Mint 400 Race Recap from Cook Racing

Escalon CA -  Well lets just start from the beginning a little over 2 weeks ago Cook Racing took possession of our new 2012 Polaris RZR Xp4 900 from Polaris Industries, the next day the car went to see Thad at Fiberwerx for a race cage and aluminum work. Exactly one week later the car [...]

UTV Race Report From The Legendary Mint 400 Desert Race

The Mint 400 aka The Great American Off-Road Race is steeped in history for the thousands of racers  from around the world who have attempted to tame the Nevada desert near Las Vegas. Fans got the chance to see vehicles up close in front of the Fremont Street casinos during the technical inspection and contingency [...]

MURRAY MOTORSPORTS DRIVES CAN-AM COMMANDER 1000 X TO VICTORY IN BITD MINT 400

Valcourt, Québec, March 28, 2012 – Can-Am X-Team racers Derek and Jason Murray piloted their Murray Motorsports / Can-Am Commander 1000 X to the UTV class victory in the 2012 Best In The Desert Mint 400 race in Las Vegas, Nev. Driving the Can-Am X-Team-supported Desert Toyz Commander 1000, racer Cory Sappington finished second and [...]

Jagged-X Aligns with Industry Leaders for 2012 Season

Phoenix, AZ – 3/16/12 – As the 2012 desert racing season blasts into full swing with the upcoming BITD Mint 400, Jagged X Proudly announces new partnerships with several Industry leading companies. With the UTV racing and recreational industry growing at such an astounding pace these companies believe that this segment of off road offers [...]

Mad Media & Best in The Desert to Produce the Greatest Off-Road Race in the World – The Legendary Mint 400

The world-renowned General Tire Mint 400 was recently acquired by The Martelli Brothers – partners in the nationally recognized marketing/production group Mad Media – who have since formed a multi-year partnership with Casey Folks of Best in the Desert to manage the event. The Mint will now be part of The Best in the Desert [...]

HOLZ/PARKS RACING WINS BEST IN THE DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP

Lynden, Washington (November 6, 2011) – Having raced a very consistent season in his Holz-built RZR 4 “Baja Bobsled”, Matt Parks entered the Transwest Ford Henderson 250 positioned second in series points, only 3 point out of the lead. Parks and his team finished second at Henderson, ahead of the points leader, thus winning the [...]

Best in the Desert 2012 Off-Road Racing Schedule Announced

THR MOTORSPORTS PARKER “250”
JANUARY 6, 7, 2012 – (Race in Parker, AZ)
“A DUEL IN THE DESERT”
MOTORCYCLE, QUAD & UTV POINTS ONLY – NO PRE-FUN RUN

BLUEWATER RESORT & CASINO PARKER “425”
FEBRUARY 3, 4, 5, 2012 – (Race in Parker, AZ)
“THE LEGEND LIVES ON”
CAR & TRUCK POINTS ONLY – 1-DAY PRE-FUN RUN ON SUNDAY, JAN. 8, 2012

GPR [...]

MATT PARKS WINS BLUEWATER DESERT CHALLENGE

Lynden, Washington (October 19, 2011) – Matt Parks started the weekend 7 points out of the lead in the Best In The Desert race series. He needed a win at the Bluewater Desert Challenge to remain in contention with only one more race on the schedule. The Challenge is a two-day event – three laps [...]

Best In The Desert Blue Water Desert Challenge October 14-16, 2011

The Blue Water Desert Challenge in Parker, AZ, October 14-16, hosted by the Blue Water Resort & Casino, is the fourth event in the five-race 2011 Best In The Desert “American Off-Road Racing Series”. Unlike all of the other Best In The Desert long distance races, that are either a long loop race, or a point to point [...]

Maxxis’ Matt Parks 2nd UTV at BITD Vegas to Reno

Matt Parks took the second-place spot in the UTV class at Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno race, held August 19 in Nevada.
Having drawn the first starting position, Parks held the lead for much of the race, and he finished in 16:33:01 hours. Only a battery problem and another minor mechanical difficulty kept Parks [...]

