The famous Miss Mint 400 competition is back for its 4th consecutive year, bigger, brighter and better!  The top prize has been raised to a whopping $5,000 dollars and the lucky winner joins the likes of  past winners like Vanna White of TV game show fame and The super-powered Linda Carter. Girls from across the country will compete for the Miss Mint 400 crown, which brings with it the prestigious Miss Mint title, a prize package, national exposure and a professional photo shoot.

Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Miss Mint 400? The contest is open to women 18-years-of-age and older who are legal residents of the fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia.  Official contest rules and registration here.

Over the years many beautiful women have represented The Great America’s Off-Road Race, will you be next?

Mad Media just got their 2011 production of the General Tire Mint 400 in from the copiers and they’re giving them away – for free.  Head to Mad Media, Mint 400  and General Tire’s facebook page, click like (must like ‘em all!) and send an email with your address to facebookfan@madmedia.com to receive a free copy.  

This years Mint 400 race will be held March 23rd – March 25th.  Check in with their page to get updates on details of The Great America Off-Road Race.

Directed by The Martelli Brothers – Produced by Mad Media

Please Join Us in Our BLM Battle…

SNORE needs everyone’s help. We are in a critical battle with the BLM at this time; our Midnight race permit request has been denied. We are fighting this denial and are asking everyone to please send e-mail letters to: secretary@snoreracing.net

Please state how this will affect your business if this race permit, and permits for future races are denied. Also, how it will affect your family, the families of people that work for you and the community that you live in. Also, what negative economic impact will loss of racing cause. We need 7000 letters in about 80 hours so they can be included with our appeal.

Please act on this critical, time-sensitive request IMMEDIATELY… Thank you!

Mike Childress and navigator Jimmy Hook stunned the competition when they bested a talent-rich field of 16 Class 1 Unlimited drivers at this year’s General Tire SNORE Mint 400. “People were surprised that we beat Harvey Letner and TJ Flores in only our second race in the new THR Motorsports car,” Childress commented after the race, “but we have always known we have what it takes to win.” Held within view of the bright lights of Las Vegas, Nevada, “The Great American Desert Race” is regarded as one of the most difficult and prestigious off-road races in the world. The course features silt beds, miles of rocky moon-hills, sandy washes, high speed graded roads, and the infamous “Rock Garden”.

Childress ran a conservative pace through the treacherous terrain, passing many vehicles running lesser tires that had to stop on the course for tire changes. “We did have tire issues on the third lap,” Childress confessed. “We got clipped by a lapped buggy and lost a tire. We had to go through the Rock Garden with no spare… I wouldn’t want to do that with anything other than my General Grabbers and Method Wheels!” The only other mechanical challenge during the race was broken limit strap hardware. “The King bypass shocks had to endure a lot of abuse,” Childress explained, “but they took the punishment and never let me down.” With only four weeks between the Mint 400 and Best In The Desert’s Bilek Silver State 300, THR Motorsports is spending every free moment to prepare the Porter/ES Motorsports buggy for another strong finish.

While Childress is still earning recognition in the ultra-competitive Class 1 (and the BITD equivalent Class 1500), he is no desert racing neophyte. Childress has been around the Checkers Pit Club since childhood, absorbing desert racing knowledge like a sponge. He also has many motorcycle victories to his credit, including winning the 2005 Baja 500 and Baja 1000. In addition to the Class 1500 buggy of Mike Childress, THR Motorsports will be campaigning four bike teams at the upcoming Silver State 300 in their attempt to sweep the Open Pro, Expert, and Amateur class wins. For the latest team information please visit http://www.thrmotorsports.com/.

1565 Mike Childress & Jimmy Hook Class 1500
7266 Rob Sims Class 7200
N5 Shane Esposito & Bobby Garrison Open Pro
306 Garrett Osteen & Ty Renshaw Open Expert
351 Jason Jacobson & Scott Jacobson Open Amateur
352 Russ Scarce & Joe Jacobson Open Amateur
506 Don Cambell & Eric Caudillo & Zack Dodson Over 30 Expert

Mike Childress and THR Motorsports are sponsored by:

General Tire • Hoosier Precision Machining • Chiron King • Shocks
Monster Energy • MasterCraft Safety • PCI Race Radios • F&L Race Fuel
Team 71 • Hostyle • Method Race Wheels • ZLT • Es Motorsports • Checkers Pit Club

THR Motorcycle Team is sponsored by:

THR Motorsports • Hoosier Precision Machining • Chiron • Precision Concepts
Dunlop Tires • Corona Motorsports • ZLT • KLEN • Oneal • GPR

Monster Energy Presents: Exclusive coverage of The General Tire Mint 400! The Mint 400 is America’s oldest and most brutal off-road race. This year, Monster Energy’s BJ Baldwin piloted his #97 Trophy Truck to an overall first place victory over a stacked field of hundreds of competitors and nearly forty open-class vehicles. BJ dominated the race, and finished an astounding nineteen minutes ahead of the next competitor, his father Bobby Baldwin’s #96 trophy truck, driven by Chad Ragland. Check out these exclusive highlights captured by Mad Media, and stay tuned for a special television presentation of the 2011 General Tire Mint 400 Race, later this year. For more information on the Monster Energy Off-Road Team visit www.monsterenergy.com

