anybody still racing Kia Sportages in class 3?

[fledgling666]

well?

just curious. saw how well Darren Skilton and one or 2 others did with them in every desert race here in the US, including the one and only Baja 2000, and in the Paris-Dakar Rally and was just wondering why i haven't seen any new photos or seen any new listings for people running them in class 3. i was hoping to do the Baja 500 or something some day in a Sportage (not necessarily a brand loyalty thing, just that i like the design of the vehicle and think it handles the dirt very well at speed for being as underpowered as it is).

doubt it, but i'll ask: anyone else plan to run a Sportage?

[tsm1mt]

Last I heard, Skilton was looking to sell off the Class 3 Kias..

[fledgling666]

Last I heard, Skilton was looking to sell off the Class 3 Kias..

pretty sure he already sold off everything Sportage related, but the Sorento Trophy truck is still around. there were a few other people racing the Sportage though, AND, it just won so many races i figured it would be a good vehicle to use.

[fabtoys]

skilton also had a trophy kia also

[Gummi Bear]

None registered this year:

CLASS 3
(Short Wheelbase 4X4)
301 Ed Griffin, Dallas/Bill Viering, Euless, Texas/Doug Gradick, Dallas, Ford Bronco
302 Scott Barnes, Rockwall, Texas/John McKinney, Elmo, Texas/Lance Gilbert, Keiber, Texas
300 Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif./Kenneth Moss, Marysville, Calif., Ford Bronco
304 Chris Raffo, Arlington Heights, Ill./Jeff Dolan, Atwater, Calif., Chevy Blazer
349 Chuck Atkinson, Ingram, Texas/Wayne Atkinson, Corona, Calif., Ford Bronco

[MOSS2]

The class 3 Kia has been retired for several years and for sale. Darren Skiltons comment after checking out our Bronco at the Finish in La Paz: " Time to bring the Kia out of retirement and take these guys down"
Bring it on Darren!

Ken

[Beat95YJ]

skilton also had a trophy kia also


Last time I saw this I could have sworn it was in Rubicon Express colors.

[Big Rich]

The class 3 Kia has been retired for several years and for sale. Darren Skiltons comment after checking out our Bronco at the Finish in La Paz: " Time to bring the Kia out of retirement and take these guys down"
Bring it on Darren!

Ken

You guys have done a great job over the last, what 6 years now.

Go homies

Big Rich

[fledgling666]

Last time I saw this I could have sworn it was in Rubicon Express colors.

that was a grand cherokee trophy truck with almost the exact same fiberglass body as the sorento trophy truck, minus the grille cut-outs.

[fledgling666]

The class 3 Kia has been retired for several years and for sale. Darren Skiltons comment after checking out our Bronco at the Finish in La Paz: " Time to bring the Kia out of retirement and take these guys down"
Bring it on Darren!

Ken

that's nice to hear. where can i see your bronco?

nevermind, i figured it out, black, fullsize, # 300, right? i guess the wheelbase puts the fullsize broncos in class 3?

i'd love to race a Sportage in any one of the desert races, ah, well, someday.....

[spalind]

figured I'd bring this thread back from the dead seeing as both Class 3 Kia's and the Trophy Truck Kia just went up for sale...link and pics here:
Class 3 Kias (http://www.race-dezert.com/cgi-bin/trader/atl.cgi?ct=2&md=second&id=20208)

Trophy Truck Kia (http://www.race-dezert.com/cgi-bin/trader/atl.cgi?ct=2&md=second&id=20196)

[maxyedor]

Never thought I'd see a Kia and think "hey I want that", much less a 100k+ Kia, but there it is.