BITD Parker 250

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These past few days Best In the Desert held their first race of 2005. The race was an awesome experience with 118 (last year there was only 82) entrys with both quads and motorcylces.

As part of the QuadBabes racing team, I packed up my gear and headed to Parker Arizona Friday morning with my mom, and one of our other team members, Christy McGuffin and her dad for the 4 and a half hour drive. There wasn't much exciting on the road, and it was raining pretty much the whole time. When i finally saw this road sign (shown below) I couldn't even begin to tell you how happy I was that the drive was closing in.

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This sign made me even more happy then the one before.

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This is the agricultural inspection one the way back into California. Unfortunetly it was raining and my mom's windshield wipers got in the way.

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A few people headed out to Arizona as well, taking a quick pit stop.

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The train bridge going into Parker

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We had finally reached the Grand Canyon State. We were in Parker.

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The city of Parker didn't consist of much. A few fast food places, a couple hotels, some local bars, and The Blue Water Casino, which was hosting the event.

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We were very surprised to see a hotel sign, but no hotel. The hotel sits down close to the river.

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When we got their people were already teching the bikes.

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So we rolled out our quad......

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and headed to tech, with me driving of course. Our other team mate, Julie Russel, had not shown up yet.

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As we finished teching our quad, I walked around to see who all was there.

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Everyone was getting out their bikes and overlooking everything. With the miles in the race, you cant really afford anything to go wrong.

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Lynn Prosser and her partner, and dad met with friends they race with.

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Allen White talking to Jeremy Schell about how the ITP QuadCross was cancelled on sunday.

Which was really good for our team, because of the fact that we were all planning on driving back home that night to race the next day.

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A few of the riders headed up to their hotel.

Did I mention that this hotel has an indoor pool. With a multi-level waterslide. I was the first one to test that out.

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Team Bombardier consisted of Brett Callen, and Dan King.

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He even made me take the picture over again so we could all see his shirt.

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Making a few last minute adjustments to the quad.

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Here is the water slide. Unfortunetly, my wide-angle lense on my camera broke and I all I had was my zoom lense. Which meant I had to stand way back to take the pictues and the flash wouldn't work.

That's why it's so dark.

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The BITD team still trying to get everyone registered.

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The room was packed for the riders meeting.

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Lynn Prosser and her team mate stepped it up this year and are now running the pro class.

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Allen White was presented with a plaque on behalf of Golden West Cycles, for sponsoring the event.

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These are the signs that are marked out there on the course. The one that you need to watch for the most are the "DANGER" signs. They are very hard to miss.... there bright orange.

The BITD team does a great job marking the track, and its pretty difficult to get lost out there.

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Casey explaining the stuck stubs.

Stuck stubs are for when you are out riding if something happens to you or your quad and you arent able to make it back to the pits, you fill out this card with your name, riding number, what mile marker are you closest to, and what is wrong. Then you hand it to the next rider who comes along and they give it to the next check or the next pit they come to.

It just makes it a lot safer.

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Phil Dampier and Shaun Kuriyama running the expert class on a Honda 450r

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Riders sitting around relaxing before the big day.

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Steve Beilman riding for Alba Action Sports.

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Nic Granlund

[QuadRacer041]

wow, i think its real cool to see alot of the chicks here stepping up and doing some great race coverage.
thanks quadchick great pics, you got more comming?

[Jersey450R]

Originally posted by quadchick01
and headed to tech, with me driving of course. Our other team mate, Julie Russel, had not shown up yet.
Why cant we have riders like this around here? :p
Oh, and nice quad too girls. If you ever come out to jersey, pm me and we'll go ridin! ;)

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Yes! I have lots more coverage coming.... Unfotunetly witht his race i had to take time off from school, which means even more work to do over the weekend. I should have it up today after i get home from school.

So stay tuned....

[thunderwolf]

Do you have any pics of Q66, the green & black DVX400? The race was awesome, perfect conditions.

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We all went to bed early to get a good night sleep for the next day.

Christy McGuffin riding over to the start line for our team.

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Cyle Chislock and his team mate posing for a shot.

I want to thanks Cyle for helping us in the Alt. pit also.

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Lynn's teamate prepping the goggles before the start.

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Some nice pictures of some nice quads.

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The first rider on the Q6 quad with his crew.

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Shaun Kuriayama posing infront of his honda 450 r.

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Here's a nice picture of two quads, not to mention the sun coming up behind them.

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Brett Callen starting the race of for his two man team.

