Jeep Racing

Jeep Racing Synopsis

In 1940, the American Bantam Car Company delivered the first Command Reconnaissance Vehicle to the US Army. More than 600,000 units were built during the war years, which led to a surplus sale in 1946 when veterans with firsthand knowledge of their capability bought them. When offroad racing began, Jeep was there, and when the first sanctioned race was run in 1967 down the Baja peninsula, Jeep was in the winner's circle. Jeep vehicles dominated the offroadracing scene and captured coveted titles in the Mint 400, Baja 500, and desert racing's crowning achievement: the Mexican 1000/Baja 1000. As the firstgeneration CJ gave way to the secondgeneration machine, racing Jeeps found success in competition and continue to do so to this day. Not only will you read about Jeeps greatest achievements in offroad racing but you also will hear the tales of their wranglers, including Brain Chuchua, Larry Minor, Roger Mears, Rod Hall, Sherman Balch, J. M. Bragg, Ray Russell, the Randall family, David Bryan, and more. The famous Jeeps that are covered include the Budweiser Jeep Honcho, celebrity CJ7s, Holy Toledo, Don Adams's CJ7, and more. Written by offroad racing historian John Elkin, this book is the most comprehensive collection of content that has ever been produced on this subject. Learn why Jeep is the most successful offroad racing brand with Jeep Racing: America's Favorite 4x4 in OffRoad Competition!

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