January 23, 2018
Published by Shortcourse Racer on January 23, 2018
With this weekend’s SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks kicking off their 2018 racing season at Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium we thought it would be nice to […]
November 29, 2016
Published by Shortcourse Racer on November 29, 2016
Utube video of 1994 MTEG Las Vegas MTEG Grand National Truck Main event. Click on Read Full Article button
January 4, 2016
Published by Shortcourse Racer on January 4, 2016
1988 Highlights from different events of the Mickey Thompson Off Road Championship Grand Prix series.
December 23, 2015
Published by Shortcourse Racer on December 23, 2015
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December 20, 2015
Published by Shortcourse Racer on December 20, 2015
Check out the Utube coverage of MTEG action in San Bernardino from the 1980s. Click on read the full article view video.
March 21, 1993
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 21, 1993
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The Pasadena Rose Bowl was the setting for round five of the Mickey Thompson Stadium Off-Road Series. The Rose Bowl had been dropped from the schedule […]
March 18, 1993
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 18, 1993
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Rain again was a factor for the Mickey Thompson Stadium Off-Road Racing series. Round one held a month earlier in Anaheim was a real “Mud Bowl”. […]
March 22, 1992
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 22, 1992
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“Slippery when wet” would best describe the Mickey Thompson Stadium Off(c)Road Racing ’93 season opener held at Anaheim Stadium. As the song says “It never rains […]
March 20, 1992
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 20, 1992
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The San Francisco event held at Candlestick Park on October 17 marked the end of yet another year of the Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship Gran Prix […]
March 19, 1992
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 19, 1992
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February in San Diego is an off-roaders dream. Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group brings both the Off-Road Championship Gran Prix and SuperCross events to town. Not only […]
March 18, 1992
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 18, 1992
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Mickey Thompson’s Off-Road Championship Grand Prix stadium series got underway January 18 at Anaheim Stadium under a full moon that brought with it a night full […]
March 23, 1991
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 23, 1991
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The season finale for Mickey Thompson’s Off-Road Championship Grand Prix was held at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA on November 2. It was here that […]
March 20, 1991
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 20, 1991
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Round seven of the 1991 Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship Grand Prix was held July 20 at the LA Coliseum before 47,000 die-hard race fans. Ivan Stewart […]
March 19, 1991
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 19, 1991
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Round three of the MTEG Off-Road Championship was held in a chilly Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA April 23 before 32,924 warm-hearted race fans. Although the […]
March 18, 1991
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 18, 1991
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The month of February is of special interest to stadium racing fans in San Diego because two exciting events are held inside the Jack Murphy Memorial […]
March 22, 1990
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 22, 1990
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I started this season off by saying the 90’s appeared to be very promising for stadium racing. The first event drew over 65,000 fans as well […]
March 21, 1990
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 21, 1990
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To get the evening started the Grand National Sport Trucks came out nine trucks strong for their first heat race. Dan Esslinger grabbed the lead off […]
March 19, 1990
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 19, 1990
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Round five of the MTEG Off Road Championship Gran Prix signaled the half way point to this years racing season. The event was held in Phoenix […]
March 18, 1990
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 18, 1990
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During the month of February San Diego’s Jack Murphy stadium hosted three Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group events. The Off-Road Championship Gran Prix highlighted this motorsports extravaganza […]
September 16, 1989
Published by Shortcourse Racer on September 16, 1989
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Roger Mears captured the Sport Truck main event at Denver’s Mile High Stadium. The win for Mears quenches a long thirst for victory in the Mickey […]
May 6, 1989
Published by Shortcourse Racer on May 6, 1989
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Walker Evans gets unwanted help in winning Rose Bowl Round six of the Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship Gran Prix was held at the historical Pasadena Rose […]
March 22, 1989
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 22, 1989
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The Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group started off the new racing season with a bang, January 20 at Anaheim Stadium. And from the record breaking sell out […]
March 21, 1989
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 21, 1989
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Coming from a distant second place Ivan Stewart stole the main event from his Toyota Teammate Robby Gordon in Las Vegas. More than 25,000 appreciative fans […]
March 20, 1988
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 20, 1988
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Anaheim Stadium hosted the first round of Mickey Thompson’s Off-Road Championship Gran Prix series with nearly 65,000 in attendance. Many changes have occurred for the 1989 […]
March 19, 1988
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 19, 1988
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Las Vegas, Nevada is a city known throughout the world for its gambling and none stop entertainment. The city made a seemingly appropriate setting to stage […]
March 18, 1988
Published by Shortcourse Racer on March 18, 1988
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Stadium off-road racing celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with nearly 44,000 in attendance. Mickey Thompson introduced stadium racing to the Coliseum […]