BJ Baldwin and crew have been busy in the weeks leading up to the longest off-road race in the U.S., Best in the Desert’s, Vegas to Reno. Sure, there have been some road trips, some partying, and some photo shoots done during the break, but there were also many hours spent prepping the championship winning, Monster Energy Trick Truck, “Fedor.” Read the rest of this entry »
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La Paz Racing knew that they would have a bull’s eye on their back after winning their second consecutive Class 8100 championship in Best in the Desert (BITD) last season. The team came to the Parker 425 intent on running their own race and not being rattled by the competition. “Races are won in the shop,” explained La Paz driver Tim Casey. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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 Ultra4 car being driven by 2011 King of the Hammers winner, Shannon Campbell, and a 34 second lead on Campbell’s Class 1 car driven by Shannon’s brother, Nick Campbell. Read the rest of this entry »
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 desert: They were both the largest class at the start line and the largest class to cross the finish line at Saturday’s 300 mile high-speed race through Nevada’s scenic back country. Read the rest of this entry »
- “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin wins the Best in the Desert Championship (BITD) in class Trick Truck
- Jason/Rich Voss take the win at BITD TransWest Ford Henderson 250 in TrickTruck and finish 2nd in the BITD Championship
- David Schneider BITD championship in class 4400
- Louis Chamberlin BITD championship in class 7-2 Read the rest of this entry »
RENO, NV – AUGUST 23, 2010: Chris Kemp finished first in Class 1500, second overall, at the 2010 Best In The Desert Vegas to Reno race. “With the Speed Technologies guys, I almost felt like I was cheating, this car is awesome,” said Chris Kemp. “I couldn’t have done it without this team, it was a whole team effort.” Read the rest of this entry »
RENO, NV AUGUST 18, 2010 – Roger Norman lost his GPS unit during the Qualifying Run on Wednesday afternoon and placed unofficially around 26th in the starting order for Fridays Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno race. “I did absolutely awful,” said Roger Norman. “I was a little flustered off the start because the course map disappeared from both GPS units and didn’t reappear until we shut off the motor after the Read the rest of this entry »
LAS VEGAS – (August 19, 2010) - Team General Tire will once again be unleashing the fury on the desert at this weekend’s BITD Vegas to Reno race, and will field teams spanning several classes. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
