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Multiple wins at the 2020 Baja 1000!

Raceco USA and Honda Off-Road Racing bring home Pro UTV NA and Pro UTV Unlimited wins for the Honda Talon at the 2020 SCORE Baja 1000.

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Honda Off-Road Racing with Eliott Watson behind the wheel of the Factory Honda Talon finished on the top step of the podium in Pro UTV Unlimited at the SCORE Baja 1000! The Honda Off-Road Racing Pro UTV Unlimited Talons are powered by the Jackson Racing Honda Talon Turbo kit!

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In the Pro UTV NA class, Raceco USA dominated the competition in their Honda Talon 1000 X-4. Not only finishing 1st in class, but the 2nd UTV overall! An impressive result in the first outing for the Raceco Talons.

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The Mint 400 to Allow Honda Talon Aftermarket Turbos in UTV Pro Turbo Class

  • The Mint 400 will allow the aftermarket turbo kit manufactured by Jackson Racing for the Honda Talon.
  • Aftermarket kits for additional platforms can be submitted approved on a case by case basis and must have factory approved part number.
  • Kits can be sold by authorized 3rd parties in addition to factory.
  • Only specific parts and kits will be approved. No interchanging of non-approved parts and no tampering with approved kit settings.

The Great American Off-Road Race™ announced today that it will allow approved aftermarket turbo kits beginning with the Honda Talon aftermarket turbo kit produced by Jackson Racing. The inclusion of aftermarket turbo kits is designed to allow more manufacturers to compete at the highest level within the Pro Turbo UTV Class. The Mint 400 has over 160 UTV racers compete in multiple classes including Pro Turbo UTV, Pro Normally Aspirated UTV, Unlimited UTV, UTV Sportsman, UTV RS1, and UTV Rally.

“Our goal is to create fair and highly competitive off-road racing in every class.   We have reviewed the Jackson Racing aftermarket turbo kit and approved it for competition.  The Pro Turbo UTV Class will benefit from additional manufacturers being involved at the highest competitive level and we are open to additional aftermarket turbo kit submissions from other manufacturers,” said Mint 400 CEO, Matt Martelli.  “Honda’s factory team is headed up by off-road businessman, Jeff Proctor. We are excited to see the two car factory program come and battle in the Pro Turbo UTV Class at The 2020 Mint 400!”

 

UTV Pro Turbo Class Definition:
UTV Pro Turbo class vehicles are built using production UTV’s, manufactured by the following companies:  Polaris, Can-Am, Honda, Arctic Cat, Yamaha, Kawasaki. UTV’s must have been series produced in quantities of at least 1,000 units within a 12-month period and be readily available to the general public in the U.S.A.  UTV’s must have a minimum of 2 seats. OEM engines must be used. All OEM engine electronics must be used. ECM’s may be flashed. No aftermarket ECM’s are allowed. Maximum engine size is 1000cc.

All turbo’s and their components must remain stock as delivered from the manufacture, i.e. turbo, exhaust pipes, intake manifold, inner cooler’ etc. Vehicles not produced with a Forced Induction system may install a preapproved system.

Forced induction systems that were not originally installed on a manufactures engine must apply for approval. Only systems that have a vehicle manufactures part number, and is distributed through that manufactures dealership parts network will be allowed.

Approval requires a minimum of thirty (30) days.

Approved Non-Production Kits:

Honda Talon SXS
Supplier:  Jackson Racing
Part Number: 1000-HT1-J01R

To submit an aftermarket Turbo Kit for homologation contact:  tech@themint400.com

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2nd Round of the 2019 NASA Western Endurance Racing Championship

Photography by ©2019 Toni Avery

For the second three-hour of the NASA Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC) season, team Jackson Racing and HG Trackside headed to Buttonwillow Raceway on Saturday April 6th to race Vincent “Hollywood” Piemonte’s E1 Class Ford Mustang GT again.

Piloting the GT would be Oscar Jackson Jr. of Jackson Racing and team HG Trackside driving instructor, Dieter-Heinz Kijora, team HG Trackside Team Principal, and Vincent Piemonte, a Hollywood stunt performer that has been working with Oscar Jackson for a few years now. Going into the second endurance weekend with the Mustang, the team knew what they needed to work on and proceeded to prepare for the night race.

With Crew Chief Oscar Jackson Sr. in attendance, the team went to work on preparing the vehicle and themselves for the race ahead. Oscar Jr. went out for the teams qualifying session, qualifying on pole in E1 for the race. With the race starting at 6:15pm, Oscar Jr. would take the first hour stint in the Mustang. The team had planned on two scheduled pit stops, all of which coincided with driver changes. Oscar Jr. gained a significant gap to the second-place car until a full course caution and safety car brought everyone back to the same pace. With that gap now gone, Oscar Jr. worked to get some time between him and the second-place car before heading in to switch to the next driver. As the sun started to set, Dieter-Heinz took the second stint with fueling and no tire changes in that stop. The last stint was driven by Vincent with that stop including fuel where he also encountered a safety car session. This was Vincent’s first trip into night racing and was picking up the pace as his stint carried on. Consistency over the 3 hours is critical and great pace was found in the BFGoodrich R1 tires utilized by the team, while also never having to change a tire during the 3 hour race!

With all this, team Jackson Racing and HG Trackside placed fourth. While it wasn’t the position desired, the team now has an even better idea on what needs to be improved both in the car and in strategy for the next race.

Team Jackson Racing and HG Trackside will be attending the next three-hour endurance race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA.