Category: Desert Racing
It has been an amazing journey, but the time has come for DIRTnewz.com to close its doors. We thank the many sponsors, friends and family and all the past advertising clients who have contributed to the website. Special thanks to FOX Racing Shox and John Marking who was a driving force behind the concept of DIRTnewz in [...]
One of the AOK/Wahoo’s children’s homes that we have worked with to take care of is in urgent need of food and supplies. This children’s home is on your way to Ensenada on theFree (Hwy 1) road that you travel onto Ensenada. These are some of the nicest kids in Baja and I encourage you [...]
SCORE Dirt LiveHD promoting CBS Sports Network Telecast of SCORE World Desert Championship at www.SCORE-International.com 46th Tecate SCORE Baja 500 June 4-8 in Ensenada, Mexico SAN DIEGO—SCORE Trophy Truck racer Steven Eugenio, SCORE Sportsman ATV racer Oscar Ruiz and Mexico’s star motorcycle desert racer Ivan Ramirez will all be showcased in the SCORE spotlight during [...]
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Matney leading Class 1 points Las Vegas’ MacCachren leads SCORE Overall, SCORE Trophy Truck season point standings in 2014 SCORE World Desert Championship Brabec and Udall tied for Open Motorcycle point lead, Javier Robles Jr leads ATV Overall; other class leaders include Robinson, Smith/Ehrenberg, T. Mills, Burnett & Murray tied, Chamlee, Harper, Sanden, Burman, Dizney, [...]
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On Saturday May 10th Jordan was out riding his dirt bike with his friend Kris and had suffered a very severe crash. He was then air lifted to UMC Trauma center, where they accessed he had suffered a collapsed lung and severe spinal damage. The out pour of support he received that night from family [...]
By: Ben Meza, 250A (12th Overall) Utah is one of my favorite places to race! Last year I got a 12th O/A finish there so I was really looking forward to going back! We headed out to Jericho on Friday. We left my Apple Valley home at an early 4:am. Luckily I slept all the way [...]
The Norra Mexican 1000 kicked off this weekend in Ensenada as racers and fans alike filled the streets to celebrate the historic race. Off road favorites, Frank DeAngelo, Walker Evans, Rick Johnson, Jerry Troy and Ed Herbst, Mark McMillin and Larry Roeseler were among 145 racers set to take the green flag during Sundays first [...]
When you ride on FOX, you get access to comprehensive, world-class support to keep your suspension performing at its best. As an additional reward, FOX offers one of the industry’s largest contingency payout programs. In an effort to support more winning teams, FOX has completely revamped our sponsorship program and vastly expanded our contingency support. The goal of this restructuring is to reward [...]
El Centro, CA (May 7, 2014) – Marty Coyne, along with Off-Road Management Group has developed the freshly minted, Coyne Powersports Motorplex, the only privately owned motorsports complex in the Imperial Valley. Marty worked with SCORE International’s Roger Norman to bring SCORE back to Southern California in a big way with the Imperial Valley 250 [...]
The Silver State 300 marks the third event in the 2014 Best In The Desert six Race Series. The ultra scenic 297-mile course that makes up the Silver State 300 is totally unique to desert racing and utilizes mostly rural country dirt roads and desolate winding trails. Competitors race over mountain passes, rally across sweeping [...]
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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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