Roll Design / Elka suspension Sweep ATV Podium in the Dakar Rally!

Fallbrook CA 1/18/2012 – Fallbrook, CA – The Dakar Rally is known as being one of the most difficult, and dangerous races in the world. The event spans roughly two weeks, and for 2012 covered approximately 9000 kilometers (nearly 5,600 miles) across Argentina, Chile and Peru!

Following an event like Dakar is made much easier these days with mobile apps and internet available everywhere you turn. Watching Tomas Maffei hold in the lead during the early stages with the Patronelli brothers in pursuit and closing the gap and overtaking throughout the stages makes for an exciting event, even when so remote from the action. Last years winner, Alejandro Patronelli took home the top honors again this year, with his brother (2010 Dakar winner) Marcos coming in second. Maffei received a 20 minute penalty but even without, would not be enough to take a step up on the podium and ended the rally with a very impressive 3rd.

Only the strong survive and the Roll Design / Elka suspension combination continues to prove that it is worthy of the fastest racers, harshest weather and toughest terrain on the planet.

Congratulations to the entire 2012 Dakar Quad Podium!

#1 - 250 - Alejandro Patronelli

#2 - 252 - Marcos Patronelli

#3 - 272 - Tomas Maffei

Roll Design / Elka currently holding top 3 positions in 2012 Dakar Rally!

After stage 6 in the running of the 2012 Dakar Rally, #257 Tommy Maffei leads the previous 2 year champions #250 Alejandro and #252 Marcos Patronelli. All three riders are equipped with Roll Design control arms and Elka shocks and with just under 18 hours of ride time at this point, there are only 2 minutes separating the top 3 ATVs.

Dakar is the toughest rally race in the world, and anything can happen with 8 stages remaining, but they are kicking-ass so far and we wish them the best of luck in all the remaining stages!

If you are mobile - download the Dakar rally app to keep tabs on your favorite racers with up-to-date information, photos and videos. It is one of the most comprehensive apps I have ever seen, and would love to see something like it for other off-road races like the Baja 1000.

Go to Dakar.com to see it otherwise!

Beau Baron and David Haagsma team up for 2012, with newly formed Maxxis / H&M Motorsports race team!

Fallbrook CA 12/07/2011 – Roll Design is proud announce its continued support of two of the fastest racers in the Nation – Beau Baron and David Haagsma, for the 2012 race season!

2009 WORCS Pro Champion Beau Baron #549 has always proven himself a true Champion. Some bad luck in 2010 and 2011 kept him from retaining the #1 plate, but did not keep him off the Championship podium for either of those years, with a 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. It also did not keep him from remaining the likeable guy that everyone enjoys on, and off, the track. He always seems to have so much fun going fast, and his enjoyment of the sport relays well when you put a camera or microphone in front of him. Racing as a privateer against Factory teams is a tough undertaking and Beau continues to prove that he is one of the fastest guys that you could ever put on a quad.

2010 Pro-Am WORCS Champion #422 David Haagsma bumped up to the Pro class for 2011. He definitely proved himself worthy of the plate, with 6 – top 5 finishes and a 5^th place overall for the 2011 series and in doing so, he showed everyone that he will be a serious threat for the #1 plate for 2012.

Team Manager - Allan McCostlin of H&M Motorsports, will be the primary mechanic for Haagsma and Theo Lusardi will focus on Beau at the track. The motors for both riders will be built by Curtis Sparks. Sparks builds some of the most powerful 4-stroke engines available, and they last. Brutal endurance racing, like the WORCS series proves it. Haagsma showed just how much power Curtis is able to get out of them with a couple MONSTER holeshots this season, with the first being an uphill drag race on the start in Idaho.

The Maxxis / H&M Motorsports racers will continue to run the Roll Design/ Elka suspension combo on their Honda TRX450Rs, as it has proven time and time again to be one of the best performing setups available. Roll Design will continue to be the exclusive U.S. Elka Service center for ATV’s on the West Coast, and will be onsite for the entire 2012 WORCS series in support of Beau, David, and the rest of our customers - both Amateur and Pro.

Congratulations to the new team, and we look forward to a very exciting and competitive new season!

