Teams/Events
A first in Class 7, eighth in Class 1450.
In a stacked field of 54 competitors Team Koenig’s Total Chaos-equipped Toyota Tacoma triumphed as the first V6-powered truck across the finish line in the 1450 class. This group has become an unlimited class dominated by V8-powered trucks. To finish 8th overall for the weekend, with consistent laps within 20 seconds of each other, was […]
Coastal Racing Takes the General Tire Mint 400 Presented by Polaris
Minneapolis, March 27, 2012– The Mint is the oldest, roughest, most spectacular off-road race in North America and has attracted thousands of racers and celebrities who have tried to master the harsh Nevada desert. This year, Polaris not only sponsored the race but had one of their sponsored teams take top honors in the “Pro […]
8th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Car Show Benefiting The Edelbrock Family Foundation
Edelbrock is proud to be the title sponsor of the 8th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Car Show, which will be held on Sunday May 5th to benefit the newly created Edelbrock Family Foundation. On Saturday, May 4th, 2013, Edelbrock will once again be opening the doors of their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility […]
Team High Lifter-Polaris Racing Brings Home Trophies
Team High Lifter-Polaris Racing started off the 2013 Championship Mud Racing Series (CMR) season strong bringing home five trophies from events held during the 2013 High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals. Mud Creek Off-Road Park in Jacksonville, Texas, was the first stop of the 2013 CMR Series. In the RUV Class of the Can-Am/BRP Mud Bog, […]
Garrick Freitas Endures at Brutally Tough General Tire Mint 400
Las Vegas, NV The General Tire Mint 400, presented by Polaris has a reputation for being one of the toughest desert races around. The storied past of this legendary race includes the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas mixed with the brutal terrain north of the city. Most purists say the race is only true […]
Olliges Ford Raptor Takes First Flight at The Mint 400
Las Vegas, NV Most new race vehicles go through a break-in period. Test laps are run to tune the suspension, all systems are cycled to verify proper function and critical temperatures are constantly monitored until everything checks out. This can take days or weeks to complete. Steve Olliges had so much faith in his brand […]
MINT 400 Rockstar Racing Race Report
We began our MINT adventure with brand new Muzzy duel exhaust, freshly serviced Gorilla Axles, and a new Dragonfire Pyro Pac computer. The car sounded great and was re-pepped! We arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday and thanks to Bulldog Lighting, we had a hotel room at the 4 Queens. We walked Freemont street and got […]
BOLT ONE-KEY LOCK TECHNOLOGY TO BE FEATURED ON TRUCK U, TWO GUYS GARAGE TV SHOWS
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – STRATTEC(r) Security Corporation’s BOLT(r) Locks will be featured in three segments of Brenton Productions, Inc.’s “Truck U” and “Two Guys Garage,” airing multiple times in March, April and May on SPEED TV. Designed to increase security and convenience, BOLT Locks feature a patented Breakthrough One-Key Lock Technology that allows users to permanently […]
New Season of Destination Polaris
Get your TiVos, DVRs, VCRs and Sony Walkmans because the award-winning, off-road TV show Destination Polaris is back on the air. After a brief hiatus, Destination Polaris has returned to national television on the Fox Sports Networks beginning April 7, 2013. Broadcast in more than 70 million homes, Destination Polaris can be seen each Sunday, […]
Desert Racers to be included in 2013 Dakar Challenge
Ridgecrest, CA HDRA is bringing some heavy horsepower to Ridgecrest, California for the King Shocks HDRA 250 race April 4-7. The list of Trophy Truck teams competing includes points leader Cameron Steele in his Desert Assassins Monster Energy number 16, BJ Baldwin, the Herbst brothers Tim and Troy, Gustavo Vildosola, Juan Carlos Lopez, Jimmy Knuckles, […]