Yokohama Geolandar-equipped machines top rigorous off-road race

Vehicles running on Yokohama’s Geolandar M/T G003 mud-terrain tyres finished first and second in the 4800 class of the 2021 King Shocks Area BFE Beatdown, an off-road race held in Utah over the April 3-4 weekend.

The King Shocks Area BFE Beatdown is the initial race in the rigorous Ultra4 Racing’s West Series. More than 20 machines competed in the 4800 class.

Ultra4 Racing is a series of races in which open buggies, called Ultra4 vehicles, compete on a variety of terrain, from endurance desert racing to competition-style rock crawls. The races demand high levels of speed, technique, and endurance on rough roads. King Shocks Area BFE Beatdown is run over a rocky and hilly 10km course.

Competitors in the 4800 class race for five laps or a total of about 48km. The superior endurance and handling performance provided by the Geolandar M/T G003 tyres contributed to the successful runs by first-place finisher Cody Young and runner-up David Hartman.

The Geolandar M/T G003 delivers superior performance on the full range of off-road surfaces over an exceptionally long lifespan. In addition, the tyre features a sturdy and aggressive design that enhances the off-road driving sensation.

Yokohama’s Geolandar tyres have demonstrated their superior off-road performance in many races in recent years, including a championship at the APL Smokin’ Wheels 2018 race held in Guam; a class championship in the 2019 Tatts Finke Desert Race, Australia’s ultimate off-road racing event ; and an overall championship in the 2020 BlueWater Desert Challenge, the final event of North America’s ultimate off-road racing series, Best In The Desert.