The Best In The Desert 2021 Jimco Racing Silver State 300 wrapped up the third event of the BITD 2021 series this past weekend with impressive racing and great competitor turnout.
This is a press release from Best In The Desert…
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Las Vegas, NV (May 3, 2021) – The Jimco Racing Silver State 300 was a 300-mile point-to-point race near Alamo, Nevada open to Cars, Trucks, UTVs, Motorcycles and Quads all competing for podium placement and points toward Best In The Desert’s overall series championship. The racecourse is one of the most unique in all of off-road racing set amidst a combination of high desert, mountains, and rural backroad Nevada trails and dirt roads, making it an annual favorite for Best In The Desert racers.
Friday, April 30, 2021, officially launched the race with Best In The Desert’s Event Expo, Registration, Tech, Contingency, and pre-event activities at Boulder Station Hotel and Casino. The festivities, with COVID-19 precautions in place, all went smoothly and felt like pre-pandemic days. Racing got started early Saturday morning, May 1, 2021, with motorcycles leaving the line at 6 a.m. sharp followed by the Cars/Trucks and UTVs at 10 a.m.
The overall Quad Class winner was Kyle Standage, winning the Quad Ironman Expert Class in 6:27:24. The first Open Amateur team was the #363 Honda ridden by Jake Robinson/Slade Robinson/Stephan Smouse and Henry Holmes in 6:37:20.
The UTV Classes saw the highest entries and fierce competition. As usual, the UTV Pro Turbo Class set the pace for the overall UTV time. The T944 Can-Am team of Phil Blurton/Beau Judge showed why they are still the duo to beat taking home the overall UTV win in a time of 5:11:21, 13th place in the overall Car/Truck/UTV combined, followed by Ryan Piplic in 5:13:43. Third place overall went to Branden Sims in a time of 5:14:45 with Red Bull’s Mitch Guthrie Jr. finishing fourth overall in UTV Turbo. A little over three minutes separated first and third places.
The UTV Unlimited Class was one of the closest races of the day. #2910 Chris Blais, who just recently switched to the Unlimited Class from the Rally Class, took home the hard-earned win in 5:27:22 over class-star Randy Raschein who was only 15 seconds behind on corrected time. Talk about close!
In the UTV Pro N/A Class, #1969 JD Marsh took home the win in a time of 5:36:05 beating Kaden Wells and Austin Bolton just seconds behind who finished second and third, respectively.
Bill Baker beat young Jack Olliges for the UTV Rally Class win, while Johnathan McVay won the UTV RS1 NA class over Katie Vernola.
Tensor Tire Parker 250 Class Champion Mitchell Alsup backed up his win at Parker 250 with another win at the Jimco Racing Silver State 300 in the UTV Pro Open class.
The UTV Sportsman Class was won by Darren Dryer and the UTV Pure Stock Class T won by #B918 Daniel Cooke and Pure Stock by Kawasaki UTV Racer #D955 Ryan Fuller.
“We couldn’t have asked for a better day of racing or a more flawless implementation of the actual competition,” said Best In The Desert CMO Bryan Folks. “Everything went like clockwork. Most of all, we are happy to report no major injuries or incidents out in the field. Based on the smiles and overall atmosphere at the finish line I think the event was everything we hoped it would be. A big thank you to our staff and volunteers.”
Best In The Desert 2021 Silver State 300 Results
The next Best In The Desert race on the 2021 schedule will be the highly-anticipated Rocky Mountain ATV/MC World Hare and Championship Presented by GPR in Tonopah, Nevada on May 21 to May 23, 2021.
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