Five UTVs set to Tackle the 42nd Baja 1000

ENSENADA, Mexico--With racers competing in 30 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, 345 total entries are ready to start the 42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baaja 1000 desert racein Ensenada, Mexico.

Sal Fish’s SCORE International is completing its 36^th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body and the event is the finale of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series. The world’s best desert racers have come from 39 U.S. States and 14 countries to gather on the majestic Baja California peninsula. Among the entries are 25 class winners from last year’s race. Late entries will be accepted up until Friday morning.

This year’s 672.85-mile race will start for the 35^th time and finish for the 20^th time in Ensenada. The motorcycle and ATV classes will start their journey at 6:30 a.m. PST Friday, with the car and truck classes starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., or three hours after the last ATV leaves the line. Vehicles will leave in 30-second intervals in the elapsed-time race and while the fastest finishers are expected to complete the course in approximately 14 hours. All vehicles will have a 31-hour time limit to become official finishers in the legendary adventure.

The race will start and finish on Boulevard Costero adjacent to the picturesque Bahia de Todos Santos in front of the historical Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center in the heart of Ensenada.

It’s the oldest and most well known of all desert races, and it remains as the single most appealing accomplishment to a racer. Since 1967, the Granddaddy of all desert races has been run over the mysterious Baja California peninsula. This year’s course will be run totally in the Northern part of the peninsula.

SPT UTV

(660cc, 4-wheel utility vehicle)

1801 Dave Roberts, 61, Weddington, N.C./Robert Flau Sr., 50, Lake Elomo, Minn./John McCarthy, 53, Hudson, Wisc., Dragon Fire, ITP

1802 Thomas Graves, 49, El Cajon, Calif./Joseph Graves, 51/Soledad Martinez, 27/Daniel Graves, 58, San Diego, Yamaha Rhino, TAG Engineering, Gravestone Communications, Alba Action Sports, Motoworks, ORW, VisionX Lights, PWR Performance, RacerX, Fox Shox, Tire Balls, Dragon Fire, Weitzel Motorsports

1803 Reid Nordin, 47, Lake Elsinore, Calif./Hans Waage, 47, Scottsdale, Ariz./Todd Romano, 39, Park City, Utah, Kawasaki Teryx, Dragon Fire Racing, Kawasaki Team Green, ITP, Lowrance, Fox Shox, Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey

1818 Peter Hajas, 49, Wayzata, Minn./Steven Hajas, 44, Delano, Minn./Scott Heber, 43, Telluride, Colo./Scott Hoyt, Plymouth, Minn., TomCar

1819 John Cowley, 35/Torsten Palm, 33/Jesse Maier, 31, Flagstaff, Ariz.

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Muzzys Congratulates Winners of the 2009 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series

Bend, Oregon (November 19, 2009) - Muzzys Performance Products is proud to have supplied the exhaust for the top three finishers in the 2009 Unlimited UTV Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. After 14 races in this inaugural season for Lucas Oil short course racing, #624 Chad George took first place, followed by #664 Robert Vanbeekum and then #694 Tyler Winbury. These racers all drove Kawasaki Teryxs with high performance engines and Muzzys Dual Exhaust.


"Everyone at Muzzys would like to congratulate Chad, Bobby and Tyler on a great season," said Rob Muzzy. "The competition was fierce in the Unlimited UTV Class, and these guys showed tenacity to make the podium for the season."


The exhaust systems that Chad, Bobby and Tyler ran all season are basically the same as the Muzzys standard Teryx Dual Exhaust. "We learned a lot this race season and put that insight into our new Teryx PRO Exhaust which are a perfect match to big bore Teryx engines," commented Rob Muzzy.

Not only do Muzzys dual exhaust systems perform and sound great, they are built to take a beating.

"Chad and Tyler both ran with the same exhaust in their Funco Teryxs all season long," said Grant George of Funco Motorsports. "The power and durability of Muzzy's exhaust is second to none."


Muzzys Performance Products exhaust and big bore kits are all made in the USA and are available from Muzzys or at powersports dealers across the country. More information about Muzzys Performance Products can be found on the Muzzys website at:

www.muzzys.com or by calling 541-385-0706.

Photos courtesy of Todd Wynia, www.UTVWeekly.com

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CYCLE GEAR MAKES 10K DONATION TO KEEP TRAILS OPEN

Benicia, CA (November 19) - On November 16, 2009, Cycle Gear, the country's largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, presented a check for $10,000 to the BlueRibbon Coalition in support of the organization's efforts to ensure continued access to public lands.

