RENO, NV AUGUST 17, 2011 Mike Shaffer and the Shaffer-Motorsports Team will run the longest offroad race in the US on Friday August 19th; the TSCO Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno race. The team is currently in third place, only 10 points out of first in the Class 1000 series. Their goal is to improve on the third… Continue reading Torchmate Racing Mike Shaffer Chases Season Title at BITD Vegas to Reno
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Roger Norman New Look at BITD Vegas to Reno
Roger Norman Qualifies 18th Overall, 10th in Class RENO, NV AUGUST 17, 2011 – Roger Norman and Jake Velasco qualified in the #8 Wide Open Excursions, Crystal Bay Casino Class 1400 Trick Truck for the longest race on US Soil, the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno that starts at 9:30am Friday August 19th. On Wednesday,… Continue reading Roger Norman New Look at BITD Vegas to Reno
Lasher Motorsports heads to the BITD Vegas to Reno Race this weekend!
This weekend the Lasher Motorsports team heads to Las Vegas, NV for the TSCO Vegas to Reno Race. Sitting 3rd in the points championship the Lasher Motorsports teams is looking to improve their position at Vegas to Reno.The team has used the off season to focus on improving their Kawasaki Teryx. Since the Blue Water… Continue reading Lasher Motorsports heads to the BITD Vegas to Reno Race this weekend!
Race Prep Racing – From Unknown to Top 10
May 10, 2011 – Simi Valley, CA: At the Best in the Desert Silver State 300 this year a weekend jeeper qualified for the 2012 King of the Hammers (KOH). With no prior desert racing experience, Ultra4 driver Richie Carter took his Race Prep Racing #4474 car 303 miles in just under 8 hours, scooping up… Continue reading Race Prep Racing – From Unknown to Top 10
Mike Childress and THR Motorsports Overcome Challenges to Finish Third at BITD Silver State 300
Mike Childress and THR Motorsports came to the Best In The Desert (BITD) Biltek Silver State 300 (SS300) with high expectations after winning the prestigious Mint 400. With less than a month to prepare Childress’ Porter/ES Motorsports buggy for the Silver State 300, there was little time to celebrate their victory at the Mint. Childress… Continue reading Mike Childress and THR Motorsports Overcome Challenges to Finish Third at BITD Silver State 300
Sacalas’ Big Ugly “2.0” Proves Fast at Silver State 300
May 4, 2011 – Riverside, CA: Best in the Desert Silver State 300 wasn’t the race that Kevin Sacalas of Big Ugly Racing was hoping for, but it did prove beyond a doubt, that his new car is fast; very fast. By the first check point, Sacalas had a 45 second lead on the next… Continue reading Sacalas’ Big Ugly “2.0” Proves Fast at Silver State 300
Ultra4s Dominate the Desert at Silver State 300
April 30, 2011- Las Vegas, NV: From grocery-getting Expeditions to monstrous blue-tubed buggies, it was hard to miss the unlimited 4-wheel drive class known as Ultra4 at last weekend’s Best in the Desert Silver State 300. The Ultra4 class, identifiable by their 4400 numbers, proved once again that they can hold their own in the… Continue reading Ultra4s Dominate the Desert at Silver State 300
Adam Householder Shocks The Competition To Win The BITD Silver State 300
No one gave Householder Motorsports much of a chance of winning last weekend’s Best In The Desert (BITD) Bilek Silver State 300, but that’s what makes off-road racing great. Anyone can win at any race. Adam Householder had never won a Trick Truck (BITD’s equivalent of SCORE’s Trophy Truck class) race and qualified 28th… Continue reading Adam Householder Shocks The Competition To Win The BITD Silver State 300
Torchmate Racing Sends Three Cars to BITD Bilek Silver State 300 JT Taylor #4413, Jesse Haines #4499, Mike Shaffer #1066
RENO, NV APRIL 27, 2011 Torchmate Racing JT Taylor will be driving #4413 and Jesse Haines will be driving #4499 at the Best in the Desert Bilek Silver State 300 race this weekend in the commonly known Ultra4 class which will be the largest class at this years Silver State event. Mike Shaffer will be running the Torchmate… Continue reading Torchmate Racing Sends Three Cars to BITD Bilek Silver State 300 JT Taylor #4413, Jesse Haines #4499, Mike Shaffer #1066
