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2021 UTV World Championship AZ West UTV Festival Takes Over Lake Havasu City

Thousands of fans enjoy vendor exhibits, tech and contingency, and more on McCulloch Blvd.

Thursday’s festivities at the 2021 UTV World Championship presented by Polaris saw the biggest names in the sport head to downtown Lake Havasu City for the AZ West UTV Festival, the event’s annual celebration of all things UTV. Dozens of OEMs and aftermarket parts manufacturers were on hand displaying their latest products to thousands of UTV enthusiasts, while this year’s entry list paraded through the event as part of tech and contingency before Friday and Saturday’s racing.

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“There’s no better opportunity to get up close and personal with the best racers in the sport and cutting edge powersports technology than the AZ West UTV Festival,” said UTV World Championship CEO Matt Martelli. “We can’t thank AZ West enough for their support of the event, as well as our dozens of additional partners who brought their latest and greatest to the streets of downtown Lake Havasu, and most importantly, the fans! We can’t wait for two great days of racing starting tomorrow!”

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This year’s AZ West UTV Festival was staged on McCulloch Boulevard in downtown Lake Havasu City, and fans and competitors alike flocked to the free event bright and early as the proceedings kicked off at 8AM. With display vehicles, product displays, giveaways, contests, and much more, the annual UTV Festival always offers something for everybody. Through the center of it all, the sport’s top racers lined up their vehicles, many of which were fresh out of this morning’s qualifying sessions, to go through the technical inspection and contingency process before lining up for Friday and Saturday’s race action.

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The UTV World Championship presented by Polaris takes place on October 13-17 in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Live coverage of the event continues all weekend at utvworldchampionship.com/live. For up-to-date information on the event, visit utvworldchampionship.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @utvworldchampionship.

Chris Leone

A veteran of the motorsports industry (both physical and digital), Chris Leone contributes coverage of race events of all types to Off-Road Racer. Elsewhere, he is the marketing/communications manager at iRacing, media director of Jim Beaver's Down & Dirty Show, and a frequent contributor to UTV Underground.