Photos by Vincent Knakal of Mad Media

Directed by The Martelli Brothers – Produced by Mad Media

Ballistic BJ Baldwin Uses Home Field Advantage
To Win 2011 General Tire SNORE Mint 400

BJ Baldwin came into the 2011 General Tire SNORE Mint 400 with only one goal for the weekend: victory. After overcoming a host of setbacks to earn a second place finish last year, the only room for improvement for Ballistic BJ was an overall win. While some series have a drawing for starting position, SNORE holds qualifying to determine starting order. This allowed Baldwin to rely on his skills instead of the luck of the draw. The result: a first place qualifying position in his No. 97 General Tire / Monster Energy Unlimited Truck. The top qualifying position earned Baldwin a strategic advantage on the first lap of the four lap race with clean air when the green flag dropped for the 2011 General Tires SNORE Mint 400.

Held just north of his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, “The Great American Desert Race” is regarded as one of the most difficult and prestigious off-road races in the world. The course features silt beds, miles of rocky moon-hills, sandy washes, high speed graded roads, and the infamous “Rock Garden”. “This is the roughest course I have ever been on,” Baldwin commented after the race. “It is worse than anything that Baja has to offer.” After experiencing myriad problems in last year’s race, Ballistic BJ eased back to ensure the new No. 97 General Tire / Monster Energy Unlimited Truck could finish all four laps. He battled with last year’s winner Roger Norman for much of the race, but BJ’s patience prevailed in the end. The only issues this year for the No. 97 truck were a minor brake line problem, and the talented pit crew of Baldwin Motorsports got that resolved quickly.

“We definitely had a strategic advantage with our General tires and Method Race Wheels,” BJ admitted. “There were a couple of instances when I had impacts that would have destroyed any other wheel or tire, but we didn’t have a single flat.” BJ’s father Bobby Baldwin had an excellent weekend as well, sharing driving duties with Chad Ragland in “Rampage”, the SPD-built Unlimited Truck that BJ campaigned last year. The duo of Ragland and Bobby Baldwin qualified third and finished in second place overall at the 2011 General Tires SNORE Mint 400, proving that speed is indeed hereditary.

The next stop for Ballistic BJ Baldwin will be Best in the Desert’s Biltek Silver State 300 on April 29 – May 1 as he attempts to repeat his 2010 BITD season championship in the No. 97 General Tires / Monster Energy truck. On June 3 – 5 Ballistic BJ will head to the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, a race that he won in 2008 on his way to a SCORE International season championship. For the latest information and updates on BJ Baldwin please visit his website at www.ballisticbjbaldwin.com or his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ballistic-BJ-Baldwin/153674591314785

Baldwin Motorsports is sponsored by:

General Tire • Monster Energy • Method Race Wheels
Vision-X Lights • King Shocks • Volant

About Mad Media:

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The Snore, Mint 400 takes place in some of the most evil desert terrain imaginable. The Mint course is comprised of rocks, big rocks, little rocks, sharp rocks and deeply embedded rocks that seem to be cast in concrete. The only relief from the constant pounding is a few sandy stretches and the deep pockets of blinding silt… with rocks. Everyone knows going in, it’s going to hurt. Car control is a major factor in surviving to the end. The terrain demands effective shock damping, precise steering and controlled braking in order to hold your lines through the rocks at speed. Overall winner BJ Baldwin credits the time spent tuning his shocks for his hard fought victory. “The course was really rough as usual,” said BJ “I couldn’t have done it without Iribe’s help tuning the shocks, the truck worked better than it ever has. We knew we had to run a smart pace and save the driveline but be fast enough to win. I battled with Roger Norman for the first three laps but we eventually pulled ahead for good to take the victory.”

BJ was followed by the second Baldwin racing unlimited truck driven by his Father Bobby and Chad Ragland. They overcame some issues off the start to finish second overall to BJ for a one-two finish for Baldwin Motorsports.

Third overall and first in class 1 was King Shocks racer Mikey Childress and co-driver Jimmy Hook. The duo posted their first class 1 victory for THR Motorsports in only their second race. “We had a great race,” said Mikey Childress, “We started off going too fast, Jimmy was yelling at me to take it easy. From mile 30 to 50, the course is filled with deep whoops. We just got on top and passed a lot of cars. My 3.5′s in front and 4.0′s in the rear were amazing, we could just charge into the biggest holes with no problem. We lost about fifteen minutes when we got tangled up with another driver and blew a rear tire but other than a broken limit strap we ran flawlessly all day”. Fourth place overall and second in class 1 went to another King Shocks racer Terry Householder. The Householder Motorsports car ran up front all day until they developed steering problems in the last 30 miles. Their five-minute lead turned into a four-minute deficit relegating them to a second place finish. Rounding out the podium in class 1, (6th overall), was King Shocks racer Richard Boyle in his Motion Tire Motorsports car. King Shocks racers put in a dominating performance in some of the roughest conditions on the planet. King’s highly refined damping technology gave them the control they needed when the going got tough. King puts that same durability and performance into every product they make. When you ride on Kings you’ll know, there really is a difference. Nothing rides like a King.

