Desert – OffRoadRacer.com https://offroadracer.com Your Source For Off Road Racing News Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:53:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://offroadracer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-off_road_racer_favicon-1-32x32.jpg Desert – OffRoadRacer.com https://offroadracer.com 32 32 Tommy Morris joins Unlimited Off-Road Racing technical advisory board https://offroadracer.com/tommy-morris-joins-unlimited-off-road-racing-technical-advisory-board/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 23:00:46 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=520457 Unlimited Off-Road Racing announced today that Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer and Industry Pioneer Tommy Morris has joined the Unlimited Off-Road Racing technical advisory board. Morris joins fellow Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer and technical director Bill Savage on the Unlimited Off-Road Racing technical board. With a career spanning 40 years in the off-road industry, Tommy Morris’...

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]]> 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Media Highlights https://offroadracer.com/2024-bfgoodrich-tires-mint-400-media-highlights/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:55:17 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=519646 The Mint 400 has produced more more media coverage and impact than any other off-road race in North America than any other race for the past decade! Check out some highlights from this year’s race: If you’ve seen our recent profile on the history of the Mint 400, you’ll know its rise to counterculture superstardom in the late 60s and subsequent gradual decline in the late 90s is a story that...

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]]> Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 45: Mario Fuentes https://offroadracer.com/off-road-racer-podcast-episode-45-mario-fuentes/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:25:54 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=518439 In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with Class 1 champion and businessman Mario Fuentes. Mario talks about growing up in the off-road scene in the Juarez/El Paso area, and how it has fostered his obsession of off-road racing. Mario and I then talk in depth about class 1, and the significance of a high-level buggy class, compared to the other truck classes.

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]]> King Shocks Dominates 37th SCORE San Felipe 250 https://offroadracer.com/king-shocks-dominates-37th-score-san-felipe-250/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:32:11 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=517512 In the King Shocks 37th SCORE San Felipe 250, the opening round of the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship, King Shocks once again proved their mettle with a dominant performance on the roughest course of the series. Racers in 10 different classes rode King Shocks to victory in the challenging event, including an overall win for Trophy Truck racer Alan Ampudia, who set a blistering pace on the...

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]]> Alan Ampudia and Toyo Tires® Win the 37th SCORE San Felipe 250 https://offroadracer.com/alan-ampudia-and-toyo-tires-win-the-37th-score-san-felipe-250/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:22:02 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=516966 SAN FELIPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO – Alan Ampudia and Toyo Tires® took the overall win at the 37th SCORE San Felipe 250 over the weekend. Starting with an amazing victory in the first race of the season, this win puts Ampudia at the top of the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship with the Baja 500 next on the schedule. In addition, Tavo Vildósola placed third overall and Gustavo Vildósola Sr.

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]]> POLARIS FACTORY RACING DRIVERS DOMINATE 2024 SCORE SAN FELIPE 250 IN NEWLY UNLEASHED GEN 2 RZR PRO R FACTORY RACE VEHICLE https://offroadracer.com/polaris-factory-racing-drivers-dominate-2024-score-san-felipe-250-in-newly-unleashed-gen-2-rzr-pro-r-factory-race-vehicle/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:40:09 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=516795 Cayden MacCachren Claims Impressive UTV Overall Victory, With Teammate Brock Heger Securing Second Polaris-Supported Racers Swept UTV Overall Podium with Branden Sims Securing Third-Place Finish in Race-Modified RZR Pro R MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 25, 2024) – On Saturday, the 2024 SCORE Championship kicked off at the 37th San Felipe 250, where the Polaris Factory Racing team maintained their UTV...

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]]> Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 44: Jerry Zaiden https://offroadracer.com/off-road-racer-podcast-episode-44-jerry-zaiden/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:10:51 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=514898 In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with Jerry Zaiden, co-founder of Camburg Engineering, an industry leader in off-road suspension systems with a history of developing their products from off-road racing. Jerry and I discuss the edge Camburg has gained from their involvement in off-road racing and the history of Camburg’s own race program. Going deeper, we talk about the...

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]]> POLARIS TAKES OFF-ROAD RACING’S MOST DOMINANT UTV TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH GEN 2 RZR PRO R FACTORY https://offroadracer.com/polaris-takes-off-road-racings-most-dominant-utv-to-the-next-level-with-gen-2-rzr-pro-r-factory/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:05:30 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=514894 Race Proven With Four Straight Wins and a SCORE Series Championship in 2023, Polaris Factory Racing to Debut New Race UTV at San Felipe 250 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 20, 2024) – Gearing up to defend its dominating 2023 SCORE series Championship season, Polaris Off Road, the leader in off-road vehicle innovation, will unleash the second generation of its championship-proven RZR Pro R Factory at the...

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]]> Kyle Jergensen, Ronnie Anderson Give Rigid Industries 2024 Mint 400 Class Wins https://offroadracer.com/kyle-jergensen-ronnie-anderson-give-rigid-industries-2024-mint-400-class-wins/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:00:18 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=512476 Rigid Industries athletes Ronnie Anderson and Kyle Jergensen brought home the hardware in last weekend’s Mint 400, with each scoring class wins and overall podiums in the Great American Off-Road Race. The second round of the 2024 UNLTD Off-Road Racing Series saw Anderson take top overall honors in Friday’s Limited Race, while Jergensen’s Unlimited Truck SPEC class win in Saturday’s Unlimited Race...

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]]> Historic 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Rocks Las Vegas https://offroadracer.com/historic-2024-bfgoodrich-tires-mint-400-rocks-las-vegas/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:00:33 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=506602 The biggest event in American off-road racing got even bigger and better for 2024, as the BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 returned to Las Vegas with a massive presence once again. From a wide-range of popular pre-race festivities to multiple days of racing featuring 432 teams and over 1100 competitors, the event once again asserted itself as “The Great American Off-Road Race” to tens of thousands of...

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]]> Camburg Racing Wins The Mint 400 https://offroadracer.com/camburg-racing-wins-the-mint-400/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:38:50 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=507832 Race tested and race proven is not an empty slogan when walking the floors at Camburg and MagnaFlow. We use racing to validate our products under the harshest conditions and most challenging terrain. The 2024 race season began on a disappointing note for Team Camburg x MagnaFlow, as power steering issues sidelined them in Parker after leading much of the race. The team rebounded in dramatic...

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]]> Shields, Berhorst, Cotter Win 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Youth Races https://offroadracer.com/shields-berhorst-cotter-win-2024-bfgoodrich-tires-mint-400-youth-races/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 23:04:41 +0000 https://offroadracer.com/?p=506600 UNLTD Off-Road Racing’s commitment to the future stars of the sport remained as evident as ever on Friday and Saturday, as dozens of top young drivers competed in the 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Youth Races. Brody Berhorst and Mason Cotter split the victories in Friday’s races, while Declan Shields dominated the day on Saturday to win both events. The Mint 400 “Youth 250” 2024 With nearly 50...

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