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2013 NORRA Mexican 1000 Recap

Marty Fiolka wrote a great recap of the 2013 NORRA Mexican 1000 vintage off road rally for race-dezert…

NORRA Mexican 1000 Day 4 Video

The final day of the 2013 NORRA Mexican 1000 vintage rally started in La Paz and ended in…

NORRA Mexican 1000 Day 3 Video & Photos

Day 3 of the 2013 NORRA Mexican 1000 vintage off road rally ended yesterday. Check out…

NORRA Mexican 1000 Videos Part 1

The 2013 NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally started Saturday April 27th in Mexicali, Baja California…

Four Andys and an Old Dune Buggy

Legendary “Bull Fighter” Dune Buggy To Run 1,100+ Mile “Family Reunion”

2013 NORRA General Tire Mexican 1000 Rally Registration Is Open

With the Christmas holiday now a fading memory and the promise of a new year just around the corner, the National Off Road Racing Association (NORRA) announced it has put the final touches in place for opening registration for its fourth annual General Tire Mexican 1000 Rally. In what has become an off-road motorsports New [...]

Toyota Mexican 1000 Race Truck For Sale

Since the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is happening this week I think this is a fitting post for today. My friend just forwarded this link to a Three-Time Mexican 1000 Finishing truck. It’s painted just like Ivan “Ironman” Stewarts old race truck and looks great! Check out more pictures and info about the truck and [...]

It’s Baja Time!

I recently came across this picture I shot a few years ago on a trip for the SCORE Baja 1000 desert race. This shot during the sunrise at Bahia De Los Angeles (Bay of LA) shows one of the local fishermen in his older Jeep Cherokee and reminded me how beautiful Baja really is. Here [...]

Mickey Thompsons Challenger IV Part 1

The Story of Challenger IV, By Rory Ward It was mid to late 1977 when Mickey Thompson (MT) decided it was time to build yet another new race car for the desert. I’m speculating that he was not too happy with the performance of his single seat “Marines” sponsored class 1 buggy so he [...]

Baja 1000 50th Anniversary Celebration

The Baja 50th Anniversary “Warm up Celebration” was held August 4th 2012 in Mission Viejo, CA. This event was a celebration of the promotional ride that Dave Ekins and Bill Robertson Jr. did 50 years ago from Tijuana to La Paz to test the durability of the new Honda CL72 250cc Scramblers. This ride created [...]

Trailer Towing Baja Race Bronco For Sale

You may recall that last month we did an article on a Bill Stroppe prepared Ford Bronco that raced the Baja 500 while towing a trailer in 1971. Andrew from Baja Bronco.com located the Bronco a few years ago and now has the Bronco up for sale. Via…

Racing With A Trailer In The Baja 500?

Bill Stroppe was behind some of the wilder off road racing vehicles of the 70′s, like the infamous Big Oly. To find out that he was the one that contacted Carl Jackson to tow a trailer behind a Stroppe Baja Bronco WHILE racing the Baja 500 does not suprise me! Andrew over at Baja Bronco [...]

Old Baja Bug Photos

Here is a collection of Baja Bug photos from what has been termed The Greatest Thread On The Internet . I believe that claim. The photos on this thread date from the 40′s to the 80′s and started as a thread about old car photos but has morphed into a thread about everything in the [...]

Off Road Racing Semi Truck?

Mike Lund drove this huge rig in the 1993 Baja 1000. 11,000lbs, 1800lbs of torque! It started last, after the Class 11 Beetles. Imagine racing in a stock VW Beetle and this beast coming up behind you! Make sure to click on the photo to read the whole story and view the video! This thread [...]

70′s Desert Racing Bronco Photos

Here is a set of 70′s photos about a desert racing bronco that has had a run of bad luck. “Johnnie Crean’s Bronco during a race at Borrego (Ocotillo Wells) was disabled with a broken rear differential. I removed the rear driveshaft and was trying to deflate the front tires for more traction to climb [...]

Uncle Bob’s Desert Racing Photos

Bob Lewis was a frequent competitor in the southwest desert racing circle in the 70′s and early 80′s. In fact, he was the first off road racer to use KC Daylighters! Below are some of the photos found on this page along with a few others that I have found around the internet. If you [...]

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