[{"id":15870,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2026\/07\/10\/ford-raptor-t1-set-for-historic-vegas-to-reno-debut\/","title":"Ford Raptor T1+ Set for Historic Vegas to Reno Debut","content":"Ford Performance is set to make history at the 30th anniversary Casey Folks Vegas to Reno race as the Ford Raptor T1+ makes its North American desert racing debut. The rally-raid machine, developed by Ford Performance and M-Sport for international competition, will tackle the more than 500-mile Nevada event with Mitch Guthrie Jr. behind the wheel and Kellon Walch serving as co-driver.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15872\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Mitch Guthrie and co-driver Kellon Walch will pilot the Ford Raptor T1+ at Vegas to Reno. Photo: Best in the Desert[\/caption]\r\n

Fresh off a successful campaign at the Dakar Rally, the Raptor T1+ now faces one of America's toughest off-road endurance races. The 2026 edition of Vegas to Reno will run in reverse for the first time in the event's history, earning the nickname \"The Other Way\" as competitors race from Reno to Las Vegas across Nevada's rugged desert terrain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15874\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" The Ford Raptor T1+ will make its North American debut at this year's Vegas to Reno race in August. Photo: Best in the Desert[\/caption]\r\n

The appearance marks a significant milestone for Ford Performance as it brings its premier rally-raid program to U.S. desert racing, where the Raptor T1+ will be tested against some of the country's best off-road competitors in one of the sport's most demanding events.<\/p>","excerpt":"

Ford Performance is set to make history at the 30th anniversary Casey Folks Vegas to Reno race as the Ford …<\/p>","date":"July 10, 2026 15:02","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25049937,"title":"best in the dsert","slug":"best-in-the-dsert"},{"id":25047866,"title":"ford","slug":"ford"},{"id":25049076,"title":"kellon walch","slug":"kellon-walch"},{"id":25047712,"title":"mitch guthrie","slug":"mitch-guthrie"},{"id":25049936,"title":"north american debut","slug":"north-american-debut"},{"id":25048784,"title":"raptor","slug":"raptor"},{"id":25048020,"title":"t1","slug":"t1"},{"id":25047893,"title":"Vegas to Reno","slug":"vegas-to-reno"}]},{"id":10691,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/09\/27\/mitch-guthrie-jr-to-race-t1-class-at-dakar\/","title":"Mitch Guthrie Jr. to Race T1 Class at Dakar","content":"Ford Performance has signed Mitch Guthrie Jr to race at Dakar in the T1 class. Guthrie for the first time in his racing career will pilot the Ford Raptor T1+. Guthrie Jr\u2019s teammate will be none other than Carlos Sainz who has been racing in the class for the last few years. Guthrie Jr has raced at Dakar for the last 5 years, racing in the SXS class.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10693\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Mitch Guthrie Jr will race in the T1 class for Ford Performance at the Dakar Rally.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nKellon Walch has been tapped to co-drive for Guthrie Jr. The pair has secured 8 stage wins together. Guthrie Jr has so far had a storied career with titles at the Mint 400, Baja 1000, King of the Hammers and countless other stateside races.","excerpt":"

Ford Performance has signed Mitch Guthrie Jr to race at Dakar in the T1 class. Guthrie for the first time …<\/p>","date":"September 27, 2024 19:46","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047953,"title":"Rally","slug":"rally"}],"tags":[{"id":25047959,"title":"CARLOS SAINZ","slug":"carlos-sainz"},{"id":25049613,"title":"Dakar 2025","slug":"dakar-2025"},{"id":25047642,"title":"Dakar Rally","slug":"dakar-rally"},{"id":25049420,"title":"ford performance","slug":"ford-performance"},{"id":25049614,"title":"Ford Raptor T1+","slug":"ford-raptor-t1"},{"id":25049076,"title":"kellon walch","slug":"kellon-walch"},{"id":25048637,"title":"mitch guthrie jr","slug":"mitch-guthrie-jr"},{"id":25048020,"title":"t1","slug":"t1"}]},{"id":4481,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2022\/01\/30\/kyle-jergensen-wins-desert-challenge-at-king-of-the-hammers\/","title":"Kyle Jergensen Wins Desert Challenge at King of the Hammers","content":"Racing action at the 2022 King of the Hammers got underway over the weekend. The action-packed weeklong event kicked off with two days of desert racing. Saturday saw the limited classes. Sunday was all about big horsepower as T1 Unlimited Trucks took to the desert along with T2 Spec Trucks, Class 1 and 4400 Hammer vehicles.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe Unlimited race started with a morning prologue. The prologue race determined starting positions for the main race. Bryce Menzies claimed the pole position starting him out front for the first lap. Menzies claimed back to back wins in 2020 and 2022 As the trucks came around on the second lap, Menzies was nowhere to be found. An unspecified problem would take the former winner out of the race early. Kyle Jergensen moved into position to take the lead. By the final lap, Jergensen had a significant lead on the rest of the field, flying into Hammertown to take the win.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the T2 Spec Class, Christopher Polvoorde qualified on the pole. Polvoorde and his co-driver had a flawless day in the truck, zero flats and no mechanical issues. Polvoorde began racing in the spec class last summer and with less than a year of seat time under his belt, he has already snagged a class win. It is also rare to see a Spec truck finishing so close behind an Unlimited truck to get second overall in the entire field. Dustin Grabowski finished behind Polvoorde in the T2 Spec class.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nA day earlier, Chase Warren in class 10 took the overall win. Mitch Guthrie Jr and Brady Wisdom finished in second and third overall. Guthrie as driving a Polaris UTV while Wisdom was in a class 10.","excerpt":"

