Best in the Desert

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.

Best In The Desert

Sport	Desert off-road racing
Abbreviation	BITD
Headquarters	Las Vegas Valley
Official website
www.bitd.com

Events

A Class 1 Buggy racing in the 2008 Vegas to Reno event

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

Events are nationally televised on MavTV, its website, and the America One Sports Network.^[6]

Divisions

7300 class

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

• Steve Olliges
• Robby Gordon^[8]
• Mike Groff^[9]
• Robbie Groff^[9]
• Rod Hall
• Rob MacCachren

References

1. 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.
2. "Best in the Desert". Hot Shoe Hall of Fame.
3. "Casey Folks, founder of Best in the Desert Racing Association, takes the final flag". Autoweek. 13 January 2017.
4. Perronne, Craig (February 4, 2008). "2008 Best in the Desert Parker 425". Off-road.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
5. "Parker 400 Through The Years". MotorTrend. 13 November 2017.
6. "Best in the Desert Television Listings and Online Broadcast" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
7. "2009 Race Schedule" (PDF). Best In The Desert. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
8. "Best In The Desert Racing Association". Team Toyo. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
9. "The Best in the Desert: Nevada 1000". Motor Trend's Truck Trend. 2002. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

External links

• Official website