Category: Industry News

The icon turns 20 and Yamaha celebrates in style. It seems like only yesterday to your ATVC editors, but somehow it’s been two full decades since Yamaha unleashed the YFZ450R upon a world that was ready to return to stock ATV performance after being teased by the potential in models like the Raptor 660R and […] More »

Making the best even better. Gearing up to defend its dominating 2023 SCORE series Championship season, Polaris Off Road, the leader in off-road vehicle innovation, will unleash the second generation of its championship-proven RZR Pro R Factory at the San Felipe 250. The upgraded iteration boasts an all-new one-piece chassis, comprising a stronger, stiffer frame, […] More »

Yamaha awarded over a million dollars in grants for 2023. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, is proud to announce the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) contributed over $1 million in grant awards in 2023, marking the largest annual funding total since the program’s inception in 2008. This significant increase, nearly double from the previous year, reaffirms […] More »

The Mint 400 in Vegas is in the books. RIGID Industries-backed drivers Kyle Jergensen and Ronnie Anderson battled to victory in The Mint 400 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jergensen secured his second Unlimited Truck SPEC class win in three years at The Mint, and took second-place overall, competing against the higher-horsepower Unlimited Trucks in the […] More »

Yamaha is making sure this is a good time to race powersports. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, is thrilled to announce significant expansions to its bLU cRU program for the 2024 Side-by-Side (SxS) and ATV racing seasons. With total bonuses reaching nearly $150,000, Yamaha is reinforcing its commitment to supporting racers in select series and classes, […] More »

Baron on route to a Round 3 victory. Round 3 of the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC heads north to Marysville, California, for an all-new track at E Street MX. This new location brought fantastic racing with its unique landscape and an excellent moto facility between MMX and E Street MX tracks. Northern California welcomed us with […] More »

The second round of the 2024 season is in the books. Round two, Moose Racing Wild Boar, of the 2024 Progressive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship, kicked off Saturday, March 2 in Palatka, Florida at the Hog Waller Campground and ATV Resort. The day consisted of cloudy […] More »