BEST IN THE DESERT BITD MINT 400 March 14, 2015

The number 1934 Coastal Racing Polaris RZR of RJ Anderson, who was filling in for Scott Kiger, was looking fast and smooth as he charged his way through the desert. Anderson was running a fast time and was just seconds off of the lead in lap two. Anderson was charging hard and was in contention for the win with his time when he suffered a punctured rear tire, which slowed his efforts. Despite the puncture, Anderson stayed on the gas and finished in a strong second with a time of 7:31:22.984.

Coastal / Holz Racing's RJ Anderson charged to a 2nd place finish in his first BITD race at the Mint 400

Ryan Poelman, who was in the #1962 Supercross.com Polaris RZR, put in a strong effort as well. Poelman stayed on the gas and stayed close in time to the leaders for the entire race. Poelman, who was also impressive at the Parker 250, was able to finish the race in an impressive third place in the 1900 class.

#1962 Ryan Poelman rounded out the podium in the BITD Mint 400

Jagged X Racing’s Brandon Schueler was also a contender for the BITD Mint 400 win and was running close to the leaders in time as well. Schueler, who started around 30th, stayed the course and put his #1919 Jagged X Polaris RZR in the number four spot at the finish line with a time of 7:37:09.105. “We had a flawless day. We basically just put fuel in the car and that was it. The course was rough with lots of rocks. There was a lot of carnage and broke down cars out there so we were glad to finish. I think the longer course gave us an advantage due to attrition,” said Schueler.

The reigning BITD champion, Brandon Schueler, hasn't had the best start to 2015, but he gained some momentum at the Mint 400 with a fourth place finish

Justin Lambert in the # 1918 Cognito Motorsports RZR had a few issues early in the race but they were able to round out the top five in the 1900 class. “We started out in ninth but we had a couple of flat tires in the first lap and then again in the third lap, but we pulled it together and were fighting for third place, but at the 100 mile mark in the final lap, there was a huge log in the track and tried to straddle it at about 50MPH and it snapped my radius rod. We thought we were dragging the log, but we were broke, so we limped it in to the pit and fixed it and made it to the finish line,” said Lambert.

Cognito Motorsport's Justin Lambert rounded out the Top Five

The number 1988 Kicker / Lonestar Racing / Polaris RZR of Wes Miller made his BITD SXS racing debut, and started on the 25th row and immediately started gaining time, but blew a belt in one of the lake beds. “It was pretty sketchy having to be in the dust changing a belt with trucks and UTV’s zipping by us at like 100MPH,” said Miller.

Kicker / Lonestar Racing / Polaris' Wes Miller made his BITD SxS racing debut at the Mint 400 & scored an impressive 6th place finish

After fixing their belt, Miller and his co-pilot David Lazovsky kept a steady pace and continued to gain positions. “There were a bunch of slower guys in front of us after we got back out there and we just started picking them off,” said Miller, who ended up with a sixth place finish.