Robbie Pierce Death - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robbie Pierce, a great leader, racer, builder, entrepreneur, and Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee. Robbie lost his life in an accident while scuba diving, his second- favorite activity. His commitment to off-road racing's safety and development will thrill competitors and fans alike for years to come while also saving lives.Robert (Robbie) Pierce, an American off- road racer, the previous owner of MasterCraft Safety and Impact Products, and current owner of Jimco Racing, was born on April 29, 1959. Pierce previously competed in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series in a Pro2 Unlimited truck and is presently competing in the SCORE InternationalRobbie Pierce was born and raised in the Southern California foothills east of San Diego, where he began playing hockey at the age of 5. He was scouted by a pro hockey team while still in high school, but finally gave up hockey and settled in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. As he worked on large farming and agricultural gear, Pierce's interest in metal fabrication and machinery grew during this time. Pierce eventually returned to Southern California due to family ties and the pleasant climate.Since 2004, Pierce, a passionate patriot,
has provided American-made suspension seats and restraints for MRAP and LSAC combat vehicles used by the US military. In addition to rigorous field testing, independent research by reputable laboratories confirmed that MasterCraft Safety's seats reduced energy from a 50 “G” load live fire blast event by 84%; this is the same kind of impact that IEDs do on coalition vehicles.
Pierce did not begin desert racing until 2004, devoting all of his attention to his expanding company. He got hooked after co-driving Tom Ridings' Class 10 car in the 2004 Tecate SCORE Baja 500. He bought a truck in 2005, and the 2005 Best In The Desert TSCO Vegas to Reno race marked his debut as a driver- of-record. Pierce finished 11th overall and fifth in his class, demonstrating hisHe competed in two races with a modified ProTruck known as the "Prophy" Truck and did fairly well considering his vastly inferior horsepower. In 2008's SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, his first race with his current No. 30 Jimco Trophy Truck, he placed fifth overall. [4] His second- place performance at the Terrible's SCORE Primm 300 in 2010 was his greatest result to date. [5] In 2009, he placed sixth in the SCORE Trophy Truck season points, and in 2010, when he also received the SCORE Person of the Year award, he placed fourth.