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The 2014 Mint 400, with its fifty seven Trick Trucks entered, promises to be the biggest race in the history of off-road. The Mint is now capped at 325 race teams, with a list of 40+ hopefuls waiting to take…
In off-road racing, one pit stop can be the deciding factor of the outcome of an entire race. The Mint 400 is proud to announce the return of the KMC Wheels Pit Crew Challenge, this year adding presenting sponsor Currie…
The Mint 400 has teamed up with GoPro Cameras to create The Ultimate Off-Road Contest. The Mint 400 is more than just an off-road race. From the parade down the Las Vegas Strip to the monstrous Tech & Contingency to…
Early in the morning there was a lot of radio traffic, thanks to the rainstorm that blew down from the States late on Friday. While it didn’t rain on San Felipe, it did hit…
Finalists for the 2014 General Tire Miss Mint 400 Contest presented by Metro Honda have been selected and are headed to Las Vegas for a three-night stay at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino. They will compete for the Grand…
Spirits and sports have been tied together since the beginning, especially motorsports. Fans and racers alike traditionally celebrate victories with a few drinks with crew and fans. Not to mention the champagne spray tradition started by Dan Gurney after he…
Enjoy the 2014 King of the Hammers Highlight video.
Race-Dezert has just received word that a founding member of off-road racing passed away last night after a tough battle with cancer. For sure, Drino Miller was about as influential as anybody in the earliest days of the sport, one of…
Its night time in San Felipe and most racers have crossed the finish line but its Mother Nature who won this weekend. With a large storm waiting in the distance it was a matter of time before it left its…
Welcome to the Off-Road paradise, San Felipe. If you mention the word “steekers”, well you better be ready… …see? Over a hundred race machines are ready to take the challenge. Tavo Vildósola is the current SF250 Champion, will see if…
This years SNORE Battle At Primm did not have a lack of entries or a lack of entertainment for that matter. Reaching almost 300 entries for the 2-day race would stretch the pits over a ½-mile long with teams from…
This years SNORE Battle At Primm did not have a lack of entries or a lack of entertainment for that matter. Reaching almost 300 entries for the 2-day race would stretch the pits over a ½-mile long with teams from…
2014: THE GOOD, THE SAD AND THE UGLY At the start of 2013, the scenario I described back then was that off-road racing was standing on “rapidly shifting sands” and that “our motorsports landscape won’t be the same come…
Bragging Rights 3 delivers non-stop action from the greatest Off-Road races 2013 had to offer. From the Parker 425 and the Mint 400 to legendary Baja 1000 this DVD is a must have for any motorsports fan. Bragging Rights 3…
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The adventure began in 1977, when Thierry Sabine became lost on his motorcycle in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nice Rally. Saved from the extreme desert, he returned to France, enthralled by the landscape he’d experienced and promised himself he…
This is a UTV. Specifically, a fifth generation Polaris RZR XP 900 4 that has been built in to a Best in the Desert Pro UTV Class race vehicle by Cognito Motorsports. Weighing less than 2,000 pounds and touting nearly…
Greene Motorsports purchased a Kinetik Trophy Truck rolling chassis from Camburg Engineering in September of 2011. They completed the truck in April 2013 and plan to use the rest of this season for planning and testing to run the full…
In the past few years the crew from RPM Offroad in Bristol, TN has taken the west coast desert-racing scene by storm competing in multiple SCORE and BITD classes racking up over 50 wins and more than 15 championships…
Racing off road has always been in the Jergensen family. It started with Todd racing motorcycles and holding the #1 plate in the vet class for a few years. Todd’s son Kyle started riding motorcycles at 7 years old and…
When a handful of dreamers decided to attempt to conquer the Baja Peninsula and unknowingly ignited a culture, they used what they had access to at the time; Motor-Bikes, Jeeps, Cars, and VW’s. Most of which were beam cars they…
How do you make a Trophy Truck better? It’s not easy. Millions and millions of dollars have been spent trying to make the fastest vehicle in off-road racing go faster to no avail. And, the funny thing is it’s not…
By nature, Trophy Trucks are striped down totally functional ready for battle machines. A pre-runner has become just the opposite. It’s basically a Trophy Truck; loaded down with all the extras and luxuries that have been summarily tossed out of…
The Geiser Brothers Trophy Trucks have undoubtably become the standard for Trophy Trucks worldwide. They’re simple, reliable, tough vehicles; just what you want in a off-road race vehicle. The stats tell the story; Geiser Brothers Trophy Trucks are the winningest…
Race-dezert.com sat down with SRD (Strategic Racing Designs) for a Q&A about the new EV1 electric race car they just finished. Check out the info, pictures and YouTube video showing what this project is all about. What made you decide…
For most people the ultimate car is a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or some other beautiful and super fast street car. But if you’re an off-roader your dream car is a trophy truck or pre-runner, and at the top of the…
If you hear “Duralast Trophy Truck” mentioned at any race or off road event today, most will remember the unique sound of it’s 8 into 1 exhaust screaming across the desert. This one of a kind Trophy Truck that sounded…
