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[autosport] Johnson to run Earnhardt, Petty livery tribute at NASCAR Throwback weekend
Jimmie Johnson, competing in his final full-time year in the NASCAR Cup Series, will run a livery paying homage to both Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt at the Throwback weekend View the full article
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[motorsport] Buttafuoco wins eNASCAR Heat Pro League championship
Buttafuoco brought home the win, the championship and a $30,000 payday after late-race contact with Brooks. "It's an unreal feeling. I'm humbled and honored to be the champion," he said post-race. "A lot of emotion, as you can see, I worked very hard to get to this level. Just so many hours and a lot of hard work. There was so much stress leading up to these races. I put so much ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Ultimate Adventure 2020 Invited Reader: Brody Botts! #UA2020
Sometimes things get weird on Ultimate Adventure. And what’s weirder than a pastel blue, pinkish purple, and yellow Suzuki Sidekick on 40s? If you lived through the pathetic automotive design period of the early-to-mid 1990s, you probably remember Geo Trackers using similar colors in their paint graphics. And given a Geo Tracker was just a View the full article
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[autosport] Larson requests NASCAR reinstatement but remains suspended
Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson has formally requested reinstatement to series, but remains indefinitely suspended for using a racial slur on a live stream View the full article
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[autosport] Larson requests NASCAR reinstatement but remains suspended
Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson has formally requested reinstatement to series, but remains indefinitely suspended for using a racial slur on a live stream View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Larson formally requests reinstatement to NASCAR
Larson, 28, was fired from his Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 team in April for using a racial slur during the broadcast of an iRacing event and was also indefinitely suspended by NASCAR at the time. Larson was also at one point suspended from World of Outlaws competition but was reinstated once he completed sensitivity training within a 30-day period. He was also suspended from iRacing ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Jimmie Johnson to run Earnhardt/Petty throwback scheme
Johnson, who is competing in his final full-time year as a NASCAR Cup Series driver, will run a scheme that pays homage to both Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. The hood and top-end of the car will feature the iconic Petty blue while the sides, rear bumper and nose area will pay tribute to the black No. 3 driven by Earnhardt. Johnson will also have a special '777' badge representing the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Building a Rear Track Bar and Remounting the Body Tub on Our 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep #UA2020
Building an ultimate Adventure Project Vehicle is something that just can’t be done in a vacuum, but it is a process that takes lots of sacrifices from lots of sponsor companies and lots of help from industry people. Truth be told, there are a ton of folks who I owe a huge thank-you to, but View the full article
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[fourwheeler] sPOD Mini 6 and Source LT Install on our 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
The sPOD Mini 6 is here to save your vehicle from electrical purgatory. If you’re like us, your rig has (or will soon have) a variety of electrical gadgets from off-road radios and lights to locking differentials and auxiliary batteries. Sure, you can wire each of those accessories and their respective relays from the battery, View the full article
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[motorsport] $70,000 on the line in eNASCAR Heat Pro League finale
The top Xbox and PS4 players of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League will come together in a PC only event to crown the Season 2 champion this week. Eight drivers, representing eight different teams will do battle in a triple-header event that takes the league to Michigan International Speedway (35 laps), Phoenix Raceway (45 laps) and finally Bristol Motor Speedway (80 laps), where the champion will be ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Belgium replaces Japan on 2020 WRC calendar
Japan had kept its slot on this year's schedule when the FIA revealed a refreshed calendar in the wake of multiple events being cancelled in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The East Asian country's first WRC event since 2010 was due to take place on November 19-22 but has had to be called off due to ongoing border restrictions. Now the date has been take over by the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Belgium replaces Japan on 2020 WRC calendar
Japan had kept its slot on this year's schedule when the FIA revealed a refreshed calendar in the wake of multiple events being cancelled in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The East Asian country's first WRC event since 2010 was due to take place on November 19-22 but has had to be called off due to ongoing border restrictions. Now the date has been take over by the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Roush Fenway's Jack Roush says pandemic "has really hit us hard"
With three races remaining until the 2020 Cup Series playoff field is set, both RFR drivers – Chris Buescher and Ryan Newman – are on the outside looking in. Buescher is 22nd in the series standings and Newman 25th. Both drivers’ playoff hopes rest in winning one of the three remaining races – a doubleheader this weekend at Dover, Del., and Aug. 30 on the Daytona oval. “I’m ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Dodge Ramcharger Lights: Looking Back to a Marine Spotlight Used for Off-Road
Do you need lights for your Dodge Ramcharger? We did, and in the November 1991 issue of Four Wheeler magazine, we tackled three types of lighting on our Dodge Ramcharger: floodlights, foglights, and a roof-mounted spotlight. The Dodge Ramcharger was the focal point of a four-part series back in the day where we upgraded items View the full article
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[motorsport] Erik Jones has "a lot of unfinished business" in NASCAR
For virtually all of Jones’ career competing in NASCAR’s three national series – Trucks, Xfinity and Cup – Jones has had a secure job and he had to worry little about dealing with the prospects of leaving Joe Gibbs Racing. Last year was the first in Cup where Jones signed a contract extension not longer than year which put him back in the process this year of trying to secure ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Ultimate Adventure 2020 Invited Reader: Derek Lasini! #UA2020
It’s like the old saying goes, you can’t win if you don’t play. One guy who has played the Ultimate Adventure Application game over several years is Derek Lasini. In 2018 the selection committee really liked his truck despite our concerns that it might be too clean to get bounced off the tight, tree-cluttered trails View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Should You Order A TRX Now, Or Wait For The 2021 Raptor?
