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 [...]
Two pioneers of desert racing. Bill Stroppe and the Mexican 1000! You will have to click through to view the video.
Mike Lund drove this huge rig in the 1994 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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Here is a rare shot of movie star James Garner in a Ford Bronco race truck. You may recall that Garner drove a lot of Vic Hickey built vehicles, like the Goodyear Grabber Olds 442 that we featured a while ago. This photo, which I found on this thread on Classic Broncos.com about rare & [...]
The Arciero family has a long history of racing all forms of motor vehicles, including off road racing. Frank Jr, (aka Butch), Al and now Ryan have won many championships over the years. Make sure to check out their website to learn more about this incredible family.
While the PPI prepared factory Toyota race trucks are often associated with Ivan “Ironman” Stewart, this one is driven by Frank “Butch” Arciero Jr. Any idea on what the light on the passengers windshield frame is for? I assume it is a light?
The Randall family has been racing Jeeps in the desert long than I have been alive. Now the 2nd (or is it 3rd?) generation is racing a Jeep J10. Talk about old school! I love it…the red Jeep pickup reminds me of the old Roger Mears and John Dyck Jeep Honchos from the 80’s. You [...]
It has been a while since we have talked about sand drags. Here is some photos that I found on this thread on Sand Drag Central .