RENO, NV     MARCH 29, 2011  – Roger Norman was in the front pack for the entire 2011 SNORE Mint 400 finishing 3^rd in the Trophy Truck class, 5^th overall. After a qualifying run that had everyone talking, the #8 Crystal Bay Casino trophy truck took the second starting position.  Norman maintained the second place position for the first lap, gained the lead in the second lap but then fell back to finishing third after an hour long on course repair.  “It was rocky and dusty and tires played a huge role in the race, our BFGoodrich tires really withstood the beating,” said Roger Norman.

Qualifying on Thursday was fast and a wild ride. Norman glided the #8 Crystal Bay Casino Trophy Truck at the notorious jump with a little bit of a rough landing.  “We landed in a hole and G’d out.  It took out the front bumper so we slowed down a little bit to not cause any additional problems.”  He qualified second fastest at 4:06.5, between fastest qualifier BJ Baldwin and father Bobby Baldwin.

The Mint 400 was a four lap race, which meant that not only was a good start important, but that lap traffic would play a role in the final outcome regardless of position.  Roger Norman and co-driver Eric Branstrom started the race with the same strategy as last year when they started and finished First: to have no mistakes or issues and keeping a close eye on where everyone is in the race. The first lap and a half were solid and uneventful.  During the second lap, Roger caught up to BJ in the rock garden, slowed to give a bump to pass, but BJ took off.  “Not long after, BJ blew a corner and pelted me with rocks, we had to try and get the rocks out of the foot well that kept going under the brake and throttle pedal for over 90 miles, but more devastating was all the rocks that went into the engine compartment.  After another lap of jostling around, they started to destroy the belts,” said Norman.  “Belts are not easily replaced on these trucks, so it took about an hour for us to replace them.”  Once back on course he kept pace and tried to make up the downed time.  By the final lap, he was about an hour behind the winner, but still placed 3^rd in the Trophy Truck class and 5^th overall.

Roger Norman will compete in his first ever Rock Crawling competition this weekend with the Torchmate Racing Team at the W.E. Rock Western National in Tucson, AZ.

Roger Norman Website: www.RogerNormanRacing.com

Roger Norman Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/NormanMotorsports

RaceDezert Interviews Roger Norman at Qualifying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69JvIj_cjwQ

General Tire dominates the legendary Mint 400 with a
complete podium sweep

‘Ballistic’ BJ Baldwin takes 1st place overall and 1st in Unlimited Truck
His father, Bobby Baldwin, takes 2nd place overall and 2nd place in Unlimited Truck
Mikey Childress/Rob Sims take home 3rd place overall and 1st place in Class 1
First Podium Sweep by GT since the 80′s

LAS VEGAS – (March 28, 2010) – Team General Tire crushed the competition, sweeping the podium at the 2011 Mint 400 in Las Vegas March 26. ‘Ballistic’ BJ Baldwin continues to unleash his fury this season. Leading the pack for the majority of the race, BJ crossed the line victorious, followed by his father Bobby Baldwin in second and Mikey Childress in third. New GT drivers Randy Merrit tookfirst in Stock Full followed by Macrae Glass with a first place finish in Class 8. GT spec class drivers Perry Coan received first place in Jeepspeed Challenge and Troy Messer took first in Trophylite

Stealing the off-road racing spotlight in 2010, BJ, a Las Vegas native, was determined to prove again his title as the king of the desert in 2011. After qualifying first at the Mint, the unstoppable BJ was off to a great start, ready to once again battle the unforgivable Las Vegas terrain.

“I was on a mission last year, and this year’s mission is an even bigger one. On Team GT, it’s go big or go home,” said BJ after taking the podium in Las Vegas Saturday. “This race couldn’t have been more perfect. These drivers out here really know how to tear it up and there’s some serious competition, but with the Grabbers and with the force of Team GT and Monster Energy, Baldwin Motorsports was determined to be the unstoppable force, and we proved it.”

BJ is no stranger to victory. Last year, he brought home Team GT’s first-ever off-road championship title since their re-entry into motorsports four years ago, winning the Best in the Desert Championship in Trick Truck. His other 2010 season podium finishes were: first place at the BITD Parker 425; second place in teammate Bobby Baldwin’s truck at the 2010 SNORE Mint 400; and second place overall at the BITD Blue Water Challenge Race in Parker, Ariz. This is the first time that a father-son team placed first and second in the Unlimited/TT Class at the Legendary Mint 400 race.

“I knew we were going to sweep the podium this year; I even tweeted a podium sweep prediction before the race,” said Dana Zamalloa, manager of PR and communications, General Tire. “These guys won’t let anything get in their way. We are so proud of them. We have been asking for a podium sweep of our guys all last year and now our team has done it. It looks like 2011 will be a great year for General Tire.”

Stay tuned for more Team GT wins throughout the season. If you can’t be there to see all the action first-hand, you can get up-to-the-minute information on all the races at www.twitter.com/teamgt.
For media information, visit www.ctamedia.com or www.ctamedia.mobi.