The check presentation symbolized Cycle Gear's total donation to BRC via its Trail Access Fund of matching funds in 2009. This is the 7th year in a row in which Cycle Gear matches (dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 per annum) club and rider donations to the Fund.

Dave Bertram, off-road hero and CEO of Cycle Gear, states, "Despite the tough economic times that we all are facing, Cycle Gear is committed to this grant program in support of BRC's efforts to successfully champion our right to access trail-based recreation on public lands."

"The OHV community is facing serious and never-ending challenges that threaten our sport. Now is not the time for the off-road business community to abrogate our responsibility to continue support for access groups that fight to protect our rights to ride on federal and state lands," Bertram said.

Don Amador, Western Representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, said, "This generous donation by Cycle Gear will help BRC continue its OHV advocacy efforts and is greatly appreciated by the organization and our members. It's critically important support programs like this that will help fund our land-use efforts in 2010."

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The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national (non-profit) trail-saving group that represents over 600,000 recreationists nationwide The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) season is beginning. Federal employees, please mark BlueRibbon Coalition and Check #11402 on your CFC pledge form to support our efforts to protect your access. Join us at 1-800-258-3742 http://www.sharetrails.org

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HiPer Technology Opens 2010 Racer Support Program

HiPer Technology has opened its rider support program for the 2010 season.

HiPer is accepting electronic resumes through hiperracing@yahoo.com for racer support consideration.
With a long history of success, 2009 was another outstanding season for HiPer’s legendary carbon fiber wheels.This past season brought wins in the Baja 500, Pikes Peak, short course and cross countryside by side racing, utility racing, and of course Chris Borich’s breakthrough GNCC championship.

Are you ready to add your name to the list of past HiPer champions like Bill Ballance, John Natalie, and Traci Cecco?

The Tech 3, CF1R, 12” Sidewinder, and 14” Dakar are all open for sponsored rider use.For consideration, please send a resume to hiperracing@yahoo.com. Additional information can be found on HiPer’s Facebook page.

HiPer Technology, Inc is a Kansas company specializing in carbon fiber and composite products utilizing a proprietary casting process.HiPer is the industry leader in ATV wheels, Micro Sprint car wheels, and safety products.HiPer Technology has grown to be a technology leader in materials, design, and product function since its founding in 2000. Additional information about HiPer can be found at www.hiper-technology.com.

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Chad George Clinches 2009 Unlimited UTV Championship

With three classes actually out on the track in each UTV race (Unlimited UTV, Limited UTV, and Modified UTV), there are three different UTV championships, two of which had already been decided. Hans Waage is this year’s Limited UTV champion, and Dan Kelly is the Modified UTV Champion, so the only title left in today’s UTV race was the big one: the Unlimited UTV championship.

Austin Kimbrell jumped out to the early lead in his #607 UTVUnderground.com/Weller Racing Kawasaki, ahead of Robert Vanbeekum in the #664 Xtreme Machine and Fabrication/LorenzStudio.com Kawasaki. By the competition yellow, RJ Anderson was up to third in the #637 Walker Evans Racing/K&N Polaris, with Roger Stokes fourth in the #657 HRT Motorsports machine and Kelly fifth in the #800 Muzzys Performance Products Kawasaki. After green flag racing had resumed, a spin by Stokes allowed the #694 Beard Seats/C&G Motors Kawasaki of Tyler Winbury into the top five. Soon afterwards, Anderson pulled off the track and out of the race, and with one lap to go, Kimbrell was having a field day, leading the field by a long ways. On the final lap, Kelly dropped one spot to the #655 COD machine of John Dempsey after incurring a right rear flat tire, while the other positions remained unchanged. Kimbrell took a dominating win, followed by Vanbeekum, Winbury, Dempsey, and Kelly. Having crashed heavily in the Super Lite race yesterday, it was fortunate for points leader Chad George that he only needed to start today’s race to secure the title, which he did. A very sore and visibly limping George finished seventh in his #624 Funco/King Shocks Kawasaki today, giving him the ’09 Unlimited UTV Championship. Kelly won the Modified UTV race, and Pierre Perret won the Limited UTV race in his #709 Perret Motorsports machine.

Written by Scott Neth for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series presented by Geico Powersports.

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