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This was the first bike off the line. The pros start off 1 minutes apart from eachother, which everyone eles stars 30 seconds.

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This was the first quad off the line, #4 riding for ALBA

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Q6 the second pro off the line.

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Lynn Prosser starting off the race for her team.

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Nic Granlund starting off the race for his team.

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Cyle Chislock getting ready to go.

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This was the line of quads from experts, to ameatures.

NOTE: For those of you who have never ran a desert race with BITD, pro quads have blue number plate backgrounds, experts have white, and ameatures have yellow.

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This is a picture of the line from the rear end.

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This was the joke of the day, everyone kept saying "hey look someone "P'd" on the mountain"

For those of you who dont get it, the P stands for PARKER.

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For those of you who think that this truck is owned by best in the dersert, its not.

The officials, have to use their own vehicles. Which really stinks for the guys who in the Vegas 200 had his car landed on by one of the trucks in the race.

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The first quad expert to be taking off the line.

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Shaun Kuriyama taking off the line.

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Q70, Pete Garcias team, getting ready to go off the line.

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The praker police checking everything out.

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Brett Callen leaving the line.

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This was the first ameatures to leave the line.

Your starting position is done by a drawing. They take everyone who has pre-entered in a class and draw out names. It's the only fair way. However, everything is done based on times, so your lap timing does not start until you leave the line.

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We started off in the fourth position.

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and were off!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunetly, luck wasn't on our side this weekend. At about the 10th mile, Chrsity hit a G-out and flipped the quad a few times.

The damage that was done: Left foot peg was completly snapped off, and the Stearing Stem was bent, not to mention a brusied rider who couldn't get back on. By the time she got back to the alt. pit we were already aways down. After the welded the frame back together and straightened the stem Julie left to come meet me at the main pit.

It was up to me and Julie to run the rest of the race.

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Q66 leaving the line.

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This was the only side-hack out there, and man are they crazy.

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This was the main pit area, yes its in the middle of a somewhat grass field.

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The first time into the main pit, the Guys next to us had two flat tires.

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Nic Granlund pulling down the stright right next to us....

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Chislocks teamate coming out of the pit and down the straight.

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If you look closely, the green helmet is actually pulling the orange helmet into the pit.

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Golden West Cycles pit area.

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Two racers come into the same pit at the same time.

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Fillin' her up.....

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Pete Garcia heading out on the track.

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This is my team mate Julie Russel bringing it in.

Well it was time for me to go out and do the last whole lap. Unfortunetly that meant no more pictures.....

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Here's a picture of me about 80 miles later up on the podium.

Atleast we finsihed....

[socallen85]

great work brit as always, thanks for all the pics

you better come to more atleast to take pics

and answer yur phone

[FasstMidnightZ]

Awsome :cool:

[antproatv]

Good Job Todd & Pete!!!

Great Lookin bike......

[400exdad]

Good Job Brittany! If you don't go pro, you should prolly think about journalism!

Here's a link to a picture of another quad at the race. It was the Bombardier/Epic Pro quad ridden by Greg Row and Tony Baker. They finished 2nd behind Allan White.
http://img111.exs.cx/img111/5756/ep...ionds6501yh.jpg

[ckasper18]

Great coverage you best keep racing women quad racers are great.My daughter races mx and some day she is hoping to race in the dessert she will be racing the six hour race in wisconsin this year in june.Good luck racing in 2005

[Duncanracer]

hey i'dlike to say congrats to bret callena nd his teamf ro their 3rd place finish in the expert class in their first big race...great job....

and thanks for the awesome race report britney

[Vtr_Racing]

Great job on the pics Brittany. Glad to hear that you finished after the mishap. Thats what desert racing is all about. We finished the race but down a ways, the Q64 Team Guilty quad. I wasnt able to make it for the race so Eric did it without me. Ill be at Terribles though........
Team Guilty race report (http://www.off-road.com/atv/race/2005bitd/parker250/guilty.html)

[socallen85]

thanks Shaun, i was really nervouse about entering the Expert class, i thought i should have entered Am, and I screwed up on the second lap i was ahead of Texiera by probly 5 min and i stopped to tow Chad Prull. so we could have been better i lost probly 15 min towing them but live and learn and we can only get better with practice

thanks again Shaun for the Squirt of air and the Lap times.

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You did the right thing and if you are stuck sometime, you will appreciate the help. We all help each other out there. Good karma.

[cdoofxr1]

anyone have the finish order?? BITD is always slow getting the results poseted on their site.