SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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THOR HERBST 2024 SCORE TT Spec, Overall, And Overall Truck CHAMP A New Page In The Herbst Family Racing History Book Story by Stuart Bourdon Photography by Get Some Photo T he world of off-road racing is filled with families that have long histories of fierce competition and a legacy of winning. One of those is the Herbst family which is now in its third generation. The family’s patriarch, Jerry Herbst started it all, followed by his three sons, Ed, Tim, and Troy, each making their mark in off-road racing. Today, that heritage is being kept alive by Thor, Pierce, and Riley Herbst. Along with team members Trevor Ellingham and Jeremy Munyon, the Herbst boys have not only been winning races in their Monster Energy Terrible Herbst Motorsports truck built by 1 Nine Industries, but the team earned the 2024 SCORE World Desert Racing Trophy Truck Spec Class Championship. This season, the driver-of-record, Thor Herbst, also won the SCORE Overall, Truck Overall, and SCORE Trophy Truck Spec Class Championship, adding to the family’s legacy. “It means so much to us as a family, but also to all of the people who have been a part of the program since the beginning,” said Herbst. “I look forward to the future of Terrible Herbst Motor Sports, 1 Nine Industries, and thank everyone on our team for all the hard work they put into helping us win the SCORE 2024 Championship in a very competitive class.” The work was hard and the Terrible Herbst team had some highs and some lows during the 2024 Season. “You have to be perfect to win even one of the races in this class because there are a lot of very competitive drivers in SCORE Trophy Truck Spec,” adds Herbst. “But we won the SCORE San Felipe 250 and the SCORE Baja 1000. However, we received a penalty in the SCORE Baja 400 and had that win taken away. That’s always disappointing, but everyone knows those things happen, and you must deal with and accept it.” • Pierce Herbst at the finish of the 2024 SCORE Baja 1000 “My brother Pierce and I split driving duties for every race this year except for the SCORE San Felipe 250, and we had the chance to have my cousin Riley help us with some of the driving for the SCORE Baja 1000. During the year, there were plenty of crazy moments during qualifying or in the race, where I had to apologize to Jeremy or Trevor for scaring them ‘straight’. But to be successful in racing, you have to take a few chances. As to plans for next year, we will again compete in the SCORE Trophy Truck Spec Class, with hopefully fewer mistakes from me behind the wheel, but with the same cast and crew around us because ‘don’t fix what isn’t broken’ is my philosophy.” SJ