Exciting "fender banging" OFF ROAD racing from the 80's

dthornton313 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - When and where did this race take place?

Steelghost1 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - in the 80's and especially the 90s There was a racing series called Mickey Thompson Stadium truck racing. most of the races were held in stadiums with realy big jumps and a lot of action. It was televised regularlly and was pretty popular. the races were really action packed and super fun to watch. Nowdays people want to watch pretty boys driving around in circles so the Mickey Thompson series was ended in the mid 90s. Great video, please post more if you have them.

masvisual Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - tsss... it was the event that each year i waited for... good times (@ sandiego jack murpy stadium)

warthogphil Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - This particular round of the series was at the Orange Show Fairgrounds in San Bernardino Ca. 1985 as I recall.I was there, and it was great...still have my autographed Ivan Stewart poster.

kelliwillmore Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - I went to these with my dad! He hated it and I loved it! Great video :-)

Fritz641 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - this is MUCH better than Nascar! to bad it wen down the hill :'(

jeremycolestanford Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - I used to watch this all the time when I was a kid! Please put more up! anybody?

BlueFox284 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - I remember this! kick ass Mickey Thompson truck racing. . .gotta put more of these up. . .especially the races they had that Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

jonpfive Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - anyone that likes this racing should check out the CORR series and the WSORR series. Off-road racing is alive and kicking.

yamahasrock Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - yeah we used to have a dirt track here in harmony, NJ. it closed down before i was born, though. it's all overgrown with weeds and stuff now. very very sad.

yamahasrock Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - trust me pal, if i had a video camera i'd tape every one of these things i went to.

yamahasrock Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - that looks so fun to do.

71m07hySm17h Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - What VHS is this from? I remember seeing this as a little kid renting it from a video store and re-renting it lol.

cfoster81 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - I remember watching the Mickey Thompson Stadium Series on ESPN and it was a shame that the series ended in the mid 90's. It had some great races and big names in off-road racing at the time. I wish CORR could put the pro-lites and the the buggies in the stadiums to recreate the old stadium series.

politepolly Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - omg ivan stewart he was awsome back in the day

dowling1981 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - politepolly - Are you not referring to Yousef Bachman?

puravida123 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - I grew up in Off Road w/ Marquez Food Products Off Road Racing Team (Santa Paula, CA) who gave Glen Harris (who finished 2nd in this clip) his first rides in our Class 10 and Baja Bug Class racers. Owner Dave "El Flaco" Marquez introduced me to Ivan Steward, Walker Evans, Mike Patrick, Mickey Thompson, Sal Fish and Class 5 Champion Dick Lee and many many other racing graets etc;...those were great memories of Baja in the 1970's.

geadbdiy Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - i think these were 4 cylinder engines werent they??

itsagrunt2 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Just wanted to thank you for posting this vid. I didn't realize how much I missed Stadium Racing. It was a brilliant idea. Thanks again and please post any more of these you might have.

ZO6 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - driving blind and then jumping to 2nd place was bad ass

KingCrusher13 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Off Road Racing is definately on a comeback, there is no doubt about that. But nothing will ever compare to M/T's Stadium Off Road Racing like this. MTEG went backrupt around 1996. SFX/USHRA tried to pick up on its success with the US Off Road Championship but just couldn't match it.Just think, if CORR or WSORR would try, they could sell out stadiums like Soldier Field, Yankee Stadium, Raymond James Stadium and so many more.

Slmjm884 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Totally agree with this guy.