Steve Olliges has a long history in desert racing dating back to the early 80’s when he got his start racing…

    Since the late 1960s, the legendary Mint 400 off-road race in Las Vegas has been one of motorsports most recognized events. With early star power coming from the likes of Parnelli Jones, James Garner and Steve McQueen, the “Great American Off-Road Race” has always created a special kind of historic significance. That history will [...]

The tear down begins Challenger IV sitting next to the class 12 waiting to be torn down. After unloading Challenger IV (CH4) from the trailer, which is almost a story in itself, I was able to get the car loaded onto the dolly and set it next to the class 12 race car.  The next [...]

The first General Tire sponsored race vehicle was this Desert Rat 1980 Toyota 7s race truck.  After contacting them for sponsorship General Tire started supplying them with tires that were built in their “hand built” shop with heavier sidewalls.  The tire at the time was the Grabber AP and the program ended when Continental bought [...]

Sal Fish recently retired as CEO of SCORE International after 39 years of putting on some of the greatest desert races in the world.  This video is a tribute from some of the people within the off road racing community and it shows some great vintage photos throughout the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLpl_fBOYvU

Last year we posted about the GAZ-M-20 prototype which could be the worlds first SUV.  Recently during some more searching I came accross the Mitsubishi PX33 which is the first Japanese built sedan to have full time four-wheel drive.  This prototype built in 1933 was commissioned by the Japanese government in 1934 for military use. [...]

The 2013 King of the Hammers is over, but you can watch all of the live recordings right here from the entire day of racing.

This is a great shot from a late 1970’s Mint 400 desert race.  All of the race vehicles lined up during the parade down the street in Las Vegas Nevada! Thanks to Jeff from UPR for the picture.

Check out the videos below of the ESPN coverage of the 1989 SCORE Parker 400. The first race of the 1989 season had some interesting developments. Robby Gordon, who won the 1988 Class 8 championship in his 1966 Ford truck, was disqualified prior to the race for modifications to the cab location. He borrowed a [...]