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Conner McMullen Wins 2024 Parker 400 Unlimited Race

Chris Leone — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 17:00:11 +0000

After a dramatic final-lap shake-up, Conner McMullen declared the return of Class 1 in a big way in the Parker 400 Unlimited Race, the opening round of the 2024 UNLTD Off-Road Racing Series season. McMullen worked his way up from seventh place in qualifying to hang tough with top qualifier Justin Lofton and his 4WD Unlimited Truck all day, and capitalized on an unlucky break for Lofton just miles...

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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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AHBEEF Premium Beef Comes to the 2023 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400!

Chris Leone — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:32:47 +0000

Mint 400 officials are pleased to announce that AHBEEF, the premium beef brand owned by three-time event winner Justin Lofton, will serve as the Official Beef Sponsor of the 2023 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400. As Lofton chases his fourth career win in the Great American Off-Road Race, AHBEEF will be serving premium beef on site throughout this year’s event in partnership with Rowdy’s. As part of the...

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2022 SCORE San Felipe 250: Race Preview

Chris Leone — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:48:26 +0000

For the first time in 2022, more than 250 car, truck, motorcycle, quad, and UTV entries will take to the sand for SCORE World Desert Championship action in this weekend’s King Shocks SCORE San Felipe 250. The 277-mile loop race will see top car and truck competitors take on qualifying on Thursday, with tech and contingency on Friday for all entries. Saturday will see a 6AM PT start time for...

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Justin Lofton Cracks Four-Minute Barrier, Posts Top Time in Method Race Wheels Qualifying For 2022 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400

Kilian Hamlin — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:34:53 +0000

Three-time BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 winner Justin Lofton put himself in prime position to score his fourth victory on Friday afternoon, posting the unofficial fastest time in Method Race Wheels Qualifying for the Great American Off-Road Race. Lofton’s blistering time of 3:59.349 was more than two seconds faster than any other competitor in the Unlimited Truck class, and will allow him to start...

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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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Origins of FOX Live Valve

Kilian Hamlin — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 23:01:46 +0000

Everet Ericksen is Engineering Manager for the FOX Advanced Development Group (ADG), the man responsible for developing Live Valve nearly 10 years ago. His inspiration slowly evolved from projects involving an Audi A6 and a Cannondale bicycle more than 20 years ago. We spent time chatting with Ericksen and his ADG teammate Nobu Negishi to learn about where Live Valve started and where it’s heading.

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Mario Fuentes and Justin Lofton Finish 3rd in Class 1 at The Baja 1000

Kilian Hamlin — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:15:33 +0000

Click here to see the full #179 Mario Fuentes Vehicle Feature. The team of Mario Fuentes, Bob, and Justin Lofton piloted the #179 Jimco Hammerhead Class 1 car to a hard-fought 3rd place finish at the 2020 Baja 1000. The team also included co-pilots Derek Balcunas, Cody White and Hector Fierro. The team completed the longest loop in the history of the Baja 1000 in an ultra-rough and technical...

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53rd SCORE Baja 1000: Race Preview

Chris Leone — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:54:28 +0000

In a trying year for all forms of motorsport, that we’ve still got a SCORE Baja 1000 to look forward to is a testament to a massive effort by all parties involved. The most iconic, and final major, desert race of the year concludes an abbreviated two-race SCORE schedule for 2020, with hopes high among all parties that 2021 will represent a return to normalcy. A rough and technical 898.4-mile loop...

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Jimco Racing dominated Best in the Desert’s Bluewater Desert Challenge

Kilian Hamlin — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:22:51 +0000

Jimco Racing dominated Best in the Desert’s Bluewater Desert Challenge this past weekend, winning overall Trick Truck and Class 1 classes. #41 Justin Lofton piloted his JIMCO Racing Maximus Trophy Truck to a masterful overall win during the two days of racing. The 3-time Mint 400 Champion took home $25,000.00 for the overall win from Maxxis Tires. Lofton who had not had a significant win since his...

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Justin Lofton Wins Big at BlueWater Desert Challenge

Kilian Hamlin — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:50:43 +0000

Parker, AZ A beautiful weekend out in Parker, Arizona led to a great weekend of racing at the Best In The Desert (BITD) BlueWater Desert Challenge. With little amounts of rain this year, the course was dusty and dry. It made it difficult to see and caused the lines to get big. That didn’t stop the trick truck drivers from pinning down the gas and putting on a show for the fans.

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