2013 Mar • Alexander Motorsports wins the MINT 400 in Jean, NV

The legendary General Tire MINT 400 is in Alexander Motorsports's backyard. Steve Alexander is no stranger to the MINT 400; he raced it for the first time in 1979 and took first place in a Class 5 in 2011. Last year, the team ran into several minor issues that gave them a fifth place finish. Steve left nothing to chance this year. With the best of everything on the car they would head into battle, but not before all the MINT 400 excitement and activities. With Alexander Motorsports being in the KC HiLiTES Dirt Tribe, Steve had the opportunity to share his passion and memories of the MINT 400 with a film crew at his house/shop.

Here is the link to the YouTube video: Click here«

Thursday night the Alexander Motorsports crew set up on Fremont Street to sign autographs at the meet and greet and share stories with so many interesting people. Friday morning's fun would start at 8am with Steve doing a live TV interview with a local news station, along with fellow GT members Justin Lofton and Mickey Childress. Next up was a radio interview with SpeedFreaks...Steve was able to strut the pink flamingos and boa rather nicely.

After 5 hours of sleep, staging started at 5am Saturday morning and it was a brisk 43 degrees outside. For a native Las Vegan like Steve that's like the dead of winter. There was no time for complaining, 'cause at 6:02am the race would start for the General Tire/KC HiLiTES/ICON Vehicle Dynamics car #5001. With absolutely no wind, the dust was hanging in the air making it very hard to navigate; but thanks to the KC HiLiTES amber HID PODs, they cut through the dust showing driver Steve Alexander and navigator Mark Pettit the way.


Steve tried to get as much ground on the competitor as possible but that lead shrunk when a rock got jammed into the alternator pulley causing them to lose a fan belt. However, they managed to replace the belt quickly and never lost the lead. At the end of the second lap, Steve had increased the lead to one hour. He handed the driving duties over to Doug Roorda, who finished out the race flawlessly, giving Alexander Motorsports the win for the 2013 MINT 400. No matter how much silt, sand or rocks the Nevada desert would dish out, the red letter General Tire Grabbers successfully took on the challenge. Newcomer to the team, Mark Pettit proved to be a very valuable asset as a navigator as he iron manned the entire race.

This gives Alexander Motorsports their second win of two races for the 2013 season.

This would not have been possible without the expert support of General Tire, KC HiLiTES, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, Torco Racing Oils and Fuels, Wiks Racing Engines, RC Trans, FK Rod Ends, K&N Filters, MSD Ignition, BTR Wheels, Butch's Speed Shop and Patrick Sign's and the professionalism of the whole Alexander Motorsports crew.

The next race will be the Best in the Desert
"Silver State 300" in Alamo, NV
May 5th, 2013.

2013 Jan • Alexander Motorsports wins the Parker 425 in Parker, AZ

Alexander Motorsports arrived in Parker, AZ on Thursday, January 31, 2013 to meet with their newest sponsor General Tire. Steve Alexander was invited to a photo shoot, together with Randy Merritt and Macrae Glass of the General Tire/KC HiLiTES team, followed by photo shoots with the new General Tire lineup. Everyone had a great time, especially during the video shoot...but you'll have to wait to see that for yourselves...sorry, no spoilers.

On Friday, after picking up two drums of fuel from the newly joined partner Torco Race Fuels, ICON Vehicle Dynamics' Dylan Evans met with Steve to do some final shock tuning to adjust for the new 33" General Tire Grabbers. This was a perfect opportunity to check the jetting on the T4 from Wiks Racing Engines. Everything was coming together, Steve's confidence was high, and the car was ready to do battle.

Well before sunup on Saturday morning, the Alexander Motorsports crew got their breakfast burritos and were heading to their assigned pits. Steve Alexander and newcomer Mark Pettit (who would be navigating) took the General Tire/KC HiLiTES/ICON Vehicle Dynamics car #5001 and headed to staging for the parade through Parker at 6:00am. They would be starting in the third position, of three cars, in class 5000. Around 8:40am, car #5001 left the starting line with one goal in mind: to win the race. Within the first two miles, Steve had passed both competitors and was out to put as much distance between him and them as possible. At the end of the first lap, Steve pulled into the main pit where the crew found a minor crack in the steering mount. This was quickly repaired. A co-rider change took place, and Kris Trajano would take over the navigational duties.

This was by far not the typical Parker 425 race. Because of all the rain they had weeks before, the course was becoming extremely brutal. Fiberglass body parts along with broken cars were scattered along the way. Steve, aware that one of his competitors was already out of the race, had no idea where the other one was until he reached mile 62...and there they sat. Steve knew if he could keep the car together, he'd win the 2013 Parker 425. The unforgiving Arizona desert was going to do everything to make this a difficult task. The holes were getting deeper and more squared off. At one point, Steve said he hit a hole so hard, he felt some of the enamel come off his teeth. After a 280 mile beating, Steve got out of the car and gave the honors to Doug Roorda. The crack on the steering mount was doing fine but one of the bolts had pulled out of the housing. Doug knew what he had to do and took off into the sunset.

At Midway's pit, the Alexander Motorsports crew made the final inspection on the steering and all was good. The only thing between Doug and the finish line was the legendary goat trail. It was worse than it had ever been and Doug said it was worse than a broken roller coaster. But at the end of the day, and 11:42:39 later, the Arizona desert had to bow down to car #5001. It was in the books---the Alexander Motorsports team would be crowned the 2013 Parker 425 Class 5000 champion.

This would not have been possible without the expert support of General Tire, KC HiLiTES, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, Torco Racing Oils and Fuels, Wiks Racing Engines, RC Trans, FK Rod Ends, K&N Filters, MSD Ignition, BTR Wheels, Butch's Speed Shop and Patrick Sign's and the professionalism of the whole Alexander Motorsports crew.

