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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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2024 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Festivities Kick Off With Vehicle Parade

Chris Leone — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:02:25 +0000

BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 week has officially arrived in Las Vegas, with the annual Mint 400 Vehicle Parade taking over the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday night to announce the return of the Great American Off-Road Race. Hundreds of the top names in off-road racing, led by off-road racing icon and 2024 Mint 400 Grand Marshal Ivan Stewart, descended upon the Strip to lead fans to Fremont Street East...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 43: Ryan Thomas

Matt Martelli — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:58:19 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I once again am joined by Jim Beaver, and we sit down with the Polaris Factory Race team general manager, Ryan Thomas. The three of us sit down to talk about the program, some of the members/racers in the program, and their rise to one of the top premier race teams. We also discuss Ryan’s involvement in off-road before the program, at one point being...

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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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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 42: Bob Bower

Matt Martelli — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:18:03 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with 2020 ORMHOF Inductee Bob Bower. Bob has participated in nearly every facet of off-road culture, from pit volunteering to co-driving and driving, managing pit and race teams, and TV color commentary. In nearly all of the things Bob has done, he has contributed massively to the off-road culture; His most well-known accomplishment is the...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 41: Larry Heidler

Matt Martelli — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:58:38 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I get to talk with recent Parker 400 Winner Larry Heidler. Larry talks about his extensive race history leading into the Pro Open UTV Class and his new Lonestar Racing build. We also discuss the evolution of Off-Road technology, such as the UTV’s progression into the race machines they are today, as well as the impressive capabilities of modern...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 40: Ricky Brabec

Matt Martelli — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:49:41 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with two-time Dakar Rally Champion Ricky Brabec. We discuss the differences between the rally format and North American off-road racing, and the importance of American representation within rally. Ricky then shares his personal, gnarly experiences in rally over the past few years. We also discuss what lies in Ricky’s future...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 39: Tommy Morris

Matt Martelli — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:09:00 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with off-road engineering genius and Off-Road Hall of Fame Inductee Tommy Morris. Tommy’s career in off-road motorsports has been nothing short of incredible, spanning decades. He has been the backbone of many culture-shaping off-road programs, most notably Wide Open Baja and the PPI/Toyota Factory off-road race team. Now...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 36: Johnny Campbell

Matt Martelli — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 13:02:46 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with 11x Baja 1000 Champion and Off-Road Hall of Fame Inductee Johnny Campbell. We discuss the upcoming Dakar Rally, one of the longest and most brutal off-road races on the planet. Johnny talks about his extensive history with the race and his current involvement in training some of the athletes including 2020 Dakar winner Ricky Brabec for...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 35: Jeff Proctor

Matt Martelli — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 11:50:21 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with Honda Racing Racing Team Principal Jeff Proctor. We discuss the return of the manual transmission in UTV’s, Honda’s take on the trophy truck platform, and their philosophy on picking up new racers. I’m your host Matt Martelli, and this IS the Off-Road Racer Podcast powered by Monster Energy.

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 34: Matt Martelli + Josh Martelli + Kilian Hamlin

Matt Martelli — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:48:13 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with my partner and brother Josh Martelli as well as my cousin and Unlimited Off-Road Racing event director Kilian Hamlin and we discuss the coming Parker 400 race and new Unlimited Off-Road Racing Seris. We shed a little light on the history of off-road racing and our future plans for Unlimited Off-Road Racing. I’m your host Matt Martelli...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 33: Brett Comiskey

Matt Martelli — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:56:07 +0000

One of the coolest things about my job as a race promoter is witnessing regular people transform through the process of challenging themselves. Brett Comiskey was just a regular guy from Australia who showed up to give off-road racing a try. He quickly fell in love with off-road racing and climbed his way up winning multiple races including The UTV World Championship and The Mint 400.

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