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April 2025 Utah Motor Events

Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah April is bringing lots of opportunities to drive or ride hard, participate in local car shows, or just get out and enjoy Utah car culture and motorsports. Notes:  (1) If there are...

Drift Buffet Winter Soulstice 2025

Catching the Winter Soulstice competitive Pro-Am drifting on Saturday, March 1st, was a spectacular way to shake the winter blues. Drift Buffett, under the direction of Terry Henderson, promoted this event, inviting pros and amateurs to compete in an earth-shaking...

March 2025 Utah Motor Events

Motorsport & Automotive Events In or Near Utah As the weather warms, events really start picking up in March. Motorcycle off-road and MX races continue, and auto and kart racing take off again. The Drift Buffet Winter Soulstice at UMC is always an amazing event,...

Newbie Alert: Racing is Not Driving

Are you feeling the need for some speed and lateral Gs this winter but Utah facilities are closed? Don’t forget that one option is to head south. Specifically, Dream Racing, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, or Exotics Racing, at SpeedVegas Motorsports Park, are happy...

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...

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....

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...

April 2025 Utah Motor Events

Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah April is bringing lots of opportunities to...

Drift Buffet Winter Soulstice 2025

Catching the Winter Soulstice competitive Pro-Am drifting on Saturday, March 1st, was a...

March 2025 Utah Motor Events

Motorsport & Automotive Events In or Near Utah As the weather warms, events really start...

Newbie Alert: Racing is Not Driving

Are you feeling the need for some speed and lateral Gs this winter but Utah facilities are closed?...

Utahns in the 2024 Open Wheel Showdown

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

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...

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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Finally, a Lotus Dealer in Utah!

Finally, a Lotus Dealer in Utah!

By: Rick Bairett Utah has lacked a dealership for the British-built Lotus brand for years. A previous Salt Lake dealer used to sell Lotus cars. However, another...

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...

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ARTICLES

Quarter Midget Racing in Utah

Quarter Midget Racing in Utah

By Rick Bairett Do you have a child with a need for speed, who hopes to become a race driver? Well, you're in luck! Quarter midget racing is one great option to help them develop racing skills and...

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...

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July 2024 Utah Motor Events

July 2024 Utah Motor Events

Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah Notes: (1) If there are non-recurring events missing from this list, please email utahmotornews@gmail.com and let us know what should be...

June 2024 Utah Motor Events

June 2024 Utah Motor Events

Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah Notes: (1) If you know of non-recurring events that are missing from this list, please email utahmotornews@gmail.com and let us know what...

May 2024 Utah Motor Events

May 2024 Utah Motor Events

Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah Notes: (1) If you know of non-recurring events that are missing from this list, please email utahmotornews@gmail.com and let us know what...

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