Primm, NV - Last weekend we had the occasion to experience a first – attending what’s labeled the Great American Off-Road Race”. That would be the Mint 400 desert off-road race, a race that transpires pretty much exactly as it sounds: four laps of a 100-mile course through the Mojave Desert outside of Primm, Nevada. It’s a race steeped in history; at one time, the Mint was considered part of a triple-crown of races along with Le Mans and the Daytona 500.
Participants on the course part of the race Photo: D.Heyman Participants lined up to take part in the race Photo: D.Heyman Today, contestants drive all manner of vehicles. There are the top-flight, fire-breathing 1,000-hp Unlimited trucks – also known as Trophy Trucks – that come as either 4WD or RWD and are usually powered by naturally-aspirated V8 engines. Then we have the Class 1 Unlimited open-wheel buggies that also come with V8 power.
So you can look as closely as you want at all the neat-o stuff these vehicles require to compete in endurance off-road racing: fire extinguishers, spare BFGoodrich tires , recovery boards, state-of-the-art navigation system and even a jack. I should mention that event sponsor BFGoodrich was our host for the duration. They explained how this race is invaluable to their own development work on their products, and it’s easy to see why.
That’s all well and good, but the real way this form of racing connects with fans is just how genuinely spectacular it all is. Then there’s the Youth division and those 5–12-year-olds bouncing over those same bumps and jumps in little 30-hp UTVs, jaws set in stony concentration. Yes, they get to spray champagne from the podium, too.
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