This video is part 4 of Rory Ward’s Mickey Thompson Challenger IV Restoration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfVZ3n9u0wY

Finding Challenger IV – By Rory Ward 4 years earlier I had seen this image of Challenger IV, sitting in a loft, looked to be untouched for YEARS.  I couldn’t believe the car was still in existence, figuring it had either been bought and morphed into something else or destroyed in a race, I really didn’t [...]

This video is part 3 of Rory Ward’s Mickey Thompson Challenger IV Restoration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYvO91SmXI8

As a follow up to our recent story about Mickey Thompson’s Challenger IV by Rory Ward, we will be posting videos and info about the restoration so you can follow the progress of the project.  Below are part 1 & 2 of the ongoing video series. Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y6EYTPP8ys Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ83FHq9A8

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 [...]

The Baja 50th Anniversary “Warm up Celebration” was held August 4th 2012 in Mission Viejo, CA…

The Julian Classic Motoring Society’s Vintage Car Show was held July 14-15 in Julian California….

Al Drews and Canadian Milan Mazanec take on the 1989 Mint 400 desert race near Las Vegas, Nevada. Do you have any old desert racing photos that you would like to share? Via Canadian Off Road Racing On Ning.

Larry Gaynor has one of the best collection of Riverside short course off road racing photos that I have seen! This set, of the 1979 race, has all the big names. Rod Hall, Frank Vessels, Walker Evans, Ray Russell, the Randalls, and more!