Utah Motorsports Campus signed an agreement this week with the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series for the 2016 season.
The popular event will return to the former Miller Motorsports Park June 18-19, 2016, according to John Gardner, UMC spokesperson.
This will be the sixth consecutive season in Tooele County for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, which is a series of races for a variety of classes of off-road vehicles ranging from 900-horsepower trucks and buggies to smaller buggies and karts.
The vehicles and drivers will compete on Utah Motorsports Campus’ Off Road Short Course, designed with the spectator in mind.
The pits are open to the public throughout the weekend. Spectators can watch the action on the race track and then go down to the pits and watch their favorite crew prepare for the next race.
“It’s non-stop action. There’s always something happening on the track,” Gardner said.
The Lucas Oil off road races are very family-friendly, according to Gardner.
“The teams pick up the broken pieces of the fiberglass bodies when vehicles collide on the track,” Gardner said. “Then when kids come down to the pits, the drivers autograph them and give them out as souvenirs.”
Other major events at Utah Motorsports Campus for 2016 will include the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, the Pirelli World Challenge Championships and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.
Local racing series will include the sports cars of the National Auto Sport Association’s Utah Region, the superbikes of the Utah Sport Bike Association’s Masters of the Mountains Series, the Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Racing Series, and the Utah Kart Championship, according to Gardner.