Roush Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle to make off-road racing debut in Nevada
Roush Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle will be busy with more racing this weekend as he competes in the first off-road race of his career. Biffle will race in Saturday’s Henderson Fabtech Desert Classic, sanctioned by the Best in the Desert Racing Association.
Biffle, who will be sharing driving duties in the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R with Rob MacCachren and Steve Olliges, is scheduled to start the race behind the wheel. The race will be held in Henderson, Nev.
Biffle, who finished seventh in the series standings this season, admits that he's not sure what to expect in the race.
“I have no idea other than I love being off-road and being in the desert like that, so I have no idea what to expect," he said.
Still, he's excited by the prospect of the racing in a new venue.
“I can’t wait," he said. "I love going to the desert and love doing off-road stuff. This will be the first time I’ve ever competed in an off-road race, so I’m real excited about it. I got to do a little bit of practice in the spring time when Ford was doing a promotional event with the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R race version truck and I enjoyed it so much I said, ‘Hey, I want to participate in a race,’ so this opportunity came up to run one of the Best in the Desert races on Dec. 5 in the Raptor. I’m really looking forward to it. That’s the highlight of my week is being able to go to the desert on Saturday and race.”
Biffle says that he is going to drive first with a co-driver. He says having someone with him in his opening run could be helpful as he makes his debut. There will also be a fan in the truck - one that Biffle jokes that he hopes isn't too critical of his performance.
Overall, he just seems excited to have the chance to compete in the off-road event.
"The plan is I’m going to start and Rob MacCachren is gonna be brave enough to ride with me," he said. "He’s gonna be my co-driver and I can’t think of anybody better to have in the right seat than him, talking to me about what to do and what-not-to-do. Hopefully, he can tell me the what-not-to-do’s before we get too far into them and break the truck or wreck. I’m looking forward to it. It’s gonna be fun.”
