Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: Those same attributes made the Beetle the perfect choice for the basis of an off-road vehicle as evidenced by the car 's success both then and now in the Baja 1000 off-road race .
Simplified: These good things made the Beetle the perfect choice to make into an off-road car . It was successful both then and now in the Baja 1000 off-road race .