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We'd all like to think we go fast on the weekend, but Polaris sales manager Eric Borgen's got the ultimate proof. Roped into co-driving the storied Baja 1000, he discovered he's been mucking about with his friends in the desert at a race-winning pace.

Developing a zero-emissions fuel-cell off-roader to compete in Baja 1000 is hard enough. But using cryogenic liquid hydrogen that stores at -423 ºF as fuel? That's just lunacy. Lunacy reigns at SCG, where a cryo-hydrogen Baja Boot is in development.

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus wants Tesla to bring the Cybertruck down to the Baja 1000 to race against a new hydrogen-powered, zero-emissions desert racer. SCG says it's also considering building a "plug and play" hydrogen conversion kit for pickups.

For the first time in its history, Jeep has unveiled a desert-focused high-speed sand runner. The Jeep Gladiator Mojave was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show with a newly-minted “Desert Rated” badge where the “Trail Rated” emblem would usually be.

It's a great time for old-school 4x4s. We've seen a modern Jeep pickup and a new Land Rover Defender. Soon we'll be adding a new Ford Bronco to that list, and Ford provides its first sneak peek behind the livery of the Bronco R Baja racer.

VW of America has announced that it will be sponsoring the ProjectBaja.com Class 11 VW Beetle in the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 race in mid-November. The race team is based in Denver, Colorado and plans to take the old-school Beetle out into one of the toughest races on the planet.

The commercials for the Raptor are simple: lots of engine noise, lots of dirt being flung in the air, and lots of trucks getting airborne. In reality the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is ... all of that stuff.

One thousand miles of treacherous open desert, 750 lb ft of torque at zero rpm and a top speed of 125 mph; that’s what's in store for the drivers of the EV1 electric off-road racer.