Category: HDRA
A Letter From Dave Cole: I am writing this letter to all Ultra4 Drivers, fans, partners, and vendors. The Ultra4 National Championship Race scheduled for 9/27/13 in Las Vegas has been canceled. This is due to situations beyond our immediate control. The Bureau of Indian Affairs operating permit that was being handled by the Land Manager [...]
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BJ Baldwin and relief driver TJ Flores fought hard to overcome several setbacks they encountered to finish fourth at the HDRA Eldorado Reno 500. BJ had enlisted the help of TJ Flores to handle some of the driving chores in the grueling 500 mile race. Normally BJ doesn’t use a relief driver but he is still [...]
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Competitors and fans were both treated to another epic event at the 2nd annual HDRA Eldorado Reno 500. The Reno 500 is a week-long event packed with fun for everyone with support from the city of Reno, the RSCVA and Northern Nevada Motor Madness. Course re-con commenced on Sunday July 7 to let the competitors know what they [...]
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Dakar Challenge 2013 winner Hajas, Laker Executive VP Buss Both to be featured on Tuesday’s Dirt LiveHD internet show Tuesday’s one hour Internet show airs at 7 p.m. PDT at www.score-international.com, SAN DIEGO—Following three weeks of broadcasts from Reno, Nev., Tuesday’s Dirt LiveHD internet show at 7 p.m. (PT) will spotlight Los Angeles [...]
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2nd Annual Eldorado HDRA Reno 500 Round 3 of four-race 2013 HDRA Desert Series July 3-14—Tahoe Reno Motorplex, Reno, Nev. 405 miles (5 laps, 81-mile loop) Total Starters: 61 Total Finishers: 30 (49.2 percent) (13 U.S. States, 4 countries) OFFICIAL FINISHERS Pro Cars & Trucks TROPHY TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)— 1. Tim Herbst, Las Vegas/Larry [...]
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Kawasaki’s Argubright captures AMA National Hare and Hound Series motorcycle race; Other HDRA class winners include Boyle, Hajas, Quintero, Knecht, R. Frisby, Harper RENO, Nev.—Extending their World Championship point lead even further, desert racing veterans Tim Herbst of Las Vegas and Larry Roeseler, El Centro, Calif., powered by the young guns of the sport to [...]
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Las Vegas’ B.J. Baldwin in No. 97 Monster Energy Chevy Silverado fastest qualifier Thursday for Saturday’s Eldorado HDRA Reno 500 FRIDAY in Reno–Vendors, Manufacturers, live entertainment, ‘taste of Reno’ as well as Monster Energy HDRA Pit Crew Challenge at Dirt Live Off-Road Expo; www.dirtlive.com RENO, Nev.—Not letting a seriously broken index finger on his left hand [...]
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Dirt Live brings us live coverage from the HDRA El Dorado 500 in Reno, Nv
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The HDRA Eldorado Reno 500 will be a tough race for BJ Baldwin but it won’t be due to the 500 miles of punishing rocks, silt and steep hills on the Tahoe-Reno Motorplex course. The toughest thing for BJ will be that he won’t be driving; well for very long anyways. BJ is sidelined with a hand [...]
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More information available at www.hdrarace.com RENO, Nev.–Tuesday night’s live drawing for starting positions at the Eldorado Hotel Casino in downtown Reno, Nev., has set the stage for Saturday’s 2nd annual Eldorado HDRA Reno 500, Round 3 of the four-race 2013 HDRA Desert Series. After a week of practice on the course and the festivities on Virginia [...]
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Last Leg! Early Thursday morning competitors left the start line one last time for the final Leg of the rally. While the distances were shorter, the landscape was more variable, alternating between wide plains and steep valleys. In the distance the “Grand M’daouer” cliffs created one of the most beautiful backdrops in the world. [...]
2014 Rallye Aicha des Gazelles Rankings
Winners of the 24th edition of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc 4WD Class 1st – Team 161 (Jeanette James and Anne-Marie Borg – VOLKSWAGEN VEHICULES UTILITAIRES) – France/UK - 59.24 penalty points. 2nd – Team 160 (Elisabete Jacinto and Valérie Dot – VOLKSWAGEN VEHICULES UTILITAIRES) – France/Portugal - 65.10 points 3rd – Team 118 (Catherine Houlès and Mélanie Suchet [...]
Gazelles: Another long Marathon leg – Day 2
At 6 a.m., the first teams check off CP6 before heading in the direction of the remaining 8 checkpoints along today’s route, always with the goal of driving the shortest distance possible. They have two options for reaching CP7: drive a straight line across a chaotic zone of sand and rocks, or go down into Oued Draa and zig-zag along the dried river [...]
LEG 4 – First marathon: charged with emotion
Day 1 There is never a dull moment at the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles. The much-anticipated (or dreaded!) leg in the dunes was followed by the first of two marathon legs: two days of complete autonomy in the desert with no bivouac and no nighttime mechanical assistance. Relieved at having survived the dunes, the novices were now wondering what to expect, alone [...]
12 cities in Argentina, Chile* and Bolivia will play host to the 13 stages of the Dakar 2015 next January, for 14 days of sport in total. For the first time, whilst the competitors in some categories will be resting, the others will continue racing… The Dakar organisers have devoted their week to a first [...]
X-Raid MINI’s DOMINATE Dakar 2014
The Monster Energy X-raid Team and Team X-raid performed a true feat, this year: all the 11 MINI ALL4 Racing that started into the 2014 Dakar in Rosario, Argentina, also crossed the finish line on 18th January in Valparaiso, Chile. First of all, the Spanish-French pairing Nani Roma / Michel Périn who secured the win, [...]
The MINI ALL4 Racing dominates the 2014 Dakar Rally
• Nani Roma und Michel Périn win the legendary desert rally • Three MINI ALL4 Racing on the podium 13 stages, more than 13,000 kilometres, one of the most gruelling Dakars ever – and in the end, the conclusion has to be: the MINI ALL4 Racing dominated the 2014 Dakar in unique style! For the [...]
Peterhansel gives the Monster Energy X-raid Team its seventh stage win
• Fourth stage win for the Frenchman in the 2014 Dakar • Nine of the top-12 positions in the overall rankings held by MINI ALL4 Racing The French pairing Stéphane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret in the black MINI ALL4 Racing proved to be the quickest in the 350-kilometre special stage from El Salvador to La [...]
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