Best in the Desert
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| Sport | Desert off-road racing |
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| Abbreviation | BITD |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas Valley |
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The Best In The Desert Racing Association (BITD) is an American desert off-road racing association, based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Casey Folks in 1984,[1][2][3] and is currently owned by his sons Daryl and Bryan Folks. The BITD was originally a motorcycle-only series, until the Vegas To Reno, the longest off-road race in the United States, was introduced in 1996 with four-wheel classes.
Events
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- 2023 season
- Vegas to Reno (1996-present): The flagship event of the series.[1]
- Silver State 300
- Laughlin Desert Classic
- UTV Legends Championship (motorcycles, quads and UTVs only)
- Former
- Mint 400 (2012-2019)
- Parker 425 (cars and trucks only): The event began in 1971 as a NORRA event. SCORE International sanctioned the event until 1998. Whiplash Motorsports held the event the next four years, until BITD began sanctioning it in 2003.[4][5] The 2008 had over 300 entrants. The 2023 edition was cancelled, and BITD dropped its sanctioning for the 2024 edition.
- Parker 250 (motorcycles, quads and UTVs only)
- Bluewater Desert Challenge
- Henderson 250
- Battle Born 200
- Adelanto Grand Prix (motorcycles only)
- World Hare & Hound Championship (motorcycles, quads and UTVs only)
Media
[edit]Events are nationally televised on MavTV, its website, and the America One Sports Network.[6]
Divisions
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Best In The Desert has classes of Trick Trucks (aka Trophy Truck), buggies, motorcycles, Quads.[4][7] Various events have different classes of racing vehicles.
Notable drivers
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rousseau, Scott (August 21, 2008). "BITD: Five Minutes with Casey Folks". Offroad.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Best in the Desert". Hot Shoe Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Casey Folks, founder of Best in the Desert Racing Association, takes the final flag". Autoweek. 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b Perronne, Craig (February 4, 2008). "2008 Best in the Desert Parker 425". Off-road.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Parker 400 Through The Years". MotorTrend. 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Best in the Desert Television Listings and Online Broadcast" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "2009 Race Schedule" (PDF). Best In The Desert. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Best In The Desert Racing Association". Team Toyo. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ a b "The Best in the Desert: Nevada 1000". Motor Trend's Truck Trend. 2002. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
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