FAST-Aid at Parker 425, King of the Hammers, and Battle at Primm
LINK: http://www.fast-aid.org MESA, AZ – FEBRUARY 3, 2011: FAST-Aid will be trackside supporting racers at this weekends BITD Parker 425 race, the Griffin King of the Hammers and the SNORE Battle at Primm. Wednesday February 9th at the King of the Hammers, the King Shocks Kingdom Party will host a raffle where all proceeds benefit FAST-Aid. “We are all… Continue reading FAST-Aid at Parker 425, King of the Hammers, and Battle at Primm
Shaffer Motorsports Competes in Class 10 for 2011 Race Season
OAKLAND, CA FEBRUARY 1, 2011 – Shaffer-Motorsports racing team will join Class 10 for the Best In The Desert series, the SNORE Mint 400 and the SCORE Baja 1000 in 2011. Torchmate number 1066 Driver of Record Mike Shaffer boasts 3 Baja 1000 wins, 3 SCORE Championships and one BITD Championship in Class 1700. “We are really excited to move… Continue reading Shaffer Motorsports Competes in Class 10 for 2011 Race Season
General Tire Dominates the Best in the Desert Championship
HENDERSON, Nevada – (Dec 6, 2010) – Team General Tire crushed the competition taking Best in the Desert Championships in three classes. “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin unleashed the fury this season on BITD and won the Championship in the Trick Truck class. One of GT’s young guns Jason Voss followed up with a 2nd place finish… Continue reading General Tire Dominates the Best in the Desert Championship
Rick D. Johnson takes home first in Trick Truck and first overall for Team GT at 2010 BITD Vegas to Reno
LAS VEGAS, NV – (August 23, 2010) – Team General Tire’s Rick D. Johnson stole the show with an incredible victory at the 2010 Best In The Desert Vegas to Reno Race Aug. 20, landing him not only first in Trick Truck, but first overall. The dust did more than soar for Johnson’s opponents at… Continue reading Rick D. Johnson takes home first in Trick Truck and first overall for Team GT at 2010 BITD Vegas to Reno
Roger Norman and Armin Schwartz Place 2nd in 2010 BITD Vegas to Reno
RENO, NV AUGUST 22, 2010 – Roger Norman started 26th and finished 2nd, third overall, in the Crystal Bay Casino #8 Trick Truck class with Armin Schwartz joining the team for the 2010 Best In The Desert Vegas to Reno race. After a bad qualifying run put them into the 26th spot to… Continue reading Roger Norman and Armin Schwartz Place 2nd in 2010 BITD Vegas to Reno
TrailReady Motorsports wins big in Silver State 300
TrailReady Motorsports set up a display at the new Aliante Resort in North Las Vegas, NV to an unusually small crowd in preparation for the Best in the Desert Silver State 300. On Saturday, however, the results for TrailReady were huge as TrailReady equipped race vehicles placed 1st in Ultra 4 (the rock racer class) with Loren… Continue reading TrailReady Motorsports wins big in Silver State 300
Kevin Yoder Takes More Checkered Flags in his Fast Red Rock Buggy
GRASS VALLEY, CA MAY 14, 2010 Kevin Yoder has had an exceptional start to the 2010 racing season. His “fast red” PitBull Tires Rock Buggy made its debut on PowerBlock TV in front of 5million SpikeTV viewers just before he took on the 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers finishing a very respectable 13th. Yoder… Continue reading Kevin Yoder Takes More Checkered Flags in his Fast Red Rock Buggy
Sacalas’ “Big Ugly” 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… Continue reading Sacalas’ “Big Ugly” Takes Close 2nd at Silver State 300
OffRoad Design Ultra4 Leads the Pack at BITD Silver State 300
CARBONDALE, CO APRIL 30, 2010 The brother team of Stephen and Brandon Watson, in the Offroad Design Racing Ultra4 car, lead the pack at the 2010 BITD Silver State 300 for over 220 miles. “We really felt like the car was dialed in, so we decided that we were not going to just finish this… Continue reading OffRoad Design Ultra4 Leads the Pack at BITD Silver State 300