Off Road Race Canada

The Festival Off Road & Expo ATV – Expo 4X4 show is celebrating their 10th anniversary! Join the largest gathering of off-road vehicles Canada with 20 000 spectators and more than 300 competitors. The Festival represents the largest outdoor show in the Canada. The festival includes areas : Exhibition, Family, Food, Competition, Performances and Campground. The event is supported by dynamic programming and takes place in an atmosphere of festivity. We have a range full of competitions for 4X4, ATV and Side by Side or accelerations in mud or on earth ( Mud Drag, Drag )Skill, Mud Bog and Rock Crawling and much more. Enjoy animation, entertainment, family activities, the exhibition area, and a campground of 250 sites. For outdoor recreation enthusiasts, this is an event not to be missed!
www.festivaloffroad.com

Badland Buggy has released another teaser video of their soon to be released Megaloden mini buggy. With over 20″ of front travel and 16″ in the rear, this beast is going to be a blast to drive! You may remember that we had a contest last month for a set of Badland Buggy ST4 mini buggy plans. We have another set of plans up for grab in February! Stay tuned for more details! In the meantime, check out the Badland Buggy Facebook Page.

The Association Sportive De Tire De Tracteurs Du Quebec (aka Quebec Tractor Pulling Association) has announced their tenative 2012 schedule. It looks like they will be very busy in July and August. Are you going to any of their events? We would love to have some photos and information for future articles on truck and tractor pulling in Quebec!

In our third garage tour, we head to Illinois to check out a restored 1930′s auto shop. As BB767 posted on his Garage Journal thread, it was built in the late 1930′s as a welding and fabrication shop. The original owners son added on and did automotive repair starting in the 50′s. It has been abandoned since the 1980′s. BB767 did an incredible job…what do you think?

BDS Suspension has introduced a new 6-inch suspension lift kit for the ’12 Ram 1500 and its based on their popular high-clearance kit design. The kit centers around a pair of one-piece, 1/4-inch-thick, laser-cut high-clearance crossmembers that are tied together by a differential skidplate. BDS says that this system improves ground clearance and off-road capabilities. The kit also includes replacement steering knuckles, bumpstop drops, anti-sway bar links, three-point differential drop system, strut relocation brackets, and front stainless steel brake lines.

Due to the OE ride height variances, BDS allows you to customize your desired stance by offering both 3- or 5-inch rear Pro-Ride coils that are capable of being smashed totally flat and will come back to normal ride height. The rear for this Ram lift is completed with a track bar bracket, upper link relocation brackets, and sway bar links. Rear 5500 Series hydraulic shock absorbers are included with the kit and BDS by Fox 2.0 Series gas shocks are available as an option.

Feld Motor Sports® has announced that the Maple Leaf Monster Jam Tour will take place January 21-22/12 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Tickets are on sale now.

Attracting more than 4 million fans annually at the most prestigious arenas and stadiums throughout the world, Monster Jam® events showcase jaw-dropping freestyle and racing competition featuring the largest and most advanced automotive machines in the world. These custom-designed monster trucks average 12 feet tall by 12 feet wide, sit atop 66-inch-tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000 pounds. There’s a reason they are called “Monster.” Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, monster trucks generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Monster trucks can fly up to 125 to 130 feet (a distance greater than 14 cars side by side) and up to 35 feet in the air.