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OffRoad Design Stephen Watson Awarded Sportsmanship Award at King of the Hammers Where Brothers Finished 28th
CARBONDALE, CO FEBRUARY 23, 2011 Stephen Watson, co-driver for brother Brandon Watson in the #4488 Offroad Design Ultra4 car, was honored with the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers Sportsmanship Award and finished 28th. Watson helped four to five vehicles winch up BackDoor. “I didn’t think anything about it. It just seemed natural to help, […]
Les Figueora Drags to the Finish Line of the 2011 King of the Hammers
Figspeed Lucas Oil Ultra4 Car to Be Displayed at NHRA Winternationals Drag Racing Event in Pomona, CA HENDERSON, NV FEBRUARY 22, 2011 – Les Figueroa, driving the Figspeed Lucas Oil Ultra4 car, finished 9th at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers, pre-qualifying for the 2012 King of the Hammers. The very competitive Ultra4 car […]
DynoMax Sponsors Team Campbell Racing
A leading innovator in performance exhaust technologies, DynoMax Performance Exhaust recently announced the sponsorship of Shannon Campbell and the Team Campbell Racing program in two of the off-road racing community’s pre-eminent racing series: Ultra4 Racing and the Best In the Desert Series. Campbell Racing is the race team of Campbell Enterprises, Gilbert, Ariz. “We are […]
Team GenRight finishes the 2011 King of the Hammers in Second Place!
Tony Pellegrino in the 4485 GenRight Off-Road Buggy finishes the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers in the second position! Starting from the 41st position at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers Tony Pellegrino and co-driver Bryan Lyttle had their work cut out for them to get to the front of the pack. The […]
3rd Annual Dumont ATC70 Regatta
It seems like the popularity of the Honda ATC 70 has yet to fade. Over the years they were purchased for the younger generation to learn to ride and has grown into more of an addiction for the older crowd, those who remember owning them as kids. For the last three seasons Dumont […]
Lovell Puts #4432 Amsoil Ranger in 15th at King Of The Hammers
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO FEB 15, 2011 – After months of anticipation the Baja 1000 of the rockcrawling world went down in grand fashion. A race as wild as King of the Hammers can yield triumph or heartbreak but like most epic races grand adventure is guaranteed. The Lovell Racing crew showed up on Means Dry […]
MODIFIED CAR RAISES MORE THAN $200K FOR CHILDREN CHARITIES
Sale of the WD-40/SEMA Cares Mustang Generates Largest Donation to Date DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (February 14, 2011) – A one-of-a-kind customized vehicle, better known as the WD-40/SEMA Cares Mustang, helped raise more than $200,000 for two children’s charities, Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp. Sold at the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Show and Auction in January, […]
Starting in Flames and Fighting to Finish 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers
A story of bad luck, good luck, and an experience we’ll never forget. My first attempt at the King of the Hammers race was in 2009, and after 35 miles our race was over. In 2010 my luck wasn’t much better, and we were out of the after 45 miles. It’s been a frustrating thing […]
Chillicothe Welcomes New Attraction
After several years of listening to local riders and racers talk about needing a track in Ross County local business owner and resident Jeremy Forcum decided to take matters into his own hands and make that dream a reality. Opening to the public in the spring of 2011 will be the new AMA/District 11 sanctioned […]
Cooper Tire Names New North America President
Powersports Business – January 4, 2011 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Christopher Ostrander as president of its North America Tire Operations effective Jan. 17. Ostrander, who also will serve on the company’s executive committee and as an officer for the company, will succeed NATO Chairman, President and CEO Roy Armes, according to a […]