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Larry Ragland
Larry Ragland is an American professional offroad racing competitor and 5 time SCORE International Baja 1000 Trophy Truck overall winner. "Lightning" Larry Ragland is the second most winning driver in desert racing's history and a Trophy Truck expert. Personal life Larry Ragland was born December 22, 1943. He had a son named Chad and currently lives in Cave Creek, Ariz.2008 ''moparspeed.com'Larry Ragland/ref> His son Chad recently died after a lengthy battle with Leukemia. Racing career 1980s * 1981 1st career race win at Parker 400. * 1981 1st SCORE Baja 500 win, and 1st SCORE San Felipe 250 win (class and overall). * 1982 SCORE Baja 500, winner (class and overall). * 1983 Barstow Desert Classic, and SCORE San Felipe 250 winner (class and overall). * 1983 SCORE Class 1 championship. * 1984 SCORE Baja 500 and Frontier 500 (class and overall). * 1984 2nd consecutive SCORE Class 1 championship. * 1985 Frontier 500 2nd consecutive win (class and overall). * 1986 Mint 400 winner (class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americans
Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals make up the majority of Americans, many Multiple citizenship, dual citizens, expatriates, and green card, permanent residents could also legally claim American nationality. The United States is home to race and ethnicity in the United States, people of many racial and ethnic origins; consequently, culture of the United States, American culture and Law of the United States, law do not equate nationality with Race (human categorization), race or Ethnic group, ethnicity, but with citizenship and an Oath of Allegiance (United States), oath of permanent allegiance. Overview The majority of Americans or their ancestors Immigration to the United States, immigrated to the United States or are descended from people who were Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, brought as Slavery in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Ragland
Chad Ragland (November 27, 1970 – January 24, 2018 Phoenix, Arizona) was an American winning race car driver and the son of legendary off-road racer Larry Ragland. Chad first competed in the SCORE International off-road series in an unlimited class one buggy with Volkswagen factory driver, Mark Miller. In 2004, Chad joined veteran racer Brian Collins and Collins Motorsports. It was here Chad had his first success in the premier Trophy Truck class, leading the majority of the 2005 SCORE Baja 1000. Mechanical issues kept the victory out of reach and just off the podium with a 4th-place finish. In 2007, Chad was asked to join a brand new off-road team, called T Force Motorsports. Chad was integral in the startup of the new team as well as being the lead driver for the team. To date, the team has earned podium finishes at the 2008 SCORE San Felipe 250 and Baja 1000, and has finished every mile they have started. Most recently, Chad competed in the SCORE International L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Ragland's 4x4 Challenge
''Larry Ragland's 4x4 Challenge'' is a racing game developed by Spanish studio Xpiral and published by Xicat Interactive Xicat Interactive was a video game publisher with distribution across Europe and North America. Xicat held several significant licenses, including Gothic; Motor Trend; Jane's Combat Simulations; and Guns & Ammo. Games published/distributed *'' ..., and endorsed by the eponymous American off-road racing driver, Larry Ragland. Gameplay Development Reception ''Larry Ragland's 4x4 Challenge'' received mixed reception by critics. References Exterlink links * 2001 video games Off-road racing video games Video games based on real people Video games developed in Spain Windows games Windows-only games Xicat Interactive games Multiplayer and single-player video games {{Racing-videogame-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Motorsports
Norman Motorsports is the professional Trophy Truck #8 offroad racing team based in San Diego, California. It is owned and operated by Roger Norman. The team races in numerous off-road circuits, including SCORE/Tecate Baja series and Best In The Desert. In the first year of racing the SCORE points series, the team has already taken home the overall win at the Terribles Primm 300 which is quite a noteworthy feat for a brand new team. Norman Motorsports is currently in 6th place overall going into the Baja 1000 and has proven to be a contender to win it. They would currently be ranked 2nd if the race truck had finished Laughlin.Clark, D. 2008 ''Dirt-Newz'SCORE Norman/Roeseler Snag Overall Winat SCORE Terrible's 300 in Primm A new video game (''Baja: Edge of Control'') was released at the end of September 2008 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 featuring the #8 Norman Motorsports trophy truck in team livery. The game was created by 2XL Games of Phoenix, Arizona. Operations Norman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Millen
