Official UTVUG Baja 500 Coverage
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suicidejockey
LooseCannonUTV - UTVUnderground Approved
Ouch.
Bajaxp
SXS Racer Extraordinaire - UTVUnderground Approved
Wayne Matlock is a former factory Honda quad racer. Sort of the 'Johnny Campbell' of quads. Well, maybe not quite, but close. But with age comes a cage. He wanted what he thought was the best platform so he chose a Jimco built Polaris RZR. This is only his second Pro UTV big desert race and he is doing great by my measure. Steep learning curve, but doing well so far. Dude knows Baja like the back of his hand, more than me and Burnett fo sho.
If you ask me quad riding transfers over very well to the golf carts.
pappawheely
New Member
1918 Jamie Kirkpatrick currently 3rd. Not on the entry list?
pappawheely
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39.6 mph average!!!!!!!!
It'sYourLegacy
Banned Por Vida
This will probably be taken the wrong way...but is this the very best that we can do in terms of covering this sport?
As far as I know, there is but one other forum where the best drivers/owners/key personnel post anything of consequence in terms of top tier utv racing and this year they're pretty much fan boys for but for one team with zero updates. Many of us don't do FaceCrack or any other social media for obvious reasons. Polaris throws millions at the 'race on sunday/sell on Monday' concept yet obviously doesn't believe in the rabid interest that many of us have when the races are run.
Please don't give me any grief about cell phone coverage or that satellite phones don't work either. The malfunctioning tracker hasn't been a factor for hours now. I also realize that if Polaris isn't winning it isn't a story...but what gives? The very first time that a Rzr was ever raced, they wadded it up and pictures were immediately taken down. It's like 'deja vu' this morning (yet another Polaris drivetrain issue?).
We will never garner interest in the sport's "superbowls" (especially with international drivers winning more races) if there isn't real time interest/money shown and thrown on race day. We don't need live TV; we need old fashioned reporting.
Just my $.02 and not meant to ruffle any feathers but a dream that I'm guessing others who follow these races and the latest advances in the sport share.
As far as I know, there is but one other forum where the best drivers/owners/key personnel post anything of consequence in terms of top tier utv racing and this year they're pretty much fan boys for but for one team with zero updates. Many of us don't do FaceCrack or any other social media for obvious reasons. Polaris throws millions at the 'race on sunday/sell on Monday' concept yet obviously doesn't believe in the rabid interest that many of us have when the races are run.
Please don't give me any grief about cell phone coverage or that satellite phones don't work either. The malfunctioning tracker hasn't been a factor for hours now. I also realize that if Polaris isn't winning it isn't a story...but what gives? The very first time that a Rzr was ever raced, they wadded it up and pictures were immediately taken down. It's like 'deja vu' this morning (yet another Polaris drivetrain issue?).
We will never garner interest in the sport's "superbowls" (especially with international drivers winning more races) if there isn't real time interest/money shown and thrown on race day. We don't need live TV; we need old fashioned reporting.
Just my $.02 and not meant to ruffle any feathers but a dream that I'm guessing others who follow these races and the latest advances in the sport share.
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Very quick update and mini photo gallery. I hear you guys and I take responsibility for the spotty coverage, after reading your comments this morning I've been trying to think of ways to overcome the challenges involved with getting realtime info distributed clearly and quickly.
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pappawheely
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The trackers were going crazy. Showing guys heading North on the hwy as the leader.
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