Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

It’s that time of year again, where racers and rigs alike get ready for one of the biggest SoCal competitions of the year. The 2013 4 Wheel Parts The Glen Helen Grand Prix kicks off next Saturday, the 25th of May, and already has more register drivers then any Glen Helen Grand Prix from years past. That’s 74 drivers all in all, battling it out in a 2 hour short course style race that’s guaranteed to deliver. It’s going to be one insane weekend.

Schedule of events are as follows:

Thursday, May 23rd
• 9AM – 10PM – Gates open for pits/trailers to arrive

Friday May 24th
• 8AM-12PM & 1PM-3PM – ULTRA4 Tech Inspection/Registration
• 9AM – Drivers meeting for 4 Wheel Parts Glen Helen Grand Prix drivers planning on practicing/qualifying on Friday
• 10AM-12PM – Practice
• 12PM-1PM – Lunch
• 1PM-3PM – Qualfiying
• 4PM – Drivers meeting w/ qualifying order announced
• 10PM – Gates close to camping/pit area. Gates re-open at 7AM

Saturday, May 25th
• 10AM – 11:30AM 4 Wheel Parts Glen Helen Grand Prix UTV & Stock Class Race
• 12PM – 1PM Autograph signing session
• 1:30PM – 4PM 4 Wheel Parts Glen Helen Grand Prix ULTRA4 and Mod Race – 2 hours of racing and a 30 minute break for track maintenance.
• 4:30PM Awards followed by celebration (stay tuned for party details)

In typical fashion, we’ll be there helping out teams and taking a few photos along the way. Till then, have a great weekend!

Source: Ultra4Racing.com

The talents of Will Gentile and HeavyMetalConcepts are at it again, this time with a race recap video from the Glen Helen Grand Prix. For those just catching up on this event, be sure to check out our photo album as well. Enjoy.

Just a few shots of some of the many teams running Spidertrax Spider 9 axles and components at the 2012 Glen Helen Grand Prix, available in high resolution on Flickr. All photos by Thom Kingston of Spidertrax, licensed under Creative Commons 3.0. So, feel free to download and share.

One of our favorite spots at Glen Helen is the ridge line going up the mountain side. This year, drivers came down the line instead of up as Jason Scherer shows us here. Equally as cool.

With the race kicking off after 7pm PST, it was mostly night wheeling for the Glen Helen Grand Prix. Good thing for LED light bars.