This weekend, March 4th & 5th, professional rock crawling comes to Arizona with the W.E.Rock Western Series season opener. Then the following weekend March, 10th, Dirt Riot’s South West Series turns up the heat with the season opener of Off-Road Endurance Racing. Both events will be held again this year at Thompson’s Ranch in Congress, AZ, 32-miles outside Wickenburg in Yavapai County.
W.E. Rock West Round 1
Competitor registration and tech & contingency are scheduled between 4:00 – 7:00 PM Friday, March 3rd. Friday is a non-spectator day.
Racing action takes place both Saturday, March 4th and Sunday, March 5th. Spectator gates open at 9:00 AM with competition starting at 10:00 AM. Ticket prices vary by age with one and two day passes available, and a military discount.
As this is a multi-day event, camping is permitted for a fee.
Dirt Riot South West Round 1
Competitor logistics like tech & contingency, the driver’s meeting, and qualifying happen Friday, March 10th. Friday is a non-spectator day.
Racing and spectator festivities begin Saturday, March 11th at 9:00 AM. Ticket prices vary by age with one and two day passes available, and a military discount. This is a single day event so no camping permitted.
For an exciting glimpse of the action coming this weekend, watch this video.
“Southern Arizona’s Ultimate Offroad Facility,” MC Motorsports Park will once again host Dirt Riot Endurance Racing this Saturday, May 6th. Dirt Riot Endurance Racing includes the professional rock racing classes and “everyman” classes for those who want to bring their personal rig out and compete.
All festivities during the UTV World Championship including the Pit Crew Challenge, Kick Off Party, Tech & Contingency, and all four races are FREE to spectators and their families. Get all the spectator details, schedule of events, Google map to Laughlin, a city map to the event, and other important information HERE on Off-Road Spectator.
Off-Road Expo is expanding to meet the growing demands of our off-road community with this past weekend’s Off-Road Expo Arizona Spring Edition sponsored by the City of Scottsdale. Plenty of off-road gear and tech was on hand, plus amazing extreme vehicles from all off-highway sports.
Congratulations to all Dirt Riot Southwest Series Round 1 competitors. Seven classes, roughly 6-miles of course, and tons of action in the most beautiful desert landscape of Congress, Arizona.
Off-Road Spectator is proud to announce the launch of our own YouTube video channel to share videos of the best and the worst drivers in off-road racing.