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Replacing TORC and the Lucas Oil Midwest Short-Course League, the newly formed Championship Off-Road Tour (CORT) will provide UTV racers with five weekends and 11 days of high-octane short-course action. The five-race series will visit the famed Crandon International Raceway twice, the ERX Motor Park, Dirt City Complex, and Bark River International Raceway. The series will be promoted by the International Series of Champions (ISOC), the group behind the AMSOIL Snocross series. Details, purses, and television coverage are…

Yamaha announces it is awarding more than $115,000 to nine organizations, bringing Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative’s (OAI) funding total to $4 million in grants since 2008.

Kawasaki Motors announces its 2020 Team Green Racer Rewards Program for 2020; the program remains unrivaled with total rewards available increased to over $10 million, available to eligible racers at more than 500 racing events throughout the year. New for 2020, Teryx UTV racers can compete and receive Racer Rewards for Pro and Pro-Am class podiums in American Cross-Country Championships (AXCC), Best in the Desert (BiTD), King of the Hammers (KOH), Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS), SxS Sports King of the Elements…

Similar to what Yamaha has on the YXZ1000R SS paddle shift model, You can rev the engine and in theory “dump the clutch” to take off quicker in a drag race situation. 

The YXZ1000R and YXZ1000R SE have fully manual five speed transmissions and all the important upgrades that came in 2019; a lower first gear, improved cage, large rear-mounted radiator, 29-inch tires on 156mm-bolt pattern wheels, and new shock and EPS settings. The SE gets high-end Fox Podium RC2 shocks , beadlock wheels, upgraded center and interior lighting and Yamaha Blue painted bodywork. Find out about more 2020 Yamaha UTVs here: https://utvactionmag.com/first-look-2020-yamaha-utvs/ Motor type 998cc, 12-valve,…

More than 130 UTVs started the Best in the Desert Parker 250, with former Pro Turbo champion Phil Blurton topping 55 drivers and winning the UTV overall over Austin Weiland (for a Can-Am 1-2) by one minute. Jacob Carver (Pol) was third overall UTV and Turbo Pro. In Pro 1000s, Kaden Wells beat Joe Bolton by eight minutes for a Polaris 1-2, and Robby Gordon was third in an Arctic Cat. There were 33 Pro 1000s, 19 Unlimited UTVs, and 23 UTV Rally entries. Michael Isom (C-A) won the Unlimited UTV Pros, and James Hill (Pol) won…

 New for 2020, the YXZ 1000R Sport Shift XT-R comes with all the cool stuff you get with the YXZ SS SE, plus Titanium Bronze/Tactical Black painted bodywork and beadlock wheels, a custom front grab bar and Warn winch, roof, contrast stitched seats and Maxxis Carnage tires. Find out about more 2020 Yamaha UTVs here: https://utvactionmag.com/first-look-2020-yamaha-utvs/ Engine type DOHC triple Transmission Auto-clutch 5-speed sequential  w/ rev. Drive system 2WD/4WD/diff-lock Suspension/travel:   Front Dual A-arm/16.2”…

Yamaha’s bLU cRU program offers championship bonuses ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 – or even a new YFZ450R – for eligible racers competing in select classes with Yamaha’s 2019 or newer YXZ1000R, YXZ1000R SS, or YFZ450R models. Racers can register online at YamahabLUcRU.com and apply for the bLU cRU benefits. Once approved, racers will receive a reloadable Yamaha bLU cRU debit card and $45 credit on their bLUcRUswag.com account for bLU cRU apparel. These racers will be eligible to receive championship bonuses paid directly…

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, pledges over $100,000 in Side-by-Side (SxS) and ATV bLU cRU championship racing bonuses for the 2020 season, including $10,000 for a first-place finish in a YXZ1000R or YXZ1000R SS (Sport Shift) at the 2020 King of the Hammers (KOH) race on February 2. Starting the 2020 race season, Yamaha is offering $10,000 in potential bonuses at the grueling KOH Race. The top-finishing YXZ1000R in the UTV class will earn $5,000, plus an additional $5,000 with the overall win. The ULTRA4 Racing Series’ KOH…

A 60-inch-wide chassis with stable, balanced handling and 75 responsive horsepower make the  RZR S 900 and RZR S 900 Premium fast and easy to handle. RZR XP 1000-like ergonomics give these machines plenty of room and visibility. The base model comes with ZF Sachs shocks, while the Premium adds power steering and Walker Evans 2.0 shocks. See UTV Action’s full test of the RZR S 900 here: https://utvactionmag.com/polaris-rzr-xp-900-s/ Motor type 875cc liquid-cooled, 8-valve DOHC EFI I-twin Transmission Dual-range…