Site Meter   Monday, August 03, 2009  Rip-Offs and Fraud
commonplace in Desert Off-Road Racing, now Exposed!  Baja Racing
News Investigative Reporting: Behind The Desert Racing Scene
As Baja Racing grew to promote desert off-road racing, we also
came across the small cadre of off-road merchants and race
gamers.  Merchants, those who simply sell services and products
related to off-road racing and the off-road market. Race Gamers,
everyone associated with shortcourse, desert, off-road and
Mexican races. Two things stand out.  How really small the
industry and racing are on the West coast related to the total
network of people and companies in the sport and recreation of
off-road. The other standout, how widespread and accepted the
rip-offs and fraud are in this group.  Several lines of
conversation crop up with desert off-road racing. One, how you
need a strong revenue stream to compete and if you don't have
the money to race, what 'scam' or 'con' people use to get the
money to play in the sandbox. Whether i