Steven Hengeveld Wins Trophy Lite!

Steve Hengeveld and his brother, Joe, won the Blue Water Desert Challenge, Trophy Lite competition during the October 16th weekend.

On Saturday, Ocotober 16, the team had a combined time of 1 hour 51 mintues with an average of 36 minutes for their three laps. On Sunday, October 17, they rounded out at about 1 hour 52 minutes for their three laps giving them an overal 3 hours 43 minutes for both runs. They won their division of the competition and came in 4th for the overall weekend challenge.

This was Parker, Arizona's maiden run for the Blue Water Desert Challenge with 189 races in total. The 32 mile loop course featured landmarks such as The Matterhorn, John Wayne's Gorge, The Haunted House, The Course Cutter and The Snake Pit. It was a similar format to SCORE's, Laughlin Desert Challenge; racers being broken up into heats of similar speed vehicles.

The event opened Thursday, October 14 with a 2.8 mile time-trial course - favoring the smaller vehicles rather than the large trucks.

Brainard's Natural Remedies is excited for Steve's big win! Looking forward to the next one, the Baja 1000 this month.

For more information please visit Off-Road.com or Race-Dezert for a teaser of the race's highlights.

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SCORE's Baja 1000

From the official Baja Unlimited website:

The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

The granddaddy of all desert races, the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 attracts adventurers from around the world. Held annually in the treacherous and unforgiving Mexican desert, the race is the crown jewel of SCORE Desert racing, attracting over 350 entries from 30 States and a dozen countries each year, including Jesse James, NASCAR champion Robby Gordon and action sports stars Cameron Steele and Travis Pastrana. Its grueling course runs through villages along the peninsula luring nearly 200,000 spectators. Little more than half of the racers will finish this incredible test of man and machine where mechanical failures and vehicle flip-overs are all part of the ride.

Brainard's Natural Remedies owner Elliott Brainard and possibly off-road racer Steve Hengeveld will be attending (racing) in this year's Baja 1000. Come out and join them on November 18!

You can find more information HERE.


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Highlights from the KC Hilites Midnight Special

Joe Hengeveld signing autographs for the youngin's.

Elliott Brainard and Lindsey Carnett.

Just finished the first half of the race!

Elliott in front of the Henge racing vehicle.

Thumbs up for racing!

Elliott, the navigator.

Lindsey Carnett and I headed out to the desert this past weekend for the KC Hilites Midnight Special to cheer on the racers. The rundown below:

106 degrees and we’re driving through the Mojave Desert- I’m thinking “turn this car around! I’m not getting out of the air conditioned car!”. As I pass a sign saying “The Mojave Desert- your link to outerspace” and I watch a tumbleweed roll by I can’t help having the classic western movie tune play in my head. Doodledoo wah wah wah.

This past weekend I was out supporting Henge Racing in the KC Hilites Midnight Special in Ridgecrest, CA. As I walked around handing out samples I got to experience the off-roading culture. It was great to see how receptive everyone was to the Brainard's Natural Remedies antacids. After all the hotdogs, bean dip and beer they were all following me around for more!

Off roading was fun to learn about- the precision of gas mileage and high tech GPS systems. One of the Henge Racing driver's wife, Julie, was sitting with me explaining the math that goes into planning each race; from split times to gas mileage every thing was very precise - needed to be precise. Julie is pregnant and after noticing her discomfort from eating all of the racing food, we happily stocked her up with Brainard's Natural Antacids.



The intense race went from 7:00 pm to 2:00 am. Can you even imagine what the racers felt like afterwards? Or even during? Henge Racing did amazing well during the race, with a stuck throttle, fuel pump replacement, lights weren’t working correctly and a brake scare they still finished 5th!

I'd love to go to another but next time I bringing a pocket fan!

This Weekend: KC Hilites Midnight Special hosted by SNORE

Check it out, this weekend, July 30 to August 1, 2010, in Ridgecrest, California is the KC Hilites Midnight Special hosted by SNORE (Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts). Meet the Blueberry Girl, Gabby, and receive a free sample of Brainard's Natural Remedies and shake the hand of Steve Hengeveld.

