WHERE TO RIDE

-- Where to ride guide -- One of the main things that determines the level of satisfaction of a ride is based on where it takes place. Finding great trails in scenic areas is key. To learn about top rated riding areas we rely on word of mouth from other riders who've been there. In this case we're letting Dirt Wheels reader Brad Mengel in Pennsylvania report on his favorite areas. He regularly rides at Reading Famous Outdoors in the coal regions of Pennsylvania. He says you can get permits to ride on the non-active…

-- Ride the biggest dunes at the UTV Invasion, Labor Day weekend, 2018 -- Spend the 2018 Labor Day holiday riding North America’s biggest and tallest sand dunes in ST Anthony Idaho at the 2018 UTV Invasion, Powered by Evolution Powersports. Now in its 5th year, the UTV Invasion has grown to one of the premier UTV events in the country and it continues to get bigger. Idaho Dunes RV will play host to the event but you don’t have to stay there to attend. All activities are open for anyone to participate and there’s plenty…

— TexPlex & Can-Am Demo Facility — Can-Am Press Release: TexPlex Park and Can-Am, BRP’s off-road brand for ATV and side-by-side vehicles, today announced an agreement to create a first-of-its-kind permanent demo facility. Through this collaboration, select local and regional Can-Am dealers are encouraged to send qualified leads to TexPlex Park, where customers will test drive a Can-Am Maverick X3 900 HO, Maverick X3 X rs Turbo R and Defender MAX Lone Star HD10 side-by-side vehicles, at no charge, in a closed-course…

-- HURLEY, WISCONSIN PRESS RELEASE: There no better way to kick off the summer than with some off-road riding with friends and family for Memorial Day weekend! Come to Hurley, WI where we hold the largest ATV rally in Wisconsin every year. The Poker Run starts on Thursday, May 24th and ends on Sunday, May 27th, 2018. Local businesses will be offering specials all weekend long along with raffles. On Sunday our Hurley Fire Department will host its infamous mud pit near Twin City Dairy. Come join us for a bundle of fun…

-- WHERE TO RIDE GUIDE -- The Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce invited the Dirt Wheels crew to come ride their trails in Northern New Hampshire and they asked us to bring along everyone who owns a quad or UTV. Hey, those people get the highest rating in our book. We love to ride in areas where the local towns welcome us with open arms. That's where we prefer to spend our money and time. The word we get from riders in the New England area is that Androscoggin Valley in Northern New Hampshire is ATV…

Yamaha employees have worked hard as volunteers over the past ten years to clean up trails so we can continue to enjoy our favorite sports.

-- “The Blackwater 100 is the race that time forgot. It starts in the streets of Davis, West Virginia, and goes out of town to wander through rivers, mountains, swamps and fields. The terrain is as varied as any in the world. To complete one loop of the Blackwater, a rider has to muscle his way through swamps the size of a college campus, mud holes as deep as the Amazon, squared-edged shale uphills, steep rocky downhills and very, very tight woods. If a rider can survive all this, near the end of his first loop he’ll…

ATV MX www.atvmotocross.com This is the series that determines the National Champion for the top pro motocross racer on quads. Each event also has complete classes for amateur ATV riders. The racing takes placed on closed course motocross tracks in the eastern United States. March 13........................................... Daytona, FL March 24-25......................................Hamer, SC April 14-15 ..............................................Kemp, TX May…

-- The reason why ATV & UTV Jamborees, Rallies & Festivals keep gaining in popularity is that most are held at areas that have breath-taking scenery. They usually offer great trail rides along with all sorts of special fun events. Also, it's just fun to hang out with other riding enthusiasts, making new friends and sharing stories. What we have here is a list of the best rides for 2018, so you can start planning your riding trip vacations now. Rally on the Rocks…                May 15-19… Moab,…

-- Huntsville, TN – From May 25th – 27th. Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts from all over the globe will gather at Brimstone® Recreation in Huntsville, Tennessee for the annual White Knuckle Event. Nestled in the wilds of the Cumberland Mountains, Brimstone® Recreation features over 300 miles of OHV trails on approximately 20,000 acres of terrain. The White Knuckle Event is the “hold on tight” event of the year as OHV enthusiasts from all over push their vehicles to the limit. This year, the Nitro Circus crew…

-- The amount of fun you have on your ATV or UTV is usually based on the great places you take it to ride. Knowing where the best riding areas are is key. Well, here's a list of some of those places. These dates showcase when a special event occurs there. If you've never been to an ATV/UTV Jamboree, festival or rally you don't know what you're missing. Ask anyone who's ever been to one, because they're always eager to go back again. It's just fun to hang out at a beautiful riding area with so many other enthusiasts who think…

Growing rider and spectator interest has spawned more exciting racing in the competitive ATV/UTV motorsports world for 2018. Listed below are ATV/UTV-only sand drag race events open to any rider who meets track safety requirements—basically helmet, goggles, long pants, shirt, shoes and a tether kill switch on your machine. Racing is on groomed 300 foot tracks using NHRA style launch lights and computerized systems for recording Elapsed Times and speed and determining who crosses the Finish Line first. There are Classes…