Nearly 275 cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs from 24 U.S. States, Nine countries Including 34 SCORE Trophy-Trucks, 20 in Class 1 expected for March 13 desert race LOS ANGELES—As pre-running over the rugged race course heats up for next week’s 24th Annual MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon leads [...]
Febuary 28th, 2010 Las Vegas, NV – Season 2 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series kicks off this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV (March 6th and 7th 2010) and UTVUnderground.com will be on hand to cover all the racing action. Unlimited UTV superstars including Robert VanBeekum, Austin Kimbrell, [...]
By: Joey DiGiovanni UTVUnderground.com The SR1 Demo at the Trophy Kart World Championships was the first opportunity for fans of UTV racing in Southern California to see the new SR1 UTV class in action. Weller Racing brought 2 cars with them to California not to mention Tyler Herzog who made the drive from Arizona to [...]
Stadium Kart World Championships We followed Saturdays racing action at Milestone MX park in Riverside, CA at the Stadium Kart World Championships. Saturday brought good weather with a little bit of cloud cover keeping the track wet and the dust down. This weekends events featured action from ten different classes. We followed the Junior 1, [...]
Schwarz receives first Class 1 start as nearly 275 entries expected in March 13 desert race in Mexico LOS ANGELES—Desert racers Ron Whitton of Arizona and Southern California’s Robby Bell received the pole positions for four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles in the computerized drawing for starting positions held Saturday for the upcoming 24th Annual MasterCraft SafetyTecate [...]
Corona, California (February 19, 2010) ˆ The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has relocated the first event of 2010, March 6th and 7th, to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Lucas Oil Executive Vice-President, Bob Patison spoke on the move to the new facility in Las Vegas. „Due to recent unrealistic demands made by the [...]
RIVERSIDE, CA February 17, 2010: Kevin Sacalas was one of only 43 drivers out of 100 to successfully complete the 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers race held in Johnson Valley on February 12th. King of the Hammers was Sacalas’ 2nd race to date driving his #4435 rock racing vehicle which fans have affectionately named [...]
Minneapolis, February 16, 2010-The RANGER RZR continued its winning ways by sweeping the podium at Pit Bull Tires King of the Hammers race. With a field double the size of last year’s, and five manufacturers represented, the RANGER RZR dominated the 58-mile race that featured a variety of terrain including flat lake beds, steep rocky [...]
Here are pictures from Friday’s Buggy race at the King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, CA. The race was truly epic and one you don’t want to miss next year. We spent a majority of the day at RM 33 where there were two lines to choose from. Line one was a rocky uphill [...]
FMF/KTM rider David Pearson won his first AMA National Hare & Hound event, at the second round of the series, since his return to racing from a broken femur in 2008. Pearson has a new outlook on the 2010 racing season, switching both his training program and bike. Pearson has already lost 20 lbs as [...]
GNCC Racers to do Battle On Trail-Optimized YFZ450X; MX Racers Return Aboard Championship Winning YFZ450R CYPRESS, Calif. – February 10, 2010 – Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., has announced its 2010 ATV race teams. Returning to defend Yamaha’s 2009 Manufacturer’s Cup in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series are Bill Ballance, Traci Cecco, Brandon Sommers, [...]
Here are a few photos from Thursday’s UTV race at the King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, CA. Stay tuned as we will update more information later. Enjoy the photos!
JOHNSON VALLEY, CA, FEBRUARY 5, 2010: The winner of the 2010 4 Wheel Parts Last Chance Qualifier is Ritchie Keller with a time of 12:09. Keller will start in the 5th position in the 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers main race. The racing action was intense for these Last Chance Qualifiers. Tuesday, 17 cars [...]
The fifth round of the AMA Supercross West Lites Series marked the first round for FMF/KTM rider PJ Larsen after earning a replacement ride on the Factory KTM Team just days prior to the race. Larsen’s eventual 8th place finish at Qualcomm Stadium satisfied his new team and presents a mark to improve from going [...]
Shingle Springs, CA (February 3, 2010) – The Pit Bull Tires UTV King of the Hammers race will be held on Thursday February 11th, 2010 in Johnson Valley, CA and the Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx is finally ready to race. The Teryx will be driven by Reid Nordin of Kawasaki Team Green with spotter duties [...]
The staff of Off Road Press was out at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, NV for the kick off of the 2010 SCORE Desert Racing Season. We have put together a few of our favorite shots of the racing action from the weekend. We hope you enjoy them. Photos by Wally World Designs
Morgantown, W.Va. (January 19, 2010) – Long-time Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series supporter Yamaha has returned for the 2010 tour with $52,250 in Contingency payout. Yamaha supports the top 3 finishers in the youth and amateur classes all the way up to the pro ranks for 10 events. “Yamaha is proud to announce our [...]
Chandler, AZ (01/22/2010) – Weller Racing is pleased to announce that the SR1 UTV class will be included in yet another fantastic series for 2010 – the Arizona Short Course Championship Series! The ASCC will be held throughout 2010 in Arizona at Speedworld Offroad Park, and will include such classes as Arizona Stock Trucks, Unlimited [...]
The Traxxas Pro Light class will be home for some of the hottest racing action in the 2010 Traxxas TORC Series. Choosing to sponsor the entire class rather than a single driver, Traxxas, The Fastest Name in Radio Control,® has joined forces with TORC to raise the season purse to over $200,000 paid out over [...]
January 15, 2010 – CYPRESS, CA — Following a highly successful 2009 racing season, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the company has renewed contracts with key Team Toyo drivers and added new members for 2010. In 2009, Team Toyo drivers won championships in SCORE, TORC, SCCA® Solo and ProSolo, NHRA® Sportsman and in Redline Time [...]
Morgantown, W.Va. (January 18, 2010) – Longtime Can-Am GNCC supporter Honda returns for the 2010 tour with $46,750 in Contingency payout. Honda supports the top 5 finishers in several amateur and Pro bike classes for five events. “We are very proud of our 2010 Contingency program,” said Keith Dowdle, Assistant Manager of Honda Riders Club [...]
Morgantown, W.Va. (January 6, 2010) – GBC Tires has announced they will return to the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series with a contingency payout almost double of the one offered in 2009. GBC Tires Contingency payout for 2010 is a whopping $224,500. “It’s basically a grass roots program to support Pro-Am all the way [...]
2010 Warnert Racing / Can-Am GNCC Race Team Announced Valcourt, Québec, January 14, 2010 – BRP is pleased to announce the roster of Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am, which will compete during the 2010 Grand National Cross Country race series. Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am looks to build upon a successful 2009 GNCC season that [...]
King Off-road Racing Shocks has big plans for the epic fourth annual running of the King of the Hammers race held in Johnson Valley California, February 8th through the 13th, 2010. Part Desert Race, part Rock Race the event runs several of the toughest rock crawling trails in Johnson Valley known as “the Hammers” back [...]
