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January 2025 Utah Motor Events

Motorsport and Automotive Events In or Near Utah Yes, 2025 is already upon us and there are a few motorsport events lined up in Utah and the surrounding area. Please email utahmotornews@gmail.com if you are aware of other non-recurring automotive or motorsports events...

Utahns in the 2024 Open Wheel Showdown

Burned methanol washed over Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s “Bullring” oval track as the 2024 Bitnile Open Wheel Showdown blew into town, November 14 - 16. And methanol wasn’t the only atmospheric change. Not even the jets from nearby Nellis Air Force Base ripped the air...

December 2024 Utah Motor Events

Automotive and motorsports events are few in December. Please email utahmotornews@gmail.com if you are aware of other non-recurring Utah car culture or motorsport events in the area. Notes: (1) If there are non-recurring events...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Series: National Champion Lane Farka

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Series (OUSCS), presented by Advance Auto Parts, is all about showcasing highly-modified, but still street legal, cars in a high-performance environment. The 2024 Lingenfelter GTL Class champion is none other than Utah driver Lane Farka....

November 2024 Utah Motor Events

Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah Automotive and motorsports events slow way down in November. Still, there are a few things going on. Notes: (1) If there are non-recurring events missing from this list, please email...

2024 Battle of the Borders Desert Grand Prix: Video Coverage

The Battle of the Borders desert grand prix has become well known among Utah and Nevada motorcycle desert racers because of the unique challenges manufactured by the host organization: the Southern Nevada Jackrabbits Motorcycle Club of Las Vegas. Those challenges...

Hard Enduro Rhythm Knockout 2024

The Hard Enduro Rhythm Knockout, taking place outside Cedar City, Utah and hosted by the Southern Nevada Jackrabbits Motorcycle Club of Las Vegas, was already challenging last year. The 2024 version was twice as long and added several fiendish new obstacles. It also...

Review: The First Utah REV Performance Track Day Event

Photo credits: Tapley Mitchell and Jace Poulsen of Racing Anxiety; Rick Bairett; Marcia McGovern. Utah's first REV Performance Track Day Event, offered at the Utah Motorsports Campus (UMC) on May 4, 2024, was a smash hit! Mike...

January 2025 Utah Motor Events

Motorsport and Automotive Events In or Near Utah Yes, 2025 is already upon us and there are a few...

Utahns in the 2024 Open Wheel Showdown

Burned methanol washed over Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s “Bullring” oval track as the 2024 Bitnile...

December 2024 Utah Motor Events

Automotive and motorsports events are few in December. Please email utahmotornews@gmail.com if you...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Series: National Champion Lane Farka

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Series (OUSCS), presented by Advance Auto Parts, is all about...

November 2024 Utah Motor Events

Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah Automotive and motorsports events slow way...

2024 Battle of the Borders Desert Grand Prix: Video Coverage

The Battle of the Borders desert grand prix has become well known among Utah and Nevada motorcycle...

Hard Enduro Rhythm Knockout 2024

The Hard Enduro Rhythm Knockout, taking place outside Cedar City, Utah and hosted by the Southern...

Review: The First Utah REV Performance Track Day Event

Photo credits: Tapley Mitchell and Jace Poulsen of Racing Anxiety; Rick Bairett; Marcia...

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Diamond Mountain Speedway 2023 Finale

Diamond Mountain Speedway 2023 Finale

By: Rick Bairett The final race of the year at Vernal’s Diamond Mountain Speedway took place on Saturday, September 23rd. It was my first exposure to dirt-track stock car racing, and I wasn’t...

Wings and Wheels

Wings and Wheels

By: Rick Bairett If you haven’t experienced Wings and Wheels, which is becoming an annual tradition at the Spanish Fork Airport, you are missing out.  The...

Rock Crawling Grand Nationals: Go Utah!

Rock Crawling Grand Nationals: Go Utah!

The World Extreme Rock Crawling Championship (W.E. Rock) 2023 series concluded with the Grand Nationals at Chokecherry Canyon outside Farmington, New Mexico on September 9th and 10th. Utah Motor...

Sunchaser: NASA Utah’s 6-Hour Enduro

Sunchaser: NASA Utah’s 6-Hour Enduro

By: Rick Bairett What kind of road racing is won or lost as much in the pits and crew garages as it is on track? Correspondingly, what local race draws spectators away from the track to watch drama...

Superkarts USA Pro Tour, Rounds 3 & 4

Superkarts USA Pro Tour, Rounds 3 & 4

The Utah Motorsports Campus Karting Center (UMCKC) came alive June 8th - 11th, as the “Superkarts! USA” (SKUSA) Pro Tour SpringNationals competition blew into town. Over 200 drivers were registered,...

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ARTICLES

NatAttack! Natalie Waters Racing

NatAttack! Natalie Waters Racing

By Rick Bairett As a college professor, I ask my new freshmen to “tell me something interesting about yourself.” I recently encountered a young woman at an auto show and asked a similar question....

Track Technique: Threshold Braking Basics

Track Technique: Threshold Braking Basics

By Greg Troester On its surface, threshold braking is a fairly simple concept. But… like everything in racing, there is nuance. Let’s start with the basic definition, then start peeling back the...

Off-Road Racing in Utah

Off-Road Racing in Utah

By Rick Bairett On May 26th, 2023 over 1200 riders, plus thousands of supporters and fans, descended on Three Peaks Oasis, outside Cedar City, Utah, for three days of WORCS (World Off-road Racing...

Your First Day on Track: HPDE1

Your First Day on Track: HPDE1

By Rick Bairett I just got to watch a bunch of first-timers, and a few more-experienced drivers, having the time of their lives on a road course!  As noted...

Utah Rock Crawling Rocks!

Utah Rock Crawling Rocks!

By Rick Bairett After attending my first rock crawl off-road competition, all I can say is “Wow!” Pictures don’t do it justice, and even great rock-crawling videos fall short. There is just no...

EVENTS

April 2024 Utah Motor Events

April 2024 Utah Motor Events

April 2024 motorsports & automotive events for Utah and the surrounding area. Notes: (1) Utah Motorsports events are really taking off in April. If you are aware of non-recurring events...

March 2024 Utah Motor Events

March 2024 Utah Motor Events

March 2024 motorsports & automotive events for Utah and the surrounding area. Notes:  (1) Utah Motorsports is starting to pick up in March. If you are aware of events that are missing from...

February 2024 Utah Motor Events

February 2024 Utah Motor Events

February 2024 motorsports & automotive events for Utah and the surrounding area. Notes:  (1) Not much appears to be happening in Utah in the Motorsports world with most racing and cars...

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