
April 17, 2011 | Via LOORRS
Class | Round 3 Winner | Round 4 Winner |
---|---|---|
Pro 4 Unlimited | Rick Huseman | Rick Huseman |
Pro 2 Unlimited | Rob MacCachren | Rob MacCachren |
Pro Lite Unlimited | Chris Brandt | Brian Deegan |
Detailed Results | Next Race: 5/21/11 |
Rick Huseman remains undefeated in the LOORRS Pro 4 Unlimited class with wins in rounds 3 and 4.

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Pit Bull Tires feature aggressive tread patterns and extra thick sidewalls for unsurpassed off-road traction and durability. For the best prices and fastest shipping on Pit Bull Rockers, Pit Bull Growlers, and Pit Bull Maddogs, check out Filthy Motorsports.

April 3, 2011 | Via Kirk Isaacson
This year's Overland Expo brought together off-road and outdoor vendors, enthusiasts, and spectators to show off the latest and greatest off-road, outdoor, expedition, and camping equipment, tools, and vehicles. View the gallery here.

March 20, 2011 | Via LOORRS
Class | Round 1 Winner | Round 2 Winner |
---|---|---|
Pro 4 Unlimited | Rick Huseman | Rick Huseman |
Pro 2 Unlimited | Bryce Menzies | Rob Naughton |
Pro Lite Unlimited | Brian Deegan | Chris Brandt |
Detailed Results | Next Race: 4/15/11 |
Huseman, Menzies, and Deegan start the 2011 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series season with first place finishes.

March 14, 2011 | Via Heavy Metal Concepts
Heavy Metal Concepts, in association with Hammerking Productions, has begun working on their latest DVD covering the 2011 KOH race. HMC is well known for making great off-road videos and this one will be no exception.

March 13, 2011 | Via Score International
Rank | Trophy Truck | Class 1 Unlimited |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 6/3/11 | ||
1st | Rob MacCachren | Justin Davis |
2nd | Jesse Jones | Brian Parkhouse |
3rd | Andy McMillin | Damen Jefferies |
4th | Nick Vanderwey | Randy Wilson |

February 19, 2011 | Via Deviate Films
Short course racing is a spectator friendly way to watch heavily modified trucks and buggies racing over desert terrain. In this video, Deviate Films does a great job showing why attending a race is worth your hard earned dollar. LOORRS starts 3/18.

February 11, 2011 | Via Ultra 4 Racing
Rank | Driver | Time |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 4/29/11 | ||
1st | Shanon Campbell | 6:11:54 |
2nd | Tony Pelligrino | 6:42:31 |
3rd | Jason Scherer | 6:49:50 |
4th | Randy Slawson | 7:01:13 |

January 16, 2011 | Via Score International
Rank | Trophy Truck | Class 1 Unlimited |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 3/11/11 | ||
1st | Bryce Menzies | Justin Davis |
2nd | Jesse Jones | Harley Letner |
3rd | Gustavo Vildosola Jr. | Dan Martin |
4th | Rob MacCachren | Armin Schwarz |

January 16, 2011 | Via Dakar
Class | Winner | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 2012 | |||
Bike | Marc Coma | Spain | 51:25:00 |
Quad | A. Patronelli | Argentina | 63:49:47 |
Car | N. Al-Attiyah | Qatar | 45:16:16 |
Truck | Vladimir Chagin | Russia | 48:28:54 |

January 16, 2011 | Via Facebook
Sue Mead and Darren Skilton became the first ever U.S. team to win a class in the Dakar Rally when their Ford F-150 SVT Raptor crossed the finish line to take first place in the stock production vehicle (OP) class.

January 14, 2011 | Via wired.com
It all started in 1941 when Willys won the bid to supply the U.S. military with a reliable and lightweight 4x4 vehicle. Seventy years later the Jeep brand is alive and well with six well established models including the Wrangler Unlimited introduced in 2007.

January 10, 2010 | Via XORRA
In a letter posted on the official XORRA site this week, race organizers thank all of their key sponsors, land owners, competitors, and fans for their support over the last seven years. The purpose of the letter is to announce that there will be no 2011 season as they explore future development possibilities for the series. While the letter sounds like XORRA might be done for good, one positive sign is that it ends with "look for a full schedule of race dates for the 2012 season." We're keeping our fingers crossed.

January 7, 2011 | Via NBC San Diego
The family of one of the spectators killed during the August 14th California 200 race has filed a lawsuit against driver Brett Sloppy and MDR Productions that put on the race. The Bureau of Land Management is also expected to be sued in a separate case.

