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Fifteen years ago, when Ford rolled out the very first F-150 Raptor concept at the 2008 SEMA show, the suits inside the company figured they might sell 3,000 of them – total. That was it. A niche toy for desert runners with deep pockets. Fast-forward to today and the third-generation Raptor is a gl

Every January, a certain kind of man finds himself glued to whatever screen he can find, coffee getting cold while the desert kicks up storms of sand on the live timing. For the last two years that screen has shown the same thing: a Polaris RZR crossing the final bivouac ramp with the number one pl

For a lot of us, racing means sleek cars screaming around a smooth track with grandstands full of people. But real racing—the kind that gets your blood pumping and your knuckles white—often happens miles from any asphalt, out where the land tries its hardest to break both man and machine. Starting

Picture this: a sleek Italian motorcycle, usually seen tearing up racetracks or twisting through mountain roads, now kicking up dust in the backcountry. That's the new reality for Ducati, a brand that's long been synonymous with high-speed thrills on pavement. But according to Jason Chinnock, the C

In the brutal world of off-road racing, where dust clouds choke the air and every mile feels like a fight for survival, Cayden MacCachren just proved he's got what it takes to come out on top. Piloting the No. 1821 Polaris RZR Pro R Factory through 835 miles of punishing terrain, MacCachren and his

Picture this: two guys from Italy pushing a motorcycle to its limits on a bumpy gravel track, swapping turns for a full day and night, just to see how far they can go. That's exactly what happened when Silvio Sabba and Valerio Boni teamed up to grab a new Guinness World Record for the longest off-r

Beta's latest off-road lineup for 2026 is turning heads among riders who crave that perfect blend of power and control on tough terrain. The Italian brand has rolled out updates to its RR Race series, sticking with proven two-stroke and four-stroke engines while tweaking them for better performance

Picture this: a beast of an SUV tearing through endless sand dunes, kicking up dust like it's got something to prove. That's the essence of Toyota's latest move with the Land Cruiser 300 Series GR Sport. The company just rolled out a special Rally Raid package that's got off-road fans buzzing, and

The world of American desert racing is about to hit a major reset, and it's looking like the good old days are making a strong comeback. Two big names in the game, Best in the Desert and Unlimited Off-Road Racing, have joined forces to create the American Off-Road Racing Championship. This new setu

The 2025 Ojibwe Forests Rally in Minnesota was a grueling test of skill, nerve, and raw determination. For Subaru Motorsports USA, it was the kind of weekend that separates champions from contenders. Amid the sandy, high-speed stages of Detroit Lakes, Bemidji, and beyond, drivers Brandon Semenuk a