A fresh clutch for the KRX lineup is coming from the folks at S&S Off-Road Division. Proper clutching is one of the quickest and lowest cost tools to maximize performance for your Side-by-Side. Changing tire size, adding weight with racks and winch, as well as any power adders will impact where in the RPM range…
Trials, Tribulations, and Turnovers at Dakar And the T4 Win Goes to the Youngest Competitor in Dakar History Words by Anastasia Leniova | Interviews by Cross-Country Rally Photos by Rally Zone Stage 9: Resumption Let’s talk numbers. After covering 3,092 timed kilometers of the Dakar Rally, there were still 1,214 kilometers ahead, and they promised…
Half the Race, All the Mayhem Not Rain, Floods nor Dangerous Dunes Can Stop the Fun at Dakar Words by Anastasia Leniova | Interviews by Cross-Country Rally Photos by Rally Zone For the 45th time, several hundred petrolheads, adventure seekers, professional racers, amateurs, and dreamers gathered in the desert to celebrate the feast of speed…
Risky Business with EarthSafe Testing the Aquatabs H2O Purification Tablets in Ecuador Words: Anastasia Leniova Photos: Anastasia Leniova and EarthSafe Trail riding and racing can get you far, even further than expected sometimes. Of course, most normally take drinking water along, but you might also lose it on gravel bumps in Ecuador, like I did.…
Moonlighting As A Champion Polaris Engineer Robert Loire Has a Few Tricks Up His Sleeve Words: Anastasia Leniova Photos: Provided by Polaris The victory of a full-time Polaris engineer over the Polaris and Can-Am factory racers at the 2022 Amsoil Championship Off-Road event in Elk River, Minnesota in July was a surprise for everyone. For…
From King of the Hammers to Racing in Brazil Words: Anastasia Leniova Photos: Justin W. Coffey, Billy Bartels and courtesy Sara Price She races trucks, UTVs, bikes, cars, does stunts for movies and owns SP Motorsports. Sara Price started her colorful career at eight years old racing motocross, winning every possible race in the U.S.…
No Pressure for a Perfect Season Means AJ Jones Can Tie Up Loose Ends Words: Anastasia Leniova Photos: MCH Photography, Red Bull Content Pool & Can-Am Factory South Racing We’ve already talked to the third-ever American Dakar podium finisher, immediately after this year’s finish line. At that time, he said the goal for 2022 was to…
Ridin’ That Roller Coaster Americans See Highs and Lows Across the Sand at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Words by Anastasia Leniova Photos by MCH Photography, Red Bull Content Pool & Can-Am Factory South Racing This time, UTV Sport Mag’s contributor observed the race from a sweep car, helping bikes and cars stuck in the…
2022 UTV Rally Raid Calendar Words: Anastasia Leniova Photos: Provided by Respective Organizations With some COVID uncertainty still in place, having survived the uneasy 2021, organizers look into 2022 with optimism, providing UTV racers with a whole bunch of navigation rally and baja championships and separate smaller enjoyable races of various complexity and length.…
Generation Glory America’s Latest Batch of Dakar All-Stars Aren’t Just Winners… They’re Record Breakers Words by Anastasia Leniova Photos by Rally Zone 01/09/2022 Stage 7 – Storm After The Calm After the rest day, the seventh stage welcomed participants back into the race with 402 kilometers of narrow stony tracks, big and small dunes, sandy…