For the seventh year the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) will once again make its way down the Baja peninsula. Over the years, this race has seen its fair share of changes from a Mexicali start to Ensenada to its finish in La Paz change to Cabo. Different formats have been implemented, but the spirit of this event remains unchanged.

Nearly 1300 rugged miles of endless valleys of cactus, silt laden plains, rocky canyons, with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez from Ensenada to San Jose del Cabo, the NORRA Mexican 1000 returns April 23rd to 27th, 2016, with a renewed commitment to its racers.

The largest change to this years race has been to help with the growing event. NORRA has revised its category rules to further the spirit of the vintage racer while pushing the envelope for those wishing to race with the latest technological advancements.

In a race that is usually contains mainly vintage race vehicles, the introduction of modern race trucks has changed the race. The trophy trucks will be bringing their modern technology to the race.

Six eras will be represented, defined primarily by the technology available when originally introduced. Each era will be awarded an overall trophy.

The Mexican 1000 started as a vintage rally, homage needs to be paid towards vintage drivers as well as those racing the latest and greatest. With each category receiving an overall winner their will be no overall race winner.

This keeps the emphasis on the classes and the vehicles that have made NORRA’s Mexican 1000 such a great and historic race. With the race being more about the vehicles than the drivers NORRA also further clarified its rules for each of its respective classes.

To encourage feedback from racers, the rulebook will be posted online at NORRA’s website. It will remain open to suggestions and revision until September 30th.