The Nevada Trophy 2022 will be the 26th year of the event which makes this GPS “rally raid” the oldest in North America, preceding geocaching.
The event is is based on the Camel Trophy and the organizers have chosen to expand the event which will take place from the 16th to the 19th February 2022 in Fernley, Nevada. The event was created by Michael Green in 1995 and first ran in 1996 out of Sparks, Nevada.
The event is won by earning points, each car is made up of a driver and navigator. Waypoints worth 100-1000 points are earned depending of the degree of difficulty. The waypoint scores make up the majority of the score, the remainder is earned via special or mandatory tasks, this could be driving, recovery, navigational tasks, etc. There is a strict time schedule and penalty points are handed out when time limits are exceeded or rules violated and the best score at end of the event is declared the winner.
For this years event the maximum vehicle entry has been increased to 40 vehicles (with the permission of the Bureau of Land Management) and details will only be given out to competitors once entries are all confirmed or closed. A practice day is scheduled for Wednesday February, with conditions.
There will be three classes this year:
1) 4X4 class (must have low-range transfer)
2) AWD X-over type SUV (no low-range transfer box)
3) Pre-Runner 2WD Stock. (i.e: Tacoma, Frontier, etc.)
All vehicles are limited to a driver & a navigator, no passengers are allowed. Vehicles must carry all required safety and survival gear, including snow chains and all vehicles must be 100% road legal.
The first team to enter a totally electric four-wheel drive vehicle will get a free entry fee on one of the cars for completing the three days competition.
Register online at www.nevadatrophy.com
