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Utah Rock Crawling Rocks!

Utah Rock Crawling Rocks!

By Rick Bairett After attending my first rock crawl off-road competition, all I can say is “Wow!” Pictures don’t do it justice, and even great rock-crawling videos fall short. There is just no substitute for being feet away from these machines tackling unbelievable...
May 2023, Utah Motor Events

May 2023, Utah Motor Events

Notes:  (1) Please email utahmotornews@gmail.com if a Utah automotive or motorsports event should be added to this list. (2) www.jchackett.com/events and utahcarczar.com/upcoming-car-shows are good sources of detailed information on car shows,...
Kyle Petty’s Utah-Nevada Charity Motorcycle Ride

Kyle Petty’s Utah-Nevada Charity Motorcycle Ride

The 27th Anniversary edition of the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is wrapping up it’s Utah-Nevada loop. Kyle, like his father Richard Petty, was a successful and famous NASCAR driver for many years. The riders stopped and greeted fans in Cedar City,...
Great Bang for the Buck! Utah Kart Racing

Great Bang for the Buck! Utah Kart Racing

By Rick Bairett Special thanks to subject matter experts Perry Needham, Ayrton Littel, Emilio Littel, and Larry Moulton for their valuable insights into kart racing. Kart racing is a thrilling motorsport that involves getting small, but sophisticated, open-wheel cars...
W.E. Rock Crawling Comes to Cedar City, May 6th – 7th

W.E. Rock Crawling Comes to Cedar City, May 6th – 7th

Top professional and amateur drivers in the highly-competitive world of rock crawling will descend on the rugged Three Peaks Recreation Area, just outside Cedar City, Utah on May 6th & 7th.  The World Extreme Rock Crawling Championship Series brings many of the...
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