ARCTIC CAT WILDCAT FLEXES ITS MUSCLE IN ITS FIRST-EVER ENDURANCE RACE

D&P Performance Races to 1st Place Finish at King of the Hammers in 900-1000 Production Class
Thief River Falls, Minn. (Feb. 15, 2012) –  If there ever was a question as to the durability, speed and pure-sport capabilities of the all-new Arctic Cat Wildcat, those doubts were laid to rest at the toughest one-day off-road race [...]

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Soulé and VanBeekum Finish On the Podium at Primm

Irvine, Calif. (February 14, 2012) – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Justin Soulé took second overall at Round 2 of the World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS) in Primm, Nev., after going 2-3 over the weekend. His teammate Taylor Robert was on track to take the overall win, but mechanical issues on Sunday left Robert sixth overall [...]

Crowley Offroad’s 2012 King of the Hammers UTV Race Recap

By Jon Crowley, UTVGuide.net
For most people that migrate to Means Dry Lake in Johnson Valley, CA each winter, it is all about the buggy race on Friday.  But now in its’ fourth year, UTVs are making a big statement. The 2012 Pit Bull Tires King of The Hammers UTV Race Presented by SXSPerformance.com made a [...]

Brian Bush – The good, the bad, and the ugly at 2012 King of the Hammers UTV Race

On Thursday February 9th Johnson Valley California again played host to the 2012 King Of The Hammers UTV race. Teammates, Brian Bush and co-driver Greg Frantz of Lonestar Racing, and Rotax Your Rhino set out to back up their respectable third place finish from 2011. The two we’re lucky to have drawn the #1 starting [...]

Matt Parks Rides Vipr Tires to the 2011 BITD Championship

As he chased the Best in the Desert (BITD) UTV championship in 2011, Matt Parks knew that first-class tires were a must – and he got what he needed in the new Maxxis Vipr.
“The Pro UTV class is very competitive, and any downtime due to flats can kill your race,” Parks told MaxxDaddy. “The Viprs [...]

Polaris Announces 2012 Race Teams and Contingency

Polaris to have representation in various series
Minneapolis, February 2, 2012 –Polaris comes into the 2012 race season with teams competing in the Grand National Cross Country series (GNCC), World Off-Road Championship series (WORCS), Best in the Desert (BITD) and Mud racing. Polaris also will continue to offer their ATV racing contingency program and has added [...]

High Lifter Products Teams Up with Custom Splice, EverythingSxS.com for First Round UTV Bout at 2012 Griffin King of the Hammers

 
SHREVEPORT, LA – High Lifter Products’ owner Scott Smith is teaming up with experienced King of the Hammers Racer Aaron Peters for a first round bout in the UTV race at 2012 Griffin King of the Hammers on February 9. The duo will race a transformed 2012 Polaris RZR XP 900 complete with High Lifter’s [...]

RJ Anderson Kicks off 2012 Race Season

Riverside, CA 1/30/2012 – 2012 is here, but for RJ Anderson it still looks a lot like 2011 as the wins and accomplishments just keep on coming. For the entire Walker Evans Racing team there was not a lot of down time between the final round of racing in 2011 and the first rounds of [...]

RJ ANDERSON TAKES SECOND AT GLEN HELEN – WORCS ROUND #1

FOUR UTVs REPRESENT HOLZ RACING AT WORCS ROUND ONE
Lynden, Washington (January 23, 2012) – The 2012 World Off-Road Racing Championship Series began last weekend and rain Saturday morning ensured a slick, muddy race course at Glen Helen Motocross Park in San Bernardino, California. The Holz Racing Products force included four UTVs in a SXS Production [...]

Side x Side Rally Challenge will be part of the 2012 Bosch Australian Rally Championship

An all new motor sport category has been given the go ahead as part of the 2012 Bosch Australian Rally Championship with a four event Side x Side Rally Challenge to be run as a part of the National Rally series.
The regulations for the all new Australian Side x Side Rally Challenge, have now been [...]

