We developed the suspension with Fox in Baja. Now you go buy a Ford Raptor and that technology is already in it.
Professional off-road racer and owner, Christopher Polvoorde Racing
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Christopher Polvoorde of Christopher Polvoorde Racing in Heber, UT discusses How A Baja 1000 Trophy Truck Operation, Heber Utah Race Shop, And Sponsorship Infrastructure Build A Real Motorsports Business. These quotes come from the conversation on The Business Spotlight with Peter Anthony. Watch Christopher Polvoorde's episode
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Professional off-road racer and owner, Christopher Polvoorde Racing
Christopher Polvoorde is a professional off-road racer, Baja 1000 overall winner, and owner of a Heber Utah-based trophy truck racing operation. Christopher Polvoorde started in a hand-me-down go-kart at age ten in Southern California, turned professional at fifteen, and over sixteen years has built a championship racing business funded by partner integrations, brand sponsorships, product development work, and direct fan media. Christopher Polvoorde drives a Ford Raptor-bodied trophy truck with roughly 1,200 horsepower, four-wheel drive, and an electronic suspension system Christopher Polvoorde's team helped develop with Fox Shocks, technology that now ships on the consumer Ford Raptor.
Christopher Polvoorde discusses How A Baja 1000 Trophy Truck Operation, Heber Utah Race Shop, And Sponsorship Infrastructure Build A Real Motorsports Business.
We developed the suspension with Fox in Baja. Now you go buy a Ford Raptor and that technology is already in it.
Professional off-road racer and owner, Christopher Polvoorde Racing
Christopher Polvoorde discusses How A Baja 1000 Trophy Truck Operation, Heber Utah Race Shop, And Sponsorship Infrastructure Build A Real Motorsports Business.
Racing is a business. From day one I focused on how to sell myself and how to bring value to a partner.
Professional off-road racer and owner, Christopher Polvoorde Racing
Christopher Polvoorde discusses How A Baja 1000 Trophy Truck Operation, Heber Utah Race Shop, And Sponsorship Infrastructure Build A Real Motorsports Business.
I get the glory because I'm driving it. Realistically, there's an army. We had 115 people on one truck.
Professional off-road racer and owner, Christopher Polvoorde Racing
Christopher Polvoorde discusses How A Baja 1000 Trophy Truck Operation, Heber Utah Race Shop, And Sponsorship Infrastructure Build A Real Motorsports Business.
The Baja 1000 is our Super Bowl. A thousand miles, no stop, mountains, beaches, desert, day and night.
Professional off-road racer and owner, Christopher Polvoorde Racing