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#Mint 400 vegas series#

Like most off-road races, such as the infamous Dakar, the Mint 400 is open to a few different categories: trucks, motorbikes and SxS/UTVs. In 2019, the bikes are back to play an important role in the great American off-road race. In 1977, the motorcycles were banned from competition. The first race was held in 1967, and was always a race for both motorcycles, buggies, cars and trucks. The Mint 400 is a historical race that takes place in the desert surrounding Las Vegas, combining high speeds and incredibly tough terrain. It is bigger than ever, with just a few of many highlights being the return of bikes, the participation of none other than Jenson Button and the fact that it will feature the first time Motul teams up with the Mint to support its competitors.

That passion will carry many of the Mint 400 teams south of the border to San Felipe for the SCORE season-opening San Felipe 250 March 29-April 3, in the small resort town of San Felipe tucked into the top of the Sea of Cortez on the Baja peninsula.Las Vegas might be infamous for partying and gambling, but this weekend the so-called Sin City will be all about off-road racing, as the Mint 400 sets up camp. There’s more passion in this form of motorsports than any other form on the planet!”

This is a very difficult sport to spectate, but you have people driving an hour out to spots to see us drive by for 15 seconds, so those are diehard fans. “We live in the greatest city in the United States, there are tons of awesome people and tons of off-road fans. “It’s good to be here-I live here in Las Vegas and I wanted to bring it home for V-Town,” said Baldwin, the 2011 winner of the Mint 400, a race known by its promoters as The Great American Off-Road Race.

Third-place finisher BJ “Ballistic” Baldwin did like any good finisher and thanked the fans.

F1 Champ Jenson Button Goes Desert Racing.

MacCachren Wins Mint 400 after Rolling Race Leader.

There was a little excitement on the last lap, but everything else ran great.” Once we got oil put back in it at Pit B by our crew, it ran great. We saw a trail of oil, and then we saw Rob pulled over, but after that we had our bundle of issues. We were just kind of staying patient behind Rob (MacCachren). “The Brenthel team works so hard, and it’s another big team win for them. “(This win) means a lot for me and my team,” Jergensen said after crossing the finish line in Primm, which sits right on the California/Nevada border. Las Vegas local and famous race truck video maker BJ Baldwin was third. He nonetheless held on to finish first, edging out strong second-place finisher Tim Herbst, of another famous desert-racing family. That’s when Jergensen took the lead, despite his truck having oil pressure issues of its own. Last year’s winner Rob MacCachren then took over the lead, but pulled off the course with mechanical troubles-either a belt or an oil leak, depending on whom you ask. Ryan Arciero, of that famous racing family, then took over the lead for most of the race, before suffering “a heartbreaking mechanical failure” on the dry lake bed on the third lap of the four-lap race. First to lead and then drop out was top qualifier Justin Lofton, followed by second-place-qualifier Harley Letner.

#Mint 400 vegas series#

Jergensen qualified sixth on Friday, but had to bide his time until series superstars ran into mechanical issues and dropped out one by one.