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Erick Kozin

@erickkozin

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@livesainted
2026 San Felipe 250 🥈
2024 SCORE Pro UTV Champion 🥇
2024 Baja 500/Baja 400/Baja 1000 🥈
2023 Baja 400 🥈
2021 Baja 1000 🥇

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Racing chapter is closed. I came for a championship and a Baja 1000 win, and got both. Ended with 5 podiums in the last 7 races.

I’d never even driven a UTV before 2018. Three years later we won the Baja 1000, and a dozen races after that series champ. All with 1/3 the budget of everyone else.

On to my next chapter in life, SAINT.

I knew marketing, but learning how to actually make a drink was a whole different experience. Trademarks, formulations, sourcing, co-packers, cans. I’ve spent the last nine months living a crash course, but I made it to the start line.

Everyone who’s tried it has loved it, and it’s opened doors I never expected. We just got approved for our first grocery chain and our first distributor launch this week.

I know it’s a crowded space. But most of what’s out there is just product on a shelf. SAINT is going to move different.
I want to bring my worlds: kid of immigrants, action sports, music and Latino culture all represented. It’s important to me that SAINT not only looks good and tastes good but is also very good for the person drinking it.

I hope people enjoy following along this startup journey as much as they enjoy the drink. It’s never too late to write a new chapter in your life.

@livesainted #livesainted by @erickkozin

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5 days ago

@lkozy3000 came through and gave me the best gift and gave the man cave a proper cleaning for Father’s Day! 😘 by @erickkozin

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4 months ago

A wrap on 2026 @scoreinternational San Felipe 250 race week. It’s the shortest race but the most difficult, brutal and hardest on equipment. Also the one with the most pressure since there is no room for mechanicals or downtime. It also comes at the end of 5 days of prerunning in hot weather, and the nastiest whoops we will see all season.
After last year’s struggles with our Maverick R, I was nervous and excited for the changes we’d made.
We chose a rear start and were the last of 24 cars off the line.. By race mile 70 we were 4th physical running a couple minutes off the lead. By rm180 we were 2nd, which is where we ended up. I felt felt like there could have been a chance for us, but the car ran hot all day and it forced us to stop 4 times with the longest being 8 minutes. The heat pushed us into limp mode 2 times and any chance to push for win was gone.
Happy to get back on the box as it’s our 5th podium in the last 7 races.
Thank you to the @kozinmotorsports and @changuitos_race_prep team for all the effort this week and the weeks leading up to the race. Gracias @elperaza08 por tu apoyo y por ser un gran co-piloto. 👀
Keep an eye out for my newest project Saint Hydration 😉
Special thanks to sponsors and friends who help make this happen:
@bfgoodrichtires
@racelinewheels
@demonpowersports
@optimabatteries
@canamoffroad
@bajadesigns
@sandcraft_rcr
@armautv
@sdutv
@vanspeedshop
@tireballs
@jpdesertgraphics
@carlos_toba_92
@kokito_romero_29
@diiegooga
@oscarrico202
@rossydelacruz05 taken in San Felipe Score Baja 250 by @erickkozin

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7 months ago

Busy weekend! From Baja to music’s biggest night!
Saturday we took the prerunner out to the @recordoffroadseries Mayhem race. Took 1st overall UTV but had a random VCP set us back a spot.. oops.. anyways great day of testing parts for the upcoming SF250.. then headed back to proudly support Lea at the Grammys Sunday. Great start to 2026! let’s go! See you all in March at the 250!
🎥: @desert_in_baja
@demonpowersports
@tireballs
@bfgoodrichtires
@jpdesertshots
@armautv
@racelinewheels
@kozinmotorsports taken in Crypto.com Arena by @erickkozin

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a year ago

WHAT A SEASON 🏁🏆 Huge congratulations to @erickkozin 🔥 Erick and his team secured a 2nd place win at @scoreinternational ‘s Baja 1,000 and locked in the overall championship 🫡 We at @demonpowersports couldn’t be more proud of his season and couldn’t be more excited for 2025! Huge shoutout to @abelardo.ruanova , @mariochapela99 , @adrianperazahernandez, @oz._valdo , @mayoraledgar , @drew_stanton , @rossywelch and his beautiful family for supporting him throughout the journey 🌍❤️

