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POLARIS OFF ROAD WELCOMES BAJA LEGEND MAX EDDY JR AS FOURTH FACTORY DRIVER FOR THE 2024 RACE SEASON

Press Releases — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:14:34 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 22, 2024) – With the 2024 UTV racing season kicking off with the King of the Hammers Desert Challenge this Sunday, Polaris Off Road is pleased to welcome Max Eddy Jr. to the Polaris Factory Racing lineup as the team’s fourth driver of record. Eddy Jr. is not new to Polaris or the factory program, having spent the past few seasons as co-driver for racing veteran and now SCI...

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The 2023 California 300 Extended highlights

Matt Martelli — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:16:25 +0000

Watch as some of the top off-road racers in the world take on the 2nd annual California 300 course in Barstow, CA. Witness the stacked field racers go to battle for fame and glory and the right not only to be called a finisher but to earn a podium etching their names into the history books.

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 34: Matt Martelli + Josh Martelli + Kilian Hamlin

Matt Martelli — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:48:13 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with my partner and brother Josh Martelli as well as my cousin and Unlimited Off-Road Racing event director Kilian Hamlin and we discuss the coming Parker 400 race and new Unlimited Off-Road Racing Seris. We shed a little light on the history of off-road racing and our future plans for Unlimited Off-Road Racing. I’m your host Matt Martelli...

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POLARIS FACTORY RACING CAPS OFF DOMINANT FIRST SEASON WITH BAJA 1000 VICTORY FOR CAYDEN MACCACHREN & SCORE PRO UTV OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BROCK HEGER

Chris Leone — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 04:04:57 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 20, 2023) – For the second year in a row, Polaris was victorious at the Baja 1000, as Polaris Factory Racing driver Cayden McCachren captured his first win of the season at the historic event. In addition to McCachren’s UTV Overall victory, teammate Brock Heger finished in third place, earning the necessary points to capture the 2023 SCORE UTV Pro Open Class Series...

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Toyo Tires and Bryce Menzies Win the 56th SCORE Baja 1000 and the 2023 World Desert Championship

Chris Leone — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:58:02 +0000

ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO – Bryce Menzies, with co-drivers Andy McMillin and Tavo Vildósola, and Toyo Tires® took the overall win at the 56th SCORE Baja 1000 and secured the 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship. This milestone victory is Menzies’ first Baja 1000 win of his decorated racing career as he finishes with three overall victories out of four races in the SCORE season. In addition...

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2023 SCORE Baja 1000: Race Recap

Chris Leone — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:57:35 +0000

Image via Red Bull Content Pool The 56th running of the SCORE Baja 1000, the most prestigious race in the SCORE World Desert Championship, was unlike any other in event history. With a 1,310-mile route heading up the Baja California peninsula from La Paz to Ensenada for the first time, racers had 50 hours to face an incredibly diverse set of challenges, including plenty of silt. Just 178 of the...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 7: Lynn Chenowth

Matt Martelli — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:08:05 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with the racer, car builder, and off-road hall of famer Lynn Chenowth and discuss the history of Chenowth cars that led not only to Class 1, but to the UTV’s platform as we know it today. From the famed “Arrow” to the “Mini-Mag” to the Desert Racer 2, to the Yamaha Rhino Lynn Chenowth pioneered off-road racing vehicles for decades leading...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 6: Sal Fish

Matt Martelli — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:17:04 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with the godfather of off-road racing Sal Fish! Listen as we discuss what it was like to literally create a new form of racing and ignite global off-road racing culture. We also discuss how Sal fell in love with Baja and off-road racing after his career as a successful publisher. I’m your host Matt Martelli, and this IS the Off-Road Racer...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 5: AJ Jones

Matt Martelli — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:52:22 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with 2x Dakar winner AJ Jones. Listen as we discuss what it’s like to win the most brutal multi-day off-road race on the planet not once, but twice. We also discuss his championship career racing in the United States and Baja. I’m your host Matt Martelli, and this IS the Off-Road Racer Podcast powered by Monster Energy.

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 4: Larry Roeseler & Mike Cafro

Matt Martelli — Fri, 19 May 2023 15:00:59 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, George Hammel joins me to chat with off-road hall of famer and off-road racing legend, Larry Roeseler, and multi-time off-road racing champion, Mike Cafro. Listen as we discuss everything off-road racing past, present, and future with these champs! I’m your host Matt Martelli, and this is the Off-Road Racer Podcast powered by Monster Energy.

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2023 Road To The Mint 400: Cayden MacCachren

Matt Martelli — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:44:37 +0000

The California 300 Cayden MacCachren One race in a UTV is all it took for Cayden MacCachren to catch the off-road racing bug. No doubt, being the blood of the Greatest of all Time is a factor but after winning the Unlimited Truck Class at The 2022 California 300, Cayden MacCachren is poised to create his own identity and succeed in the sport of off-road racing. For Cayden, Rob being Rob Mac to him...

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2023 Road To The Mint 400: Kyle Jergensen

Matt Martelli — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:47:18 +0000

Kyle Jergensen is the epitome of the silent assassin. He just keeps his head down and shows up on the podium quietly methodically moving his way through a field of racers. No bragging, no claiming, and no hype, just results that speak for themselves. Kyle’s progression up the ladder from bikes to buggies to trucks happened in a 15-year span giving Kyle plenty of experience racing off-road.

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