Reedy Off Road Race

This weekend is the twentieth running of the Reedy Off Road Race. Named after the man, the myth, the one time aspiring Harlem Globe Trotter, Mike Reedy.

The Reedy race is awesome. It's the first big race of the year for most off road racers and the format is a bit different from what we see in off road. Two wheel drive and four wheel drive drivers go head to head for 12 races over the course of a weekend. 6 Rounds of 2wd then 6 rounds of 4wd.

Please allow DJ Scotty Ernst to serenade the sweet sounds of battle into your speakers:



Super close racing, right?!?! They are the best of the best, so that kind of racing should be expected.
Say what you will about the bumpy oval they are racing on, this is quality sports tv and dramatic racing. Top notch coverage and they invited everyone you want to see race. Last years invite preview trailer touches on some of the history and vintage footage:




The rules are strict all the racers are using unmodified control tires and foams. And cleaning tires in a control area.

That's right, no personal tire washers at your pits not even a personal sauce can be used.

Sauce awards will be missing from this years Reedy Race

Top racers rise to the top. This race shows who's still got it, who may have lost it and who we should be watching for in the next year.

My eyes are glued to the screen to watch more of these races and youtube is delivering the goods.

I'm not going to post all the links to each round, but dang, watching these racers go from 9th or last and work their way up is incredible.

Have a great weekend. Hope you can make it some club races and support your local track!