Best In The Desert
SportDesert off-road racing
AbbreviationBITD
HeadquartersLas Vegas Valley
Official website
www.bitd.com

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "The Best in the Desert: Nevada 1000". Motor Trend's Truck Trend. 2002. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
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