For more than 90 years General Tire has offered a complete quality line of ultra-high performance, passenger, light truck, off-road and commercial tires to meet all your needs. General Tire is a proud supporter of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing, Chili Bowl, Pro-Pulling, Late- Model Dirt Series, Drag Boat Series, Boost Mobile FreestyleMx.com Tour, Spec Tire of Trophylite and Pro Truck. Team GT supports off-road and short course teams including BJ Baldwin, Carl Renezeder, Rick D. Johnson, Jerry Zaiden/Jason Campbell, Jason/Rich Voss, Scott Steinberger, Ed “Clyde” Stout, Marc Burnett, Kent Kroeker, Mikey Childress, Carey Hart, Josh Merrell, Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Robby Woods and Jeff “Ox” Kargola.

General Tire is part of Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. (www.generaltire.com). CTA, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With sales of approximately €20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 134,500 in 46 countries.

March 28, 2011

Carlsbad, CA

Bad luck strikes again at the 2011 SNORE General Tire Mint 400. The crew was excited for the weekend but once again, bad luck and a few random parts failure causes the Camburg/Blanco Basura/Hostyle Racing Trophylite to DNF.

The truck started first off the line and set a good pace. The Dailey Motorsports Trophylite led the first lap and then as the truck started off on it’s 2nd lap, power steering gave out. The Dailey Motorsports crew quickly jumped into action and got the truck running again but after a lengthy repair, the team set off in survival mode and aimed at just finishing this grueling 400 mile race. Unfortunately, this would not be the case. The truck then experienced more issues and after all was said and done, the team was not able to complete it’s final lap in the allotted amount of time.

“We are extremely disappointed.” said team owner Patrick Dailey. “We felt very prepared for this race but unfortunately, we can’t prepare for the unforeseen. The truck worked flawlessly. The tune on the Fox Racing Shox was simply amazing. This is the best the truck has ever worked.” continued Dailey. “ I would like to thank the whole Dailey Motorsports crew and all our supporters. They stayed out there till the very end and we did everything in our power to finish this race for those guys, but unfortunately we fell short.”

Next up for Dailey Motorsports is the SNORE KC HiLites Midnight Special. This race will be held in the Primm, NV area in July. The team will use this break to to do a full ground up prep and make sure the truck is 100% ready to compete for a win at the next race.

Dailey Motorsports would like to thank all of its sponsors and supporters for the 2011 season which include, Camburg, Blanco Basura, Hostyle Racing, KC HiLites, DanZio Performance, Fox Racing Shox, Ringers Gloves, Currie Enterprises, Dailey Engineering, FAST-Aid, Johnny G Motorsports, Scosche, Desert Assassins, and Richer Racing,

• USC student and Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing reporter Keli Snyder is named Miss Mint 400 for 2011
• Snyder will receive $1,500 and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be titled Miss Mint 400.  Previous Miss Mint 400 winners include Vanna White and Lynda Carter.

Fort Mill, SC – (March 28, 2011) – The 2011 General Tire Miss Mint 400 competition comes to an exciting finish.  After a fierce online voting competition and rounds of interviews, General Tire crowned Keli Snyder, a University of Southern California journalism student and a television host for Lucas Oil, as this year’s Miss Mint.

“Kelli is the perfect candidate for this title,” said Dana Zamalloa, manager of PR and communications, General Tire.  “She’s ambitious, driven, has a strong passion for motorsports, and understands that character is an important part of this legendary title.  We’re proud to have her represent General Tire as our Miss Mint 400 for 2011.”

Girls from across the country competed for this year’s Miss Mint crown, which saw a record number of voters and entrants on www.generaltire.com.  The title brings with it the prestigious Miss Mint title, a prize package, national exposure and a General Tire photo shoot, but only one girl can earn the title.

Kelli Snyder, 21, was a clear winner.  During the interview portion of the competition, Snyder’s background in motorsports, understand of the legendary Mint 400 competition and race, witty answers and her passion for off-road racing set her apart from the other candidates.  Currently, Snyder is the field reporter for the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, which air weekly on the SPEED channel and on VERSUS.  She was also formerly the host of the Lucas Oil Women’s Motocross Championship and has worked as a pit reporter for the Monster Jam World finals and at other Lucas Oil motorsports events.

Snyder accompanied Team GT as they unleash their fury at this year’s legendary Mint 400 March 25 through 27 in Las Vegas.  Synder official started each race vehicle at the start line with the dropping of the green flag.  In the race’s heyday, the Mint was famous for its celebrity drivers and the Mint 400 Girls.  Throughout the competition’s history, the title has been given to a number of famous women, including Linda Carter (Wonder Woman) and Wheel of Fortune letter-turner Vanna White.

For more information on the Mint 400, “The Great American Desert Race,” check out www.snoreracing.net.  If you can’t be there to see all the action first-hand, you can get up-to-the-minute information on all Team GT races at www.twitter.com/teamgt.

