The RideNow group elected to have two of their stores immediately outfitted with some of the coolest RZR XP’s DragonFire has ever built, combined with complete point of sale product displays to compliment these awesome machines.  After putting up the displays at their Chandler and Peoria dealerships, they have been using them as a sales tool with great success. The sole intent is to show their customers exactly what they want and need.

RideNow shares our goal to continue to ignite our customers with the same passion we have for the sport, provide the best UTV products we possibly can, and as we say here at DragonFire…Feel the Heat!

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Team DragonFire continues to combat crime in the Quick Release Steering Wheel adventure:

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After such riveting performances, we only have one word: OSCAR!  Seriously though, check out the new video clips and let us know what you think.

A former ATV and Supermoto stand-out, Big Nic is showing some skills on the SxS side these days. In only his third UTV race, Nic won the Production 850 class at the fast Speed World track here in DragonFire’s backyard. Despite missing the first round, the win puts Nic into 4^th in the standings, and in contention for the WORCS championship.

Of course DragonFire is happy to help Nic make the transition to the SxS scene a success. Nic’s racer features the full array of DragonFire Racing accessories, starting with our DragonSkin number plates/personal I.D. system and ranging through the quick-release steering wheel kit. Performance advantages include DFR’s PyroPak Fuel Controller and Auto-Tune, high pressure radiator cap, clutch kit/drive belt and a full exhaust system.

Be sure to catch all the DragonFire-backed teams in action this season. The next WORCS race will be May 11^that Race Town 395 in Adelanto, California. The next GNCC SxS race will be the Mountaineer Run in Masontown, West Virginia, on May 26.

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Team RockStar Racing is no stranger to UTV competition, having accumulated quite an impressive record in Best in the Desert and other racing series all across the southwest. RockStar Racing’s Lacrecia Beaurrier and co-driver Corina Fallon plan to barrel through the sand along the grueling 92-mile Mint racecourse like a knife through warm butter, and believe us when we say these ladies can do it.

The Mint 400 got its start way back in 1976, drawing thousands of racers the likes of Indy 500 winners Parnelli Jones, Al Unser and Rick Mears, not to mention on-screen racers like Steve McQueen and James Garner.

This celebrated race pits the world’s top off-road drivers in nearly two-dozen classes of vehicles. Leading up to the famed off-road race in and around Las Vegas is the crowning of Miss Mint, a spectacular parade of vehicles, a pit crew competition, hosted parties, qualifying and tech inspections.

So if your plans find you in Las Vegas this week, be sure to stop by the DragonFire Racing booth — smack dab in the middle of all the action — during Friday’s Meet and Greet on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. Between 5:30 and 7:30, our drivers will be on hand to meet fans and, of course we’ll have some of our best-dressed UTVs on display.

Bright and early Saturday morning, Beaurrier and Fallon and team members will be making their way to nearby Jean, Nev., for the start line of this brutal race. Come and watch, or if you can’t get away, visit the Mint website at www.themint400.com.

Meanwhile, good luck Lacrecia and Corina. We’ll be on the finish line rooting for you!

It wasn’t that long ago that Arizona was known for being at the forefront of UTV racing, but that honor slipped by the wayside as the state’s riding areas and race series began closing down. Thankfully, there are folks here in our home state who are more interested in desert racing than politics.

As a result, we’d like to introduce you to the Arizona Short Course Championship (ASCC) and the Arizona Desert Racing Association (ADRA) — two new series that are determined to make UTV racing possible for Arizonans and our neighboring UTV’ers for decades to come.

These two series will focus on much more than just the big-name trucks and buggies, offering a solid amount of race routes for those of us who enjoy sitting behind the wheel of a quad or UTV.

DragonFire Racing sales manager Paul Cummins is wasting no time prepping his own UTV for the next ADRA competition. Like most of us, Paul’s looking forward to getting out to the racecourse and hitting the sandy deck running. And with ADRA covering all the desert racing and ASCC covering all short-course competitions, there’s a race in here somewhere for all of us.

Doesn’t matter a bit whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned veteran, both of these series promise some fine competition for all. So don’t be shy. Visit the Arizona Short Course Championship (ASCC) and the Arizona Desert Racing Association (ADRA) today.

See you all in the desert!

Zach Bredeson, DragonFire Racing Fabricator Foreman

Just taking ownership of a name like “Zack” puts you in a category of guys who love to twist a wrench and work as part of a pit crew. Our Zack did just that before joining us at DFR as our racing fabrication foreman.

He got his start in the off-road industry when he joined a Trophy Truck Team for a race down in Baja Mexico. A Trophy Truck is a completely unlimited truck with more than 800 horses and four feet of suspension travel, says Zack. And in Baja, the pit crew experience is like NASCAR — except it takes place in the dirt. But more on that later.

