This Week in Off-Road: Baja 1000 Course Revealed | Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026

The Baja 1000 course is out. This week we cover the preliminary route and earlier prerunning date, Terrible Herbst's live race technology, and the championship stories from Glen Helen. Also: UFO Motorsports' Paul Wolff build teaser, Johnny Greaves' full-time farewell, MORE's three-race finale, the NORRA Raptor Rally and Ultra4 Nationals. Reporting window: September 28–October 4, 2026. Preliminary course details and schedules may change; check the organizers' latest instructions before traveling or prerunning. Subscribe to Desert Race Report for off-road racing news, recaps and the stories behind the machines. What race, team or story should we cover next? https://www.youtube.com/@DesertRaceReport CHAPTERS 00:00 This week's off-road headlines 00:34 Baja 1000 course and prerunning update 01:31 Hurricane Polo and Baja's communities 01:53 Terrible Herbst's live race technology 02:53 UFO Motorsports and Paul Wolff's KOH build 03:04 Glen Helen: Henderson's Pro4 championship 04:11 Pro2: Mamer's first win and Beat's title 05:00 Pro SXS: Bootle and CFMOTO 05:15 Johnny Greaves' full-time farewell 05:34 MORE's three-race Glen Helen finale 06:13 NORRA Raptor Rally 06:44 Ultra4 Nationals and next week’s coverage REPORTING SOURCES SCORE — Baja 1000 course: https://www.score-international.com/score-news-story.php?newsID=2425 Preliminary map: https://www.score-international.com/race-teams/images/race-maps/2026-B1000-map-large.jpg Hurricane Polo — September 29 government assessment: https://gabinetedeseguridad.gob.mx/contenido/9763/sin-perdidas-humanas-en-bcs-autoridades-de-los-tres-ordenes-de-gobierno-realizaran-hoy-evaluacion-de-danos-por-paso-del-huracan-polo Bryce Menzies: https://www.instagram.com/brycemenzies7/p/Dd4zPqQzkGX/ Herbst / 1nine update: https://www.instagram.com/terribleherbstmotorsports/reel/DeAZ5BbSaZu/ Bryan Moore / TV Technology: https://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/how-terrible-herbst-motorsports-handles-remote-production-with-tvu Ultra4 / UFO Motorsports: https://www.instagram.com/ultra4racing/p/Dd9_JL6lOTT/ Championship Off-Road — Friday: https://champoffroad.com/anderson-mamer-complete-charges-in-gnarly-glen-helen-opener-glen-helen-friday/ Saturday: https://champoffroad.com/henderson-beat-clinch-championships-as-anderson-barry-hemmer-complete-sweeps-in-glen-helen-finale/ Johnny Greaves: https://131offroad.com/2026/09/06/johnny-greaves-retiring-from-full-time-racing/ MORE: https://www.moreracing.net/races/gh-grandprix/ NORRA: https://norra.com/releases/2026/release_2026_09_28b.php Ultra4 Nationals: https://ultra4usa.com/events/nationals/ FOOTAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHS Archive and illustrative imagery are identified on screen. Race-field footage does not necessarily depict the specific incident being discussed. San Felo Racing — Baja 400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-gS3quKxUg McMillin Racing: https://www.instagram.com/lukemcmillin83/reel/DdNCk6lS_Fl/ Terrible Herbst Motorsports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sODFKAFzCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8-fnsh-mLM TVU Networks / Terrible Herbst: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxaRIui-fhI Lee Olmsted — Glen Helen Pro4 and Pro2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys27zwXOEzI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uywsBPG0CwY CFMOTO USA / VanEperen Racing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0EGbnrY4SI Small Fries Racing Media — MORE, 2021 archive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2ZQnjs7PPA Expedition X Offroad — 2025 Baja expedition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6InrNBsSM0 Additional photos/maps: GetSome Photo / SCORE International; Championship Off-Road; Johnny G Motorsports; Gobierno de México; Bryce Menzies; TVU Networks; TV Technology; Ultra4 / UFO Motorsports; MORE; NORRA. https://johnnygreaves.com/ THUMBNAIL Photo: race-deZert, 2025 SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying archive. AI-assisted compositing and typography. https://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/2025-score-baja-1000-qualifying-photos-results.241318/ MUSIC “Deep Haze” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3633-deep-haze/ Adapted with looping, crossfades, volume adjustment and fades.