Racing across Mexico’s Baja Peninsula is not for the faint of heart. The landscape is brutal—rock-strewn hills, deep sand washes, and endless stretches of off-camber whoops that test both man and machine. It’s a high-speed, high-stakes game of endurance, navigation, … Continued
Each January, the Dakar Rally transforms the vast and unforgiving deserts of Saudi Arabia into the world’s toughest off-road proving ground. In 2025, Ford Performance is heading into the fray with its purpose-built Raptor T1+, developed in close partnership with … Continued
In 1974 Bob Chandler ordered a new 1974 Ford F-250 4×4 and began modifying it to improve its ability off-road. Frustrated with the lack of parts and service in the St Louis, Missouri area, Bob, his wife Marilyn and their … Continued
I’ve shown some Ford Rough Riders trucks, so let’s take a look at John Swift’s Rough Riders Ford Explorer. John Swift was introduced to the excitement of desert racing by his father Ray. Ray Swift began racing back in the … Continued
I’ve featured some cool off-road race trucks here that have competed in SCORE and BITD races, but for those trucks to actually have a chance at winning or even finishing those long-distance off-road races, they will have to have a … Continued
Aaron Brown spent 20-years building race cars for NASCAR before opening The Garage Shop in Catawba, North Carolina. Brown got hooked on land speed records because there’s no second place. You either break a record or lose. Brown wanted to … Continued
This menacing looking 1975 Ford F100 was built to prerun the desert before races and was once owned by Alan Pflueger. This truck is so well built it could probably run the race itself. Specifications Tig Welded 4130 Chassis … Continued
When Chris McCoy first saw this 1971 Ford F-100, it was nothing more than a cab and a frame sitting in a San Dimas. California backyard with weeds growing through it. Being a mechanic by trade, Chris decided to purchase … Continued
Mike Linares grew up riding dirt bikes and quads in the dunes of Glamis, California, but after a friend built up a 1977 Ford F-100 into a capable off-road truck, Mike made him an offer and bought it. Mike … Continued
Jeremy Duffek is no stranger to extremely fast cars. After graduating high school he took a job at Murillo Motorsports. In case that shop name doesn’t ring a bell, Mike Murillo has been one of the fastest Fox Body guys … Continued
This Ford F-150 started life as a 1988 F150 Class 8 Truck built by the Kishyama brothers and later purchased by Ford as a test mule in the Rough Riders program in the early 90s. One reason Ford purchased this … Continued
When Justin Lofton was a kid he had a Ford Rough Riders poster hanging in his bedroom hoping he could be part of the team someday. Unfortunately the team was dissolved before Justin was old enough to have a chance. … Continued