Mike Acton
“Southern Arizona’s Ultimate Offroad Facility,” MC Motorsports Park will once again host Dirt Riot Endurance Racing this Saturday, May 6th. Dirt Riot Endurance Racing includes the professional rock racing classes and “everyman” classes for those who want to bring their personal rig out and compete.
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All festivities during the UTV World Championship including the Pit Crew Challenge, Kick Off Party, Tech & Contingency, and all four races are FREE to spectators and their families. Get all the spectator details, schedule of events, Google map to Laughlin, a city map to the event, and other important information HERE on Off-Road Spectator.
Mike Acton
Off-Road Expo is expanding to meet the growing demands of our off-road community with this past weekend’s Off-Road Expo Arizona Spring Edition sponsored by the City of Scottsdale. Plenty of off-road gear and tech was on hand, plus amazing extreme vehicles from all off-highway sports.
Mike Acton
Congratulations to all Dirt Riot Southwest Series Round 1 competitors. Seven classes, roughly 6-miles of course, and tons of action in the most beautiful desert landscape of Congress, Arizona.
ORS Staff
Off-Road Spectator is proud to announce the launch of our own YouTube video channel to share videos of the best and the worst drivers in off-road racing.
Mike Acton
It was an exciting weekend in Congress, Arizona for the W.E. Rock Western Series season opener at Thompson’s Ranch. Congratulations go out to all the competitors for enduring another brutal course with changing obstacles.
Mike Acton
W.E.Rock Western Series and Dirt Riot’s South West Series season openers turn up the heat in Congress, Arizona.
Mike Acton
The Mint 400 has truly become “The Great American Off-Road Race” reclaiming and exceeding its former glory.
ORS Staff
The staff at Off-Road Spectator is pleased to announce a successful technology refresh of the OFFROADSPECTATOR.COM website. This was a big deal for our volunteer team. Our primary goal was to replace some of the technologies used in the original Off-Road Spectator site with newer technologies that would continue to be supported by their authors. The secondary goal was to
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The staff at Off-Road Spectator would like to wish all of you the best life has to offer this holiday season, and an exciting, prosperous 2017. Remember, life is a group activity. Relish every off-road adventure and don’t hesitate to help others requiring your skills, guidance, and experience. It’s what makes us an off-road
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Best in the Desert caps an exciting 2016 season on December 1st through 4th with the Pahrump Nugget “250” presented by Supercross.com. Casey Folks and team mapped out a spectacular racecourse this year which includes sections raced previously during the inaugural Mint 400 in 1968 and HDRA “Frontier 500” in 1981, and last raced
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WRITTEN BY MIKE ACTON PICTURES BY MIKE ACTON Motorcycles are not a big part of The SEMA Show although there are a number of bikes on display strategically in booths. However, the market for motorcycle parts and accessories is valued at $6Bn annually1 and there is just as much passion among motorcycle customizers as there
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WRITTEN BY MIKE ACTON PICTURES BY MIKE ACTON The Ford F-Series pickup has been America’s best-selling pickup for 39 consecutive years and in 2015 alone more than 780,000 of them rolled out of dealer showrooms.1 When combined with the sales of GM, FCA-Ram, Toyota, Nissan, and others you begin to grasp the market for truck
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WRITTEN BY MIKE ACTON PICTURES BY MIKE ACTON Today we’re going to focus on some of the UTVs on display at SEMA this year. According to a report commissioned by SEMA, “82% of owners will upgrade their side-by-sides—usually soon after the vehicle purchase”1 and will spend “an average of $2,102 to accessorize their UTVs.” This
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WRITTEN BY MIKE ACTON PICTURES BY MIKE ACTON SEMA is an exciting environment to see all sorts of off-road accessories, lift kits, bumpers, and other enhancements. With hundreds of manufacturers focused on off-highway products there is no shortage of demonstration vehicles wearing everything from functional body armor and pre-runner suspension systems, to outrageous lighting and
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WRITTEN BY MIKE ACTON PICTURES BY MIKE ACTON More than 140,000 people are expected at this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association show, according to the Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority, and 2,500 vendors are eager to court buyers from all over the world. Aftermarket Jeep products make up only a small percentage of the
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Every November the automotive industry convenes in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Specialty Equipment Market Association show, or SEMA Show. This industry-only event features educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, and networking opportunities with more than 2,200 aftermarket parts and services companies. The SEMA Show is not open to the general public, but Off-Road Spectator
