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Kyle Chaney the Short-Course King

Kyle Chaney the Short-Course King

_by Lindsay Tousignant|September 29, 2023

Kyle Chaney is most known for his dominance in the desert. Chaney has used his precision in the rocks and speed in the flats to crush expectations and take the King of the Hammers UTV crown three times in a row.

We met up with the King last year in Hammertown and got a rundown of on his 4400 Pro UTV Hammer car. Check it out!

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Short-course

Shortened, closed tracks give way to more carnage and destruction, requiring a different mindset from the open desert passes and rocky climbs encountered in the desert. Transitioning to the world of short-course racing puts you up against the likes of CJ Greaves and Rodney VanEperen who have mastered the tight turns, triples and tabletop landings. Chaney adjusted his driving style accordingly, finishing the 2022 AMSOIL Championship Off-Road season four points shy of first place. He knew a championship was within his grasp.

Entering the 2023 season looking to earn that top spot, the Can-Am* driver took podiums in Antigo, Crandon, Elk River, Dirt City, Bark River and Oklahoma. The races were heavily contested and often came down to the final laps. The points battle remained tight all season long, right up to the final two rounds.

After his wins in Crandon, Dirt City, and Bark River, Chaney took the season when the final round was rained out in Oklahoma. He amassed three wins and eight podiums on his journey to becoming the 2023 Pro Turbo SxS champion and cemented his dominance in short-course racing.

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Chaney is currently preparing for the 2024 King of the Hammers in January. Last year Chaney competed in three desert events throughout the week, with a strong showing in the Hammers race and a win in the UTV race. The three-time king continues to push the limits and lap times, no matter where he lines up.

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A Deciding Pikes Peak Summit and a First-Time Win in Crandon

A Deciding Pikes Peak Summit and a First-Time Win in Crandon

Scott Birdsall fails to reset the Pikes Peak diesel record. Kyle Chaney picks up speed at the AMSOIL Championship Off-Road…

Pikes Peak racing

Pikes Peak racing

by Lindsay Tousignant | June 30, 2022

Happy summer race fans! Can you believe it’s already America’s birthday? It seems like we were just kicking off summer with the start of the AMSOIL Championship Off-Road season. A little follow up on that to come.

But first let’s delve into news about our newest Team AMSOIL member, Scott Birdsall, and regale his latest attempt to summit Pike’s Peak in record time, all while dubbed “best dressed on the mountain” in a pretty bad a** LMP1 (that runs with AMSOIL).

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The Mountain Said No

When Scott Birdsall flipped his snowboarding career to car racing, Pike’s Peak was just something he grew up watching with his dad on TV. Then, in 2017, he set his sites on the illustrious summit. After two failed attempts, Birdsall succeeded at resetting the diesel record in 2020, breaking the record set in 2015.

He returned looking to reset his own record with a new vehicle. After experiencing some cooling issues during practice rounds, Birdsall was faced with another, less-controllable obstacle on race day, weather. Rain, low visibility and fog all led Birdsall to know going into his run that he was not likely to reset the record. But he reached the summit, a feat itself, and he leaves knowing that the LMP1 is capable of putting the diesel record up where it’s hard to reach.

Birdsall’s previous record-setting vehicle, Old Smokey, also reached the summit with driver Aaron Kaufman behind the wheel.

Team AMSOIL was along for the climb. See all the action unfold below.

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Gettin’ ‘er done at the Big House

Scheuring Speed Sports’ Kyle Chaney didn’t have the breakout start to the AMSOIL Championship Off-Road season that everyone had hoped for. A mechanical issue forced him off the track in round one after leading for the fist half of the race. Chaney returned with a vengeance to prove his opening was just a fluke, running away with the lead in rounds two, three and four. Another milestone for the 2022 UTV King of the Hammers Champ? His first win at Crandon Raceway. Good thing he trusts AMSOIL to get him around Turn 1 and through to the finish line.

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In the staging area

As we dive from winter there is plenty more Team AMSOIL excitement to be had. S

Check out the new AMSOIL Performance Blog with the latest up top the moment lessons why AMSOIL is the only product for your lasting motor enjoyment!

We’ll see you at the races!