RACER PROFILE: BILL INGERSOLL A tale of tragedy, overcoming the odds and inspiring others By the staff of Dirt Wheels Like all of us, Bill Ingersoll was born with dirt, sweat and cold steel intertwined in his DNA. Racing is genetic for Ingersoll passed down from his grandfather, it quickly became a way of life. When Ingersoll’s love for ATV racing took a traumatic turn due to a life-threatening injury that left him paralyzed, the road ahead appeared impassable. This is Bill’s story, which he tells in the hope that it will inspire others to climb back up on that seat, grab hold of the ba ..read more

Yamaha and Southern California Mountains Foundation Join Forces for Public Lands Conservation Empowering Conservation: Yamaha Employees Volunteer for Large-Scale Maintenance Effort in San Bernardino National Forest   Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, the powersports industry’s leading advocate for access to public lands for motorized and outdoor recreation, took a hands-on approach this past weekend with employees from the Cypress and Georgia corporate offices volunteering at a large-scale maintenance effort on the U.S.F.S. San Bernardino, one of the nation’s most visited natio ..read more

DIRT WHEELS MAY 2024 ISSUE IS ON NEWSSTANDS! Right now is the best time to subscribe to Dirt Wheels Magazine. You can get 12-months of the world largest ATV/UTV magazine plus, you will receive a $25 gift card to Rocky Mountain ATV for your efforts. So, it’s a win win for everyone! SUBSCRIBE HERE ON THE COVER: Kawasaki’s new HVAC-equipped Ridge tackles the cold Hatfield-McCoy Trail System. However, Cain is warm and cozy showing one of the Japanese engineers how Americans like to drive modern UTVs. Photo by Justin Coffey. Plus, a blast from the past comes to us in the form of a three-wheeled Ho ..read more

Potential (Potential Motors Inc), a Canadian automotive technology company developing advanced driver assistance systems for off-road environments, has today announced that it has raised $2M CAD in a successful extension to its seed round. This builds on two previous seed round commitments, for a total of $8.5M raised since May 2020.  Investors in the extension include returning partners Brightspark Ventures, Build Ventures and NBIF (the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation), with Farpointe joining for the first time. They join existing investors, including Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures.&n ..read more

Atturo Tire To Canada Atturo Tire Corp. continues to expand into the UTV and Side-by-Side markets via a distribution agreement with the Canadian Powersports Distributor Importations Thibault ltée. This agreement means that Importations Thibault will provide dealers across all 10 of Canada’s provinces with access to Atturo’s exciting lineup of SXS tires as Atturo’s Exclusive Powersports Distributor in Canada. This partnership ensures that dealers can offer their customers high-quality, innovative tires, enhancing their product offerings and customer satisfaction. “We are thrilled to be workin ..read more

American Honda today confirmed the return of its popular midsize multipurpose side-by-side model for the 2025 model year—the Pioneer 700. Since its inception, the Pioneer platform has been highly regarded for its extensive range of applications and rock-solid dependability, and for the 2025 model year, the Pioneer 700 continues the legacy of versatility and reliability. Some versions receive new colors, with the Pioneer 700 Forest and Pioneer 700-4 Forest now offered in TrueTimber® Atera Camo, resulting from an extensive, powersports-exclusive brand partnership between Honda and the popular ..read more

Normally aspirated, 64-inch-and-wider high-performance machines By the staff of Dirt Wheels 2024 Two Seat Sport UTVs Sport and extreme-performance, normally aspirated side-by-sides are 64 inches wide and now up to 74 inches wide with bucket seating for two adults. Most have more than a foot of travel, and the new RZR Pro R has over 2 feet of travel. Most have a fixed bed with around 300 pounds of cargo capacity; although, the Can-Am Commander and Polaris General cross-over UTVs have dumping beds. Here are the 2024 two-seat sport machines from Arctic Cat, Can-Am, CFMoto, Hisun, Honda (2023s ..read more

AMSOIL HOOSIER: GNCC ATV RACE REPORT – by Kayla Bolton CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (April 28, 2024) – The Progressive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC Racing) Series presented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship, hosted its sixth round of racing at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana with the AMSOIL Hoosier GNCC event. Saturday morning the rain showers and thunderstorms rolled through the area, creating slick and muddy conditions to begin the day. However, the rain showers would pop back up throughout the day, creating some very different racing conditions throughout even the sam ..read more

Grandview Plan In Idaho Canceled – Over 600 Miles of Routes Saved!   On Friday we received word from the BLM that the Grandview Travel Management Plan in southwest Idaho would be canceled. According to the release, the BLM withdrew the plan “due to a large volume of public comments regarding Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use and demand for access, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District is cancelling the Grand View Travel Management Plan Environmental Assessment to reassess information and validate route inventory.” We worked hard to connect with the local dirt b ..read more

2024 SPORT ATVs: Another year has passed, and once again, professional motocross and cross-country racers are regulated to just one sport model worthy of race-readiness. Thank you, Yamaha, for granting us one more year with the YFZ450R. But for intermediate, entry-level and youth riders, there are several sport ATV models to choose from. We’re also seeing some new entries from rising players like CFMoto and Denago, both of which are mixing gas and electric offerings into their youth model lineups. Be sure to check out Yamaha’s new youth-sized Raptor with EFI, too. And then there are the heav ..read more