A
ncient legends
and myths tell
of a fearsome
creature lurking
in the seas off the
coast Northern
Europe known as The Kraken.
The Kraken is said to have
attacked ships by capsizing the
hulls and killing the crew. Just
as the Kraken dominated the
seas, Rob MacCachren, or Rob
McCraken as some fans call
him, is a beast that dominates
off road racing. MacCachren
has been racing off road for
33 years and has won virtually
every major off road brace in
North America. His most recent
win at the SCORE Baja 1000
brings his tally of off road racing
wins to 285. 238 of those wins
were on BF Goodrich tires.
While MacCachren is a
modest, down to earth guy,
always willing to sign an
autograph and pose for a
picture, he is a living legend in
off road racing. We sat down
with Rob after his Back to
Back wins at the Baja 1000.
SCORE Journal: What was
your first race and racecar?
Rob MacCachren: I started
racing motorcycles at 8 but I
quit when I was 10 and played
tradition sports - baseball,
basketball and the others
until I was 16. My dad raced
buggies in the 70s and through
his construction business he
ended up buying Off Road
Buggy Supply to compliment
his nearby VW repair shop.
I learned later that my Crew
Chief, Jim Blackmore, worked
in the buggy store before my
STORY BY: MATT KARTOZIAN
Release the
KRAKEN!
MATT
KARTOZIAN
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