On the cover of Side x Side Action Magazine

I made it on the cover of another Side x Side Action Magazine this month. That is a blue Polaris RANGER EV (electric vehicle) that I am driving at the Polaris R&D facility in Wyoming, Minnesota during their 2010 press intro.

I traveled to the Polaris event with Mike Lasher of Side x Side Action Magazine, and that is how I ended up on the cover.

The RANGER EV is a pretty unique vehicle. It is definitely not like your run-of-the-mill golf cart, but it does run on batteries. Polaris introduced the value-priced, Midsize RANGER 400 and the company’s first electric vehicle, RANGER EV. Both of these units share the same, smaller, two-seat chassis, that fits in the back of a pickup truck, with many of the hardest working, smoothest riding features of their full-sized counterparts: On-Demand True All-Wheel Drive with VersaTrac, Independent Rear Suspension, heavy duty front end protection, high ground clearance and the longest suspension travel in their class.

More info on the 2010 Polaris RANGER lineup.

Headed to Henderson for Vegas to Reno Race

I am headed to Henderson, NV today to cover the Vegas to Reno off-road race.

"Live" Coverage of Vegas to Reno The Long Way will be available starting Wednesday at Contingency, Thursday-Saturday through the pits and nightly updates, and wrapping it all up in Reno at the Awards Ceremony on Sunday.

"Live" is in quotes since we are going to be in the boonies most of the day and cell service and wireless internet are pretty sketchy.

We'll be in Henderson on Wednesday AM taking pictures of all the UTVs during contingency. Then each night we will be uploading photos from the days event. Live updates on Twitter as cell service allows.

A few different ways to get "current" reports and see photos:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/utvguide -quick status and a few pictures

UTV Weekly.com: http://utvweekly.com/index.php/2009/08/live-coverage-of-bitd-vegas-to-reno-utv-race - nightly photo galleries and race day overview

UTV Guide: http://www.utvguide.net/trip_report_vegas_to_reno_2009.htm

Should be interesting. 3 days of racing. 996 miles.

Schedule:
Wednesday - Contingency
Thursday - Beatty to Tonopah
Friday - Tonopah to Hawthorne
Saturday - Hawthorne to Dayton
Sunday - Awards Ceremony