For more than 90 years General Tire has offered a complete quality line of ultra-high performance, passenger, light truck, off-road and commercial tires to meet all your needs.  General Tire is a proud supporter of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing, Chili Bowl, Pro-Pulling, Late- Model Dirt Series, Drag Boat Series, Boost Mobile FreestyleMx.com Tour, Spec Tire of Trophylite and Pro Truck.  Team GT supports off-road and short course teams including BJ Baldwin, Carl Renezeder, Rick D. Johnson, Jerry Zaiden/Jason Campbell, Jason/Rich Voss, Scott Steinberger, Ed “Clyde” Stout, Ted Hunnicutt, Marc Burnett, Kent Kroeker, Mikey Childress, Carey Hart, Josh Merrell, Casey Currie, Robby Woods and Jeff “Ox” Kargola.

General Tire is part of Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. (www.generaltire.com). CTA, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With sales of approximately €20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 134,500 in 46 countries.

After a brief voting period, interview, and 400 miles of flawless racing BJ Baldwin was crowned Mr. Mint for 2011. Starting off with the pole, Baldwin never gave up the top spot running 4 clean laps around a brutal, rocky, silty course. Following BJ was his father Bobby’s truck who was piloted by Chad Ragland for the first three laps, with Bobby getting in on lap 4 to bring her to a second place finish in Trophy Truck and also overall.

Getting his first Class 1 win was Mikey Childress, who along with the Baldwins gave General Tire and Monster Energy the top three spots overall.

After the first lap of the day the Nevada desert already started taking its toll as gaps widened, and cars began to drop off. The Mint course is known for being a tough one, and the 2011 race was no exception. Every lap that went by the ruts would get deeper, and more rocks would crawl from underneath the dirt waiting for the unsuspecting bellypan.

- Roger Norman was just outside of BJ’s dust most of the day until an alternator problem put them behind a bit.
- Camburg Racing brought in hired gun Jerry Welchel to drive the #75 Trophy Truck.
- Canidae Racing did their best impersonation of Cameron Steele over the qualifying jump.
- Class 11 #1189 was no where to be found on the race course for photos. Must of been in someones dust.
- Scheelers trophy truck seems to have some sort of device in the front bumper that attracts it to the ground. The media thanks you.
- SNORE put on another great event and keeps flourishing while “others” “struggle” “for” “entries”.
- BJ Baldwin is the first official Mr. Mint
- Its 1:50am so I’m going to bed.

Photos by HighRev Photography

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Full Race Results

Race-dezert.com captures the top 3 overall at the 2011 Mint 400. BJ Baldwin came in 1st, Chad Ragland / Bobby Baldwin in 2nd and Mikey Childress came in 3rd overall.

Race-dezert.com highlights from the General Tire Mint 400.

Race-dezert.com interview with Azunia Tequila’s Jim Riley and shots from contingency on Fremont Street.

Race-dezert.com interviews Roger Norman about this years Mint 400 along with highlights from the qualifying event.

Sit back and enjoy a full qualifying lap with the General Tire Camburg Engineering Trophy Truck at the Mint 400.

Las Vegas, NV – March 16, 2011 - MMANewsleak.com in conjunction with FreePlayVegas.com is proud to sponsor drivers Mike Malloy and Vic Bruckmann, of Bruckmann-Malloy Motorsports, in the 2011 SNORE Class 12 off-road race series.

Officially kicking-off the season with the historic Mint 400 race, held March 25^{th –} 27^th, 2011 in Moapa, NV this sponsorship will continue throughout the remaining 2011 SNORE (Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts) race series with events held in southern Nevada and southern California.  Out of over 20 different classes of desert race vehicles, ranging from unlimited Trophy Trucks to Baja Bugs and stock VW’s, racers Mike Malloy and Vic Bruckmann are teamed-up to drive in the highly competitive Class 12.

“This is an exciting opportunity for us to be involved in the off-road racing industry and with the talent and professionalism of both drivers, we know this will be a rewarding partnership” said reps from FreePlayVegas.com.

“We’re looking forward to a successful year as a team,” added driver Mike Malloy. “Vic and I are very excited to have the backing of both FreePlayVegas.com and MMANewsleak to help us do our best”.

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Race updates and information on off-road racers Mike Malloy & Vic Bruckmann can be found on the “Bruckmann-Malloy Motorsports” fan page at www.facebook.com.

Carlsbad, CA

Luck be a lady, tonight! That’s the motto heading into this weekends famed SNORE General Tire Mint 400. The team experienced some high and lows at it’s last outing at the BITD Parker 425. Pat Dailey was able lead the first of 3 grueling laps in Parker when bad luck struck and the truck experienced a broken lower control arm. The Dailey Motorsports team quickly jumped into action and were able to make the repair. After experiencing some other minor mechanical issues throughout the race, the team was able to salvage a 7th place finish in Parker as Austin “Fish” Farner was able to bring it home.

Fast forward to this weekend, the team is loaded up and heading out to Las Vegas, NV where the General Tire SNORE Mint 400 will take place. “This race holds a special place in my heart”, said team owner Pat Dailey. “The history that surrounds this race engulfs you. The team feels it too and that’s what makes it so special”. Dailey Motorsports has experienced some bad luck over the past few years while racing the 5/1600 car in this race. Last year, Pat Dailey was able to jump out to a big lead in the first part of the race and then was struck with engine failure. “We are looking to turn our luck around”, continued Dailey. “And what better place to do that than in fabulous Las Vegas!” Austin “Fish” Farner and the rest of the crew went to work after Parker and made some extensive improvements to the truck. Suspension upgrades and fuel system improvements were the #1 priority. “I am fully confident we made some big leaps and bounds in improving the truck. We went out testing with Todd from Fox Racing Shox recently and made some big gains in the way the truck works. This is the best the suspension has worked since we acquired the truck ”, said Dailey. “We are ready to battle the grueling 400 mile Southern Nevada course.”

