Mike Acton
Best in the Desert caps an exciting 2016 season on December 1st through 4th with the Pahrump Nugget “250” presented by Supercross.com. Casey Folks and team mapped out a spectacular racecourse this year which includes sections raced previously during the inaugural Mint 400 in 1968 and HDRA “Frontier 500” in 1981, and last raced by BITD twenty years ago during the Vegas to Reno in 1996.
The race course is one loop, roughly 255 miles in length with seven pit stops along the way. Race vehicles go through each pit only once and support teams must remain mobile throughout the race. Pit strategies are fluid due to on track race conditions regardless of prior planning, so the event is exciting for both drivers and crew alike.
Saturday morning, December 3rd, racers will get a police escort from the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino to the official starting line sixteen miles away in Johnnie, NV. After 255 miles the racecourse ends right at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel & Casino where racers will cross the finish line and begin the after race party. Spectators and race teams can exchange stories during the Pahrump Nugget Barbeque & Beer Garden in the East parking lot from noon until 7:00 PM.
This year Azunia Tequila is also hosting the Azunia Tequila After-Race Party in the Pahrump Nugget Sports Book Bar starting at 6:00 PM. Come be part of history at the Best In The Desert’s Pahrump Nugget “250” presented by Supercross.com.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
10 AM to 11:30 AM
Registration for the Time Trials – Trick Trucks and Class 1500
Pahrump Nugget Banquet Hall
12 NOON Meeting – 12:15 PM Staging – 12:30 PM Escort Starts
One Escorted Practice Lap for Time Trials for Trick Trucks and Class 1500
Time Trials immediately follows escorted practice lap
5:30 PM
Team Ford Welcome Party – Pahrump Nugget Sports Book Bar
Friday, December 2, 2016
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Drivers Registration – Pahrump Nugget Banquet Hall
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Car & Truck Contingency & Technical Inspection
Front Parking Lot – Pahrump Nugget
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Pahrump Nugget Barbeque & Beer Garden, Parking Lot
5:30 PM
MANDATORY DRIVERS MEETING
Pahrump Nugget Banquet Hall
Saturday, December 3, 2016
6:15 AM
Car / Truck / UTV Staging
Pahrump Nugget / Holiday Inn / Gold Town Parking Areas
7:15 AM
Police Escort to the Start Line – All Race Vehicles
8:00 AM
1st Professional Car / Truck / UTV Starts
12 NOON to 7:00 PM
Pahrump Nugget Barbeque & Beer Garden, Finish Line
6:00 PM
Azunia Tequila After-Race Party, Pahrump Nugget Sports Book Bar
Sunday, December 4, 2016
8 AM – 9 AM
Continental Breakfast, Sponsored by the Pahrump Nugget
Pahrump Nugget Banquet Hall
9:00 AM
Awards Presentation, Pahrump Nugget Banquet Hall
Images courtesy of Best In The Desert
“Southern Arizona’s Ultimate Offroad Facility,” MC Motorsports Park will once again host Dirt Riot Endurance Racing this Saturday, May 6th. Dirt Riot Endurance Racing includes the professional rock racing classes and “everyman” classes for those who want to bring their personal rig out and compete.
All festivities during the UTV World Championship including the Pit Crew Challenge, Kick Off Party, Tech & Contingency, and all four races are FREE to spectators and their families. Get all the spectator details, schedule of events, Google map to Laughlin, a city map to the event, and other important information HERE on Off-Road Spectator.
Off-Road Expo is expanding to meet the growing demands of our off-road community with this past weekend’s Off-Road Expo Arizona Spring Edition sponsored by the City of Scottsdale. Plenty of off-road gear and tech was on hand, plus amazing extreme vehicles from all off-highway sports.
Congratulations to all Dirt Riot Southwest Series Round 1 competitors. Seven classes, roughly 6-miles of course, and tons of action in the most beautiful desert landscape of Congress, Arizona.
Off-Road Spectator is proud to announce the launch of our own YouTube video channel to share videos of the best and the worst drivers in off-road racing.
