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 [...]

Dave Schneider Crowned Ultra4 Champion for 2009

Carson City, Nevada – December 30, 2009 – Determination and Enthusiasm. These are just a few words that describe the drive behind Red Dragon’s Racing Co-Founder and Driver Dave Schneider. Racing in the newly formed Ultra4 class in the Best in the Desert Series, Dave Schneider has earned the 2009 Ultra4 points [...]

ARCTIC CAT/BI-POLAR FINISHES THIRD OVERALL IN BEST-IN-THE-DESERT SERIES

Thief River Falls, Minn. (Dec. 10, 2009) – By any stretch of the imagination, the goal for Arctic Cat/ Bi-Polar Prowler race team for the 2009 race season was daunting: Compete against fully-modified UTVs in the seven-event Best-In-The-Desert (BITD) off-road race series using a stock Prowler XTZ 1000 H2. And by any measure, third place [...]

Jagged X Wins Third Consecutive Best in the Desert Championship

Minneapolis, December 10, 2009–With only 24 points separating the top three teams heading into last weekend’s BITD Henderson Fabtech Desert Classic, the Jagged X/Polaris Racing team had little room for error. When the dust cleared, the second place finish was enough to secure the Jaggged X team the “1900 class” championship with their RANGER [...]

Lasher Motorsports Kawasaki Teryx Finishes the BITD Season in Second!

With the season coming to an end with the completion of the Best in the Desert Henderson Fabtech Classic this past weekend the Lasher Motorsports team has finished the year on a high note. The team finished a respectable fourth place out of 9 cars in the field which gave them a second place in [...]