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Off-Road 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] |
Johnny Greaves (racing Driver)
Johnny Greaves (born March 21, 1966) is a professional American off-road racing racetruck driver from Abrams (CDP), Wisconsin, Abrams, Wisconsin. He has competed in numerous major off-road series, including SCORE International, Short-course Off-road Drivers Association (SODA), Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR), World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR), and Traxxas TORC Series (TORC). Greaves began racing in buggies and won two championships before to Pro Light. He won seven Pro Light championship between SODA and its successor CORR. He raced one year in a Pro 2 Trophy Truck before moving into Pro 4, the premiere class in short-course off-road racing. Greaves won class championships in CORR in 2004 and 2006 as well as WSORR in 2007. After those sanctioning bodies dissolved, he won the 2010 Traxxas TORC Series champion in their Pro 4x4 division. He continued racing in the Pro 4 division, winning the 2013 title. Racing career Early career Greaves began racing in motocross at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baja 1000
The Baja 1000 is an annual Mexican off-road motorsport race held on the Baja California Peninsula. It is one of the most prestigious off-road races in the world, having attracted competitors from six continents. The race was founded by Ed Pearlman in 1967 and is sanctioned by SCORE International. The race is the final round of a four-race annual series, which also includes the San Felipe 250, the Baja 400 and the Baja 500. The 2017 Baja 1000 marked the 50th anniversary of the race. The Baja 1000 has various types of classes include Trophy trucks, Dirtbikes, Truggys, Side-by-sides, Baja Bugs and Buggies all competing at the same time on the same course. The course has remained relatively the same over the years, about every other event being either a point-to-point race from Ensenada to La Paz, or a loop race starting and finishing in Ensenada. The name of the event can be misleading as the mileage varies for the type of event. A "Loop" can be 600 to 850 miles starting and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group
The Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG) was a sanctioning body for an American short course off-road racing series that took place inside stadiums. Some events were televised, including on TNN and ESPN. History Mickey Thompson raced desert trucks in the SCORE International series. Thompson said that he was seen "by nothing but cactus and jackrabbits." He reasoned that he needed to bring the excitement of desert racing to a wider audience. The body and series were established by Thompson in 1979. The first event was held in the Los Angeles Coliseum. The body also sanctioned motorcycle races called Supercross. The stadium series survived Thompson's 1988 murder. The body went bankrupt in 1996. The concept of stadium off-road racing was revived with the creation of the Stadium Super Trucks in 2013 by former series champion Robby Gordon. Vehicle classes * Grand National Sport Trucks * Super 1600s * Sport Utility Vehicles (also known as Ultrastock) * Superlites * Ultracross * All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crandon International Off-Road Raceway
The Crandon International Off-Road Raceway is a short course off-road racing racetrack, located near Crandon, Wisconsin, United States on U.S. Route 8. The course hosts the World Championship Off-Road Races, Red Bull World Cup, Forest County Potawatomi Spring Brush Run Races, and Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League points races. The track is a non-profit entity, run by a board of directors, with president Cliff Flannery. Track layout The track started out as a long off-road track. The track was shortened to . In 2002, a shortcut through the track was installed to allow a long lap. This allowed spectators to see the entire track, and it is utilized for selected events. Races are started with a "land rush" start. The vehicles are started side by side in a standing start. World Championship Off-Road Races The "World Championship Off-Road Races" were first held in a race on a 25 mile course in 1970. The event takes place on Labor Day weekend. Numerous sanctioning bodies have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Course Off-road Racing
Short course off-road racing is a form of auto racing involving the racing of modified vehicles on a dirt road closed course of a short length (tens of kilometers / miles or less). It is distinct from long course desert racing such as the Baja 1000, which consists of racing at least hundreds of kilometers / miles over a quasi linear (non-closed) course from one point to another. History Short course off-road racing became popular during the 1970s, when Mickey Thompson founded the SCORE series.Morr, Tom, 2007The Joy of Jeep'. St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks International. . p.132. He shortened long course desert racing, condensing it to a short course for easier spectator viewing and to allow competitors much easier access to the pits for mechanical problems. Thompson developed the idea into a separate series as MTEG and concentrated on stadiums / arenas. At around the same time, outdoor road course racing developed in the Midwestern United States from two laps around a 50-mile course in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Hammers
