Racing classes in desert racing

Trophy Truck: Unlimited single and two seat vehicles. Vehicles must have a production appearing utility or sports utility body. (aka:Truck Class 1400 @ BITD)

• Horsepower: 650-850 hp
• Wheel Travel: 24-28 Front inch, 32-36 Rear inch
• Weight: 4500-8000 lbs
• Top Speed: 135 mp/hr
• Cost New: $250,000 – unlimited budget
• Cost Per Prep: $25,000

Basic Rules: Motor must be of the same manufacturer as that of the body.

Class 1: Unlimited 4 open wheel single and two seat vehicles. (aka as 1500 @ BITD)

• Horsepower: 350-800
• Wheel Travel: 20-24 Front, 22-26 Rear
• Weight: 2500-5500
• Top Speed: 120-130
• Cost New: $125,000-250,000
• Cost Per Prep: $7,500-15,000

Basic Rules: No production bodied vehicles allowed in this class. Live axle(3 or 4 linked) or dual pivot trailing arm rear suspension systems allowed.

This content is based on the research and report of Cory Bantilan and the original can be found here. Certain sections are edited for actualization.