January 5, 2011 | Via AZQuadRider
An off-roader caught this buggy, labeled The Green Rock Dawg, cruising around a campsite in Arizona. All we know is that it uses an electric generator to power hydraulic pumps and it has articulating arms similar to the Chainlink. View the gallery.

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All Sparco Racing Seats, including the Sparco Fighter, Sparco EVO, Sparco Pro 2000, Sparco Corsa, Sparco Pro ADV, and Sparco Circuit come with free shipping anywhere in the lower 48 states. Vehicle specific Sparco seat brackets are also available.





December 26, 2010 | Via Diseno-Art
As the new year arrives, we thought this would the right time to post a few of our favorite off-road concept vehicles. They are the Dune Tracer, Peugeot Hoggar, Think Frost, Bowler Raptor, and the Michelin Baja 1000.

December 22, 2010 | Via D. Musgrave / FPS Jake
When Halo 3 was released in 2007, a functional, real life version of the Warthog was built to shoot several live action scenes. Not only does it look like the real thing but it actually appears to work quite well based on this Halo Warthog test drive video.

December 17, 2010 | Via Moon Regan
The Moon Regan Expedition team has successfully completed their round trip to the south pole with their heavily modified 6x6 vans. They covered 2,500 miles over 20 days and documented their entire trip with amazing photos.

December 8, 2010 | Via Auto Blog
This is the Mercedes Benz G-Wagon LAPV 6.X military concept vehicle. It features an adjustable suspension system, 18" of ground clearance (thanks to portal axles), hydraulic ventilated disc brakes, and bright orange wheels.





December 5, 2010 | Via Worth1000.com
When you put physics, gravity, and reality aside and enter the world of Photoshop, your off-roading possibilities become limited only by your imagination. Here are five of the strangest off-road images we found browsing the Worth 1000 site.

December 01, 2010 | Via Norman Motorsports
Ever wonder how much preparation goes into racing the Baja 1000? Roger Norman covered 6,300 miles in 21 days pre-running the course including a solo Ironman run in a single seat trophy truck. This amazing video shows the whole story.





November 29, 2010 | Via Dobbertin Hydrocar
Twenty years ago, Rick Dobbertin bought a used milk tank trailer and turned it into a six wheeled amphibious expedition vehicle. In 1995 he attempted to circle the world but ran out of money after 30,000 miles on land and 3,000 miles by sea.

November 24, 2010 | Via Snow R Shai
Julian Dupont brings his freestyle Trial-X skills to Israel in part one of his 2010 Red Bull tour. When you combine his trials bike talent with big-time sponsorship and an amazing film crew how could you possibly go wrong?

November 20, 2010 | Via Score International
Rank | Trophy Truck | Class 1 Unlimited |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Final Point Standings | ||
1st | Gus Vildosola Jr. | Steve Appleton |
2nd | Robby Gordon | Daniel McMillin |
3rd | Roger Norman | Nick Johnson |
4th | B.J. Baldwin | Juan C. Flores |

November 14, 2010 | Via Busted Knuckle
It may have taken him several attempts, but Tim Cameron eventually climbs Bounty Hill, an obstacle at the Crusher Ridge Rockcrawler Park in Hartselle, Alabama that has never been before been conquered without the use of a winch.

November 12, 2010 | Via sean999r
Kamaz race trucks have long dominated extreme off-road endurance races like the legendary Dakar Rally. This classic promotional video shows how well these oversize vehicles perform at high speeds through rough terrain.

November 10, 2010 | Via armadi94
A well made highlight video from a pair of recent Formula Offroad races held in Skien, Norway. These highly modified and very powerful 4x4 vehicles race along a track that is laid out along and almost vertical hillside.

November 7, 2010 | Via LOORRS
Class | Round 13 Winner | Round 14 Winner |
---|---|---|
Pro 4 Unlimited | Rick Huseman | Adrian Cenni |
Pro 2 Unlimited | Carl Renezeder | Rob MacCachren |
Pro Lite Unlimited | Brian Deegan | Brian Deegan |
Detailed Results | Final Point Standings |
R. Huseman wins the 2010 LOORRS Pro 4 Championship.
R. MacCachren wins the 2010 LOORRS Pro 2 Championship.

November 6, 2010 | Via ORW Facebook Page
We're back from the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas and we've posted over a hundred of our favorite photos of the countless off-road vehicles and parts that were on display. You can find the photos on our Facebook page in the 2010 SEMA Photo Gallery.

October 26, 2010 | Via MonsterMudder1
Dennis Anderson shows off his brand new mud truck, King Sling, at the North vs. South Truck Challenge in North Carolina. He gives the crowd 4 minutes of insane freestyle action with fast speeds, huge air, and a Dennis Anderson signature finish.

