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Ford Raptor T1 Meets American Desert Racing
A Dakar-designed Ford Raptor T1 showing up on American dirt isn’t just a cool headline, it’s a real test of two racing worlds colliding. We talk with Matt Martelli, CEO of Unlimited Off-Road Racing, about why Ford chose the Reno to Vegas run for the Raptor T1’s American debut and what makes this 550-mile, mostly graded-road course different from punishing US staples like Baja or the Mint 400. If you’ve ever wondered what “rally raid” actually means, this breakdown makes the differences crystal clear.
We also get into the wild engineering gap between restricted race formats and true…
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