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A trophy truck, also known as a Baja truck or trick truck, is a vehicle used in high-speed off-road racing. This is an open production class and all components are considered legal unless specifically restricted. Although any truck that meets the safety standards can race the trophy truck class, they, for the most part, feature long travel ...
A trophy truck in a desert race (2006). Desert racing is the act of racing through the desert in a two- or four-wheeled off-road vehicle. Races, which generally consist of two or more loops around a course covering up to 4,660 miles (7,500 km), can take the form of Hare and Hound or Hare scramble style events, and are often laid out over a long and harsh track through relatively barren terrain.
SCORE International (Southern California Off Road Enthusiasts) is an off-road racing sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. Founded by Mickey Thompson in 1973, SCORE International was purchased from Sal Fish [1] in late 2012. [2] and is run by its current president and race director Jose A. Grijalva and General Manager Juan Tintos.
Mojave Desert Racing series has drawn many competitors from the now defunct CORR races. On August 14, 2010, a modified Ford Ranger pickup truck, racing in the MDR sanctioned "California 200", careened off the track into a group of spectators, killing eight, and raising questions about the future of off-road racing on public lands. [7]
Rob MacCachren (born March 24, 1965) is an American off-road racer from Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] MacCachren won over 200 off-road races including six editions of the Baja 1000. He raced the Mickey Thompson Stadium Series early in his career and went on to win championships in Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR), SCORE International, SODA, and ...
Business owner, off-road racer. Robert Pierce (April 29, 1959 – January 3, 2023) was an American off-road racer, owner of Jimco Racing, and former owner of MasterCraft Safety and Impact Products. Pierce raced a Jimco Trophy Truck in the SCORE International desert racing series and previously raced a Pro2 Unlimited truck in the Lucas Oil Off ...
The Ford F-Series is a series of light-duty trucks marketed and manufactured by Ford Motor Company since the 1948 model year. The F-Series is marketed as a range of full-sized pickup trucks positioned above the midsize Ranger but below the larger Super Duty in the Ford truck lineup. [1] Alongside the F-150 (introduced in 1975), the F-Series ...
Larry Ragland. Larry Ragland (born December 22, 1943) 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. [1]