SAN DIEGO — An American racer who competed in the Baja 500 has a story to tell. Mike Steel didn’t win the race – his Class 11, Baja bug broke down – but he won in the end. Class 11 Volkswagen bugs are ...

A Volkswagen Beetle was made to get down and dirty. Why else would the lovable little craft be used continuously for the last 50 years to blast across the Mexican desert. Well, blast might be a strong ...

If you’ve ever thought about racing in Baja and wondered what it would be like, or maybe if you’ve already done it and want to be reminded what a desperate, rock-bashing hellfest it is, spend the next ...

Volkswagen is known for dominating Red Bull Global Rallycross, with the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Team’s highly modified Beetles winning both the driver and manufacturer championships for the ...

Over the years, the iconic Volkswagen Beetle has served as a platform for very creative automotive projects, having been reimagined into everything from a drag monster or dune buggy to a pickup and ...

A couple women had already gone into off road racing, but by the early 1970’s, only one had driven a Class 1 Unlimited Buggy. They even finished third in the 1972 Baja 1000; something that really ...