BEST IN THE DESERT Series Vegas to Reno UTV Race August 15, 2014

Dirtfiend’s Cody Mitchell started the race for the Q83 team, and they held the early lead before they suffered a radiator failure, which forced them to the pits, and allowed the Q1 of Danny Prather and David Scott to take over the lead, but they didn’t let it stop them as they remounted a charge and once again closed the gap on Q1 in the lead, and they finished just under 11 minutes behind first place for an impressive second place finish.

The Q83 Team of Cody Mitchell & Colt Brinkerhoff finished second just under 11 minutes behind the leaders even after having a few mechanical issues

In the Quad Expert class, the #415 Blais Racing Team (Gilbert Davila, Quinn Harrsion, Jose Torres) took home the win and lead the race from start to finish in the Vegas to Reno, and finished with a time of 11:30:55.

#415 Blais Racing Team earned the win in the Quad Expert Class

#440 Team Polaris / UXC Racing (Don Higbee, Michael Swift, Chris Robinson) finished out the day in the second spot on their Polaris Scrambler 1000, which now has them first place in points heading into the final round of the series at Henderson.

Finishing second in the Quad Expert Class was the Polaris / UXC Racing Team of Don Higbee, Michael Swift, Chris Robinson. Their second place finish was good enough for them to take over the points lead heading into the final round of the BITD series

“The Polaris Scrambler 1000 performed extremely well today in combination with our team sponsors' products. We could not have asked for a more spectacular ride. Our team worked well together and we accomplished our goal at the end of the day,” said Swift.

Bar Racing’s #425 team (Paul Engen, Greg Ochoa, Dustin Tanguay) rounded out the top three in the Quad Expert class.

Bar Racing's Paul Engen, Greg Ochoa, Dustin Tanguay finished 3rd in the Quad Export Class at the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno Off-Road Race