Wayne and Kristen Matlock Are Constant Mexican 1000 Competitors Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: provided by NORRA In 1967, NORRA created sanctioned off-road racing at the Mexican 1000. That race eventually became the Baja 1000. Today’s Baja 1000 is a point-to-point speed contest, while NORRA Mexican 1000 is a stage rally format that has timed speed…
The Dirt Flies High in Nevada Setting the Records for the Championship Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: Logan Gallagher Just like the title sponsor VT Construction, the competitors at the Legacy Racing VT Construction Battleground event know dirt. Most of the top finishers have decades of off road racing experience – especially around Jean, Nevada where…
Bottlenecks and Boulders at 55th Mil in Mexico Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: GETSOME Photo The 55th SCORE Baja 1000 was not merely a speed contest; it was a battle for survival. Featherweight all-wheel drive UTV’s can go just about anywhere with ease; the infamous silt beds in Baja cause only a little concern to most…
UTV Racers Find Tonopah Fast And Flowy at the BITD’s Final Event Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: HighRev Photo Due to changes to the Best in the Desert series schedule, UTV racers only had 12 days to get their cars turned around after the frenzied sprint in Laughlin, Nevada. The desert course for 2022’s World Hare…
UTV’s Get One More Chance To Make A Move At Laughlin Desert Challenge Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: GETSOME Photo This past weekend, the Best in the Desert series held their second to last race of the season in Laughlin, Nevada. The course in Laughlin sports a challenging dual personality with a desert section that mostly…
When it Rains, It SCOREs Racers Pour It on Thick after Hurricane Kay’s Deluge Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: GETSOME Photo One of the many things that sets desert racing apart from all other types of motorsports are the unique challenges posed by racing in natural terrain. No matter how much time is spent pre-running the…
2022 SCORE International Baja 500 Austin Weiland Wins Free-For-All Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: GETSOMEphoto Anyone looking at the 2022 SCORE Baja 500 race course closely could tell it was going to be interesting. It was composed of three distinct sections. The first was tight, technical, and extremely rocky; the middle dropped to the desert floor…
2022 Legacy Stateline Shootout Guns Were Blazing on Primm’s Short-Course Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: Colby Holt & Chris Goeschel Legacy Racing Association’s State Line Shootout returned in 2022 to the familiar racecourse in Primm Nevada for two days of high intensity short-course action. I say “familiar” because races have been held there for many years.…
2022 BITD Silver State 300 UTVs Take Their Shot at the Overall Title Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: WESTx1000 People think racing is all about speed. Speed is important, but there are so many other attributes needed to be successful. Drivers need to be resourceful. They have to be thick skinned to weather the many looming…
2022 SCORE San Felipe 250 The World Desert Championship Series Begins at the Sea of Cortez Words: Mike Ingalsbee Photos: GETSOMEphoto The 2022 Desert Championship went underway in Baja California, Mexico at the 35th King Shocks San Felipe 250. This event is the shortest race of the SCORE International series, but it still packs a…