Behind the Scenes at Oregon’s DuneFest Words and Photos: Betsy Fessler One of the ways cities attract tourism is by organizing special events. New Orleans is synonymous with Mardi Gras. The motorcycle rally in Sturgis South Dakota is another good example. Often an event is centered on a particular characteristic that is unique to the…
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.…
Racers Find their Rhythm on the Final Stage of the ’22 Sonora Rally Race Report brought to you by WESTx1000. The wind was on today, skimming across the Altar’s sand sheets with unadulterated freedom, not an object in sight large enough to obstruct its path and slow it down. Khaki-colored granules pelted the skin like…
Sonora Rally Surmounts SS4, But Not Without Any Casualties Race Report brought to you by WESTx1000. On paper, Special Stage Four was supposed to be fairly straightforward. Low kilometers, only a few topographical transitions… Simple right? The word floating around the bivouac after much of the racers had finally passed Timing & Scoring: carnage. Vehicles…
Small Dunes Make for Big Adventures at SS3 Race Report brought to you by WESTx1000. Today was the longest stage of the race. With an exhaustive route transitioning into a big stretch of pavement all the way to El Golfo de Santa Clara. Luckily, this is where the loop will take place, giving teams and…
SS2 Takes Racers to the Middle of Nowhere, Fast Race Report brought to you by WESTx1000. Today was about nothing. The sort of nothing that, from far enough away, looks like a Bob Ross painting of the desert – picturesque, serene, even a little happy. Everything seeming barren and stiff from a distance, surreal from…
Day One of the Sonora Rally Doesn’t Dissapoint Race Report brought to you by WESTx1000. SS1 was many things, but above all else, it was hot. Grueling in fact. The sort of heat that engulfs everything and holds it in place. A momentary breeze offered temporary reprieve for bystanders waiting, relatively motionless, under an overbearing…
Sonora Rally Prepares the Perfect Mix of Blood, Sweat and Tequila Race Report brought to you by WESTx1000. A lot has happened in a year and a half. Masks are no longer a prerequisite for entry. Political unrest continues to spread to new dots on the map. Beloved events are running at full capacity. And…
20-year-old Seth Quintero Makes History as Rallye du Maroc’s Youngest Ever Winner Seth Quintero has done it again! Another history-making performance by the young American as he raced to victory at Rallye du Maroc in the T3 category. Athe the midway point of the rally, Quintero found himself 10 minutes behind the race leader, but…
Western Power Sports (WPS), a nationwide distributor of powersports industry brands and products, announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Yoshimura R&D of America, Inc., a premium aftermarket exhaust systems company to become the sole distributor of Yoshimura products in the United States, effective October 1, 2022. The agreement expands on a…