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The Mint 400

September 24, 2026 · 9 min read

Lou Peralta: The Summit

Some people spend their lives doing one thing really well. Lou Peralta was never one of those guys. He raced motorcycles. He promoted races. He published magazines. He built skate parks. He got into RC racing. He put on events all over Baja. He was one of the early people to recognize what UTVs could become. And whenever you talked to him, there always seemed to be another idea, another race or another thing he wanted to try.

The Mint 400

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Off-Road Racer Podcast with Cole Hardin

Cole talks about what it takes to race at the front of the field in some of the fastest desert races in the country, including the unique challenges of Vegas to Reno and how quickly things can go wrong when you are running 120 plus mph for miles at a time.

The Mint 400

September 3, 2026 · 3 min read

American Off-Road Racing Championship Announces 2027 Race Schedule

American Off-Road Racing Championship Announces 2027 Race ScheduleSix-Race Championship features the Parker 400, Mint 400, Silver State 300, Vegas to Reno “The Other Way”, Laughlin Desert Classic and UTV World ChampionshipThe American Off-Road Racing Championship (AORC) has officially announced its…

The Mint 400

August 23, 2026 · 4 min read

Ford Raptor T1+ Takes Second Overall in American Racing Debut at Vegas to Reno

Mitch Guthrie Jr. and co-driver Kellon Walch finished second overall at the 2026 Casey Folks Vegas to Reno, delivering an overall podium in the Ford Raptor T1+’s first race on American soil and its first competition outside international rally raid.

The Mint 400

August 18, 2026 · 1 min read

2026 Vegas to Reno "The Other Way" Merchandise

Missed us at the festival? No problem. We’re taking online orders for the next two weeks and shipping orders daily. These are limited-edition 2026 Vegas to Reno pieces — once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The Mint 400

August 18, 2026 · 3 min read

POLARIS RZR FACTORY RACING CONQUERS VEGAS-TO-RENO WINNING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEAM HISTORY

Polaris Off Road and the RZR Factory Racing Team added another historic victory to its growing list of accomplishments at the 2026 Vegas-to-Reno desert race. For the first time in the race's 30-year history, the course was run “the other way,” with Brock Heger powering his No.T96 RZR Pro R Factory to the UTV Overall and the team’s first-ever win at this legendary event.

The California 300

The California 300 is a new world-class off-road desert race built to showcase the best off-road racers in the world. The multi-day event returns to Barstow, California October 4-8, 2023 and will feature a desert cleanup, multiple days of pre-running, a public poker run, an off-road festival, and three days of spectacular off-road racing. Over 300 race teams in 40+ classes go door to door on a fast, technical and punishing 75-mile race course, while the Mad Media produced livestream coverage is beamed to over 500,000 viewers worldwide. The California 300 is brought to you by the team that has rebuilt The Mint 400 into one of the most successful desert off-road races in history.

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