The Flats in Marion, North Carolina
ECORS adds new UTV class in its five-race series for 2011
GREENVILLE, NC – March 9, 2011 – East Coast Offroad Racing Series (ECORS, www.ecors.com) announces its first race in the 2011 racing series to be held at The Flats in Marion, NC, on March 12, 2011.
ECORS is a traveling race series that will be hosting five races at various Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) destinations in the Southeast in 2011. Each class of vehicle runs separate courses depending on difficulty and has a designated amount of time to complete a pre-determined amount of laps. (more…)
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Lucas Murphy Drives Coast To Coast For His Shot To Be The 2011 King of the Hammers
NORTH EASTON, MA MARCH 8, 2011- Massachusetts conjures up images of clam chowder and Nor’easters, but in the off-road world New England is known for being the home of Lucas Murphy. Murphy qualified for the exclusive Griffin King of the Hammers race by finishing 5th at the Quadratec Rausch Creek Qualifier, and then backed it up with a win at the Southern Missouri Off Road Ranch International Endurance Race. Murphy then transitioned back to home life, juggling his work managing a manufacturing engineering group, raising a young family, racing on the weekends and building a new house. (more…) -
Jason Scherer Finishes 3rd at 2011 King of the Hammers
DANVILLE, CA MARCH 7, 2011 Jason Scherer released his normally polite and respectful personality for the possessed man that races the number 76 car and accomplished his second podium finish at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers. Scherer started 36th out of 100 competitors with his brother Casey co-driving. It was not long before the duo was passing the competition and out front, just as Scherer has done the past two years. (more…)