WORCS Round 9 - Speedworld, AZ

Yamaha's Dustin Nelson, riding his #94 Roll Design equipped YFZ450R, claimed his first WORCS victory at the final round of the 2011 WORCS series last weekend - just weeks after securing his fifth Pro 450 Production class championship in the Quad-X motocross racing series. Rains fed a muddy Arizona racecourse at Speedworld MX park, forcing many drenched riders to search for clean goggles within the first few turns of the race. Nelson exploded out of the gate during Sunday's Pro Main Event, taking the WORCS holeshot bonus cash and establishing a comfortable, roost-free gap for the lead, a gap that he would maintain for much of the race. In the end, Nelson finished nearly a half-minute ahead of the second place finisher.

At the end of the WORCS season, Roll Design riders numbered five of the top ten series finishers in the pro class, and six of the top ten series finishers in the Pro-Am class. Roll Design/MCR Honda rider, Beau Baron, finished third at the end of the year with five podium finishes in the nine race series. In the Pro-Am class, Roll Design's Keith Johnson also had five podium finishes for the year, finishing soundly in second place. Johnson also claimed first place in the Production A class series points championship.

Roll Design would like to thank all of the series champions and competitors that use Roll Design products. As an official representative and authorized service center of WORCS sponsor – Elka suspension, we will be looking forward to seeing you all again in 2012!

Roll Design Series Champions:

· Beau Baron - Pro ATV - 3rd place

· Keith Johnson - Production A - 1st place / Pro-Am - 2nd Place

· DJ Noerr - Production A - 2nd place

· Julie Russell - Womens A - 1st place

· Levi Shirley - 14-15 Production - 1st Place / School Boy 14-15 - 1st Place

· Alex Ortiz - 12-15 Production - 3rd Place / Shifter Open - 3rd Place / Shifter Open Sport - 3rd Place

· Matt Hancock - Sport 15-29 B - 3rd Place

· Jake Morton - School Boy - 3rd Place

· Lynn Prosser - Womens A - 3rd Place

· Reed Ribotta - 30+ C - 1st Place / Production C - 3rd Place

Eleven / Eleven / Eleven

Happy Veterans Day and thank you to all those that have, and are currently serving.

We are able to race and recreate because you have provided us freedoms not allowed in other countries.

Enjoy your day.

~Roll Design

FOUR OUT OF FIVE TOP QUAD-X PROS CHOOSE ROLL DESIGN / ELKA

Dustin Nelson Sweeps the 2011 Series and Claims Fifth Pro 450 Championship

Fallbrook CA 10/28/2011 – For Dustin Nelson, it was his eighth Quad-X win in a row and the end of his best season yet. This makes five Pro 450 Production class championships for the Roll Design/Elka Yamaha YFZ 450R rider. In the first moto, Nelson finished eight seconds ahead of the nearest competitor, then topped that with a twelve second lead in moto two. . “We have ridden at such a high level all year, and we have not had any mechanical issues. In fact, we have what I think is the best total package out there,” claimed Nelson.

Three other Roll Design riders finished out the top five positions in the series points championship. Beau Baron gave Nelson a run for his money, finishing in second place for the year on his Roll/MCR Honda 450R. David Haagsma is new to the pro class, but already looks to be riding like a veteran in both motocross and off-road disciplines. Haagsma finished fourth in points. Josh Row managed to stay in the top five, even after missing several motos due to an injured arm.

Building the best handling suspension system with the highest quality components, Roll Design wins championships! Roll Design builds its suspension packages to provide premium handling characteristics while minimizing rider fatigue. With the best championship record in the industry, just imagine what Roll Design can do for you out on the track and trail.

2011 Yamaha Quad X Points

Position - Rider - Points

1 - Dustin Nelson - 225

2 - Beau Baron - 186

4 - David Haagsma - 136

5 - Josh Row – Yamaha - 128

Roll Designs Dustin Nelson, Garrin Fuller, Levi Shirley all QuadX Champions!

Congratulations to Roll Design / Elka Pro Dustin Nelson for wrapping up his 4th QuadX Pro Championship and going undefeated for the overall in every round this year! Duncan Racings Garrin Fuller took home the #1 plate in the ProAm Championship and Duncan teammate Levi Shirley followed his lead taking the #1 plate in the intermediate class!

Congratulations guys!!