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Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards are among the new nominees for NASCAR’s next Hall of Fame class View the full article
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NASCAR also introduced the 'Modern Era' and 'Pioneer Ballots' for the first time. New names on the Modern Era ballot include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Jeff Burton On the Pioneer side are Jake Elder and Banjo Matthews. Modern Era Ballot Neil Bonnett, won 18 times in the NASCAR Cup Series including consecutive Coca-Cola 600 victories Jeff Burton, won 21 times in the NASCAR ...Keep reading View the full article
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The Spa circuit, which joined the World RX roster last year, was originally planned host the the third round of the 2020 season on May 16-17. But, with the Spanish and Portuguese events already postponed due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Belgian circuit had become the temporary defacto season-opener, although it has been highly unlikely for some time that the event would be able to go ...Keep reading View the full article
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So, you bought a Ford Explorer for four-wheeling and overlanding. Now you’re wondering: Was that a really bad idea to decide to build one? Yes. Well, no. It’s not the vehicle that’s the problem here; it’s the lack of aftermarket parts, if you ask Al Maurine, whom we met on our 2019 Four Wheeler Overland View the full article
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The Short Track Challenge is a new event featuring duel sprint races with NASCAR Cup Series cars at Rockingham Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway and Myrtle Beach Speedway. Read Also: Bubba Wallace loses real sponsor from quitting virtual race Byron: "Tough" to sim race with drivers of varied skill sets The winner of each sim race will secure their place in Thursday's ...Keep reading View the full article
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The Moab Easter Jeep Safari is a bit of every recreational enthusiast 4×4 activity rolled into one awesome week. You can go off-roading on dozens of world-class 4×4 trails, poke around back roads in search of potential early Jeep projects and yard art, cruise the main drag through town on Highway 191, go hang out View the full article
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The light rising over the bay bathed us in light, but it was the waves that had woken me. Not crashing onto the beach but like a whisper. Similar to belly breathing in Yoga with a long deep inhale culminating in a soft exhale. Thus began another day in paradise. This is life on the Baja. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSCN9840_2181-1024x768.jpg The waves are again caressing the beach as I write this….the life of a freelancer, forever searching for an office with a view. The beach, however, is here at camp in Oregon, where I sit, furloughed and self-quarantined, along with the majority of the nation. Inevitably, my thoughts return to Baja and it’s almost jolting to realized I’ve written nothing about our latest winter getaway, so enmeshed as I’ve been in the state of the world. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0929_3356-1-1-1-1-1024x768.jpg For the last four years winter has meant a minimum of three, and up to nearly six months on the thousand-mile long peninsula that is Baja California. Part of Mexico, and yet its own animal, Baja is revered for fishing, the subsequent fish tacos, an easy-going lifestyle, and endless stunning beaches. We call it our second home. And the sunsets…oh, I do love the sunsets. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0862_3253-1024x768.jpg Our current situation allows for a mere 59 days away from camp each season but this year found us heading south of the border once again, albeit for an extremely short 30-day stint and our second Baja Amigo’s caravan. In spite of the abbreviated length, Baja still did what it does best; soothed our soul, put a bit of color on our limbs, and reunited us with friends up and down her length. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0959_3340-1-1-1-1-1024x768.jpg Aspen’s health weighed heavily on our minds prior to the trip. In late January her condition was such that we truly believed she wasn’t up for nearly two months of road time. Nearly halfway through Baja she again relapsed and there were serious discussions regarding saying goodbye to her in La Paz, where her amazing vets at Dogtor House had helped Porter pass back in 2015. What happened was nothing short of miraculous. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0740_3229-1024x768.jpg No, she is not “healed”. She is an old dog racked with arthritis. And yet, the magic of the sun and sand of Baja brought an added bit of life back to our best girl. This proved to be a very different trip than in the past where she swam every day and hiked herself tired. But the mere fact that she not only survived but flourished in one of her favorite spots is testimony to the power of the Baja. And the fact that she is still with us is a testament to her intense will and love and we continue to relish every moment we get to share with her. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0984_3312-e1586205382410-768x1024.jpg The second biggest trepidation…concern over the state of the roads. Mexico 1 is THE highway running the length of Baja. It is a narrow, winding, mostly two-lane road with no shoulders for the majority of the route. Driving this path when the road is in disrepair is not for the faint of heart and, sadly, last year it was crap with endless kilometers of pot-holes and broken pavement. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_0431-1024x768.jpg Imagine our surprise to find that the roads were….good. We’re not sure what fate intervened to suddenly allow for road work on the entire length of the Baja in addition to finally finishing Mex 5 up to Mexicali but Baja road crews; we salute you! http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0904_3384-1-1-1-1-1024x768.jpg Many more stories are to come. As this way of living becomes the new normal for a bit, the life and vibrancy of this country of Mexico will continue to inspire us. Dispatches from our adopted home, the very essence of our being, will continue to emerge. http://thenextbigadventure.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSCN0868_3392-1-1-1-1-e1586205850667-768x1024.jpg Join us for travel inspiration and tales from the road. Stay tuned for stories and photos that will transport your spirit to past trips and feed your soul for more to come. Stay home. Stay safe. Be kind. Know we’re all in this together and we will emerge out the other side stronger for it. The post Back to Baja appeared first on The Next Big Adventure. View the full article