The festivities kick off on this Thursday night where the Dailey Motorsports team will be present at the Fremont St. Meet and Greet under the FAST-Aid booth. Tech and Contingency will follow on Friday morning and then it’s race day on Saturday for the crew.

Dailey Motorsports would like to thank all of its sponsors and supporters for the 2011 season which include, Camburg, Blanco Basura, Hostyle Racing, KC HiLites, DanZio Performance, Fox Racing Shox, Ringers Gloves, Currie Enterprises, Dailey Engineering, FAST-Aid, Johnny G Motorsports, Scosche, and Richer Racing.

RENO, NV     MARCH 22, 2011  – Roger Norman is gunning to repeat the success from last years Mint 400.  The Norman Motorsports #8 Crystal Bay Casino truck qualified and finished first last year putting Roger Norman on the podium with an amazing finish. “Winning overall coupled with taking the pole position in qualifying makes this an epic event for us,” said Norman after last years finish.

Roger Norman spent Saturday assisting other racers and the SNORE team mark course for the race.  “We placed down arrows, turn arrows, all of them, ensuring that it is ready for this weekends race,” said Norman.  “The track seems a little rougher but we are still going to use the same strategy that we did last year: No mistakes or issues, and we will be keeping a close eye on where we are in the race.”  Eric Branstrom, who co-drove with Norman for last years win, will co-drive again this year.

The #8 Trophy Truck has been at Norman Motorsports shop in El Cajon, CA getting a new mounting system for the shock reservoirs.  “We have also been working on upgrading the drivetrain.  We just continue to add quality reinforcements after reinforcement to all the components in the truck as the courses get rougher and rougher,” said Norman.

Qualifying for starting position will be on Thursday March 24^th at 1:30.  Norman will be available at Tech and Contingency on Friday.  The Mint 400 Race will start at 7am Saturday March 26^th.  Norman Motorsports Communication Team will have live commentary on the Norman Motorsports Channel: www.justin.tv/rogernorman8 (Register now to know every time the channel goes Live)

Roger Norman Website: www.RogerNormanRacing.com

Roger Norman Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/NormanMotorsports

Video from 2010 Qualifying Run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_0wzhEyuJ8

Next Race:

March 25-27                        SNORE                                    Mint 400                                    Las Vegas, NV

April 1-3                        W.E. Rock                        West Rock Crawling                        Tucson, AZ

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Fort Mill, SC – (March 3, 2011) – The General Tire Miss Mint 400 competition is back for its 3rd consecutive year. General Tire is turning up the heat for the 2011 Mint 400 race by kicking off the event with the Miss Mint 400 competition which started on Feb 28, 2011. Girls from across the country compete for the Miss Mint 400 crown, which brings with it the prestigious Miss Mint title, a prize package, national exposure and a General Tire photo shoot.

Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Miss Mint 400? The contest is open to women 21-years-of-age and older who are legal residents of the fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia (void in New York, Florida, Rhode Island, and U.S. territories and possessions, including Puerto Rico, and where prohibited). The contest starts now through March 15. To participate, entrants must upload two photos of themselves to www.generaltire.com, one head shot and one full-body shot.

The top ten women with the highest scores on March 15 will make it to the second round of competition. From there, only three women will move on to the final round. Each of the finalists will attend the Miss Mint 400 crowning ceremony on Thursday March 24th and that evening, the 2011 Miss Mint 400 will be crowned. The winner will receive three nights of hotel accommodations in Las Vegas, $1,500 and she will also have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to model in a General Tire photo shoot.

“The Miss Mint 400 contest has definitely added excitement around the SNORE General Tire Mint 400 race,” said Dana Zamalloa, Marketing, PR and Communications Manager, General Tire. “Last year we had a record-high number of votes and I am anticipating that the competition will be even hotter for 2011.”

For the full contest rules and regulations and for more information about finalist prizes and deadlines, go to www.generaltire.com.

For media information, visit www.ctamedia.com or www.ctamedia.mobi.

For more than 90 years General Tire has offered a complete quality line of ultra-high performance, passenger, light truck, off-road and commercial tires to meet all your needs. General Tire is a proud supporter of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing, Chili Bowl, Pro-Pulling, Late- Model Dirt Series, Drag Boat Series, Boost Mobile FreestyleMx.com Tour, Spec Tire of Trophylite and Pro Truck. Team GT supports off-road and short course teams including BJ Baldwin, Carl Renezeder, Rick D. Johnson, Jerry Zaiden/Jason Campbell, Jason/Rich Voss, Scott Steinberger, Ed “Clyde” Stout, Ted Hunnicutt, Marc Burnett, Kent Kroeker, Mikey Childress, Carey Hart, Josh Merrell, Robby Woods and Jeff “Ox” Kargola.

