High Altitude Racing and Apple Town Posse team members celebrating with the 2026 NORRA 500 third-place trophy

NORRA 500 2026 · Third Place

2026 NORRA 500 Podium for #355

Two teams. Four racers. Five hundred miles of Baja. One more trophy coming home.

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High Altitude Racing × Apple Town Posse

The combined High Altitude Racing and Apple Town Posse team has done it again: car #355 is on the NORRA podium! After two unforgettable days from Ensenada to San Quintín and back, through surf, sand, mountains, electrical drama, and more than a few tense moments, #355 crossed the finish third in class.

The Partners Behind the Podium

Every sticker helped carry #355 to this trophy.

BATCO Carpentry sponsor sticker on race car 355
Wetduck Design sponsor sticker on race car 355
Rebecca's Crochet Animal Kingdom sponsor sticker on race car 355
High Altitude Research sponsor sticker on race car 355
Julian Beer Company sponsor sticker on race car 355
TBD Motorsports sponsor sticker on race car 355
Julian Pie Company sponsor sticker on race car 355
Julian Realty sponsor sticker on race car 355
Baja Bound sponsor sticker on race car 355
Apple Town Posse and Baja Bound stickers on race car 355
Baja Bound roof sponsor sticker on race car 355
LanCo Plumbing sponsor sticker on race car 355
Brian's Brigade sponsor sticker on race car 355
Tensor Tires sponsor lettering on a Method Race Wheel
Tensor Tires mounted on Method Race Wheels for race car 355
Polished Baja Peninsula-shaped 2026 NORRA 500 third-place trophy won by car 355
2026 NORRA 500 · Third Place · #355
Apple Town Posse Off Road Racing logo
High Altitude Racing logo

Another Podium for #355

Prepared in Colorado. Proven in Baja.

The result came on an extraordinary course and against fierce competition. A few penalty minutes found us after late starts caused by saltwater immersion, sand, and the roadside recovery that followed—but the team never stopped adapting, and the car never stopped fighting.

At the finish, #355 stood third behind two teams campaigning Honda Talons. Our Polaris is smaller, narrower, and famously eager to keep its drivers awake, but meticulous preparation made it incredibly hard to beat. The engine build delivered. The clutch delivered. The cooling, suspension, tires, and countless hours in the shop delivered. Most importantly, the entire team delivered.

Mike and Josh, then Brian and Tyler, shared the driving and navigation duties from Ensenada to San Quintín and all the way back. Every handoff, chase stop, course call, repair, and full-throttle mile carried the same goal: bring #355 home.

What a rush. What a race. What a team.

High Altitude Racing and Apple Town Posse celebrating their NORRA 500 podium
The smiles say it all: another NORRA podium for team #355.
Mike and Josh holding the 2026 NORRA 500 third-place trophy
Mike and Josh with the reward for two days of committed Baja racing.

Gracias, Baja

An unforgettable course in an unforgettable place.

A huge thank-you to NORRA for building such a diverse, demanding, and spectacular course—and for running another great race. From fast Pacific beaches to technical mountain climbs, flooded crossings, silt, rock, and remote switchbacks, this was Baja racing in all its wild variety.

And thank you to the people of Mexico for welcoming us and letting us play in their backyard. The encouragement, hospitality, and energy along the route are part of what makes racing in Baja unlike anything else in the world.

High Altitude Racing celebrating the spirit and challenge of Baja
Is Baja right for you? After a race like this, we already know our answer.

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Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!

None of this would be possible without our sponsors. You give our preparation purpose, make the hard work possible, and help turn ambitious race plans into real podium finishes. We are enormously grateful for every one of you.

Our trophy will be visiting our sponsors, so stop by and see this polished—but wonderfully raw—casting of the Baja Peninsula we all love so much. While you are there, please give these businesses your support. They earned a share of this podium too.

The 2026 NORRA 500 third-place trophy displayed beside the team’s sponsor logos
This trophy belongs beside every name that helped #355 reach the finish.
High Altitude Racing and Apple Town Posse gathered with their third-place NORRA 500 trophy
High Altitude Racing and Apple Town Posse: one team, one car, one more Baja podium.

The Next Podium Starts Here

Join us as we chase podiums in 2027.

Who knows what can happen when #355 races from Ensenada all the way to Cabo and back in the longest Baja 1000? Become part of the team, put your brand in the action, and help us write the next chapter.

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