Crisis Forty-Four Racing

Two Ferraros. Two UTVs. Zero Excuses.

Amateur offroad UTV/SxS racing from the Midwest. We race hard, laugh harder, and occasionally finish.

Meet the Team
Crisis Forty-Four Racing

A father’s midlife crisis sparks a family passion for power sports

A father-daughter UTV team running the Midwest SxS Series — Lou in Amateur, Lizzy in Women's — with a growing list of things we've broken along the way finding out how this all works.

What We Actually Do

Cross-Country Hare-Scramble Racing

MWSS races are cross-country hare-scramble style events — point-to-point, wheel-to-wheel racing across a course that changes character every few hundred yards. One minute you're on a dirt track or trail, the next you're crossing an open field, threading through tight trees, picking a line through rocks, plowing through a water crossing, or fighting for traction on a steep climb or descent.

It's less about clean qualifying laps and more about surviving whatever the terrain throws at you — which, in our experience, is usually something we didn't expect.

A pack of UTVs kicking up dust racing through an open field
Mid-pack, mid-field — a typical MWSS start.The Badger, Wauzeka, WI
Lou Ferraro #15

Lou Ferraro

Driver / Dad / Designated Blame Recipient

2022 Polaris RZR Pro XP 4 · Amateur Class · "The Limo"

Lizzy Ferraro #66

Lizzy Ferraro

Driver / Daughter / Reason the Insurance Rates Went Up

2016 Polaris RZR XP 1000 · Women's Class

Follow Along

Race updates, breakdowns (literal and figurative), and everything in between — plus full race videos on YouTube, and a "Greatest Hits" reel for when things go sideways. Literally.