Best in the Desert
| Sport | desert off-road racing |
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| Abbreviation | BITD |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Chief Exec | Casey Folks |
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The Best In The Desert (BITD) Racing Association is an American desert off-road racing association. It is operated by Casey Folks[1] and it is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. BITD runs the Vegas To Reno, The longest off-road race in the United States and since 2012 is the sanctioning body of the Mint 400.
Events
It has 9 events scheduled for the 2015 season (2015 Schedule).
- Parker 425 - the event began in 1971 as a NORRA event.[2] SCORE International sanctioned the event until 1998.[2] Whiplash Motorsports held the event until BITD began sanctioning it in 2003.[2] The 2008 had over 300 entrants.[2]
- Vegas to Reno - the flagship event of the series.[1]
- Bluewater Desert Challenge
- Henderson 250
Media
Events are nationally televised on MavTV, its website, and the America One Sports Network.[3]
Divisions
The Best In The Desert has classes of Trick Trucks (aka Trophy Truck), buggies, motorcycles, Quads.[2][4] Various events have different classes of racing vehicles.
Notable drivers
- Robby Gordon[5]
- Mike Groff[6]
- Robbie Groff[6]
- Rod Hall
- Curt LeDuc[5]
- Rob MacCachren
- Quinn Cody [7]
(Marc Stein) Class Champion 10 times www.aceuniforms.com Ford Expedition Ford F150 Ford Explorer Winner of the Neveda 2000 and 30 other BITD Races
References
- 1 2 Rousseau, Scott (August 21, 2008). "BITD: Five Minutes with Casey Folks". Offroad.com. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Perronne, Craig (February 4, 2008). "2008 Best in the Desert Parker 425". Off-road.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Best In The Desert Racing Association". Team Toyo. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- 1 2 "The Best in the Desert: Nevada 1000". Motor Trend's Truck Trend. 2002. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ↑ DR Staff. "Acerbis’ Quinn Cody Wins Vegas To Reno And Sets A New Record". Retrieved April 5, 2014.