October 22, 2010 | Via MadRam11
This throttle-happy driver puts on a great show as he tortures his Rockwell axles and 47 inch LTBs attempting to make it up Cable Hill on his first run of the competition. While he eventually makes it up, he doesn't get so lucky on his second attempt.

October 19, 2010 | Via MudEmpire
This is one of the best off-road dash-cam highlight videos we've seen in a while. It shows off-road racing team Bidders and Hoon ripping through the Super Special Stage at an On Track 4x4 event in Victoria where they ultimately took first place.

October 15, 2010 | Via Franky Luckman
Leave it to Jesse James to bring his 900 horsepower trophy truck to the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed in England where billionaires and British royalty show off their historic racecars. Needless to say, he put on an awesome show.

October 10, 2010 | Via DezertRangers.com
The 2010 Off-Road Expo was this weekend and we found this link to a forum thread where dozens of attendees posted hundreds of photos of off-road parts, race trucks, and booth models that were on display.

October 7, 2010 | Via YouTube
Julian Dupont is a professional trials bike rider that takes his motocross skills to European city streets and puts on a show that makes wannabe skateboard punks run and hide in shame. Update: Red Bull just signed him to make some new videos.

October 4, 2010 | Via BowerMedia
At this year's W.E. Rock Grand Nationals, Brent Bradshaw and Chris Poblano took home the Unlimited Class Championship while the Pro Mod Class was won by Nick Campbell and Jason Berger.

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Upgrade the suspension system on your truck or SUV with a set of race-tuned shocks and coilovers. Every King Racing OEM Shock Kit comes complete with all the brackets and hardware needed for a simple bolt-on installation.

September 26, 2010 | Via LOORRS
Class | Round 11 Winner | Round 12 Winner |
---|---|---|
Pro 4 Unlimited | Carl Renezeder | Rick Huseman |
Pro 2 Unlimited | Carl Renezeder | Rob MacCachren |
Pro Lite Unlimited | Chris Brandt | Brian Deegan |
Detailed Results | Next Race: 11/5/10 |

September 24, 2010 | Via TruckTrend.com
Ford's engine testers have the best job ever. This year, Ford is paying them to race the Baja 1000 as a test (publicity stunt) of the durability of their new Eco Boost V6 that puts out 365 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque.

September 22, 2010 | Via Race-Dezert.com
While he hasn't made the best choices concerning his personal life recently, Jesse James still knows how to pick his toys. These are detailed photos of his brand new, Geiser Bros built trophy truck.

September 20, 2010 | Via SquirrelTC
Making for the ultimate in trail-repair-friendly vehicles, this Jeep is designed to be torn down to the frame and reassembled in less than 4 minutes.

September 16, 2010 | Via PickupTrucks.com
Sources are saying that Chrysler has green-lighted their 2005 Jeep Gladiator concept. The production version will likely be based on the 4 door JK Unlimited platform and show up as a 2012 model.

September 12, 2010 | Via Score International
Rank | Trophy Truck | Class 1 Unlimited |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 11/17/10 | ||
1st | Jesse Jones | Armin Schwarz |
2nd | Robbie Pierce | Ronny Wilson |
3rd | Gary Weyrich | Joshua Daniel |
4th | Dave Crinklaw | Justin Smith |

September 9, 2010 | Via Hennessey
If their 800 horsepower twin turbo Velociraptor wasn't enough, Hennessey has announced that they will be offering one as an armored APV (armored performance vehicles) model.

September 6, 2010 | Via Dr Danger Stunts
Monster trucks are known for their vehicular mayhem and while a few drivers have managed to save crashes by rolling over back onto their wheels, this is the first time a monster truck has intentionally attempted a backflip and succeeded.

September 4, 2010 | Via Dolce650i
An extremely detailed motorcycle helmet is CNC machined out of a solid block of aluminum during this HyperMill 5 Axis CNC machine time-lapse video demonstration.





September 3, 2010 | Via Edmunds Inside Line
Geiger Cars in Germany bolted a set of Mattracks onto their Hummer H3 and took it out for a spin on a snowy Nurburgring Nordschleife race track. Lucky for us, Edmunds, got these great photos.

August 30, 2010 | Via SAM-Mercedes
S.A.M. introduces their brand new Mercedes 35 CC Rallyraid race car, and from what we can tell from the video it is going to be one bad ass off-road racer.

August 27, 2010 | Via Nelson76eDIT
An off-road racer in Quebec, Canada jumped over the car ahead of him to execute one of the most exciting passes in auto racing history. The race was held last Sunday at the Courses de Bazous track in St Ferdinand.