General Tire is part of Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. (www.generaltire.com). CTA, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With sales of approximately €20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 134,500 in 46 countries.

The first show to telecast on FUEL TV will be exclusive coverage of the “2010 General Tire Mint 400.” Held just north of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Mint is an annual off-road race that began in 1967. Called the “The Great American Desert Race” in the mid-70s, it features a legendary 400-mile course considered by many to be the toughest in North American off-road racing. The Mint draws hundreds of participants, thousands of fans, and many celebrities. It was depicted in Hunter S. Thompson’s epic novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” in 1971, which was later made into a feature film starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. The hour-long show on FUEL TV features Mad Media’s patented style of dynamic cinematography, cut to a modern soundtrack with narration by Dick Ervasti, and will begin airing on February 16, at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT.
 

The Mint 400 will air at the following times:

Following the Mint, FUEL TV will air another exciting show called “Baja 300: Powerdays.” This groundbreaking event took place in Germany and brought the worlds of off-road and rally racing together. “Powerdays” is the brainchild of rally savant Armin Schwartz and features four classes of off-road vehicles racing on the same course, at the same time. The half-hour program showcases rally drivers Ken Block, Peter Solberg, and Gigi Galli, along with off-road racers Jesse James, “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin, Gustavo Vildosola, and Danny Sullivan. Powerdays, which was sanctioned by SCORE International and viewed live by more than 50,000 German race fans, includes some of the most intense off-road racing action ever captured on film. Highlights of the show include BJ Baldwin jumping over Ken Block, while a freestyle motocross team executes tricks over BJ, in the midst of a massive fireworks show! “Powerdays” begins airing on February 23 at 9:00pm ET/PT.

Baja 300: Powerdays will air at the following times:

Mad Media is pleased to present exclusive coverage of the “2010 General Tire Mint 400.”

Held just north of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Mint is an annual off-road race that began in 1967. Called the “The Great American Desert Race” in the mid-70s, it features a legendary 400-mile course considered by many to be the toughest in North American off-road racing. The Mint draws hundreds of participants, thousands of fans, and many celebrities. It was depicted in Hunter S. Thompson’s epic novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” in 1971, which was later made into a feature film starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro.

The hour-long show on FUEL TV features Mad Media’s patented style of dynamic cinematography, cut to a modern soundtrack with narration by Dick Ervasti, and will begin airing on Wednesday February 16, at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT.

Riot Racing brings you the latest mayhem from this years SNORE MINT 400 in the dusty deserts of Nevada. Marc Ewing and Ira Conn completed some incredible lap times and powered through some of the racing worlds toughest terrain. Due to some major issues with the truck, Riot could not complete the race but saved the engine for the upcoming Silver State 300. Check out the race recap video.

Watch 3 1/2 Minutes of Team RIOT Racing a the this years Mint 400 as they pass, bump and almost loose it. The race happened a while back but this little video put a smile on our face on an otherwise dull day in the office.

Enjoy and visit RIOT Racing dot com

ReadyLift® Suspension teamed up with FAST-Aid and SNORE at the General Tire 2010 Mint 400 for a unique fund raising opportunity. ReadyLift®, sponsor of the the SNORE “fastest qualifier award” had a special banner made honoring the biggest and best domestic  off road desert race – The Mint 400. Drivers were asked to autograph this banner which is the only one made like it with the Mint 400 Logo. Included in the mass of driver autographs is none other than 2010 Mint 400 Overall Winner Roger Norman who inked his name, achievement and winning time. If anyone is looking for a great piece of racing memorabilia for the shop or garage, this is it.

The idea behind this endeavor was to generate a fund raising opportunity for FAST-Aid. Fundamentally important to all racers from all series, FAST-Aid is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial, educational and personal assistance to injured racers, support teams and their families. FAST-Aid also insures that necessary support is in place to complete a thorough recovery and rehabilitation from motorsports racing incidents. Racing is an expensive sport. But so are the hardships that befall injured racers.

Even better, ReadyLift® and General Tire will match the winning auction price (50/50 split) which will double the donation to FAST-Aid!

ReadyLift® Suspension and FAST-Aid are proud to put this special banner up for auction with ALL of the proceeds going to FAST-Aid to help the racing community.  If you are a racer or race fan, this is a great chance to own a piece of the Mint 400 that no one else will have! And in the process you are helping FAST-Aid continue to provide support for injured racers and teams.

Help others who are helping racers and get a great collectable from the 2010 Mint 400!

If you would like to make a donation by another means please contact FAST-Aid for alternate payment methods :  donations@fast-aid.org

To visit the eBay auction please follow this link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200459023951

At the close of the auction the banner can be shipped or picked up at the ReadyLift Headquarters. We would like to take a picture of the winning bidder to include in a press release honoring the winning bidder’s contribution to the sport if the winner agrees.

For more information about FAST-Aid please visit : www.fast-aid.org

www.readylift.com

April 2010

Camburg Racing’s KINETIK General Tire Trophy Truck defeats the Mint 400!