The day has finally arrived, and we can now talk all about Ram’s amazing new off-road machine, the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX. Equipped with a powerful 702-hp 6.2L V-8 engine, 35-inch tires, gobs of wheel travel, and loads of luxury, this is the truck that we’ve all been waiting for. Order banks open up today, View the full article
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[motorsport] The future of motorsport must be electric says WRX’s Paul Bellamy
The teams have weathered the Covid-19 storm and the sport is looking ahead positively to an electric future from 2022. In the latest #ThinkingForward interview with the sport’s leaders, we talk to Paul Bellamy, Managing Director of IMG Motorsport, the WRX promoter, who argues that while motorsport has to go electric as soon as possible to retain manufacturer involvement, there will remain a ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] The future of motorsport must be electric says WRX’s Paul Bellamy
The teams have weathered the Covid-19 storm and the sport is looking ahead positively to an electric future from 2022. In the latest #ThinkingForward interview with the sport’s leaders, we talk to Paul Bellamy, Managing Director of IMG Motorsport, the WRX promoter, who argues that while motorsport has to go electric as soon as possible to retain manufacturer involvement, there will remain a ...Keep reading View the full article
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Chase Elliott talks about his big win at the Daytona road course
Chase Elliott joined Jamie Little and NASCAR RaceHub to talk about his big win yesterday at the debut of the Daytona road course. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Quigley Motor Company Is the Official Custom Driveshaft of Ultimate Adventure 2020! #UA2020
Go ahead, you can admit it. Everybody has heard of Quigley Motor Company, Inc. Go to Alaska, the Northeast, Southeast, any overlanding show—anywhere, really —and you’ll see hordes of high-quality custom Quigley 4×4 custom conversion vans all over the place. Heck, we’ve even seen them in Hawaii, and we’ve watched videos of them exploring the View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Shock tabs for the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep #UA2020
Last time, we showed you how we built and heavy tack-welded some shock hoops in place on the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep’s frame. After some modification on our first settings with these hoops and some more heavy tack-welds, we now have the LeDuc Series shocks from Skyjacker Suspension (albeit in disassembled form) in View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Meet the Dirty Dozen Reader Finalists of Ultimate Adventure 2020! #UA2020
Every year, we accept applications for a small pool of very lucky 4-Wheel & Off-Road fans to be a part of the world’s most recognized hardcore off-road event. We get the question, “How do I apply for UA” all the time, so we guess it’s not as clear as we figure it to be. Here’s View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Ronnie Wetch from C10 Talk Returns: Episode 133 of The Truck Show Podcast
On This Week’s Show: C10 Talk’s Ronnie Wetch What happens in the firehouse… Renaming Lighting’s truck Our good buddy Ronnie Wetch from C10 Talk returns to the show to offer up pearls of wisdom for Lightning’s C-20 build, while also giving the guys an inside scoop about firefighting and the trucks behind them. Holman and View the full article
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[motorsport] Daytona RC race was "heck of a show" that could return in 2021
At least that’s the take from the positive reviews the race received from NASCAR officials and several of the participating drivers. The only real hiccup Sunday was a 32-minute delay for lightning in the area. Chase Elliott ended up holding off Denny Hamlin for his third consecutive road course victory and second Cup Series win of the 2020 season. This weekend’s ARCA, Truck Xfinity and ...Keep reading View the full article