About this episode

The episode discusses the Ford Raptor T1's debut in American desert racing with insights from Matt Martelli.

A Dakar-designed Ford Raptor T1 is about to find out what American desert racing feels like, and we’re here for every gritty detail. We sit down with Matt Martelli, CEO of Unlimited Off-Road Racing, to talk about why Ford chose the Casey Folks Vegas to Reno run for the Raptor T1’s American debut and what makes this run so different from the rough-and-tumble world of Baja-style courses. Think long distance, high speed, and a 550-mile day that stresses cooling, electrical systems, and durabilit...

People in this episode

Hosts: Don Armstrong, Michael Marrs, Jeff Dziekan

Guest: Matt Martelli

Topics covered

• desert racing
• Ford Raptor T1
• Dakar
• Vegas to Reno
• off-road racing
• automotive engineering

Keywords

• Ford Raptor T1
• desert racing
• Matt Martelli
• Unlimited Off-Road Racing
• Vegas to Reno
• Dakar
• Baja

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Unlimited Off-Road Racing

Products: Ford Raptor T1

Places: American desert, Casey Folks Vegas to Reno

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