A big thanks to Brian Norberto for sharing these great shots with us.

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Cinco De Baja 200 is hosted by the New Mexico Off Road League.  The New Mexico Off Road League (NMORL) serves Albuquerque area racers by organizing and promoting off-road races.

Expanded from last year, the Cinco De Baja track will be made up of five 40 mile laps composed of high speed desert racing as well as rock crawling.

Schedule:

May 4th, 2012

Tech Night at Gardunos - 2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Albuquerque NM at Winrock Mall from 3-11 PM.
This will include a patio party, LIVE DJ, and vendor row!

The New Mexico 200 event should be a good indication of just how many race vehicles will be out at this event for you to check out.  Check out the video and pictures of that event by clicking here.

May 5th, 2012

8:30 AM Driver’s Meeting
10:00 AM Parade Lap
12:00PM Staging
1:00PM Start of Cinco De Baja Race
9:00PM Race Course Closes
10:00PM Awards Ceremony

Fees:

$575 for Ultra4 drivers with a guaranteed $10,000 purse, paying out to 3rd place. $400 for EMC (4500&4600 classes). Purse will be 60% payback to the class winners and significant contingency from Smittybilt.

$400 Pro Class (Includes land & insurance fees)

$250 Sport Class (Includes land &  insurance fees)

$150 IRC Rental Required

For more information please visit the following websites:
NMORL.COM FOR RULES
NMOFFROAD.COM & RacingSouthwest.com for forums/event discussion.

and as always, RSW will have event coverage of this event!

East Side Hooters, San Mateo
Saturday, May 5th
Saturday, June 2nd
Saturday July 14th
Saturday, Aug 11th
Saturday, Sept 8th
Saturday, Oct 27th (Halloween Show)
Saturday, Nov 10th (Fall Classic Show)

West Side Side Hooters, 528 & Alameda
Saturday, May 19th
Saturday June 30th
Saturday, July 28th
Saturday, Aug, 25th
Saturday, Sept, 15th
Saturday, Oct 6th   (Balloon Show)

We will post the event flyer and more details when we get them!

Also, find event updates on Facebook @ Facebook.com/HootersCarShow

2012 marked the 10th year of the Southwestern Muscle Car Nationals and this show was one of the best.  We look forward to the upcoming year and all of the great cars both from local presenters and the many who traveled from out of state to participate.

A big thanks goes out to Brian Norberto for sharing these great shots with us.

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Make sure to check out the Southwestern Muscle Car Nationals on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/SouthwesternMuscleCarNationals

In March 1989, a unique new kind of automotive event showcasing the most exciting, fun and fast vehicles ever to roll out of Detroit was born, the “Southwestern Muscle Car Nationals!” All makes of muscle cars were invited to Albuquerque New Mexico for a three day celebration of American Performance vehicles.

This tradition has continued and the 2012 show had a great turnout of vehicles presenting.

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Make sure to check out the Southwestern Muscle Car Nationals on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/SouthwesternMuscleCarNationals

Congratulations to the 2011 winners!  Max Tafoya – Super Pro Champion, Terry Jackson – Pro Champion, Matt Webster – Sportsman Champion and Nick Hines – 2011 Jr. Dragster Champion!

The full 2012 schedule has been posted below.

Albuquerque Dragway 2012 Schedule - Click to Enlarge!

 

You can also add the entire schedule to your Google Calendar or to your smartphone through Google Calendars by adding: racingsouthwest@gmail.com to your calendars list.

This list is updated daily with new events for not only the Albuquerque Dragway, but other tracks including the Sandia Speedway and events such as the Hooters Car Shows.

You can also visit the Albuquerque Dragway forum here on Racing Southwest.

The race course has a state of the art timing system, digital scoreboard and safety personnel. Opened July 22, 2011, The Dirt 300 executed 13 days of racing in its inaugural season and already has more than 200 racing members.

The Dirt 300 features six exciting racing classes on a regular basis, ranging from 4-6 year old beginners to super charged nitro burning dragsters!

Leaders in spectator and racer safety, The Dirt 300 has concrete walls, backed with dirt, along both sides of the drag strip, extending 150 feet past the finish line.  Twenty-five feet off the race course is a 4 foot heavy duty chain link fence with two 5/8 inch cables attached to each verticle post, anchored with 4000 pound concrete barriers every 150 feet. The concrete barriers help generate a safe racing area for participants and the cabled chain link safety fence provides a safe spectator area.

Located on the property of the Albuquerque Dragway, an NHRA track, The Dirt 300 has the amenities of the drag strip: pit parking, parking, food, bathrooms, security, and lights.   The Dirt 300 is operated by Charlie Fegan.

Their official website can be found at http://www.TheDirt300.com

A big thanks to Jesse Wood for the great video.

The No Coast! drift competition at Sandia Speedway (now Napa Speedway)  [October 1-2, 2011] Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Winner: Dan Brockett.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Our coverage of this particular event can be found here.

See you all for the 2012 season!

Make sure to add Racing Southwest and the Southwestern Muscle Car Nationals to your Facebook friends list!

Print out your coupon and present it at the gate when buying tickets at the venue to get your discount.

Here are a number of pictures from the March 16th event that brought out many of the local drifters.  We look forward to more of these great FREE events as the summer progresses!

A big thanks to Matthew Gonzales for these shots!

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