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Race Teams of the Desert

Race Teams of the Desert

Team Profile: Lovell Rock Racing

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO -- In just two consecutive rock crawl seasons, Lovell Rock Racing has made a dent, the kind every aspiring competitive driver-and-spotter team hope for in the sport of rock crawling. In the wake of Roger and Brad Lovell's championship successes, the brothers have managed to define that major dent as major sponsorship development.

Spotter Secrets: An Outside Perspective: View from the Spotter

With 16 years of experience four-wheeling in the mountains of Colorado, UROC Modified Champion spotter Roger Lovell shares his understanding of a spotters roll as well as what top skills have served him on the competitive rock crawl courses.

Don't Drink the Water!

I whine a lot. It's a technique to get things I want. I learned about whining 35 years ago. It's a tool I still use and it still works! When ORC VW and Sand Car page editor Norm Lenhart informed me he was going to Ensenada, Mexico, to cover the Baja 1000, I whined. I wasn't going! Norm delicately directed my distress to the Off-Road.Com CEO, Pat Chicas. Pat bluntly stopped my whining by stating, "Get down here to the Baja 1000, now!" I packed my bags and left for Ensenada.

Photo Gallery: Castro Racing - Jimco Toyota Class 1 Car

Race Tales: "Mexican 1000 Pre-Run Blowout"

The "Mexican 1000" is a one thousand mile race from Ensenada to La Paz. The race nearly runs the entire length of the Baja Peninsula and right through the middle of a very inhospitable desert region.

Photo Gallery: The ORC Pit Box

December 2001

Toyo Tire’s Mark Berger Sites Honor, Dedication and Family

Berger’s link to rock crawling started with jeeps and the Bitterroot Mountain range. “We always had jeeps growing up,” he said. “