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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
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[fourwheeler] 2021 Ram 1500 TRX First Look
Since 2010, there has been a swear jar of sorts in the office. Every time someone either uttered the phrase “Raptor Killer” or tried to shove it into a story, another dollar was headed for the jar. Dollar after dollar, the office pot was filled, with a moratorium on the usage of the phrase until View the full article
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[motorsport] Ekstrom to make shock World RX return in Sweden opener
The Swede will race as one of two teams’ points-scoring entries for the KYB Team JC squad, which runs Audi S1s built and developed by Ekstrom’s EKS team. He will replace Latvian driver Janis Baumanis, who has run into budget problems. Having announced his retirement from World RX minutes after the 2018 season-finale in South Africa, 2016 champion Ekstrom made a return to the series at ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ekstrom to make shock World RX return in Sweden opener
The Swede will race as one of two teams’ points-scoring entries for the KYB Team JC squad, which runs Audi S1s built and developed by Ekstrom’s EKS team. He will replace Latvian driver Janis Baumanis, who has run into budget problems. Having announced his retirement from World RX minutes after the 2018 season-finale in South Africa, 2016 champion Ekstrom made a return to the series at ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hamlin just wanted to keep Elliott 'honest' in final laps
Hamlin has finished within a few car lengths of the race winner in two consecutive races now, coming within two tenths of Elliott Sunday at Daytona. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver started from pole position and led 16 laps, but was unable to mount a real challenge against Elliott at the end, who has won the last three road course races on the NCS schedule. However, a late-race restart ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Kaz Grala "had a blast" in his Cup Series debut at Daytona RC
Austin Dillon, who drives the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, tested positive Friday for COVID-19 after experiencing some mild symptoms. Read Also: Austin Dillon tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Daytona That prompted the need for a substitute driver this weekend but because the series was making its inaugural start on the Daytona Road Course, drivers ...Keep reading View the full article
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FINAL LAPS: Chase Elliott dominates final stage to win in close battle with Denny Hamlin
Chase Elliott has dominated the road courses the last few years and this time he wins in the debut of the Daytona road course after a late race restart over Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson. View the full article
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HIGHLIGHTS: Go Bowling 235 at Daytona Road Course
Full highlights from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series debut race at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course for the Go Bowling 235 View the full article
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[autosport] Elliott beats Hamlin in NASCAR Cup's first Daytona road course race
Chase Elliott secured his second victory of the season in the first ever NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona road course, fending off Denny Hamlin after a late restart View the full article
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[autosport] Elliott beats Hamlin in NASCAR Cup's first Daytona road course race
Chase Elliott secured his second victory of the season in the first ever NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona road course, fending off Denny Hamlin after a late restart View the full article
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[motorsport] Chase Elliott holds off Hamlin for Cup win at Daytona RC
Elliott, who won the last two road course events on the Cup Series schedule, entered Sunday’s race struggling to return to the form he and his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team showed early this year. He did that and more, taking a dominating win in the series’ inaugural race on the 3.57-mile, 14-turn Daytona Road Course for his second victory of the 2020 season. Elliott easily cleared to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Sheldon Creed takes overtime Truck win at Daytona RC
Creed, who earned his first NASCAR Truck Series win earlier this season in a rain-shortened event at Kentucky, held off his GMS Racing teammate Brett Moffitt in a two-lap overtime Sunday to win the inaugural race on the Daytona Road Course. Creed masterfully executed the final two restarts, perfectly timing his entry to Turn 1 and clearing for the lead both times through Turn 3. In ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Austin Cindric wins hectic Xfinity race at the Daytona RC
Cindric's worst finish in the last six races is second, continuing the streak with another win Saturday in the first ever NXS race on the Daytona Road Course. He battled with Chase Briscoe throughout the event and after a late-race incident eliminated Briscoe from contention, Cindric was able to cruise to the checkered flag. Noah Gragson finished third, A.J. Allmendinger fourth ...Keep reading View the full article