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  • GenRight Off Road Racing 3 Vehicles in 2 Classes at KOH2021

    GenRight Off Road Racing 3 Vehicles in 2 Classes at KOH2021

    GenRight Off Road is excited to announce that Jordan Pellegrino will be racing in two classes for the 2021 Optima Batteries King of the Hammers presented by Lasernut. Jordan has been chosen by Factory Honda Off-Road Racing to race a Honda Talon UTV for his first UTV race ever. Jordan was selected after an exhaustive search for the right fit of driver for the Talon. 
     
    “I’m stoked that Factory Honda Off-Road selected me as a driver for the UTV race at King of the Hammers 2021. The team is great, our practices have gone extremely well, and I’m confident the Talon will get me to the finish line at the front of the pack. What is great is the suspension is similar to the “Unicorn” #98 full independent suspension car I race in 4400 class so the learning curve was minimal.” Explained Jordan. 

    Jordan will also be racing in the Optima Batteries King of the Hammers presented by Lasernut 4400 Unlimited Class race in his full independent suspension racecar built by GenRight Off Road. This will be Jordan’s second year racing in the “Unicorn” at KOH. The 800 horsepower FIS car is extremely fast in the desert, and works well in the rocks.

     
    The “Unicorn” will be one of the few 4400 cars on 40” tires, but don’t let that fool you because the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss tires are one of the toughest all-around mud terrain on the market. In fact, The “Terremoto” JKU 4485 race Jeep that Tony Pellegrino raced in 2020 still has one tire from the KOH race last year on the Jeep!

    In addition to Jordan driving in the 4400 race on Saturday, GenRight Off Road is extremely excited to announce that a fan of Ultra4 Racing watched King of the Hammers LIVE in 2020 and saw Tony Pellegrino racing the “Terremoto” JKU, and was inspired to build his JKU into a race jeep!  Tommy Dykstra learned how to weld and fabricate, thanks to many hours of YouTube videos, and turned his JKU into a race jeep. Complete with an LSX motor, GenRight Elite Suspension, roll cage and armor upgrades to pass tech, and he qualified for the 2021 KOH race last fall at the Lasernut Beatdown at BFE in Moab, UT. 
     
    The 2021 KOH race will be Tommy’s first King of the Hammers race, and second race of his career in offroad. “Tommy has shown such a huge dedication to Ultra4 Racing in his first few months in the sport that we are going to help him with his pit strategy, and fill in the gaps for his pit crew on race day with our crew from GenRight. It’s tough coming into this sport new, and getting enough help to get you to and through race day. We wanted to help in any way we could, since he is a superfan of the sport. He built a Jeep JKU clone of the “Terremoto” to race in, but his has a bigger motor! I don’t think anyone has ever built a 4400 class race Jeep because they were inspired when they watched the race. This is a first in Ultra4 Racing history!” Explained Tony Pellegrino, owner and founder of GenRight Off Road.
     
    “GenRight has been great to work with on building “Noisy Boy” JKU for the 2021 race, and they didn’t stop with giving me pointers for the build, they had one of their staff that knew Area BFE extremely well, and she helped me qualify for the 2021 KOH race. My co-driver now is Tony’s original co-driver, Matt Perron, who knows Johnson Valley extremely well. We have also done a 4-day intensive training session out at Johnson Valley that really taught me how to drive the jeep and my way around JV since I have only been here once before.” Said an extremely enthusiastic Tommy Dykstra. His goal is to finish the race in time, and hopefully beat Tony Pellegrino’s placement of 32nd in the 2020 race in the “Terremoto” JKU.

    GenRight Off Road Racing would like to thank our marketing partners for 2021: 
    Mickey Thompson Tires, R1 Concepts, Rockstar Energy, VisionX, FK Rod Ends, Design Engineering Inc, WARN, Factor 55, Aeromotive, Fox Shocks, JE Reel Driveline, Yukon Gear & Axle, Odyssey Batteries, KMC Wheels, Griffin Radiators, HSPPerforamance, Griffin Radiators, Bulletliner, KN Filters, Torco, PRP Seats, Currie Enterprises, Rockjock, AGR Steering, Rugged Radios, Advanced Adapters, Scosche, SCAT Crankshafts, Fuelsafe.
     
     
    King of the Hammers race week schedule for Team GenRight is as follows:
    2/1/21 UTV Qualifying on– Jordan Pellegrino
    2/3/21 4400 Qualifying on– Jordan Pellegrino in the 10AM hour, Tommy Dykstra in the 3PM hour
      UTV Tech & Contingency – Jordan Pellegrino
    2/4/21 UTV Race on– Jordan Pellegrino
    2/5/21 4400 Tech & Contingency on – Jordan Pellegrino & Tommy Dykstra
    2/6/21 4400 Race on – Jordan Pellegrino & Tommy Dykstra

  • Yokohama Tire Sponsoring the GenRight Off Road Race Team

    Yokohama Tire Sponsoring the GenRight Off Road Race Team

    Driver Jordan Pellegrino will compete in the

    Ultra4 Series 4400 Class on GEOLANDAR M/T R-Spec tires.