RANGER RZRs One, Two at Best in the Desert’s Bilek Racing Silver State 300

Minneapolis, May 3, 2011–Polaris RANGER RZRs had another great showing at Best in the Desert’s Bilek Racing Silver State 300 this past weekend, in Henderson, Nevada.
 
Polaris Regional Sales Manager Matt Parks and his Holz Racing RANGER RZR 4 800 were victorious taking the “Pro UTV” class and the Pro Overall. [...]

Lasher Motorsports Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Mike Lasher Grabs a Podium at the Silver State 300

Irvine, Calif. (May 2, 2011) – Lasher Motorsports Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Mike Lasher blasted across the Nevada desert in his Kawasaki Teryx™ to finish third in the Bilek Racing Silver State 300. Located 180-miles north of Las Vegas, Nev., near the town of Alamo, Round 2 for the UTV class of the Best in the [...]

MATT PARKS and MARK HOLZ WIN AT SILVER STATE 300

Lynden, WA (May 1, 2011) – Under sunny skies Matt Parks and Mark Holz started 5th in the Bilek Racing Silver State “300” Pro UTV Class. Held April 29-30 & May 1 outside Mesquite, Nevada, the race is the second UTV race in the Best in the Desert racing series. Driving Parks’ [...]

General Tire and Lucas Oil Sign-on To Produce BITD 2011 Five Event TV Coverage

For nearly two decades, America’s premier open desert racing series, Best In The Desert, owned by Casey Folks, has organized the most grueling and longest off road competitions this side of the US/Mexico border. Deemed “The American Off Road Racing Series”, the organization is very popular and widely known for being highly organized, retaining an [...]

Kevin Sacalas Takes Close 2nd at Silver State 300

Kevin Sacalas went into last week’s BITD Silver State 300 with one goal: to prove he was a contender in the Ultra4 class. He did just that! At the end of 300 miles, one minute 18 seconds is all that separated Sacalas, the 2009 Vegas to Reno winner, from Loren Healy, the 2010 King of [...]

Silver State 300 UTV Race Recap from Fatography.net

By Rusty Baptist, Fatography.net
Menifee, CA — April 27, 2010 — Alamo, NV would play host to the Best in the Desert Silver State 300. 199 entries (the most ever for BITD)  and every class from 2 wheel motorcycles to 4 wheel Trick Trucks, the action was sure to be intense. Fatography.net was [...]

JAGGED X IS SMOKING HOT AT THE SILVER STATE 300

By Bill Schueler, Jagged X
Well so to speak anyway, the Jagged X / Polaris Racing team headed to Las Vegas last week with high expectations and lots of positive energy after taking the win at the Parker 250 in January. This Silver State race marked the 22nd BITD race [...]

RZRS Edge Racing Announces Team Sponsorships for 2010 Season

Peoria, AZ (4/12/10) – RZRS Edge Racing is pleased to introduce their newest sponsors for the 2010 race season, HCR Racing, KING Shocks, Summers Bros. Racing, and Pit Bull Tires.  The RZRS Edge Racing Team is focused on a championship run in the 2010 BITD racing series and these new sponsors [...]

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Soulè and Sutherlin Rule BITD

Irvine, Calif. – Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Justin Soulè and Kawasaki dealer assist rider Gary Sutherlin’s last minute pairing for the Best in the Desert team race in Laughlin, Nev. proved profitable as the duo dominated the event on their Kawasaki KX™450F. Right from the start, the two skilled riders gapped the [...]

Jagged X Wins Best in the Desert Series Opener at Parker

Minneapolis, January 12, 2010– Coming off their third Best in the Desert Championship for the 2009 season, Jagged X started 2010 with a bang taking the checkered flag at “Epic Racing Products Parker 250.”
The starting line was crowded with 17 Side-by-Sides lined up with the Jagged X No. 1919 RANGER RZR starting in [...]