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  • Four Corners 4×4 Clinches W.E.ROCK Western Regional Series Title

    Four Corners 4×4 Clinches W.E.ROCK Western Regional Series Title

    August 1st and 2nd, Team Four Corners 4×4 competed in the Western Regional Series W.E.ROCK event held in Goldendale, Washington to close out the team’s 2015 W.E.ROCK season.  Jason Kaminsky drove the #4678 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited to a First Place finish in the ModStock class with the careful guidance of spotter, Rick Jenkins. With three first place podiums, the team has secured the Western Regional Series Title in their first season of competitive rock crawling.

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    “Goldendale was a great event to conclude the W.E.ROCK Western Regional Rock Crawling Series.  From the town’s warm welcome at the parade on Friday evening to the incredible competition that took place all weekend; it was a really great event.  There are a lot of people to thank from the promoters and local volunteers, to the members of my team for helping to make this event a success for Team Four Corners 4×4,” comments Kaminsky.  “In particular, I really need to acknowledge the effort and commitment of my co-driver and spotter, Rick Jenkins, who puts in tireless hours and resources to help the team succeed.”

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    “The courses in Goldendale had dust that at times would make the rocks slick and difficult, this made me have to direct Jason differently than we had planned,” comments Rick Jenkins.  “I really enjoyed the challenge!”

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    On the way to the event, the team took some time to stop and visit one of their primary sponsors, Superchips, located in Ogden, Utah.  Superchips is the industry leader in automotive tuning for trucks and Jeep vehicles.

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    The team will next compete at the Dirt Riot Endurance Racing double-points event to close out both the 2015 Mountain Series and 2015 Southwest Series on August 22nd being held near Grand Junction, Colorado.

    *** EVENT LOCATION CHANGE ***

    The team will close out its 2015 competition schedule on August 22nd at the Dirt Riot Mountain & Southwest Series #3 event being held in Grand Junction, Colorado. Note that the location has changed from Cortez to Grand Junction.
  • Four Corners 4×4 Completes 2014 Season

    Four Corners 4×4 Completes 2014 Season

    DURANGO, CO – Four Corners 4×4 competed August 16th in the Dirt Riot endurance racing event held at Battle Rock Off Road Park near Cortez, Colorado. The event was a Jason Kaminsky & Rick Jenkins climb out of a water crossing.double-points race and concluded both the Mountain Series and Southwest Series for the 2014 season. The #4678 race car driven by Jason Kaminsky and co-driven by Rick Jenkins had moved into third place before succumbing to mechanical failure.  The team finished in fourth place.

    “A problem with the car’s electrical system surfaced during pre-running that we weren’t able to resolve prior to the race,” commented Kaminsky. “Despite that, we were able to run as high as third place until we were taken out of the race.” (more…)

  • Four Corners 4×4 – CONSISTENCY KEY ELEMENT FOR DURANGO OFF ROAD RACING TEAM

    Four Corners 4×4 – CONSISTENCY KEY ELEMENT FOR DURANGO OFF ROAD RACING TEAM

    FourCorners4x4-1DURANGO, CO – Four Corners 4×4 traveled to Tucson, Arizona to compete in the second round of the Dirt Riot Endurance Racing Southwest Series at MC Motorsports Park on April 5th. In Dirt Riot Endurance Racing, teams compete on a 5-10 mile long circuit during an established time limit. Competitor finishing order is determined by the number of laps completed by each within the time limit. The 2006 Jeep Wrangler LJ piloted by Jason Kaminsky and Rick Jenkins of Four Corners 4×4 suffered late-race mechanical breakage causing the team to finish in second place. (more…)