#champion #erickkozin #demonpowersports by @erickkozin

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2 years ago

What a season! We finished the @scoreinternational Baja 1000 in **2nd place** and locked in the **Overall Series Championship**! 🔥
⚡The race wasn’t easy—running the entire way in **2WD** definitely added to the challenge, but we pushed through. Over 50% of the class was running the new, fast Can-Am R, but because it had been consistent all year we decided to stay with my X3 for this year’s race. The 2940 ran strong, fast(enough lol), and reliable to the very end. Huge thanks to @abelardo.ruanova who started the race with me and helped call a great race to get us through all the early madness through Uruapan. The silt and climbs were nasty with at least a dozen C10s and TT Specs stuck or rolled on course within the first 30 miles.. @mariochapela99 then jumped in with me at RM80-220 and Abelardo and @adrianperazahernandez jumped to handle some very technical sections (220-450) through the night. Mario and I jumped back in at RM450 around 11pm and had a clean run back to the finish, crossing the line around 9:30am.
This year has been a lifelong dream come true. Real desert and offroad racing only happens in Baja.. and to win the championship the first time running whole series? UNREAL! Last 5 races: **4 -🥈, and now a championship—shows the effort this team puts in.
💪Shoutout to @oz._valdo for keeping the car dialed, @mayoraledgar and @drew_stanton_ for jumping in as co-drivers through the season , and Oscar Rico for being by my side all year long. and @rossywelch for always keeping me motivated to keep pushing race to race..
👉Most importantly, to my @lkozy3000 ❤️and kids—you supported me all year without a single complaint, even when I spent weeks down in Mexico. Seeing you at the finish line is a moment I’ll never forget.
👉Thank you to our sponsors, crew, and everyone who believed in us. Running the **red plate** in 2025 is going to be special—can’t wait
#Baja1000 #SCOREChampion
@canamoffroad
@optimabatteries
@fox
@bajadesigns
@bfgoodrichtires
@racelinewheels
@kwi_clutching
@demonpowersports
@armautv
@veyspowersports
@jpdesertshots
@saulmelendrez_26__srw
@gonza_lopz
@antiliawater
@zollingerracingproducts
@rpm_powersports
@pyrotect taken in Ensenada, Mexico by @erickkozin

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2 years ago

Quick trip to one of my favorite places , Sedona, for some mind and body prep before the Baja 1000.. thankful for the good times with good friends. Need to take more pics next time.. 😂 taken in Sedona, Arizona by @erickkozin

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2 years ago

2024 @scoreinternational Baja 400 ✅ and another P2!
Great week down in Ensenada started with a prerun Monday and Tuesday @drewstanton and @movementwithmackenzie supporting the chase with the best PB&Js! , then a busy week of amazing finalizing prep work by @oz._valdo , logistics and shakedown before tech on Friday.
@mariochapela jumped in the right seat this week and called a great race, gracias Mario!
Race felt like a fast prerun, and just kept our pace regardless of what was happening around us. Our goal was just to finish Top3 gaining points to the championship. Wasn’t a flawless race but in the end our goal was achieved and not only a 2nd place result but we now lead Pro Turbo UTV in points!!
See you all at the Baja 1000! Let’s see who we team up to get that W!
Thanks to all those that helped make it happen:
@kozinmotorsports
@bfgoodrichtires
@canamoffroad
@fox
@racelinewheels
@armautv
@aocoolers
@oz._osvaldo
@changuitos_race_prep
@nunyshocks
@mayoraledgar
@leyvas_dulce
@rossywelch
@sdutv
@vanspeed
@bluec_eric
@jpdesertshots
@realjosealfredo
@perazatireball
@antiliawater
@saulmelendrez_26__srw taken in Ensenada, Mexico by @erickkozin

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Just wrapped up the 2024 @scoreinternational Baja 500 with a solid P2 finish! 🏆 Drove the race along with the navi support of @drewstanton @mayoraledgar We charged from the back starting in 21st. I banged my wrist pretty good at RM15. Made things interesting! 💪

This should move us into a tie for 2nd in points for the championship! Big thanks to all who have my back. Couldn't have done it without you! 🙌
@armautv @bfgoodrich @canamoffroad @racelinewheels @p1gps @fox @aocoolers @kozinmotorsports @lynxmotors @rossywelch –gracias Chica!! @bannyarce @carlos_toba_92 @oz._osvaldo @bluec_eric @oscarrico202 @leyvas_dulce @lisbier_castro taken in Ensenada, Baja California by @erickkozin

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@scoreinternational San Felipe 250 is a wrap! ✅ P5 on the day. The course was challenging as always, battled clutch and belt issues all day and with over 30miles of wide open lakebeds, we just couldn’t keep pace. We had nothing for the @canamoffroad Maverick Rs in the class but we will take the points towards the season championship.
Lots of great vibes this week. Thank you to the whole team who supported Drew and me this week.
See you all at the Baja 500!
📷: @fabian.lagunas

Extra ❤️ to:
Lea and Kids ❣️
@armautv
@kozinmotorsports
@drew_stanton_
@bfgoodrichtires
@mayoraledgar
@leyvas_dulce
@rossywelch
Oscar Rico
@bannyarce
@nacho_offroadlights
@racelinewheels
@lynx.car
@jpdesertshots
@panchitoraceprep
@carlos_toba_92
@canamoffroad
@saulmelendrez_26
@anyelvz98
@lisbier_castro
@perazatireball
@movementwithmackenzie
Y el Chef @enfok_media taken in San Felipe, Baja California by @erickkozin

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Starting 2024 tomorrow!
@scoreinternational SF250
Let’s GO!! @drew_stanton_

@armautv
@canamoffroad
@bfgoodrichtires
@racelinewheels
@lynx.car
@mayoraledgar
@anyelvz98
@enfok_media
@panchitoraceprep
@nacho_offroadlights
@jpdesertshots
@saulmelendrez_26
@isbannyarce
@carlos_toba_92
📷: @fabian.lagunas by @erickkozin

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