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  • RCV Badlands Brawl Next Week – 6/23 & 6/24

    RCV Badlands Brawl Next Week – 6/23 & 6/24

    RCV Performance Products is the title sponsor of the 6th annual ULTRA4 Race at Badlands Off Road Park in Attica, IN. The RCV Badlands Brawl is June 23rd and 24th. Nearly 60 drivers are already registered.  RCV will once again be sponsoring a driver dinner on Friday night at the park for all teams, please be sure to attend! The Badlands course consists of rock sections, tight, wooded areas as well as some rolling dunes. The top 10 finishers not already qualified for KOH will earn qualifying spots at this and each regional event this year.

    Spectator Info
    Tickets available on site 
    Spectator Tickets
    $20 for the day
    Camping for spectators
    There is a campground adjacent to the park. Click here for details
     
    Driver and Team Info
     
    Special Invitation from RCV
    RCV Performance is proud to be a part of the 2017 RCV Ultra4 Badlands Brawl.  We would like to invite all racers and team members to join us for the 3rd annual RCV Ultra4 Race Team Appreciation Dinner at Bob’s Burgers at the Badlands at 6PM Friday June 23rd.  We appreciate what the drivers and teams are doing to push this industry and grow the sport of Ultra4 Racing and this is just a small way of saying thanks.  Please come and enjoy some great BBQ on us, and hang out before the big race! 
     
     
    Schedule of Events
    Thursday, June 22nd
    4PM – 6PM:          Early Registration at Badlands – Park Main OfficeFriday, June 23rd
    9AM – 4PM:       Driver Registration – Park Main Office.  
                           Park open for trail riding/ course inspection
                           Please Note: Park is open to public, trail ride speed only! 
                          Any teams caught speeding will be disqualified
    6PM:              RCV sponsored dinner on site at Bob’s Burgers – red building in the pits
     
    Saturday, June 24th
    All Saturday activities will be staged out of rock quarry area
    8:30AM             ULTRA4 Driver Meeting
    9-11AM             Qualifying for all classes
    2-3PM                UTV Race modified course
    4:15 – 6:15        Limited Race – 4500, 4600, 4800
    6:30 – 9:00        ULTRA4 Race – Drivers should be prepared w/ lights for woods. Sunset 9:20 PM
     
    Race Length
    The course will consist of a 4-5 mile lap for limited and unlimited classes, and will feature rock sections, a few man-made obstacles, tight, wooded areas and some dune-like open racing sections. The deep water crossing from year’s past will not be part of the course.  UTVs will be racing a modified course without as many rock obstacles.
     
    Course overview and pits
    There will be a hot pit available near the track during race.  
     
    Camping
    There is dry camping available starting on Thursday and will be free for teams.
     
    Hotel Info
    Attica Indiana is a small town with limited hotel rooms, that are usually sold out well in advance for this race. If hotel accommodations are needed, Lafayette is approximately 25-30 minutes away with commercial hotel chains available.
     
    Address for Badlands Off Road Park
    3968 N Xavier Rd, Attica, IN 

    (765) 762-2981

     
    To Register
    Entry fees must be paid by June 19th. Any payments received after this date will be subject to a $100 late fee. 
    Drivers looking to register for this race can:
    1. Pay for a single race – login with your driver profile then please select your class under racer at this link and hit “register now” to pay the single race price
     
    USAC Insurance
    All drivers and co-drivers participating in this event will need USAC insurance available at www.ultra4license.com If you’ve already purchased your annual license for 2017 you are good. 

     
    Pit Crew
    Pit bands will be a $5 upgrade from a spectator band. Total cost for entry for pit crew is $25
    Please note: All attending must either pay for pit crew bands for the weekend or purchase spectator tickets for the weekend.
     
  • King Shocks Steps Up to Make the 2014 King of the Hammers Event Bigger Than Ever

    King Shocks Steps Up to Make the 2014 King of the Hammers Event Bigger Than Ever

    King Shocks - King of the Hammers KOHGARDEN GROVE, CA – JANUARY 14, 2014 – America’s ultimate hardcore off road event, King of the Hammers (KOH) will once again rage through the desert of Johnson Valley, California. An action packed schedule that now consumes the entire first week of February is certain to be the biggest King of the Hammers event to date.

    For 2014, King Off Road Racing Shocks, the Official Shock of Ultra4 Racing and the King of the Hammers, has organized a brand new event to kick things off. On Monday, February 3rd at 6:00 PM, the first ever SRRS ULTRA4 King Shocks East vs. West Showdown will see Fifty teams from across the US challenge for the quickest run up Backdoor.   (more…)

  • RCV Performance Products Introduces Jeep JK 300M Steel Rear Axles for High Strength, Stiffness, and Shock Resistance

    RCV Ultimate Rear Axles JK 300MThe RCV Performance Products Ultimate Dana 44 Rear Axle Set for Jeep JK is manufactured with 300M alloy steel for ultra-high strength, stiffness, and high shock resistance. The axle shafts are specially designed for rock crawling and other high stress off road applications. RCV uses 300M steel for several reasons; High metal strength enables axles to transmit extremely high torque loads without shaft breakage. RCV 300M rear axle shafts are proven to be 2.5 times stronger than original equipment axle shafts. (more…)

  • Credit for Off Road Race Wins Goes to RCV Performance Products Ultimate CV Axles for Ford Twin Traction Beam Suspension

    Loves Park, IL: “The reliability of RCV CV axles for the Ford TTB allows us to take wins, and finish on the podium more consistently than ever before” states 2012 Traxxas Torc Series Formula 4×4 Champion Brad LaMarche. “We were facing a problem breaking the u-joints and axle shafts on our Ford Twin Traction Beam axle, which resulted in DNF’s. Since we began using RCV’s Ultimate CV Axles we have not had a single problem with breakage”. (more…)

  • Frana Transforms Short-Course Racer into Rock Racer for TREC Season Finale


    Loves Park, IL (October 12, 2012) – After a great run at a MAORA race in Marengo, Indiana, John Frana and his RCV Performance/”the Official” Brand Name Prescription Card/Sway-A-Way/Rooster Synthetics/Frana Vehicles Honda-powered AWD Super Buggy headed to the Badlands Off-Road Park in Attica, Indiana for the TREC season finale. TREC, which stands for Trail Racing Endurance Circuit, is a monthly two-hour endurance race that runs on a seven mile long course that winds its way through the eight hundred acre off-road park. John Frana and his crew chief Ryan Brumund competed this spring with only limited success. The October race would have the Northern Illinois team run well, only to a have a navigation error prevent a podium finish. (more…)

  • RCV Ultimate IFS CV Axles for GM Trucks Overcome the Limitations of OE CV Axles

    RCV PerformanceRCV Ultimate IFS CV Axles for GM pickups and SUV’s provide ultra-high strength and an articulation range that original equipment CV axles can’t match. The CV axles are a direct replacement for 2006 and up GM 1500, 2500, and 3500 series vehicles. RCV Ultimate IFS CV Axles handle heavy throttle and sharp steering angles with no problem. Even if the vehicle is lifted, has big tires, and is high powered, RCV axles operate smoothly, and without vibration. RCV Ultimate IFS CV Axles provide the strength of a straight axle swap, while maintaining the traction, smoothness and control of IFS. (more…)