The next race will be the Best in the Desert "General Tire MINT 400" in Las Vegas, NV on March 23rd, 2013.

2012 Dec • Alexander Motorsports takes the 2012 Best In The Desert Class 5000 Championship with the Henderson 250 race

The Henderson 250 race in Jean, NV on December 1st was the last race of the Best In The Desert (BITD) 2012 series. This was Alexander Motorsports first year running with BITD; the goal was to be consistent and it proved to be successful. Out of 6 races they were able to podium 5 times, 4 of them being first place.

With the Bluewater Desert Challenge race in Parker, AZ Alexander Motorsports already earned enough points to secure the Class 5000 Championship and only needed to start the Henderson 250 race. This was a golden opportunity for Steve Alexander to push the car harder than he ever had to test the new front suspension and prove its reliability. The goal was to overall their heat which started at 9:30am. The first half of the race ran flawless with Steve as the driver and Kris Trajano navigating running in second place, 4 minutes behind the leader, Bryan Folks in his Ford powered Class 1100.

2012 Aug • Alexander Motorsports makes a valiant effort at their first Vegas to Reno race

Alexander Motorsports showed up to the Best in the Desert "General Tire Vegas to Reno" debuting not only their Longero Motorsports fabricated front boxed trailing arms that deliver 16" of travel but also a new Type 4 2820cc by Wiks Racing Engines and a new air filtration system using K&N air filters. The plan was to run a clean race, putting the new package to a full test by finishing 534 miles.

The first racers left the starting line in Beatty, NV before the sun came up while Alexander Motorsports had their final pit meeting with their 3 chase crews assuring everyone knew where they had to be. The trucks were loaded with pit boxes, tires, several cases of water and Livewire Energy chews to keep everyone alert. Alexander Motorsports left the line as the second Class 5 around 11 o'clock. 5 minutes later the GPS called it quits, after 3 attempts to bring it back to life Steve Alexander informed navigator Gavin Ferguson that they were going to be racing "old school style" - if you can't see it, get off the gas. Within 20 minutes 5005 had taken the lead. The new Wiks racing engine was delivering unbelievable torque to the bulletproof RC Trans prepped Mendeola; no matter how deep the silt was, car 5005 pushed past every stuck vehicle that fell victim to the relentless Nevada silt. 2 hours after the start they reached Pit 3, 99 miles into the race for their first fuel stop. The car was performing flawless. After a quick splash of fuel they went on to attack more silt. Pit 5, 192 miles into the race, car 5005 still running flawless was due for fuel and a driver change - Doug Roorda would change out with Steve, navigator Gavin was staying in the car. Alexander Motorsports received word that they were the only class 5 still running. Pit 9, 307 miles into the course was the next scheduled pit stop for fuel and a rear tire change. While averaging almost 44 mph and with 7 hours and some change since the start Doug and Gavin charged out of Pit 9 to battle the night with one thing on their minds - a finish.

2012 May • Alexander Motorsports takes 1st place at the BITD Silver State 300 - And What a story!

Alexander Motorsports started first of the line in the Class 5000 at the Best in The Desert Silver State 300 and never looked back. Steve Alexander and ICON’s Sean Kepler ran the first 100 miles together going from 4,000 up to 7,000 foot elevation. No matter what the Silver State 300 course threw at them the car sucked it up thanks to the expertly tuned ICON Vehicle suspension. Turn after turn the Mickey Thompson Tires dug in deep keeping the car on track. The new RC Trans prepped Mendeola transaxle proved to be flawless, owner John Houlton wasn’t kidding when he says “we’ll get you in gear”. After 2 hours and 20 minutes they reached Pit 3 only to find out that the closest competitor was 40 miles behind them. After a quick splash of fuel, a clean set of K&N outer foam filters, a Livewire Energy chew, Gavin Ferguson traded seats with Sean to attack the final 200 miles navigating for Steve whose plans were to ironman the 300 mile course. The next 50 miles would prove to be the toughest with 6 water crossings and some of the deepest silt beds the 5005 crew has ever seen, many of them still littered with incapacitated race vehicles. They arrived at Pit 4 where the crew noticed a small crack developing on the front beam. 25 miles further down the road Pit 5 had a welder set-up and ready to go. Steve made the decision to push on to Pit 5 rather to wait for a welder. The crack was repaired at Baja Pits within 10 minutes and they were back in the race. At the 200 mile marker Gavin noticed a slight loss in oil pressure; they stopped and added a quart of Torco oil. 10 miles later they arrived at Pit 6 to take on fuel. The crew noticed the motor had developed a leak and more oil was needed. Steve made the choice to push on with the help of another Livewire Energy chew to keep him alert and focused. 50 miles later at Pit 7 the crew added two more quarts of oil but the motor was getting tired. With only 34 miles to go to the finish Steve made the call it’s “do or die”. They had 3 spare quarts of oil in the car; they crossed their fingers and hit the gas. Gavin called out every 10 miles to the crew and Steve was sweating bullets. Oil pressure dropped dangerously low to 20 pounds but with the finish line in site, Steve hammered down. It was all worth it, with a total time of 7 hours and 48 minutes and no flats Alexander Motorsports crossed the finish line scoring their first Best in The Desert victory.

Thanks to everyone that made this possible starting with the expert maintenance of the Alexander Motorsports crew and the support of the following sponsors: KC HiLiTES, Livewire Energy, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, RC Trans, Mickey Thompson Tires, FK Rod Ends, BTR Wheels, K&N Filters, MSD Ignition, Torco Advanced Lubricants, Getpipe.com, Butch's Speed Shop and Patrick Sign's.