Offroad Racing

When you want to take your car off the road, it’s probably not something you do intentionally. You slip on a wet or icy road and end up off roading. But what if you were to do this intentionally? How much fun might this be? When you’re in the sport of offroad racing, you actually take your vehicle into desolate areas in order to race it against other crazy people. As you do this, not only are you able to take your vehicle to its limit, but you can also experience the feeling of not having to stay between the dotted lines.

Vehicles Used in Offroad Racing

No matter what kind of car or vehicle you have, you might be a good fit for offroad racing. You can take every vehicle, including:

• Cars
• Trucks
• Motorcycles
• Buggies

Now, just because you can take your Prius off the road, doesn’t mean that you should. These cars need to have special additions that will help to protect the cars from damage, while also protecting their drivers from damage. The vehicles will have special cages in which the drivers will sit and drive the vehicles. Motorcycles are crazy no matter what, so no extra equipment there. Nuts.

A Sample Offroad Racing Schedule

Though there are a number of different offroad racing options around the world, the Lucas Oil Off Road racing team has a packed schedule that will give you a sense of what these drivers face each season:

• Round 1 March 19 Firebird Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
• Round 2 March 20 Firebird Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
• Round 3 April 16 Speedworld Off Road Park, Surprise, AZ
• Round 4 April 17 Speedworld Off Road Park, Surprise, AZ
• Round 5 May 21 Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, CA
• Round 6 May 22 Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, CA
• Round 7 June 25 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT
• Round 8 June 26 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT
• Round 9 August 6 Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, CA
• Round 10 August 7 Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, CA
• Round 11 September 24 Speedworld Off Road Park, Surprise, AZ
• Round 12 September 25 Speedworld Off Road Park, Surprise, AZ
• Round 13 November 5 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
• Round 14 November 6 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
• Round 15 December 10 Firebird Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

The 2011 Lucas Oil Off Road Challenge Cup is on December 11 at the Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, AZ.

No matter why you like off road racing, even if it’s just because you have a dream of destroying your ex’s car, this is an exciting sport that really takes it to the limit.