Mickey Thompson was one of the great pioneers of off road racing. Not only did he promote some of the best racing in history, but he was also a leader in off road racing technology. Check out the link to see some of his unique creations!
Mickey Thompson Desert Racing Vehicles
Mickey Thompson was one of the great pioneers of off road racing. Not only did he promote some of the best racing in history, but he was also a leader in off road racing technology. Check out the link to see some of his unique creations!
I have a couple hundred or more shots of the Mint from 68 – about 79. They are on Flickr. Always good to see pics of this when it was fun I had a class nine car for a while and my brother had an unlimited truck until his house nad garage burned down.
I was pitting for class 8 racers Dale Sexton and Larry Wilcox , at the Mexicali 300 in 1980 , I was way , way far out in the desert late morning , waiting for their radio ck in to my pit , it was getting late and I thought that the first class 8 should have been by already , When I heard this very loud roar coming from over the next canyon , I knew it was a class 8 by the way its sounded , then a cloud of dust the size of Texas came out of the big deep wash , and it was The Big Buggy / truck thing of Mickey Thompson , I could see the top of it over the silt cloud and Man did that thing sound great , he was the first vehicle to come by , and it was another half hour before the first class 8 . Mickey was a real mans man , The real deal !!!