Huntington Beach, CA – The Nevada Mint 400 race started back in 1968 and disappeared in 1988. SNORE brought back the race in 2008 and General Tire has been a huge part in making this possible. This year the General Tire Mint 400 was the race to be apart of with over 60 Trophy Trucks and buggies entered. With over 215 starters it had a grueling 400+ miles through what is known as some of the toughest off-road terrain. This is what excited Jerry Zaiden and Jason Campbell, owners of Camburg Racing and drivers of the #75 Camburg Racing General Tire Unlimited Truck.

The #75 Camburg Racing General Tire Trophy Truck started the race with the agenda to stay on a good pace to finish on top and last the 400+ miles of the brutal Mint 400 course. Jerry Zaiden and Jason Campbell knew there would be less than a 50% finishing rate at this event.

Qualifying the day before, Jerry started 37^th out of the 60+ Trophy Trucks and Class 1 cars in the early morning. He caught the truck that started right before him in the first 5 miles but due to the heavy dust from the thick silt it was impossible to pass safely. Around mile 15 in the rocks the truck was experiencing a small vibration from the rear. Both Jerry and co-driver Craig Hall got out, assessed the situation and found a dent in the drive shaft due to the rocks. Now back on there way again and on the bumper of one of the 10 cars in heavy dust, Jerry missed a turn and in fear of more damage to the drive shaft Craig got out to inspect the under side of the truck to make sure there was no damage. Craig changed the rear drive shaft so there would not be any issues to the transmission or rear axle. Now with close to 15 min of down time the #75 Camburg General Tire truck was way in the back of the pack of slower vehicles with passing being difficult this early into the race. At mile 30 Jerry and Craig pulled into Pit A where Baja Pits changed out the spare drive shaft. Now on a mission to make up time and behind about 50 Class 10, 12, and 1600’s Jerry had major work ahead of him to move through the pack. Picking off cars one at a time over the rest of lap 1 was no easy task but Jerry and Craig managed to pull off a lap time of 2 hr 56 min with the heavy race traffic. Jerry now pulled into main pit where the Camburg Racing crew fueled the truck and performed a visual inspection.

On the second lap and through the rock garden with no issues they start to pass smoothly and are making up time. Going through a loose gravel section they nosed the truck hard into the face of a g-out and a rock got caught in the throttle body linkage holding it open about 15%. Pulling off the course, Jerry and Craig got out and pulled the hood off to inspect and fix the problem. They reinstalled the hood and were back on there way again only to get stuck behind slower vehicles near the finish line. With a second lap time of 2 hr 44 min the Camburg Racing Trophy Truck is now in the top 10 in class on corrected time, so a quick pit stop is required to keep on this pace.

Now midway through the race, Jason Campbell and Austin “FISH” Farner relieve Jerry and Craig and are ready to pick up the pace as they start on the 3^rd lap. Jason on a mission is setting a fast lap and making up time in clean air. On par with setting a 2 hr 15 min lap, Jason in the dust of another unlimited vehicle stuffs the truck in a huge hole near mile 72 while on the brakes causing the drivers side upper arm to fail. Stranded outside the pit area, Jason and Austin remove the arm and hike to Pit D where the crew of Banning Motorsports and LVDC made repairs to the arm. Jason and Austin hike back to the truck, re-install the arm and are get back on there way. Now down for over 2 hr 20 min they finish their 3rd lap in 4 hr 41 min. Pulling into main pit for their 4th and final lap, the crew re-fuels the truck and adds the light bar equipped with 6 KC HiLites POD HID lights. Now on the 4th lap with an upper arm that isn’t 100%, Jason took a very conservative pace around the course to insure a finish. With a lap time of 2 hr 59 min the Camburg General Tire Trophy truck took 14^th place out of 27 other Trophy Trucks and doing so finished in the Top 50 overall out of over 215 starters. With only a 36% finishing rate on this extremely challenging course, just crossing the finish line is an achievement in itself.

The Camburg Racing General Tire Trophy Truck experienced a mechanically perfect truck. The Turnkey engine, Culhane Racing transmission and Tubeworks rear-end all using Lucas Oil ran smooth all day. The Eibach Springs and Fox Racing Shox soaked up the huge holes. AEM’s air filtration ran the whole race and never needed to be changed. Baer Brakes stopping power combined with the great handling of the General Tire Grabbers was awesome on this course!

Camburg would like to thank all their sponsors for the opportunity to race this elite class. Without their support and the support of team members and fellow racers, this wouldn’t be possible or mean as much as it does.

“The Mint 400 is now my favorite test bed. With only 36% finishing, this is the ultimate challenge!” – Jerry Zaiden

“Even with the issues I had, I was really happy how the truck handled with the FOX shocks and General Tires hooking up.” – Jason Campbell

For more information on Camburg products and race team involvement, check out their websites www.camburg.com and www.camburgracing.com or contact them directly.

Team Sponsors:

| AEM Intake Systems | BAER Brakes | Blue C | Eibach Springs | FOX Racing Shox | General Tire |
| IRC Tracking | Ironclad Gloves | KC HiLiTES | KMC Wheels | Lucas Oil | Magnaflow Exhaust |
| Monster Energy Drink | RVCA Clothing | Scosche | Sparco | SUREFIRE | Turn Key Engines | VP Fuels |