Honda Hunts Down Vegas To Reno Victory
T
he 27th running of the Casey
Folks Vegas To Reno, the
opening round of Best In The
Desert's American Off-Road Rac-
ing Series, August 19-20, came
down to the wire after 500-plus
miles of unpredictable racing.
With some of off-road's biggest
names—like Skyler Howes and
Ricky Brabec—not in attendance,
the door was wide open for a
new team to stake their claim
and win the prestigious Vegas To
Reno for the first time.
Best In The Desert's flagship
race, known as one of America's
longest and fastest single-day
off-road races in the country,
started its journey through the
Nevada desert about one hour
outside of Las Vegas, Nevada,
in Amargosa Valley and trekked
521 miles north through the
countryside to Dayton, Nevada.
After a successful running last
year, the BITD crew brought all
the Pro motorcycle classes, not
just Open Pro riders, to Wednes
-
day's Time Trials to determine a
start order for Friday's main race.
The 10-mile loop situated at the
start line in Amargosa Valley
saw Clayton Roberts (N7) throw
down the fastest time, followed
by Trevor Hunter (N1) and Luke
Reynolds (N4), all three of which
were the perennial favorites
thought to be fighting for the win
on race day.
Per usual, the N7 bike left the
start line at 5:45 a.m. with just
enough light to see through the
wide-open desert. Through the
first 50 miles, the lead bike had
used the low light and hanging
dust to their advantage, pulling
nearly a minute on physical time
ahead of the rest of the field
while most remained intact with
their start gaps of one minute.
Just past pit one, the N4 team on
the Desert Ready Mix/AEO Pow
-
ersports Husqvarna misjudged
a high-speed corner, hitting the
WIND
IN THE
P40
Trevor Hunter chases
down the leaders during
BITD's Vegas To Reno.
PHOTOS: HARLEN FOLEY