Racing action at the 2022 King of the Hammers got underway over the weekend. The action-packed weeklong event kicked off …<\/p>","date":"January 30, 2022 23:44","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25048728,"title":"2022 koh","slug":"2022-koh"},{"id":25048726,"title":"b1","slug":"b1"},{"id":25047666,"title":"Bryce Menzies","slug":"bryce-menzies"},{"id":25048251,"title":"christopher polvoorde","slug":"christopher-polvoorde"},{"id":25047659,"title":"desert racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25048040,"title":"hammertown","slug":"hammertown"},{"id":25047658,"title":"johnson valley","slug":"johnson-valley"},{"id":25047654,"title":"King of the Hammers","slug":"king-of-the-hammers"},{"id":25047665,"title":"koh","slug":"koh"},{"id":25048555,"title":"kyle jergensen","slug":"kyle-jergensen"},{"id":25047632,"title":"off-road","slug":"off-road"},{"id":25048020,"title":"t1","slug":"t1"},{"id":25048727,"title":"t2","slug":"t2"},{"id":25048725,"title":"unlimted truck","slug":"unlimted-truck"}]},{"id":1803,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2021\/02\/01\/bryce-menzies-wins-again-at-king-of-the-hammers-desert-shootout\/","title":"Bryce Menzies Wins Again at King of the Hammers Desert Shootout","content":"He may be lucky or just plain fast! Bryce Menzies took home the victory for the second year in a row at the King of the Hammers Desert shootout. Menzies qualified first giving him the advantage of starting out front. Menzies held the lead the entire race.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\n\u201cIt was insane out there this year! This course was so rough, it threw everything at us and to come away with a back-to-back win is unbelievable.\u201d\u00a0 said Bryce Menzies.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nCody Parkhouse qualified first in the B1 but had to pull of course due to mechanical issues. This opened the door for Ray Griffith to take the win. Casey Currie finished behind Griffith for second on the podium. Currie will race the same vehicle later in the week in the 4400 class.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nDustin Grabowski took the victory in the T2 class. Grabowski was fast all day and held onto the T2 lead all day.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nThe B2 and B3 grudge match saw Wheeler Morgan take the win and $60,000. Kyle Chaney won the B3 class.\r\n\r\nKing of the Hammers continues this week with King of the Motos, King of the UTV\u2019s, EveryMan Challenge and ends with the main King of the Hammers race on Saturday. We will have full coverage right here and expanded coverage in DirtSportsWorld Magazine.","excerpt":"

He may be lucky or just plain fast! Bryce Menzies took home the victory for the second year in a …<\/p>","date":"February 1, 2021 13:26","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25048018,"title":"2021 king of the hammers","slug":"2021-king-of-the-hammers"},{"id":25047666,"title":"Bryce Menzies","slug":"bryce-menzies"},{"id":25048021,"title":"desert race","slug":"desert-race"},{"id":25048019,"title":"desert shootout","slug":"desert-shootout"},{"id":25048023,"title":"dustin grabowski","slug":"dustin-grabowski"},{"id":25047654,"title":"King of the Hammers","slug":"king-of-the-hammers"},{"id":25048022,"title":"off road race","slug":"off-road-race"},{"id":25047842,"title":"ray griffith","slug":"ray-griffith"},{"id":25048020,"title":"t1","slug":"t1"},{"id":25047638,"title":"trophy truck","slug":"trophy-truck"},{"id":25047731,"title":"unlimited truck","slug":"unlimited-truck"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/t1/feed/json/ -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/t1/", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/t1/feed/json/", "language": "en-US", "title": "t1 Archives - DirtSportsWorld", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1", "items": [ { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=15870", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2026/07/10/ford-raptor-t1-set-for-historic-vegas-to-reno-debut/", "title": "Ford Raptor T1+ Set for Historic Vegas to Reno Debut", "content_html": "

Ford Performance is set to make history at the 30th anniversary Casey Folks Vegas to Reno race as the Ford …

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\n", "content_text": "Ford Performance is set to make history at the 30th anniversary Casey Folks Vegas to Reno race as the Ford …The post Ford Raptor T1+ Set for Historic Vegas to Reno Debut appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.", "date_published": "2026-07-10T15:02:07-07:00", "date_modified": "2026-07-10T15:02:07-07:00", "authors": [ { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "DirtSportsWorld Staff", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/author/dirtsportsworld/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4817be88e351e2814fd215f4b782a136e8119efccfc1eafde273c56619cf08f5?s=512&d=identicon&r=g" }, "tags": [ "best in the dsert", "ford", "kellon walch", "mitch guthrie", "north american debut", "raptor", "t1", "Vegas to Reno", "Desert Racing", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=10691", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2024/09/27/mitch-guthrie-jr-to-race-t1-class-at-dakar/", "title": "Mitch Guthrie Jr. to Race T1 Class at Dakar", "content_html": "

Ford Performance has signed Mitch Guthrie Jr to race at Dakar in the T1 class. Guthrie for the first time …

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Racing action at the 2022 King of the Hammers got underway over the weekend. The action-packed weeklong event kicked off …

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He may be lucky or just plain fast! Bryce Menzies took home the victory for the second year in a …

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