King of the Hammers is an off-road race that combines desert racing and rock crawling. This race is held in February on Means Dry Lake at Johnson Valley, California, United States. The race is broadcast live on Ultra 4 Racing's website. King of The Hammers race week has expanded from one race. It is now a series of five races that run throughout the week. The races include a Can AM UTV event on Sunday, the ULTRA4 vs. Rock Bouncer shootout on Monday, the Every Man Challenge Race on Wednesday, and the Toyo Desert Invitational (Unlimited Trophy Trucks) on Thursday. Hammertown King of the Hammers take place in Johnson Valley, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) area near Yucca Valley. For the nine-day race week, the Means Dry Lake bed turns into a temporary settlement nicknammed ''Hammertown''. Roughly 400 teams and 45,000 spectators may attend the event. History The King of the Hammers was founded by Jeff Knoll and Dave Cole in 2007, who organized it in a bar via outlining it on a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojave Desert Racing
Mojave or Mohave most often refers to: *Mojave Desert *Mojave River *Mohave people *Mojave language Mojave or Mohave may also refer to: Places * Fort Mojave Indian Reservation * Mohave County, Arizona * Mohave Valley, a valley in Arizona * Mohave Valley, Arizona, a town * Fort Mohave, Arizona, a town * Fort Mohave, a historic fort in Arizona * Mojave, California * Mojave County, California, a county proposed in the 1990s * Mojave National Preserve * Lake Mojave *Mojave (crater) a large crater on Mars Music * Mojave (band), a Canadian acoustic and folk band * ''Mojave'' (album), an album by Concrete Blonde * "Mojave", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from '' Volume 5: Anatomic'' Transportation * Mojave Road * Mojave Air and Space Port * Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave, a type of helicopter * Kia Mohave, a sport-utility vehicle * Piper PA-31 Mojave, a piston engine airplane * General Atomics Mojave, an unmanned aerial vehicle under development Other uses * ''Mojave'' (film) * Mojav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small portions extending into Arizona and Utah. The Mojave Desert, together with the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Great Basin deserts, forms a larger North American Desert. Of these, the Mojave is the smallest and driest. The Mojave Desert displays typical basin and range topography, generally having a pattern of a series of parallel mountain ranges and valleys. It is also the site of Death Valley, which is the lowest elevation in North America. The Mojave Desert is often colloquially called the "high desert", as most of it lies between . It supports a diversity of flora and fauna. The desert supports a number of human activities, including recreation, ranching, and military training. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucerne Valley
Lucerne Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) and valley landform in the southern Mojave Desert, in western San Bernardino County, California. Geography The geographic valley is defined by the surrounding Granite Mountains, Ord Mountains, and San Bernardino Mountains. Lucerne Valley lies east of the Victor Valley, whose population nexus includes Victorville, Apple Valley, Adelanto and Hesperia. It is east of Apple Valley, and north of Big Bear Lake. Distant surrounding communities include Yucca Valley which lies east via State Route 247/Old Woman Springs Road, and Barstow, which is north via State Route 247/Barstow Road. The transportation nexus of Lucerne Valley is where State Route 247 and State Route 18 are connected by Old Woman Springs and Barstow Roads. The two highways do not have a direct junction. In San Bernardino County, Lucerne Valley's area is also identified as County Service Area (CSA) 29. While Lucerne Valley's "town limit" signs are within two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barstow, California
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Located in the Inland Empire region of California, the population was 25,415 at the 2020 census. Barstow is an important crossroads for the Inland Empire and home to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow. History The settlement of Barstow began in the late 1840s in the Mormon Corridor. Every fall and winter, as the weather cooled, the rain produced new grass growth and replenished the water sources in the Mojave Desert. People, goods, and animal herds would move from New Mexico and later Utah to Los Angeles, along the Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, or after 1848, on the Mormon Road from Salt Lake City. Trains of freight wagons traveled back to Salt Lake City and other points in the interior. These travelers followed the course of the Mojave River, watering and camping at Fish Ponds on its south bank (west of Nebo Center) or 3.625 miles up river on the north bank, at a riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojave Off-Road Racing Enthusiast
Mojave or Mohave most often refers to: *Mojave Desert *Mojave River *Mohave people *Mojave language Mojave or Mohave may also refer to: Places * Fort Mojave Indian Reservation * Mohave County, Arizona * Mohave Valley, a valley in Arizona * Mohave Valley, Arizona, a town * Fort Mohave, Arizona, a town * Fort Mohave, a historic fort in Arizona * Mojave, California * Mojave County, California, a county proposed in the 1990s * Mojave National Preserve * Lake Mojave *Mojave (crater) a large crater on Mars Music * Mojave (band), a Canadian acoustic and folk band * ''Mojave'' (album), an album by Concrete Blonde * "Mojave", a song by the Afro Celt Sound System from '' Volume 5: Anatomic'' Transportation * Mojave Road * Mojave Air and Space Port * Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave, a type of helicopter * Kia Mohave, a sport-utility vehicle * Piper PA-31 Mojave, a piston engine airplane * General Atomics Mojave, an unmanned aerial vehicle under development Other uses * ''Mojave'' (film) * Mojav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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