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 »

Can-Am’s new Maverick gets a trial by fire and comes out on top. Can-Am stayed on the gas at the 2024 Ultra 4 King of the Hammers out in Johnson Valley, CA. The Can-Am Factory Racing Team proved to be the most successful force in UTV racing once again. Kyle Chaney convincingly won the UTV […] More »

We’re hoping this one gets the ball rolling. Again. We’ll come right out wit hit – manual clutch, full sport ATVs are among your ATV Connection’s favorite machines ever made. You can imagine our disappointment, then, when the 450cc premiere race class nearly evaporated entirely, leaving only Yamaha to hold down the fort (after a […] More »

Polaris sweeps UTV podium. The 2024 UTV racing season got underway this past weekend at King of the Hammers (KOH) with the 5th annual Desert Challenge, and Polaris Factory Racing continued the momentum from its dominant 2023 with Brock Heger and Max Eddy Jr. capturing first and second overall UTV in the B3 UTV Open […] More »

The 2024 Dakar Rally is in the books. Polaris Off Road made a triumphant return to the winner’s circle at the 46th Edition of the Dakar Rally, securing the prestigious Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV) T4 class victory in partnership with Sebastien Loeb Racing (SLR). The two-week-long race through the harsh and unforgiving terrain of Saudi Arabia […] More »

Daytona ATVSX online pre-entry only for 2024. Each year the race season starts heating up right as the world is under a deep freeze. The Daytona supercross roung, however, generally means we made it over the hump that is winter. ATVPG has released a bulletin to the industry pertaining to pre-registration for the pro classes, […] More »

A hard fought victory for Polaris. For the second year in a row, Polaris was victorious at the Baja 1000, as Polaris Factory Racing driver Cayden MacCachren captured his first win of the season at the historic event. In addition to MacCachren’s UTV Overall victory, teammate Brock Heger finished in third place, earning the necessary […] More »