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08/14/2025
Another article drop!
I was invited to Wi******er Bay by Segway Powersports US to test drive a couple of Villains. Read all about the regular Villain. Super Villain test in a few days.
Segway Villain SX-10 WP Test Drive - UTV Off-Road Magazine UTV Off Road was invited by Segway Powersports to join them at the Wi******er Bay UTV Takeover for a Segway Villain SX-10 WP Test Drive.
07/20/2025
And yet another article from the sands of Coos Bay! This time a test drive of the Speed UTV designed by top to bottom by Robby Gordon and Todd Romano.
https://utvoffroadmag.com/utvs/speed-utv/speed-utv-el-diablo-test-drive/
07/14/2025
My first article for UTV Off-Road just dropped at:
https://utvoffroadmag.com/where-to-ride/coos-bay-utv-takeover/
There are more to come soon.
Coos Bay UTV Takeover - UTV Off-Road Magazine The Coos Bay UTV Takeover is now in its tenth year and continues to see growth every year in attendance as well as corporate support.
07/03/2025
This week I spent two hours talking to about my favorite subject, myself, writing, racing and the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Catch his podcast featuring me.
https://bigrichklein.com/off-road-historian-john-elkin-on-episode-274/
The photo is me in the middle flanked by the late Larry Noel (left) and Tim Kennedy (right) when I rode with Tim pre-running the Frontier 250 in the mid-1980s.
Photo by Marcus Clark
03/29/2025
Another article is up ready for your clicks and admiration.
Celebrating Women's History Month with the likes of Sara Price Kristen Matlock Madelyn Tabor Brooklynn Deman ATV.com
https://www.atv.com/atv/womens-history-month-in-motorsports-44739106
ATV Reviews, Videos, Pictures, and ATV Prices ATV․com presents videos, reviews, prices, and pictures of the latest ATV from Honda, Yamaha, Polaris, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Arctic Cat, Can-Am, KYMCO and John Deere.
03/18/2025
Why not be like legend David Bryan and read my latest history book. Learn about the entire Bryan family and their part in the sport.
03/17/2025
Some of the greatest Jeep drivers of all time are enjoying . So be like Larry Minor, Carl Jackson, JM Bragg and Roy Davidson and get yourself a copy at CarTech Books website or Amazon.com .
01/03/2025
Another article up! This one is a UTV Preview of the Dakar Rally. It's a good read.
ATV.com's 2025 Dakar Rally UTV Preview A Little History Thierry Sabine was competing in the Abidjan-Nice Rally in December 1977.He got lost on the Tchigaï Plateau in the Ténéré desert.Sabine liked that part of Africa and planned to organize a rally starting in Paris and ending in Senegal.
10/25/2024
Another article breaking on ATV dot com! I explored the aftermarket performance industry and its effect on ATVs. Enjoy.
A Brief History of ATV Performance Products It is the trait of humankind that when something new is presented to the masses, the masses want to make it better, faster, more efficient, or flashier.When the wheel was invented in 3500 BCE during the Chalcolithic era someone probably thought that if the surface of the wheel were smoother, it woul...
08/31/2024
I had the pleasure of interviewing Eva Star Racing . It's a great read, please take a look.
Ten Questions with Up & Coming UTV Racer Eva Star Malabanan Ten Questions with Up & Coming UTV Racer Eva Star Malabanan
08/26/2024
Happy to this loveable goofball. Opie tries so very hard to be a good boy. It doesn't always work out, but it is rarely boring around here.
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