Let’s meet our team’s Zack Bredeson:

DragonFire Racing: What is the best part of your job?

Zach Bredeson: Being part of creating a quality product — something that’s worth having your name on. I also like working on this team because we truly are a team and it really shows in our work.

DFR: What did you do prior to coming to work for DragonFire Racing?

Zach:  I worked in the warehouse and automotive industry for the most part, doing everything from driving a forklift to plumbing. Probably the most fun I had was as a member of a pit crew for a Trophy Truck race team. Down in Baja, we had to wait for the truck to come in and then — as quickly as we could — change tires, add fuel and repair broken parts. But since this was Baja, we had more than one pit and it was never in the same spot twice. We have to load everything up and beat the truck to the next pit stop using freeways, dirt roads or the open desert. It’s a lot o fun and a lot of work but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

DFR: Do you drive a UTV/ATV? And if so, what do you drive?

Zach:  I have a few toys I like to get out on. One of them is a Honda 250R quad and another is a Suzuki RM 125 dirt bike. I also have a pit quad that is a lot of fun to rip around on.

DFR: What is your favorite DragonFire product?

Zach:  To be honest, I love our doors . I started out on those and to see the growth and improvement in that product has been really rewarding. The Race Pace line is a close second. It’s just a cool concept being able to take a stock car, add a few things and end up with something that looks like a full-blown race car.

DFR: What are you reading and watching these days?

Zach:  I’m a big fan of UTV Offroad magazine. I really don’t watch a whole lot of TV, but when I do it’s either the History Channel or Racing on Speed.

DFR: If you could take a week off from work and ride ATVs and UTVs anywhere in the world, where would you go and who would you take with you?

Zach:  I would have to fulfill a lifelong dream of racing the Dakar Rally. The only people I could think bringing along would be my girl —  and of course my team. They are the best there is, and I would be dumb not to want them on my side.

Yesterday, our general manager, Scott Highland, announced that stock cars driven by Nationwide Series and Spring Cup drivers Timmy Hill and Blake Koch will be carrying the DragonFire logo in 2012. And that marketing partnership starts with this weekend’s Sprint Cup competition in Phoenix — which happens to be where DFR hangs its hat.

Timmy Hill will be racing his Ford Fusion in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix Raceway this weekend, while Blake Koch will be behind the wheel of the Ford Mustang at the Bashas Supermarkets 200, also in Phoenix this weekend.

It goes without saying that a full contingent of DragonFire personnel will be on hand to witness these two hometown races and to cheer on our drivers. Hill was Rookie of the Year for the Nationwide Series last year, edging out partner Koch by one point. Koch is returning for this, his second season in the NASCAR Nationwide series.

Hill got off to a great start at the opening Nationwide competition last year by finishing seventh at the Drive4COPD 300 in Daytona, one spot ahead of Tony Stewart (yes, that Tony Stewart), while Koch finishing 17^th sandwiched between Joey Logano and Kyle Busch.

Our arrangement with Rick Ware Racing is a culmination of a lifetime relationship between Ware and Highland. As young boys growing up in Texas, these two race enthusiasts competed with each other in motocross events, and now they’re joining forces to support two up and coming stock car racers.

With only 10 fulltime employees, Rick Ware Racing is known as the “Biggest Little Team in Motorsports,” competing in a half-dozen AMA and NASCAR-sanctioned events, including NASCAR Nationwide, Camping World Truck, Grand Am, Arena Cross, XGames and Legends. For his part, Rick has taken his own impressive racing resume and created a business that DFR is honored to be aligned with.

That’s because Big 4 Performance is a DFR Certified Installer, which we’re proud to say stocks a huge assortment of DragonFire Racing equipment. In fact, this Southern California operation is a one-stop shop for all of your DragonFire product needs.

With years of off-road knowledge and a staff that’s not only qualified but also active enthusiasts in this open-air pastime, Big 4 Performance carries everything you might need for your UTVs, motorcycles and quads. In fact, the shop has one of the best technicians in the business — Darren Brigham (aka. Big D), a man with more than five years of experience working with DragonFire products.

Located less than three hours from the dunes at Glamis, Big 4 prides itself on fast and reliable service, guaranteeing to get you back on the sand in the quickest turnaround time. The Big 4 crew has even been known to tool on out to Glamis to make repairs, thus saving its customers not only the day in the desert, but the whole weekend.

Like we said, Big 4 Performance is now part of our Certified Installer Program and is more than willing to help you get what you need to go have some fun. It’s one shop you’ll want to make sure is on speed dial.

For more information, visit Big4Performance.com, or call (619) 593-2610.