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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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Lofton, Binnquist Post Top Qualifying Times for 2024 Parker 400

Chris Leone — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:54:21 +0000

Justin Lofton and Bruce Binnquist were Thursday’s top qualifiers for the 2024 Parker 400, as race events commenced for the opening round of the UNLTD Off-Road Racing Series season. The afternoon saw racers from numerous combined car, truck, and UTV classes take on a seven-mile qualifying course to set their places in the starting order for Friday’s Limited Race and Saturday’s Unlimited Race.

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King Shocks Dominates 2023 California 300 With Overall Wins, Multiple Class Victories

Chris Leone — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:08:00 +0000

For the second straight year, the overall California 300 title went to a King Shocks-backed race team, as professional off-road racing returned to Barstow. In the same unforgiving area where King Shocks are tested and proven before making their way to off-road racers and enthusiasts alike, it was Adam Householder who took the victory in a nail-biting finish ahead of fellow Unlimited Truck...

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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 3: Josh Martelli, Eric Hardin, Adam Householder, and Ciaran Naran.

Matt Martelli — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:13:35 +0000

In this episode of Off-Road Racer Jim Beaver and George Hammel join me to cover the first quarter of 2023 off-road racing including The new Unlimited Off-Road Racing League (Parker 400, Mint 400, California 300), The triple crown points update, King of the Hammers, The Mint 400, and the San Felipe 250. We are joined by my brother and Mint 400 COO Josh Martelli, Mint 400 winner Eric Hardin...

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King Shocks Back on Top at the 2023 Mint 400 with Sweep of Premier Class Wins

Chris Leone — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:41:02 +0000

In one of the highest-attrition Mint 400s in recent memory, King Shocks conquered the Great American Off-Road Race with wins in all three premier Unlimited divisions. The list of winners was headlined by overall Unlimited Race champion Eric Hardin, who survived a weekend of ever-changing weather and mechanical issues for his top rivals to pull out his first career Mint 400 win from the 12th...

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