Not only a privateer but one of just 25 (out of 122) UTVs to finish the race. Can‐Am extended its legacy of performance at the 20th anniversary of King of the Hammers. The highlight of the week came in the 2026 Can‐Am UTV Hammers Championship, where Jeff Martin piloted his Can‐Am Maverick X3 to a […] More »

Heger back to his winning ways in KOH. Carrying his momentum straight from another victorious Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, RZR Factory Racing’s Brock Heger opened the 2026 UTV season in dominant fashion by once again conquering the King of the Hammers (KOH) Desert Challenge. At the 7th annual Desert Challenge this past Saturday in […] More »

The results are in. After covering nearly 5,000 kilometers (3,045 miles) across 13 grueling stages, Polaris’ RZR Factory Racing program, in partnership with LOEB FrayMédia Motorsport (LFM), again dominated the Side-by-Side (SSV) class with a third consecutive overall victory at the 48th running of the 2026 Dakar Rally. In their second showing at the event, […] More »

Nine stages in and Can-Am is jumping up and down. While it’s far from over and we’ll continue to update coverage, the Dakar Rally is underway and Can-Am is looking good so far. In his first Dakar Rally campaign, Can-Am Factory racer Kyle Chaney scored a monumental career-first win on stage five of the rally, […] More »

MRT is making the Hammers a big payday this year! MRT Tires is proud to announce its 2026 King of the Hammers contingency program, offering more than $50,000 in total payouts to racers running MRT tires at one of the most demanding off-road events in the world. The program includes a massive $25,000 contingency payout […] More »

Massimo is about to release their first 1500cc enclosed UTV. Massimo Group has announced plans to introduce the Sentinel 1500, a next-generation utility task vehicle featuring a fully enclosed factory cab with integrated heating and air conditioning, in Q1 2026 as part of the company’s Sentinel Series product roadmap. The Sentinel 1500 is being developed […] More »

Our favorite ATV class returns! As hard as it is to imagine now, there was a time in the not-so-distant past when riders had some serious options when it came to hitting the trails. Sure, you had your workhorses, your automatics, your 4x4s just like today – but you also had an entire segment dedicated […] More »