BLACKHILLS UTV LED LIGHTING SETUP

Offroad Race Spec LED Lighting Outfitting Guide

Published: March 20th, 2024

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MEET MIKE CAFRO/JAMIE KIRKPATRICK: 

With over 45 years of combined off-road racing experience and multiple championships in both SCORE and Best In The Desert race series, friends Mike Cafro and Jamie Kirkpatrick collaborated to form the race team Blackhills UTV. Their focus was on taking that combined knowledge and applying it to the competitive realm of UTV off-road racing. Founded in early 2015, Blackhills UTV was virtually an unknown and unproven race team. Now, headed into 2024, Blackhills UTV is a seasoned race team with the backing of leading industry partners like Polaris, Obor Tire, Elka Suspension and of course Vision X Lighting. Blackhills UTV is one of the top-ranking teams in this rapidly growing highly competitive sport of UTV desert racing.

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Performance Race Spec Lighting Setup

BLACKHILLS UTV
LED LIGHTING SETUP

The Blackhills UTV race team setup sports two Selective Yellow 6.7" CG2 Multi-LED Light Cannons with 27,000+ Lumens blasting past 1,435 ft. as well as a single ADV Light Cannon tossing out 17,000+ Lumens. The advanced optic technology utilizes Multiple 7W LEDs For a Widespread Full Beam Pattern to turn night into day.

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#1,3
6.7" CG2 Multi-LED Selective Yellow Lens

Front Bumper

View Kit
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#2
6.7" ADV
LIGHT CANNON KIT

Front Bumper

View Kit
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#4
35" XPL Lo-Pro LED Chaser Bar

Rear Under Roof

View Kit
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BLACKHILLS UTV
FULL BUILD SPECS

The current vehicle specifications boast a Polaris Pro R with an impressive 225 horsepower, meticulously crafted by the skilled hands of car builder Jamie Kirkpatrick. The race car is equipped with formidable 35” Obor RocScrapper tires, placing it in the competitive Open Pro UTV class. With this powerful combination of engine prowess and top-notch construction, the vehicle stands ready for the challenges of the racing circuit. So naturally it needs the best of the best LED Lighting. 

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BLACKHILLS UTV
RACE SCHEDULE & HISTORY

2024 Schedule:
2024 KOH Desert Challenge
2024 SCORE Series

Winnings Last Few Years:                      
2021
SF250 1st Pro Stock UTV             
Baja500 1st Pro Stock UTV             
Baja400 1st Pro Stock UTV             
Baja1000 1st Pro Stock UTV
2021 SCORE Pro Stock Champions

2022
SF250 3rd Pro Open  UTV             
Baja500 2nd Pro Open UTV             
Baja400 1st Pro Open UTV             
Baja1000 5th Pro Open UTV
2022 SCORE Pro Open Champions  

2023
SF250 3rd Pro Open UTV             
Baja500 6th Pro Open UTV             
Baja400 11th Pro Open UTV             
Baja1000 5the Pro Open UTV
2023 SCORE Pro Open 4th Place

Over 45 years combined Baja racing knowledge between Mike and Jamie