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High Desert Trails 2020 Cancelled

We’re an organization supported by volunteers. Over the last few years, those volunteers have been harder to recruit, particularly our Ham Radio Communication volunteers. As some of you know, we were right on the edge of not running HDT last … Continue reading

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12th Consecutive Running of HDTPR will be May 4th, 2019

Going for its 12th year, the modern High Desert Trails Performance Rally is now a must do event in Southern California. Since 1973 the roads Southwest of Ridgecrest have been home to the event, and takes competitors through fast and … Continue reading

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Announcing Two Days of Rally for 2018!

At this year’s California Rally Series Awards Banquet, High Desert Trails announced it was moving to a 2-day format! This is going to give us the ability to have more volunteer training time, a relaxed start and finish time,  and … Continue reading

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10th Consecutive Running of HDTPR will be May 6th, 2017

Celebrating its 10th consecutive year, the modern High Desert Trails Performance Rally is now a must do event in Southern California. Since 1973 the roads Southwest of Ridgecrest have been home to the event, and takes competitors through fast and … Continue reading

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What an adventure! High Desert Trails 2016

After a windy, rainy, and cold day – your top three AWD teams are: #1 Chris O’Driscoll & Lori O’Driscoll (AWD Power Stage Winner!) #2 Jason Copt & Cameron Meng #3 John Coyne & Doug Nagy In 2WD the top … Continue reading

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High Desert Trails Performance Rally – Saturday May 7th, 2016

Kicking off its 9th consecutive run, the High Desert Trails Rally has been a part of rally in Southern California since 1973. On dirt roads Southwest of Ridgecrest and North of the Jawbone Canyon Station, the rally takes competitors through … Continue reading

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2016 Volunteer & Competitor Registration is OPEN!

We’re getting ready for the 2016 High Desert Trails Rally on Saturday, May 7th! The rally is based in Ridgecrest, CA with The SpringHill Suites Marriott as our host hotel. Hotel Info here! Volunteer and Rally Competitor Registration is NOW … Continue reading

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HIGH DESERT TRAILS PERFORMANCE RALLY 2015

On Saturday May 2nd, the High Desert Trails Performance Rally kicked off the 41st annual California Rally Series Championship and the growing NASA Rally Sport Pacific Rally Cup. Twenty Nine teams took to the stages in the morning and the … Continue reading

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