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Volkswagen wins Rallye dos Sertões in Brazil – Photos
Volkswagen celebrates one-two win at "little Dakar" in Brazil Wolfsburg (03 July 2009). Ten out of ten possible stage wins, four lead changes and a captivating duel: Volkswagen decided the Rallye dos Sertões in Brazil in their favour with a one-two win and thus took the first successful step in the title defence the brand targets at the Dakar Rally in January 2010. The all-Spanish factory duo in the Race Touareg, Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz Senra, secured third place on the final stage of the rally regarded as the toughest and longest cross-country after the legendary "Dakar” and thus clinched overall victory. ...
Short Course Racing Just “LOORRS” You In, Doesn’t It?
June 27th & 28th, 2009 Lake Elsinore, CA Under clear skies and 103º of “dry” heat, Rounds 5 & 6 of the Lucas Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) were held on a brand spanking new track along the south shore of Lake Elsinore. It was almost as if they were racing in the lake bed, with the microfine silt underfoot. The Lucas Track Crew had the course watered and compacted to perfection. When this venue was first announced, many of the Internet “mouse racers” commented that it would never work. Lucas laid out a nice mile of race course; a dragstrip longer than ...
Turn Key Engine Supply
In a 14,000 square foot warehouse located in Oceanside California, Kolby Enger and 13 fulltime employees have been turning out complete engine packages for vehicles all over the world. In addition to the U.S. Turn Key has clients in South Africa, Germany, Dubai and Australia. [caption id="attachment_2094" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Turn Key's 14,000 square foot shop"][/caption] Turn Key Engine Supply was created in the summer of 2002. A one-man show in a 1,200 square foot building, Kolby developed a Toyota Landcruiser conversion kit for the LS-1 engines. Kolby had years of experience working with metals in his fathers machine shop so building custom ...
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Volkswagen wins Rallye dos Sertões in Brazil – Photos
Volkswagen celebrates one-two win at “little Dakar” in Brazil Wolfsburg (03 July 2009). Ten out of ten possible stage wins, four lead changes and a captivating duel: Volkswagen decided the Rallye dos Sertões in Brazil in their favour with...
Short Course Racing Just “LOORRS” You In, Doesn’t It?
June 27th & 28th, 2009 Lake Elsinore, CA Under clear skies and 103º of “dry” heat, Rounds 5 & 6 of the Lucas Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) were held on a brand spanking new track along the south shore of Lake Elsinore. It was almost...
Turn Key Engine Supply
In a 14,000 square foot warehouse located in Oceanside California, Kolby Enger and 13 fulltime employees have been turning out complete engine packages for vehicles all over the world. In addition to the U.S. Turn Key has clients in South Africa, Germany,...
“Never Give Up”
In all fairness, I may have been a little harsh in my criticisms of The Off-Road Race Championship Series and their Ft. Worth, Texas debut a little over a month ago. As a new series, TORC is obviously going to experience a multitude of unforeseen circumstances....
IF YOU AIN’T CHEATIN’, YOU AIN’T RACIN’
IF YOU AIN’T CHEATIN’, YOU AIN’T RACIN’ “King” Richard Petty Although it’s absurd to compare roundy-round racing with anything off-road, the great Richard Petty’s quote on cheating is universal. My father...
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Stewart’s Raceworks, Inc. launches new interactive website.
Stewart’s Raceworks, Inc. announces the launch of its brand new website, www.stewartsraceworks.com. Stewart’s Raceworks builds and maintains top quality off-road vehicles. Known as one of the most successful...
Cruiser Fest ‘09 Added to MMP Schedule
TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (July 3, 2009) – Miller Motorsports Park (MMP) general manager John Larson announced today the addition of CruiserFest ’09 to the MMP calendar. The event will take place August 1 beginning at 10...
IS THE NEMESIS UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
Canadian rally driver Mark Jennings-Bates teams up with Dakar veteran Mick Extance next week in the UK to get an introduction to the vehicle they will be driving in the 2011 Dakar for the Bowler-Offroad team. Jennings-Bates...
Drivers Provide Spectacular Action at Lucas Oil Of Road Racing Series
Corona, California (July 1, 2009) – The inaugural season of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series thundered full steam ahead as thousands braved triple digit heat and witnessed some of the most spectacular racing of...
Larry Job Doubles Victories in Menzies Motorsports Unlimited Buggy; Bryce Menzies Races to Front of Lucas Unlimited 2 Field before Engine Failure; Bryce Menzies Single Buggy Podium CAPS Blistering Weekend of Racing at Lucas Oil Off Road Series
Las Vegas, Nevada (July 1, 2009) America’s hardcore off road racing fans braved triple digit temperatures that blistered the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex, cheering on the stars of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series....
Josh Hall to debut Hummer in Australasian Safari
Wednesday, 01 July 2009 One of the United States’ best endurance racers, Josh Hall, has confirmed his participation in this year’s Australasian Safari in one of the world’s iconic off-road vehicles. The likeable US...
Three Wins for Renezeder in Lake Elsinore
LAKE FOREST, CA (June 30, 2009) – The brand new track at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex provided plenty of dramatic moments this past weekend for rounds five and six of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, but it couldn’t...
Sainz and Al-Attiyah: Volkswagen double-pack separated by three seconds
Rallye dos Sertões, Leg 08, 01 July 2009 Sainz and Al-Attiyah: Volkswagen double-pack separated by three seconds Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz Senra Wolfsburg (01 July 2009). Volkswagen’s internal duel for the lead at...
Thrilling duel for overall “Sertões” victory: Al-Attiyah in the Volkswagen in front again
Rallye dos Sertões, Leg 07, 30 June 2009 Thrilling duel for overall “Sertões” victory: Al-Attiyah in the Volkswagen in front again Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk Wolfsburg (30 June 2009). The Volkswagen duos...
Team General Tire Wins at Lake Elsinore
Lake Elsinore, CA – (June 30, 2009) — Team General Tire added additional wins to the record-books for the 2009 short-course racing season, as Carl Renezeder swept the series again, scoring a combined Unlimited 2...
Superlites Fastest Driver Wins Round 5 of the Lucas Oil Offroad Racing Series
Rockstar hart and Huntington Premiere Motorsports Group driver Chad Leising, brought the team their second consecutive SuperLite victory. This is a huge victory for the season as it thins the Championship point’s margin...
SMS commits girl team to race bitd’s “Vegas to Reno”
beaumont, ca, June 27, 2009: Scholte Motor Sports (SMS) is proud to announce their commitment to race the Best in the Desert’s “Vegas to Reno – the Long Way.” The team, which races in the Jeep Speed class, is excited...
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Check it out! – Week 27 on RDC
Too busy to follow the fast pace of race-dezert.com in every detail? No problem. Here is a chance to follow some of this weeks Hot Topics in off-road racing without spending all day searching for them. This is where our “Editors Picks” come in....
Check it out! – Week 26 on RDC
Too busy to follow the fast pace of race-dezert.com in every detail? No problem. Here is a chance to follow some of this weeks Hot Topics in off-road racing without spending all day searching for them. This is where our “Editors Picks” come...
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