Former THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy will race in the Cabo 500 event on April 29, 2006. Duffy will be racing with the Black Ghost Racing Team, in the Number 8, Trophy Truck.

The race, a Mexican National offroad racing championship race, will run from the state capital of La Paz, Mexico to the mega-resort capital of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California South, Mexico. The finish line is right on the main beach of Cabo, the "El Medano Playa", the Dune Beach, where all of the biggest Cabo beach parties infamous.

The Cabo 500 is a 500-kilometer, 300-mile offroad race that runs North along the beaches and cliffs of the Sea Of Cortez, South to the beaches and cliffs along the mighty Pacific Ocean to the sunny beaches of Cabo.

The Number 8 trophy truck of the Black Ghost Racing Team is famous for film and music stars from Mexico, racing in offroad events. Last year, several Mexican film stars raced to the Juarez Gran Prix finish line. The Black Ghost Racing Team is based in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico.

The Cabo 500 takes place April 29, 2006, with events scheduled on April 17 in San Diego, California, USA and April 27-30th in La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.