With a full day of events planned from 10am to 10pm the late March weather was very unpredictable this weekend. The morning started off with snow on the ground, but by the time the gates opened the unpredictable weather gave us a clear blue sky. With the clear sky and the warm sun the line to get in was over 100 cars around 1:00.
After the action packed day of off road racing the final event was the truck class. With a 20 lap 2.5 mile course the whole city of Albuquerque ended up with a haze of dust.
We were able to catch up with the New Mexico Off Road League(NMORL) for their first event of the year. NMORL stared the morning off with the motorcycle class at 8am. The water trucks made their rounds early, but due to the cold soil the water froze. With about a 1.5hr delay Drew was still able to start the race after the ground thawed.
RacingSouthwest.com member Skyler Schmitt was nice enough to share some in-cab video of his Class 10 MC Race Buggy during the WOR – Snowflake 250 race. The Snowflake 250 took place between Heber and Snowflake, AZ off of the 277 Highway on September 5th, 2009. continue reading »
A little late in posting this video from the Outlaw Desert Racing – USA vs Mexico 150. This particular race in the Outlaw Desert Racing Series was held in the Puerco, which is just west of Southern Blvd., in Albuquerque / Rio Rancho. There was a good turnout with lots of racers and spectators alike for the July 25th, 2009 event.
Thanks to RacingSouthwest.com member livin_in_a_cell for putting the video together.
And also, thanks again for the New Mexico Off Road League for continuing to put these events together! continue reading »
Brian1 got some awesome video coverage of the Outlaw Desert Racing – USA vs Mexico 150 that went down west of Southern Blvd., in Albuquerque / Rio Rancho on July 25th, 2009.
The track consisted of 15 miles of whoops, sand hill climbs, descents, rock obstacles and quite a bit more.
Thanks again for the New Mexico Off Road League for putting these races together! continue reading »
Part three of the series of videos taken by RacingSouthwest.com member, livin_in_a_cell at the Big Baller 150 race that happened May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Part 1 is located here and Part 2 can be found here. The last few of these videos will be posted before the week ends!
Just a reminder that another one of these Outlaw Desert Racing events will be happening on July 24th, 2009. Check out the events calendar for more info. continue reading »
Part two of the series of videos taken by RacingSouthwest.com member, livin_in_a_cell at the Big Baller 150 race that happened May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Part 1 is located here. The rest of the series of videos will be posted throughout the week.
Big thanks to the New Mexico Offroad League for getting these events put together! continue reading »
Some great video coverage of the Big Baller 150 Outlaw Desert Racing that went on just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of 2009.
Thanks to RacingSouthwest.com member, livin_in_a_cell for putting these videos together. There are 5 parts in total that equal out to around 50 minutes of video. We’ll be posting the next few videos throughout the week. continue reading »
The Chile Challenge is an annual event put on by the Las Cruces Four Wheel Drive Club. Every February wheelers both
local and many who have driven from far off places venture to the Robledo Mountains just north west of Las Cruces to take on the trails developed by the Las Cruces 4WD Club and the Bureau of Land Management. These trails range from scenic views that a stock Jeep can run to the more extreme trails with names like Tabasco Twister and Habanero Falls. The Chile Challenge has also served as the spot for the quarterly meeting for the Southwest Four Wheel Drive Association for more than a decade.
The event is by registration only and it is not uncommon to see more than 300 rigs signed up and traversing the canyon. In previous years, the four day event has gathered around 2,500 for the event, but this year the event has been closed off to spectators. The reasoning behind this decision has to do with the Beauru of Land Management having concerns about the impact of the environment caused by the large number of people who normally attend the event.
The Las Cruces Four Wheel Drive Club has put together a great event that owes much of it’s success to the great landscape that surrounds Las Cruces and the fact that members of the LCFWDC have volunteered their time and effort to lead the rides and organize this annual event. The proceeds from the event are donated to organizations that help keep access to trails open for further use. This includes the Blue Ribbon Coalition and the Southwest Four Wheel Drive Association’s Land Access Fund.
The 2009 Chile Challenge will be held February 18-21st outside of Las Cruces New Mexico. Follow details of this event over at the forums and at the Las Cruces Four Wheel Drive Association website.
