Vision Wheel dominated the 2016 Baja 1000, as Vision Wheel sponsored racer Rob MacCachren ran away from the field to win this years race by over twenty-seven minutes! This is the third straight win for Rob Mac but his first on the new Vision Manx Forged Race Wheel. The grueling 854.5 mile race course was conquered in 17 hours, 12 minutes, and 58 seconds, as Rob Mac and co-driver Jason Voss kept the pressure on the entire race. Starting in fifth, after qualifying Rob Mac took the physical lead by race-mile 475, and handed the truck off to Jason Voss at race-mile 498. From there, Voss drove through the night to secure the victory. (more…)
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BFGoodrich® Tires captures 28th Overall SCORE Baja 1000 title
Rob MacCachren secures third consecutive overall win
BFGoodrich Performance Team member Rob MacCachren fought the grueling conditions of the 854-mile course to make history in claiming his third consecutive SCORE Baja 1000 overall win. MacCachren joined forces with Jason Voss, who also partnered with MacCachren for the 2014 SCORE Baja 100 win, to bolster a team that took the win by nearly 27 minutes. The win culminates a year of recognition of 40 years of SCORE Baja racing for BFGoodrich Tires and marks the company’s 28th overall Baja 1000 win and 87th win on the Baja peninsula.BFGoodrich placed seven of the top 10 overall finishers at this iconic off-road race and secured 14 class titles. As the final race of the SCORE season, the Baja 1000 determined many classes’ season championships, including the overall Desert World Championship crown. Additionally, nine different iterations of BFGoodrich Tires claimed class wins at the race. (more…)
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Sara Price goes for Gold!
Sara Price, driver of the #78 UFD Stadium Super Truck, travels to Australia to race in the Gold Coast 600 and returns to the United States to win the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Award for “Rising Star” in the Motorcycle/ATV/UTV Category.
November 22, 2016 – Sara Price has secured her place as one of the most respected and talented female drivers in the motorsports world today. With a successful weekend racing at the Gold Coast 600 Stadium Super Trucks race, as well as an award for “Rising Star” in the Off-Road Motorsports Hall Of Fame, Sara enjoyed a highly successful couple of months in October and November 2016. (more…)
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Vehicle-Specific Tuning & Advanced Engineering Drive Every Rancho(R) Shock Absorber
More than 60 Years in Industry, Global OE Presence, Involvement in Grassroots and Performance Events Evident in Product Features
Long Beach, Calif., November 15, 2016 – Master the terrain. Rancho® shock absorbers – including the renowned RS9000™XL, RS7000®MT, RS5000™X shock absorbers – have helped performance enthusiasts drive and conquer even the harshest, most obscure environments around the globe. Through over 60 years of innovation, application-specific technology and engineering leadership, the Rancho brand continues to drive the industry standard for shock development and ride control technologies specific to each vehicle. (more…)
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RUGGED RIDGE EXPANDS LINE OF EXTERIOR ACCESSORIES WITH NEW PAINTABLE COVERS FOR 2007-2016 WRANGLER JK MODELS
Covers Offer Additional Protection to Wrangler Models
Suwanee, Ga. (Nov. 15, 2016) – Rugged Ridge®, a leading manufacturer of high-quality Jeep® parts and accessories, today expanded its line of JK Exterior Accessories with new Mirror Covers, Door Handle Covers and Liftgate Hinge Covers with paintable finishes. (more…)
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BFGoodrich(R) Tires Commemorates 40 Years of SCORE International Baja Racing
Company recognizes four decades of the Radial All-Terrain Tire, the tire that began a legacy of desert racing
Greenville, S.C., Nov. 14, 2016 –BFGoodrich® Tires, the official tire of SCORE International, is proud to mark 40 years of competing in Baja desert racing this year. What began as an entry for testing purpose in 1976, on an Oldsmobile Starfire with Fritz Kroyer has exploded into one of the great success stories in off-road racing. (more…)