VEGAS
TO RENO
T
he 2016 General Tire "Vegas
to Reno" race in the Nevada
desert is in jeopardy, with environ-
mental groups asking the White
House Council on Environmental
Quality to prevent the use of a
route through a newly established
national monument.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Man-
agement is conducting an assess-
ment of the application to route
part of the 640-mile race through
the Basin and Range National
Monument. The event, organized
by the Best in the Desert Rac-
ing Association, is scheduled for
August 19-20. The complaint to
the White House came from the
Washington-based Public Employ-
ees for Environmental Ethics. CN
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WOMEN'S U.S. ISDE TEAM NAMED
T
he AMA announced the
members of the 2016 U.S.
Women's Trophy Team and six
club teams for the International
Six Days Enduro. These 21 ad-
ditional competitors will join the
U.S. World Trophy and Junior
Trophy teams in the race for
gold medals October 11-16 in
Circuito de Navarra, Spain.
The U.S. women's team
includes top American off-road
racers Nicole Bradford, Rachel
Gutish and Tarah Gieger.
"The members of the U.S.
Women's Trophy Team are
among the top competitors in
America, and we are proud that
they—along with six club teams—
will represent their country at
the 91st running of the ISDE,"
said AMA Director of Racing Bill
Cumbow. "These riders have
practiced hard to reach this level,
and they have earned the right to
compete at the world's premier
off-road racing event." CN
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
KARIYA