Brad Lovell leads the 3.5L F-150 Raptor effort in the Stock Full-Size Class with a team built around family and close friends. His son Adam will co-drive off the starting line with him through the wash in Ensenada, while son Byam teams up with Austin Robison for the second overnight stint. Ultra4 4400 star Jason Scherer and co-driver Jason Berger return to Baja to anchor the third leg of Team #8135’s run back to finishline.
The F-150 Raptor R #8152 unites the Fire Guys Racing duo—Jason Hutter and Paul Blangsted—who will take the opening leg. Ultra4 4600 champion John Williams, with his brother and Ultra4 Raptor R winner Nate Williams co-driving, will take the wheel for the second stint in the familiar V8 machine. Renowned photographer and racer Boyd Jaynes, joined by co-driver Roger Lovell, will close out the third stage. The 720-horsepower flagship enters Baja with its sights on backing up its 2023 victory in the Stock Full-Size Class.
The Bronco Raptor—heir to the brand’s most storied off-road legacy—fields a powerhouse trio from RTR Vehicles. Loren Healy and Eric Davis set the pace on the first leg, followed by Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Jeremy Dickinson through the night. Rising star Bailey Campbell, with her co-driver and husband Bryan Crofts, will bring the Bronco Raptor home to Ensenada, going wheel-to-wheel with the Ranger Raptor team in the Stock Mid-Size Class.
In the Ranger Raptor, Team #773 taps 4600 champion Bailey Cole for the first stint alongside Amy Mildwaters, just months after his Ranger Raptor class win at the Asia Cross Country Rally. Off-Road Hall of Famer Wayne Israelsen will take the night shift with co-driver Luis Estrada. Bringing the Ranger Raptor to the finish is none other than legendary Frenchman Romain Dumas—a Le Mans winner and Pikes Peak record holder who has nothing left to prove on asphalt but plenty to chase in the dirt. He’ll be joined by co-driver JT Taylor. Dumas carries the official Driver of Record designation for the Stock Mid-Size Class effort, guiding Ford’s global off-road platform through North America’s most feared loop.