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The EuroNASCAR Esports Series will kick off on April 21 on iRacing and will include eight events with the last three serving as playoff rounds and awarding double points. And in a first for virtual motorsports competition, the participating series drivers will also score points toward the real 2020 Euro Series team championship. “First of all, this is a challenging time and we encourage ...Keep reading View the full article
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The apocalypse, rumor, actual evidence, and fear of both, leading to the end of the world as we know it, is everywhere. From sci-fi zombie movies, repent-or-die tales from every major religion, nuclear winter, geologists warning about the caldera under Yellowstone—people are clearly constantly thinking about the proverbial poop hitting the fan. From EMPs to View the full article
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In 1959, Studebaker had been in business for 107 years, first building wagons and then automobiles. Studebaker became a pillar of the American auto industry in every sense of the word, but by the early ’50s, it was clear those days were over. Studebaker continued slugging it out, and if a couple of things had View the full article
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Tuffy Security Products now offers a pickup bed storage system for the Jeep Gladiator. The storage system includes two long compartments that fit along either side of the pickup bed. The boxes feature three separate lids with dividers, keeping adventure gear organized and out of the elements. The Tuffy lockboxes are manufactured from 16-gauge, 1/8-inch-thick View the full article
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If you thought the Hummer H1 was unique, you need to meet the Toyota Mega Cruiser. When the Japanese armed forces were looking for a new ride for the 1990s, they asked many of the same questions as the U.S. military—and came up with the same answers. It’s hard to say if the Mega Cruiser’s View the full article
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After using up his two allowed fast-repair “resets” in the first 10 laps of Sunday’s eNASCAR race at virtual Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Wallace got involved in a third incident with driver Clint Bowyer that caused his No. 43 extensive damage. Rather than drive the remainder of the 150-lap event with a damaged vehicle and out of contention for the win, Wallace elected to ...Keep reading View the full article
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Sunday’s 150-lap race from virtual Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway was marred by a dozen cautions and several retaliatory on-track incidents, one of which forced the disqualification of drivers Kyle Larson and Daniel Suarez. As they did in a race for drivers from other NASCAR series on Saturday night, race officials ultimately decided to move to single-file restarts to help reduce the number ...Keep reading View the full article
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Organizers knew the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race at Bristol could be a crashfest — and that's exactly what happened. View the full article
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William Byron has won the third NASCAR virtual race in a series put together after the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports View the full article
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There were twin 50-lap heat races to set the field before the main event. William Byron, who was fastest in qualifying, cruised to the Heat 1 win ahead of Christopher Bell and Dale Earnhardt Jr. In the second heat, John Hunter Nemechek narrowly beat Ryan Preece in a photo finish for the win and the honor of starting on the outside of the front row. The race itself was 150 laps with a 32-car ...Keep reading View the full article
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It's Week 3 of iRacing! The Pro Invitational Series is at virtual Bristol this week, and we've got some special guest WWE Superstars. Follow all the action! View the full article
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The accomplished dirt racer passed Chase Cabre with 12 of 150 laps remaining and held on for the victory in the first Saturday Night Thunder iRacing event at virtual Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The race was held as a prelude to Sunday’s eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series race at Bristol and featured drivers from various NASCAR series competing in ARCA Menard Series cars. Seavey, 22 ...Keep reading View the full article
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Four Wheeler’s 2020 SUV of the Year is the hard-core, weeklong shootout where we determine the best SUV by significant driving in sand and snow, up hills and across dunes, over jagged rocks, through water, and more. To test the 2020 models, we drove each SUV roughly 1,000 miles, mixing highway and track data in View the full article
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When we first sat down and drafted a plan for our 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor project we knew from the get-go that an “overland” themed build was the way to go. The term “overland” gets thrown around a lot these days, and the best way we’ve heard it defined is as “self-reliant adventure travel.” It View the full article
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Manual transmissions used to be a standard item on all pickup trucks. In fact, there was a time not long ago when the manual transmission was standard on all vehicles. Over the decades, though, automatic transmission technology has improved exponentially. Shifts are faster and smoother from an automatic than a normal human can achieve with View the full article
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The 2020 season of NASCAR competition in Canada was set to begin May 17 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario. NASCAR officials issued the following statement on Friday afternoon: “Following discussions with medical experts and provincial and federal officials, NASCAR will postpone the Pinty’s Series season opening race at CTMP. More information will be provided as it ...Keep reading View the full article
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Moab is like a second home to Jeepers and off-roaders alike. Heck, this author even eloped to Moab when it was time to get married. And of course, Easter Jeep Safari is one of the best times to make your way to this magical and mystical town in Southeastern Utah. The reasons should be obvious View the full article
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If you haven’t seen the MotorTrend original streaming series, “NASCAR ALL IN: Battle for Daytona”, and taken a revelatory inside look behind the scenes of professional stock car racing, now is the perfect opportunity. Not only do plenty of us have extra time at home on our hands right now, but on Friday, April 3, View the full article
