Day Trip to Sand Mountain to Play in the Dunes

February 28, 2010

I twisted my buddy Dave’s arm to make a day trip to Sand Mountain with me so I could do some more testing with our Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx. We were in between storms, and it was likely to be our only window for the week.  The skies were clear, but as we drove through South Lake [...]

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Pit Bull Tires King of the Hammers UTV Race

February 28, 2010

The Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx made its debut at the 2010 Pit Bull Tires King of the Hammers Race.  It was a long and tricky build, but the car was looking good.  I would have liked to have more testing time on the Teryx before the race, but we had pre-ran the first half of [...]

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Wheel and Tires for King of the Hammers, Desert Racing and Rock Crawling

February 26, 2010

For the King of the Hammers UTV race, we wanted to make sure we did not have any tire or wheel failures.  But it was also important to make sure we had great traction in the rocks and added ground clearance. Our partners for this race, plus the VORRA desert series, the Rubicon Trail and [...]

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How we make our Kawasaki Teryx go fast

February 26, 2010

Here are a few of the products we have chosen to run on our Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx. Our partners for performance products include Muzzys Performance Products, Dalton Industries, and MSD. Muzzys’ 800 & 840cc kits include nickel silicon carbide composite coated front and rear bored cylinders, Muzzy pistons, rings, pins, clips and gaskets. The big valve [...]

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Protecting the Underside of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx

February 25, 2010

Factory UTV was one of the first in the UTV market to make skid plates for UTVs out of a product called UHMW. UHMW is short for Ultra High Molecular Weight and is an extremely durable polymer that is used in many applications where abrasion resistance (the ability to slide over a rock) and impact [...]

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Suspension Components used on our Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx

February 25, 2010

Suspension For the suspension on our Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx, we chose to work with Fox Racing Shox, Funco Motorsports and iTi Performance Motorsports. Fox Racing Shox Position-Sensitive 2.0 (available with DSC) gives you position-sensitive damping for the optimal compression damping at each phase of the stroke, and its wide range Dual Speed Compression adjustability allows [...]

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Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx Gears up for Pit Bull King of the Hammers UTV Race

February 3, 2010

Shingle Springs, CA (February 3, 2010) – The Pit Bull Tires UTV King of the Hammers race will be held on Thursday February 11th, 2010 in Johnson Valley, CA and the Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx is finally ready to race. The Teryx will be driven by Reid Nordin of Kawasaki Team Green with spotter duties [...]

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Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Teams with Crowley Off-Road for the 2010 Season

February 1, 2010

February 1, 2010 – Crowley Off-Road is proud to announce that Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing is a sponsoring our efforts for the 2010 season. The first race for the #1965 Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx will be the Pit Bull Tires King of the Hammers UTV Race in February. Crowley Off-Road intends to race in the [...]

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