Check out the full outline:

RACE FACTS

- Appx. 55.39 mile loop.

MAIN PIT WILL BE APPROX 10 MILES OUT OF RIDGECREST WITH 4 OUTLYING REMOTE PITS A THRU D

Download the GPS File here. (.gpx format)

Download the GPS File here. (.usr. format)

COURSE MARKING

Saturday July 24, 2010 - 9:00 Start

Please bring staple guns and hammers.

DRIVER NOTES

Printable Driver Notes

EVENT ITINERARY

Printable Schedule

FRIDAY - July 30, 2010

12:00 – 6:00 PM: REGISTRATION (You MUST be registered BEFORE 5:00 PM to be eligible qualify)

Desert Empire Fairgrounds

12:30 – 6:30 PM: TECH/CONTINGENCY

Desert Empire Fairgrounds

7:00 PM: DRIVER’S MEETING – Qualifying ONLY

NOTE: The driver that qualifies MUST start the race on Saturday.

PARADE LAP

Start/Finish – Main Pit

8:00 – 10:00 PM: QUALIFYING

Start/Finish – Main Pit

QUALIFYING CLASS ORDER: 1450, TL, 1600, 10/12, 1/UT

SATURDAY - July 31, 2010

*A gps file of the racecourse is available on the Midnight Special Outline link.

5:30 PM: DRIVER’S MEETING – ALL drivers

Start/Finish – Main Pit

6:00 PM: STAGING

Start/Finish – Main Pit

STARTING ORDER: 1/UT, 10/12, 16, 8, HM, 7, 5, 3000, TL – 4 LAPS

18, 5-1600, 9, 7S, 15, 13, 1450, VORE, SF, SB – 3 LAPS

7:00 PM: RACE BEGINS

8-hour time limit to complete all required laps

2:00 AM: VEHICLES NO LONGER ALLOWED TO START NEW LAP

AWARDS: Due to the logistics of this event, SNORE will not be holding an awards ceremony. Checks and award vouchers will be mailed.

SUNDAY - August 1, 2010

9:00 AM: COURSE CLEAN-UP

FEATURE CLASS

KARTEK Feature Class - Class 12 and Class 9

$3,000 to first place with 10 cars in class.

$4,000 to first place with 20 cars in class.

$5,000 to first place with 30 cars in class.

Click here for the schedule.

It all seems intense. Being in a vehicle for hours on end, I can feel the sweat and dirt on my face already. Come join Gabby and the team from Life's Hunger for a fun day and night dedicated to off-road racing.

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Get dirty!

Tomorrow, May 1st, 2010 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico people will be happy to get dirty by way of Mud Bogging. Have you heard of it? It's similar to Off Roading but with mud and lots of it.

Mud boggin' or mud racing or mud running or mud drags or just muddin' is a growing sport in the States. It requires two things: powerful engines and a pit of mud. This mud usually forms a long trench, ranging from 1/8 of a mile to a mile, for the off road trucks to try and pass through.

If you live out in a rural area then you will know that mud boggin' is a competitive sport with many spectators. Winning a mud bog is usually as simple as getting through the trench but often enough few engines are actually able to get their trucks through to the other side without help. Only thing is if a truck gets stuck then that's the end of it for them but if everyone gets stuck then they judge by who was able to make it the furthest in the trenches. This is where people can't shy away from getting dirty.

If more than one person makes it out of the other side without assistance, the driver who accomplished this with the best time takes top spot. The driver needs to be sure that they have a vehicle that can handle the mud, sunken and elevated course if they hope to compete and/or win a typical mud bog. This means you should have a powerful engine that can keep on chugging, even when it's being worked far past its routine capacity. Many participants will stress the importance of jacking up your mudder and throwing on some big tires. Making a semi-monster truck to get you easily across.

Now that you've gotten an intro into mud boggin' go check out one. If you're in the Truth or Consequences, NM area then definitely check out that one and their sponsors like Brainard's Natural Remedies, the all natural antacid.

Get dirty!