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Nic Whetstone Breaks Four-Minute Barrier, Tops 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Qualifying

Chris Leone — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:48:16 +0000

Rubik Racing’s Nic Whetstone surprised the Unlimited classes in Friday’s qualifying session for the 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 by posting the top time in a 2WD Unlimited Truck, besting more than 60 teams that laid down lap times in front of the fans in Primm. Besides being the only driver to break the four-minute barrier, Whetstone’s 3:57.240 was more than eight seconds clear of Parker 400...

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2024 Mint 400 Dinner of Champions Brings Off-Road Luminaries Together

Chris Leone — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:59:43 +0000

Wednesday’s kickoff events to the 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 in Las Vegas culminated with a return to Oscar’s Steakhouse at The Plaza Hotel & Casino for the annual Mint 400 Dinner of Champions. Hundreds of the biggest names in off-road racing came together for the seventh consecutive year for a night of fine dining in the heart of Las Vegas before the attention turns to this weekend’s...

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KC Returns to 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 as Supporting Sponsor

Chris Leone — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:31:30 +0000

One of the off-road’s most legendary brands is back with the BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 in 2024, as KC will once again serve as a supporting sponsor of the Great American Off-Road Race. KC products and rad vehicles will be on display at the Mint 400 Off-Road Festival on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday, March 7.

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2023 SCORE Baja 1000: Race Recap

Chris Leone — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:57:35 +0000

Image via Red Bull Content Pool The 56th running of the SCORE Baja 1000, the most prestigious race in the SCORE World Desert Championship, was unlike any other in event history. With a 1,310-mile route heading up the Baja California peninsula from La Paz to Ensenada for the first time, racers had 50 hours to face an incredibly diverse set of challenges, including plenty of silt. Just 178 of the...

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Adam Householder Wins 2023 California 300 Unlimited Race

Chris Leone — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 03:46:07 +0000

It came down to the final lap after impressive performances by both drivers, but Adam Householder came out ahead of Eric Hardin in an intense Unlimited Truck battle in the California 300 on Sunday. After four brutal laps and more than 300 miles of action in the Barstow desert, Householder made it to the finish line in 6:12:03, clearing Hardin for the overall victory by just over 10 minutes.

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Hardin, Binnquist Top Qualifiers for 2023 California 300

Chris Leone — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 04:18:50 +0000

2023 Mint 400 Unlimited Truck winner Eric Hardin and UNLTD Off-Road Racing UTV Pro Turbo points leader Bruce Binnquist topped Friday’s qualifying sessions for the 2023 California 300 in their respective groups. Hardin’s 7:50.081 was more than four seconds better than anyone else in the car and truck groups, while Binnquist’s 8:24.425 paced the UTV divisions as he took top qualifying honors for the...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 14: Cayden MacCachren

Matt Martelli — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:20:29 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with young off-road racer Cayden MacCachren and talk to him about what it’s like to be the son of the G.O.A.T. of off-road racing, Rob MacCachren as well as his new ride with factory Polaris Team and more! I’m your host Matt Martelli, and this IS the Off-Road Racer Podcast powered by Monster Energy...

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36th Annual SCORE San Felipe 250: Race Preview

Chris Leone — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:58:32 +0000

After a long offseason, the SCORE World Desert Championship finally kicks off its 2023 season this weekend with the 36th Annual King Shocks SCORE San Felipe 250. Although it’s the shortest race of the year for SCORE competitors, it’s still 263.5 grueling miles of terrain for this year’s title contenders, in a loop that starts and finishes at El Malecon in San Felipe. Moto racers will kick off the...

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2023 Mint 400 Dinner of Champions Brings Together Off-Road Luminaries at Oscar’s Steakhouse

Chris Leone — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:21:56 +0000

Ever since its inception, the Dinner of Champions has become one of the most elegant and exclusive parts of the BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 experience. The 2023 edition of the event, held at Oscar’s Steakhouse inside the Plaza Hotel, once again welcomed legends and luminaries of the sport for a cocktail hour and multi-course dinner prepared by Executive Chef Ben Jenkins. As always, this year’s...

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2023 Road To The Mint 400: Cayden MacCachren

Matt Martelli — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:44:37 +0000

The California 300 Cayden MacCachren One race in a UTV is all it took for Cayden MacCachren to catch the off-road racing bug. No doubt, being the blood of the Greatest of all Time is a factor but after winning the Unlimited Truck Class at The 2022 California 300, Cayden MacCachren is poised to create his own identity and succeed in the sport of off-road racing. For Cayden, Rob being Rob Mac to him...

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2023 Road To The Mint 400: Kyle Jergensen

Matt Martelli — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:47:18 +0000

Kyle Jergensen is the epitome of the silent assassin. He just keeps his head down and shows up on the podium quietly methodically moving his way through a field of racers. No bragging, no claiming, and no hype, just results that speak for themselves. Kyle’s progression up the ladder from bikes to buggies to trucks happened in a 15-year span giving Kyle plenty of experience racing off-road.

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Mint 400 Moment : Jordan Brenthel

Matt Martelli — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:57:22 +0000

Listen to racer and vehicle builder Jordan Brenthel talk about how much it meant to him to have F1 Champion Jenson Button pilot one of his Brenthel Industries Unlimited Spec Trucks at The Mint 400. After connecting with Jenson via Instagram Jordan and his brother and partner Jonathan Brenthel put Jenson into a truck and brought him up to speed through multiple test sessions and training.

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