August 23, 2010 | Via Dan Edmunds
This tech article by Dan Edmunds at Inside Line points out all of the intricate details that make the 2010 Ford SVT Raptor's suspension system an off-road work of art.

August 22, 2010 | Via McCormack Auction Company
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart is leaving the off-road business and is selling almost all of his company's assets, including his race trucks and memorabilia. The auction will be held on August 28th and 29th.

August 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
Fears of US desert racing coming to an end after 8 people were killed in last weekend's race can be put to rest. The US Bureau of Land Management has investigated the crash and today they lifted the suspension on the Mojave Desert Racing series.

August 19, 2010 | Fast-Aid.org
Jesse James has come out of hiding to speak out about last weekend's off-road racing crash and is asking motorsports fans to help the victims by donating to Fast-Aid.org

August 15, 2010 | Jalopnik
During last night's Mojave Desert Race Series California 200, off-road racer Brett Sloppy lost control of his truck after a jump and rolled into a group of spectators. Tragically, 8 people were killed.

August 8, 2010 | Via XORRA
Rank | Race 7 | Race 8 |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Final Point Standings | ||
1st | Shannon Campbell | Shannon Campbell |
2nd | Matt Peterson | Rick Deremo |
3rd | Derek West | Matt Peterson |
4th | JT Taylor | JT Taylor |
Shannon Campbell finishes the 2010 season undefeated.

August 8, 2010 | Via LOORRS
Class | Round 9 Winner | Round 10 Winner |
---|---|---|
Pro 4 Unlimited | Rick Huseman | Kyle Leduc |
Pro 2 Unlimited | Rob MacCachren | Rob MacCachren |
Pro Lite Unlimited | Marty Hart | Marty Hart |
Detailed Results | Next Race: 9/25/10 |

August 5, 2010 | Via Hennessey Performance
The turbos on the Hennessey Performance VelociRaptor 600 might be in the worst possible place for a desert truck, but 517hp and 525tq at the rear wheels is hard to argue with.

July 27, 2010 | Via Dvaughn1971
Shannon Campbell demonstrates the proper way to recover from a rollover after flopping his XRRA buggy on its side and in a ditch.

July 19, 2010 | Via Red Bull
Highlights of Rhys Millen's attempt to break the 10 minute barrier at the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in his Red Bull sponsored Hyundai Genesis PM580.

July 18, 2010 | Via XORRA
Rank | Race 5 | Race 6 |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 8/7/10 | ||
1st | Shannon Campbell | Shannon Campbell |
2nd | Brian Shirley | Derek West |
3rd | Jason Feuilly | Brian Shirley |
4th | Rick Deremo | Ritchie Keller |

July 14, 2010 | Via Jspaguolo
Nissin's 3D tube bender will take a straight piece of tube and bend it into any shape you want by pushing it through a constantly adjusting die. As one of our Facebook fans said, "Man... I could waste a lot of tube with that bad boy".

July 10, 2010 | Via Cactus Films
From the exciting take-offs at the starting gate to the exhausted racers crossing the finish line, this 6 minute highlight video of the Baja 500 has it all.





July 10, 2010 | Via Maki Offroad
Maki Offroad Racing driver Hans Maki executes an amazing hillside wheelie at a Formula Offroad event in Skien, Norway.

July 5, 2010 | Via Riot Racing
Behind the scenes footage of the Riot Racing team preparing the #68 truck for Vegas to Reno. As usual, the videography is spectacular.

June 27, 2010 | Via LOORRS
Class | Round 7 Winner | Round 8 Winner |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 8/7/10 | ||
Pro 4 Unlimited | Rick Huseman | Rick Huseman |
Pro 2 Unlimited | Rodrigo Ampudia | Rob MacCachren |
Pro Lite Unlimited | Chris Brandt | Marty Hart |





June 27, 2010 | Via Ben Brazda
The big news this year was that despite all of the hype and expectations, the 10 minute barrier remains unbroken. Tajima won the race with a time of 10:11.490 and Millen came in third due to mechanical problems.

June 27, 2010 | Via PPIHC
Class | Winner | Overall Time |
---|---|---|
Detailed Results | Next Race: 2011 | ||
Unlimited | Nobuhiro Tajima | 10:11.5 |
Open Wheel | Spencer Steele | 10:53.1 |
Time Attack 2wd | Jeff Zwart | 11:31.1 |
Time Attack 4wd | Jeff Denmeade | 11:53.2 |

June 25, 2010 | Via Ben Brazda
PPIHC racer, Nobuhiro Tajima, responds to the question: "Do you think the automatically adjustable rear wing on Rhys Millen's Hyundai is a significant advantage?"

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