Vault The Origin of the Species May 1, 2008 By: Spence Murray

It's Been Over a Half-Century Since the First Buggies Took to the Sand

Vault Baja milestone Apr 1, 2008 By: Marty Fiolka

Drino Miller's Dune Buggies Magazine Special

Entry-level racing at the upper level of any motorsport is usually a doomed concept from the get-go. Often, the entry-level or "spec" class starts out as a great idea that limps along until it's just another "standard" class in which increased specialization and an attendant stratospheric rise in costs kills its potential...then kills it outright.

Baja Parade of Champions

It's probably safe to assume most of us have bought a used car at one time or another and probably wondered what the owner's reason was for getting rid of the car. Did they have problems with it, or did they just want something new? But what springs to mind when the vehicle in question is a race truck worth hundreds of thousands but is being sold for pennies on the dollar?

The Vault Scoop Vessels' 1972 Ford F-100 Dec 1, 2006 By: Marty Fiolka

As unfortunate as it may be, considering the value of brand equity, corporations rarely take the time or effort to save icons of their past. All too often, tangible assets of history are simply just that, assets that only have merit to a bean-counter's bottom line.

The Vault Mickey Thompson: Quenching Fire With Speed Nov 1, 2006 By: Marty Fiolka

After another disastrous Baja 1000 race in 1981, Mickey Thompson announced he was retiring from the sport. But exactly one year later, at the ripe young age of 55, Mickey Thompson was back for one last go at the 1982 Pernod SCORE Baja 1000. He'd promised the world he was hanging up his driving suit, but just the right call at just the right time lured him back only a week before the drop of the green flag. Ironically, his last-minute return really didn't gather more than a passing curiosity. In fact, the borrowed car he drove didn't even have his name on it.

Vault An Afternoon with Ed Pearlman Sep 1, 2006 By: Marty Fiolka

Prologue:

Vault Honda 250 Scrambler Aug 1, 2006 By: Marty Fiolka

To stare at the stark simplicity of the motorcycle that gave birth to off-road racing provokes awestruck wonderment–even more so than the earliest of their four-wheel off-road counterparts. Compared to the most rudimentary of modern dirt bikes, the 1961 Honda Scrambler, used by Dave Ekins and Billy Robertson Jr. to set Baja's first record, is dainty and delicate, tiny and short. The abundance of chrome–almost Art Deco in its appearance when viewed from today's perspective–instantly makes the entire machine just seem vintage.