    First race is King of Hammers

    SANTA ANA, CA. – (Jan. 9, 2018) – Yokohama Tire announced today it is teaming up with GenRight Off Road to compete in the 2018 Ultra4 series. Simi Valley, CA-based GenRight, makers of innovative Jeep parts and accessories, will compete on GEOLANDAR M/T R-Spec tires (off-road racing versions of Yokohama’s new GEOLANDAR M/T G003™) in the Ultra4 Racing 4400 Unlimited Class. (more…)

  • GenRight Battles from 115th to 11th at King of the Hammers

    GenRight Battles from 115th to 11th at King of the Hammers

    Tony Pellegrino Battles from a Rear Start to 11th

    As the sun painted the clouds with red and orange over Hammertown, the 11thannual Nitto King of the Hammers powered by Optima Batteries came to life with the low rumble of V8 engines. Race cars had to be staged by 6:30am for an 8:00am start. Pit crews scattered to one of three remote pits along race course as the cars lined up in staging areas. Drivers chatted and joked about the adventure that was about to commence as their navigators ensured the race course and notes were on their navigation systems. (more…)

  • Chris Rea Joins GenRight Off Road Racing as Navigator.

    Chris Rea Joins GenRight Off Road Racing as Navigator.

    New era, fresh perspective gives Pellegrino added advantage to the 4485.

    January 9, 2017, Simi Valley, CA – Tony Pellegrino of GenRight Off Road is primed and ready to conquer the 2017 Nitto King of the Hammers Powered By Optima. With just a few weeks away, the car is tested and works extremely well in the rocks and desert.
     
    “The Falken Tires are working excellent as usual, and there really are no issues with the car. We are ready for shock testing, a few more final tuning sessions and then into race week.” Explained Tony after returning from a week at the Hammers over New Years.
     
    With the 2017 race closing in, GenRight Off Road racing is welcoming Chris Rea to the team as Tony’s navigator. Chris has a strong background as a navigator within Ultra4 Racing including multiple podiums throughout the seasons since 2013. He was also the Chief Tech Inspector for Ultra4 from 2011 – 2013.
     
    “I’m excited to be in the car with Tony and I was quite humbled that Tony called. He is awesome in the rocks and his anticipation of bumps and throttle control in the desert is phenomenal. He and I mesh well and my knowledge of the car is extensive, so even though I am new to the team I feel like I’ve been here for much longer.” Chris said after the latest test session in the 4485 racecar.

    Chris has a strong mechanical background and technical knowledge within off road vehicles and racing; knowledge gained over the years of helping out various teams including Slawson, Healy, and Dave Cole. Chris spent six years in the U.S. Navy, was medically discharged. He went on to UC Santa Barbara and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree. His military background, history and education are all reasons why he was at the top of Tony’s list as his navigator for 2017.
     
    GenRight Off Road will be represented in multiple classes throughout KOH week. Jami Pellegrino will be racing in the Can Am KOH UTV Race on Wednesday, Jordan Pellegrino will be racing in the 4585 in the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge on Thursday, and Tony Pellegrino will be racing with Chris in the 4485 in the Nitto King of the Hammers Powered by Optima on Friday.
     
    GenRight Off Road is an official sponsor of KOH week. GenRight Off Road is committed to building the best and most innovative Jeep parts and accessories for the true off road enthusiast. Follow GenRight Off Road on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and find products for your Jeep at Genright.com.

     

  • BFGoodrich Tires Posts Winners in All Events at Ultra4 Eastern Series Opener

    BFGoodrich Tires Posts Winners in All Events at Ultra4 Eastern Series Opener

    Spidertrax Tom WayesGREENVILLE, SC (April 11, 2014) –  BFGoodrich® Tires would like to congratulate the three winners from last weekends Genright ULTRA4s at Superlift Park event, the first race of the 2014 Ultra4 Eastern Series.

    Chicky Barton, 2013 King of the Hammers 3rd place finisher, took the Pro 4400 4×4 class win, with his dad Bill Barton in the co-driver seat.  Qualifying 5th earlier in the day, he pursued the field and was able to take the physical lead about half way through the race.  “We kept the car in the middle of the course and kept our pace up.  The BFGoodrich Tires were perfect, as always.  We didn’t have any issues and we were able to climb anything wet or dry.  The traction was one of the keys to our success, we knew we could climb anything, each time,” said Chicky.  Chicky will be racing the remainder of the Eastern Ultra4s with the season championship in sight. (more…)

  • Chicky Barton Wins First ULTRA4 Race

    Chicky Barton - Ultra4HOT SPRINGS, AR – April 15th, 2014: Chicky Barton claimed his first ULTRA4 victory at last week’s GenRight ULTRA4s at Superlift Park race. With 44 registered drivers, the race was the largest 4WD Hardware Eastern Regional ULTRA4 race to date.  Barton, in his new independent front suspension (IFS) vehicle,qualifed fifth on Friday, and seemingly never let off the throttle the entire race, managing to stay close to the front of the pack until taking the lead and never looking back.

     

     

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