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For the second year in a row, the Mystik Lubricants Terracross Championship will be presented by Polaris RZR. The series, known as rough, tough and muddy racing, invites some of the most recognized power sports and action sports athletes, such as Daryl Rath, Doug Gust, Chris Burandt, Paul Thacker and others to tackle some of the toughest, man-made tracks imaginable.

“Polaris is excited to be part of Terracross for its second year,” said Jason DiFuccia, marketing manager for Polaris RZR. “The Terracross tracks provide an incredible challenge to the racers and are perfect to showcase the capabilities of our products.”

Polaris RZR vehicles will be used exclusively in the “Pro Polaris RZR,” “Hero Adaptive” and “Women’s” classes, with the Scrambler XP 9850 H.O. being the majority ATV in the “ATV” class. Terracross athletes will battle in pursuit of the Terracross Championship at three national events during the circuit’s 2013 racing season. Fans can catch the action live or aired on CBS Sports Network. The 2013 schedule is as follows:

August 10 & 11-Elk River, Minn., ERX Motor Park
September 7 & 8-North Branch, Minn., Hay Days
October TBD-Mystik Terracross Finals

“With Polaris being the industry leader and innovative expert of the Side x Side market Terracross is privileged to have them on board as a partner,” said Joe Duncan, Terracross Sport Organizer. “By building a machine we can take off the showroom floor of a dealer and go straight to the race track it creates an accessible and cost effective way of going racing.”

More information about Terracross can be found at Terracrossracing.com

Alpinestars is launching its new BIONIC NECK SUPPORT and FLUID KNEE BRACE to the market just as the riding/ racing season is getting underway.

Designed for all forms of off-road riding, the BNS TECH CARBON is a completely re-engineered, advanced neck protector that helps prevent the risk of damage to the neck, and is constructed from an advanced carbon fiber polymer compound that is extremely lightweight and optimized for structural strength.

- Bionic Neck Support BNS TECH CARBON: (suggested retail price – $349.95)

- Bionic Neck Support BNS PRO: (suggested retail price – $289.95)

The highly customizable FLUID TECH CARBON KNEE BRACE is a fully CE-Certified brace incorporating an innovative, reduced material design construction for comfort, fit and superb ergonomic performance in all off-road riding situations.

- FLUID TECH CARBON Knee Brace: (suggested retail price – $349.95 for each individual knee – Left and Right: per item)

- FLUID PRO Knee Brace: (suggested retail price – $399.95 per set – Left and Right: per set)

More info can be found on their official site.

By and large magazines devoted to ATV racing have been few and far between. Sure a few pages are often set aside in the glossy rags to highlight a national or two but it’s a far cry from the personality-rich, lifestyle oriented literature enjoyed by many other powersports. To such complaints, we’ve always answered, “Check out ATV Insider Magazine”.

After a few years of laying low, it appears as though the boys of ATV Insider aren’t only back but back with a mission.

Having just released their Spring 2013 issue with the first SxS / UTV on the cover featuring Holz Racing / Polaris’ Beau Baron driving his Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS / UTV. With the ever growing popularity of SxS Racing, ATV Insider has decided to change its name to ATV & SxS Insider as we continue to expand our focus to also include the best of SxS Racing.

There many features in the premier issue ATV & SxS Insider that we are excited about including recaps of the opening rounds of 2013 GNCC Racing season, WORCS Racing Series, Mtn. Dew AMA ATV Pro Motocross Series. There is also an depth look at the WORCS SxS Racing that seems to grow in numbers each round.

Of course, there is also the fan favorites which include the ATV & SxS Exposed section and PULSE photos featuring Chris Borich, 2013 Arctic Cat Wildcat X 1000 SxS / UTV, GNCC XC1 Pro ATV Racer Johnny Gallagher, GNCC SxS Racing, WORCS Pro ATV Racer Robbie Mitchell, 2013 Polaris RZR XP 900 Jagged X Edition, and a special tribute to Josh “The Animal” Frederick.

The ATV & SxS Insider Spring issue will be available this weekend at WORCS Sand Hollow in Hurricane, Utah and at select racing events throughout the United States including the Big Buck GNCC in Union, SC, Mtn. Dew AMA ATV MX Ballance MX in Oakland, KY, AMA MAXC River Run in Bloomfield, IN, KCCR Hardwicks Creek in Clay City, KY, and numerous other events around the country.

To subscribe to ATV Insider please visit their site and be sure to like their Facebook page.

Dear ATVC:

A friend of mine’s dad calls all ATVs “ATCs” even though we constantly correct him. What does ATC mean anyway?

ATC or all-terrain cycle was Honda’s designation for its 3-wheeler line. Don’t forget, while today’s do-it-all quads and UTVs have very little in common with motorcycles on a given manufacturer’s line, this certainly wasn’t the case in the late 1970s/ early 80s.

Interestingly, as the industry evolved to require a minimum of four wheels, Honda changed its model prefix from ATC to Fourtrax (or just “TRX”); a tradition that it carries on even to this day.

Got questions for us? Ask them here!

Yamaha’s second “Assembled in USA” Sweepstakes is upon us. This year’s contest was launched at the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), the largest outdoors industry trade show, and the sweepstakes will run through May 31 with Yamaha selling tickets onsite at the NRA Show in Houston, May 3-5.

The Special Edition Rhino, which is decked out in tactical accessories, is valued at more than $13,000 and is Yamaha’s most off-road capable and durable Side-by-Side vehicle (SxS) featuring the exclusive Ultramatic automatic transmission, the most durable CVT system in the industry, and Yamaha’s On-Command push-button 2WD, 4WD and 4WD diff-lock system.

The Tactical Black Rhino that will be given away at the end of the sweepstakes features an all-new matte black body and cast aluminum wheels for tactical design and durability. Like all of Yamaha’s 4×4 Grizzly ATVs, the Rhino comes straight from Yamaha’s production line in Newnan, Ga.

“Yamaha is proud to support HAVA and Feed the Children, and we’re excited to show off the Assembled in USA Tactical Black models at the NRA show next month,” said Steve Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS group marketing manager. “If you have $5 to donate to a good cause, we’ll be glad to enter you for a chance to win a new Rhino.”

Readers, your chance to enter without getting up from your seat can be done by clicking here.