Desert Racing

Old VORRA Desert Racing Photos

April 13, 2010

Members of Race Dezert have been posting old photos of desert racing in the VORRA series from the 80's and early 90's.
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Ford Edsel Off Road Race Car?

April 3, 2010

Our series of articles on vintage off road race cars has been very popular. We have seen Datsuns, AMC Ramblers, and of course, James Garners Olds 442. How about a Ford Edsel?
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Rod Hall 70′s Ford Bronco To Race NORRA Vintage Off Road Race

March 31, 2010

About a year ago, Todd Zuercher and Andrew Norton (from www.bajabronco.com) located and purchased the Stroppe built Ford Bronco that Rod Hall built in the 70's. The restoration is almost complete and the Bronco will be participating in the Read more »

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NORRA Vintage Off Road Race Is Almost Here!

March 25, 2010

The NORRA vintage off road race is from April 28 to May 2 and I cannot make it! ARRRGGHH! The Swifts have posted up some photos from the test run...anyone want to buy me a plane ticket down?
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Mid 70′s Florida 400 Off Road Race Video

March 18, 2010

What an awesome video! This video, taken in 1976 or 1977, features some Canadians that made the long haul down to Florida to race off road with their buggies.
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Tags: buggies
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Vintage Jeep Off Road Racing Photos

March 11, 2010

Here is another interesting article that I came across the other day. A collection of 4 photos of Jeeps desert racing in the late 60′s and early 70′s. The article was printed in JP magazine, but is available online
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Ex Robby Gordon “Hay Hauler” Off Road Race Truck Being Rebuilt

February 7, 2010

Mark Cowan is restoring the infamous Robby Gordon 1966 F100 multi championship winning race truck. The truck, which was nicknamed the “Hay Hauler”, is one of the most memorable desert race trucks in my mind. The truck debuted at the 1987 and while it had old school looks, it was one of the wildest...
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Old Riverside Off Road Race Photos!

January 29, 2010

The short course races in the 70′s and 80′s at Riverside Raceway is one of the big races that I really wish I was able to watch. Some of the best off road racing action of the era! Here is a few photos for you that I found on
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Old Desert Racing Photos

January 24, 2010

I came across an interesting page that has a lot of old Mint 400 and other desert racing photos on the
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Vintage Jeep CJ-5 Desert Race Photos

January 19, 2010

Recently, Kevin Vaughan sent me some photos of the 1972 Jeep CJ-5 that his uncle Jim Vaughan used to race in the desert in the 70′s. I will let Kevin tell the story in his own words.
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