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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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Rigid Industries Returns to Support 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400

Chris Leone — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:24:59 +0000

As part of their sponsorship of the 2024 UNLTD Off-Road Racing Series, Mint 400 officials are pleased to welcome Rigid Industries to the 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400. Rigid’s line of high-performance LED lighting will be on display at the Mint 400 Off-Road Festival on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday, March 7, before top racers take on this year’s Great American Off-Road Race...

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2024 Republic Services Mint 400 Desert Clean-Up presented by Sylvania Off Road Brings Off-Road Community Together

Chris Leone — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:08:02 +0000

In one of the biggest off-road cleanup initiatives of the year, hundreds of volunteers descended upon the Jean, Nevada OHV area on Saturday for the 2024 Republic Services Mint 400 Desert Clean-Up presented by Sylvania Off-Road. The Mint 400 Desert Clean-Up marks the first major event of the 2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400, which will run from March 6-10. When all was said and done, this year’s...

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BJ Baldwin: The Early Years – REFUELED Ep. 1

Matt Martelli — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:50:30 +0000

BJ Baldwin started on dirt bikes and worked his way to become an off-road racing mastermind. From an incredibly successful racing career to pioneering the acclaimed motorsports series “Recoil,” we start at the very beginning to tell his story through all of its highs and lows. Welcome to REFUELED.

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 13: BJ Baldwin

Matt Martelli — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:55:52 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with multi-time off-road champion BJ Baldwin. We talk about his racing carrier, being influenced by Larry Ragland, creating content to reach new people, race craft, and more! I’m your host Matt Martelli, and this IS the Off-Road Racer Podcast powered by Monster Energy.

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RECOIL RELOADED: B.J. BALDWIN AND BLACK RIFLE COFFEE COMPANY REVIVE THE POPULAR VIDEO SERIES

Chris Leone — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:00:34 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY, March 7, 2023 – If you ask eight-time off-road racing champion and Black Rifle Coffee Company driver B.J. Baldwin, he will simply say “it was time,” after a five-year hiatus, for the return of his famous “Recoil” video series. And when he asked Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) about the project, the answer was simple: ABSOLUTELY! “Recoil Reloaded: Sand & Sky” (https://www.youtube.

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Baja 300 Powerdays

Matt Martelli — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:01:53 +0000

This groundbreaking event took place in Germany and brought the worlds of off-road and rally racing together. “Powerdays” is the brainchild of rally savant Armin Schwartz and features four classes of off-road vehicles racing on the same course, at the same time. The half-hour program showcases rally drivers Ken Block, Petter Solberg, and Gigi Galli, along with off-road racers Jesse James...

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King Shocks Racer BJ Baldwin Tops Best in the Desert Parker 425

Chris Leone — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:25:21 +0000

It was an overall 1-2 finish for King Shocks in Saturday’s Parker 425, the season-opening event for truck classes running for the 2022 Best in the Desert title. BJ Baldwin’s three-lap time of 5:45:55.050 was good for the Trick Truck class and overall victories, while Conner McMullen topped the 6100 class with a time of 5:53:09.094. Baldwin’s winning time was more than 13 minutes faster than...

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BJ Baldwin Kicks Off Best in the Desert Season With Parker 425 Victory

Chris Leone — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:09:18 +0000

Gallery via Harlen Foley Off-road racing veteran BJ Baldwin returned to the top step of the podium in Best in the Desert action by winning Saturday’s Parker 425, the first round of the year for car and truck classes in the championship. Baldwin’s winning time of 5:45:55.050 in the #97 Trick Truck was more than seven minutes faster than any other entry, and over 13 minutes ahead of his closest...

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Justin Lofton Wins Best in the Desert Laughlin Desert Classic

Chris Leone — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:31:54 +0000

With the top time of the day on Saturday and second-best result on Sunday, Justin Lofton was the Trick Truck and overall winner of the weekend’s Best in the Desert Laughlin Desert Classic with a combined time of 2:05:00.268. The unique two-day event saw racers take on four laps each day on Laughlin’s treacherous 17-mile race course, with the series’ top points contenders each looking to make the...

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Best in the Desert Laughlin Desert Classic: Race Preview

Chris Leone — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:07:54 +0000

One of the most unique challenges of the year for Best in the Desert’s car and truck teams takes place over the next two days, as the King Shocks Laughlin Desert Classic pits teams against one another on the always grueling 17-mile course in Laughlin, Nevada. With four laps today and four laps tomorrow for the premier Trick Truck teams in the sport, Laughlin’s split race format requires drivers to...

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Ryan Arciero Wins Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno

Kilian Hamlin — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:51:10 +0000

King Shocks takes takes seven of the top eight positions overall King Shocks Top Overall Finishes: 1st – #32 Ryan Arciero (07:56:49.109) 2nd – #6172 Dustin Grabowski (08:08:06.534) 4th Place – #1575 James Dean (08:10:32.747) 5th – #97 BJ Baldwin (08:10:54.877) 6th – #127 Kyle Jergensen (08:12:01.271) 7th – #24 Adam Householder (08:12:17.527) 8th – #90 Raul Gomez (08:20:46.684) It was exactly one...

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