BEST IN THE DESERT Pahrump 250 December 2, 2017

Libby made the nearly 3,000-mile trip from his home state of Maine pay off with his first podium in his first BITD season. “This is the first Can-Am I’ve owned, and it’s an amazing machine,” said Libby. “This is the biggest stage in off road racing and we needed to be here. That’s why we came all the way out here. We had a rough year, we missed a few races, so to come out here and finish third is amazing for us.”

#920 Pete Libby rounded out the top three for his first podium finish of the BITD sesaon

Blurton capped what could only be described as a dream season with a fourth-place effort, which clinched the 2017 BITD Pro Turbo UTV Championship. Blurton, who only needed to finish ninth or better to earn the title, ran an ultra-conservative pace and still ended up with a top five in his No Limit Can-Am Maverick X3. Blurton won two races in his rookie season en route to the title.

Can-Am / No Limit's Phil Blurton & Beau Judge made an impressive BITD rookie debut by securing the BITD Pro Turbo Championship

“We got into fifth place early and then ran our pace from there,” said Blurton. “We had to fight the dust early and then the rocks late, but the track was fun. We just completed the job we came here for. There are a ton of awesome drivers in this series. That’s why we came here. It’s cool to race them and they’re all awesome people.”

Livernash overcame two issues early in the race and finished fifth after cutting down two rear tires. He credited Tire Blocks for getting him to end.

ELKA's Snake Livernash rounded out the Pro Turbo UTV Class Top 5

“It was a great race at a super fast pace,” said Livernash. “We were able to fix one issue really quickly in the field and the other was taken care of by our awesome crew at pit seven. Thanks to Tire Blocks, we finished the race with both of our rear tires cut and no air in them. Tire blocks are the only way to go!”

Guthrie finished seventh in his Polaris, just behind the Can-Am of Marc Burnett. Guthrie came into the race with a mathematical chance at the title and finished third physically, netting third in points in just his second year in desert racing.

Mitch Guthrie Jr finshed out the BITD season 3rd in points

“We had a little bad luck, but everything was smooth, the pits were awesome and we finished third physically,” said Guthrie. “We definitely needed some luck on our side because we’re racing with guys like Brandon Schueler, who always comes out swinging. We were going for it during this last race, but it didn’t work out for us. We had a pretty good year and to come out third is pretty good. We got three wins in seven races, so I’m pretty happy with that.”