RANGER RZR XP 900 Wins Two Classes at Dakar

Official Team Polaris/Xtreme Plus participated for the first time ever at the Dakar 2012, the world’s toughest off-road race. After having developed a special new FIA class (T3) for the RZR, the Polaris/Xtreme Plus Team had run some tests in several events, and won the Dakar Series, in Russia, in July 2011.
But Dakar is definitely [...]

Monster Energy Kawasaki Off Road Racers Converge in the Deserts of Southern California

Irvine, Calif. (January 25, 2012) – Monster Energy Kawasaki off-road racers kicked-off the opening rounds of the World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS) ATV/UTV season at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, Calif., and the AMA Hare and Hound series in Lucerne Valley, Calif. At the WORCS UTV season opener, Muzzy’s Kawasaki driver Dan Kelly [...]

BRP’S CAN-AM ATVS AND SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLES EARN CLASS PODIUMS AT 2012 DAKAR

Lima, Peru, January 24, 2012 — BRP’s Can-Am ATV and side-by-side teams reached their respective class podiums in the 34th edition of the most famous rally in the world, the Dakar Rally.

This year’s edition, noted by some as “the most challenging Dakar thus far,” kicked off in Mar del Plata-Argentina, leading 30 hopeful ATV racers [...]

BRP ANNOUNCES 2012 CAN-AM ATV AND SIDE-BY-SIDE RACING TEAM

Valcourt, Québec, January 20, 2012 – Looking to build upon its unprecedented racing success in 2011 – a season that saw two Pro-class championships, two manufacturer’s cup titles, several amateur-class titles and a successful debut with the Commander side-by-side racing efforts — BRP will again field a team of Can-Am racers on both ATVs and [...]

Rockstar Racing Parker 250 Race Recap

The Rockstar Racing Girls lined up 21st of 22 UTVs. It’s a little nerve racking waiting for our turn to take the green light. But as the light turned green the nerves went away and we were off chasing all 20 UTV’s in front of us. Dust was minimal, the sun was blinding but we [...]

HOLZ RACING PRODUCTS ON THE PODIUM AT BEST IN THE DESERT

HRP STARTS STRONG IN 2012
Lynden, Washington (January 9, 2012) – Holz Racing Products put two on the podium at the THR Motorsports Parker 250 in Parker, Arizona, the first race of 2012 Best in the Desert series. Dennis Jean drove his Holz-equipped Team Jean RZR S to a second place finish in UTV Pro Class [...]

Dirt Riot Kicks Off Event Series in Tucson Arizona

PLACERVILLE, CA JANUARY 3, 2012: The 2012 Dirt Riot Series will kick off in Tucson, Arizona Saturday January 14th at the MC Motorsports Park. Pre race meet and greet will be held at 4 Wheel Parts in Tucson, Arizona on Friday January 13th from 3pm to 6pm. Dirt Riot racing is a combination of high [...]

2012 GNCC Racing Side-by-Side Schedule Announced

Morgantown, W. Va. (December 29, 2011) – Racer Productions announces today the Side-by-Side (UTV) racing schedule for the 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series. The six-round UTV series kicks off Saturday, March 17 in Washington, Ga. at The General GNCC and wraps up Saturday, October 20 at the crowd favorite Ironman GNCC in Crawfordsville, [...]

Matt Parks Joins Jagged-X Racing for 2012 Best in the Desert Season

Phoenix, AZ – 12/26/11 -With the 2011 Best In The Desert (BITD) season complete, Brandon Schueler and the Jagged-X desert off-road race team fell just a few points short of capturing their 5th Pro-UTV championship in as many years. Despite falling short, Brandon and the factory sponsored Polaris racing team Jagged-X, still viewed the season [...]

GNCC Announces Full Series Schedule for 2012

Morgantown, W. Va. (December 23, 2011) – Just in time for the holidays, Racer Productions is pleased to announce the locations for the 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series. America’s largest off-road racing series will once again kick off its 13-round schedule at Westgate River Ranch Resort in River Ranch, Fla., coinciding with Daytona [...]