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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 ...
2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Schedule [8] Date Race Site TV Winners Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock PS Motorcycle Feb 6–9 60th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com: Pomona, CA FS1* Doug Kalitta (1) Jack Beckman (1) Jeg Coughlin, Jr. (1) N/A Feb 21–23 NHRA Arizona Nationals: Chandler, AZ FS1* Steve ...
The Volkswagen Beetle, or the "Bug" as it is nick-named, was one of the earliest types of vehicles to compete in desert racing, and the heritage of the Bug continues in several different classes. Class 5 was originally the class which allowed the most modification of a stock Volkswagen for racing, and this was given the "unlimited" designation.
Traditionally a Labor Day weekend event, the eliminations are usually held on Monday, but moved to Sunday in 2020 and 2021 because of logistics as a result of the coronavirus pandemic compacted the NHRA schedule and for live television purposes (the final round airs live on Fox), and is the longest-running Labor Day motorsports event in the ...
The Laughlin Nevada Times reported on January 14, 2020 that the promoter for the 2020 event has not responded to inquiries and its website appears to have been abandoned, and that the Laughlin Chamber of Commerce has removed the event from their calendars. [3] Since that year, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the river run to go on hiatus.
The Mint 400 is an annual American desert off-road race which takes place near Las Vegas, Nevada.It was resumed in 2008 after a 20-year hiatus. The race was for both motorcycles, until 1977, and four-wheel vehicles (buggies, cars and trucks) sponsored by Del Webb's Mint Hotel and Casino. [1]
The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challenge) is a professional golf tournament in southern California on the PGA Tour.
Spirit Mountain, also known as Avi Kwa Ame (/ ə ˌ v iː k w ə ˈ ɑː m eɪ / ə-VEE-kwə-AH-may; [7] [8] Mojave: ʔaviː kʷaʔame, "highest mountain", from ʔaviː, "mountain, rock", and ʔamay, "up, above") [9] [10] is a mountain within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Laughlin, Nevada.