Rhys Millen (born 6 September 1972) is a New Zealand-born racing driver. Nephew of IMSA GTS driver Steve Millen, son of Rodney and older brother of Ryan, is one of the America's top competitors in drifting. Prior to that he was a top rally driver in the US, and became the first works backed driver from a car manufacturer with GM in 2004 after narrowly losing to Ken Nomura in the US D1 Grand Prix exhibition event in . In 2011 Millen raced a 500 bhp AWD Hyundai Veloster in the US Rallycross championship. In the following years he competed in the Global Rallycross series. Career Millen became just the second champion in the short history of the United States' top drifting series, Formula D, just a year after his good friend, Samuel Hubinette, became the maiden series champ. Millen has two wins in his Formula D career: the 2004 season finale at the Irwindale Speedway, and the 2005 season opener at the Wall Speedway in Wall Township, New Jersey. He became the highest pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Roeseler
Larry Roeseler is an Americans, American professional offroad racing, off-road racer. He is notable for having won the prestigious Baja 1000 desert race a record 13 times, the most of any competitor since the race's inception in 1967. His victories made him one of the most accomplished multi-discipline Desert racing, desert racers in off-road racing history. Roeseler began his racing career on two wheels, racing off-road motorcycles to numerous victories before switching to four wheels. He won the Baja 1000 race ten times on motorcycles then, won the event three more times driving in the SCORE Class 1, open-wheel and trophy truck classes for a record 13 Overall Baja 1000 Wins. He was also a successful motorcycle enduro competitor, winning 10 gold medals in the International Six Days Enduro. Roeseler was inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and, the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2012. Off-road racing career Motorcycle racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SCORE Class 1
SCORE Class 1 is an open-wheel unlimited-class that competes in the SCORE off-road race series including the Baja 1000, Baja 500, San Felipe 250 and the SCORE Desert Challenge. Class 1 is defined as an unlimited four-wheel single and two-seat vehicles. No production bodied vehicles allowed in this class. Engines must be normally aspirated. Since it is an open-class, all components are considered open unless restricted by SCORE International. Vehicle numbers have become permanently assigned to each driver. Numbers 100-109 is reserved for the prior years driver standings for positions 1-10 respectfully. Numbers 110-199 will be available for assignment. Drivers who have used a number in the prior years season will be given first option for the same number in the current season. Vehicle description Class 1 vehicles are most often two-wheel drive, and most feature a 4130 chromoly tube-frame chassis covered by a composite body with an aluminium interior containing either a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offroad Racing
Off-road racing is a form of motorsports consisting of specially-modified vehicles including cars, SUVs, trucks, motorbikes, quadbikes and buggies racing in off-road environments (e.g. snow, dirt, mud, etc.). North America Desert racing Desert racing began in the early 20th century. An early racing sanctioning body in North America was the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) co-founded in 1967 by Ed Pearlman. The first event was a race across the Mexican desert, south-eastwards through most of the length of Baja California, originally from Ensenada to La Paz. The event was first called the Mexican 1000, and it later became known as the Baja 1000. The event is now sanctioned by . Most desert race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Felipe 250
The SCORE San Felipe 250 is a 250-mile Mexican off-road motorsport race that takes place near San Felipe on the Baja California Peninsula. It was first held in 1982 and is sanctioned by SCORE International. The 2016 edition was the 30th anniversary of the race, occurring from February 25–28 in a loop format. The 2016 SCORE San Felipe 250 was the first round of a four-race series, including the SCORE Desert Challenge, the SCORE Baja 500 & the SCORE Baja 1000. The event included various types of vehicle classes such as small and large bore motorcycles, stock VW, production vehicles, buggies, trucks, and custom fabricated race vehicles. The course has remained relatively the same over the years with the majority of events being a loop race starting and finishing in San Felipe, Baja California. Current and past classes Cars and trucks * SCORE Trophy Truck: Open Production Unlimited Trucks. * SCORE Class 1: Unlimited open-wheel single-or two-seaters. * SCORE Class 1/2-1600: Limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
