BEST IN THE DESERT Series Parker 250 ATV / UTV Race January 8, 2010

This year’s course was 83 miles in length and set up to be a little slower paced than previous tracks, but that didn’t seem to slow down Frederick and Zimmerman. Frederick, who is one of the best in the business when it comes to desert racing, was happy to get in some serious seat time before the start of the WORCS series. “This is great practice for me and helps me to prepare for WORCS. I really want to take back that championship this year and these types of races help me to train and keep my endurance up. To come out here and take the win is a bonus,” said Frederick.

Zimmerman, who is fairly new to the rigors of desert racing, was also thankful for the extra practice. “It’s different from WORCS, but it’s a lot of fun and it helps for getting our equipment dialed in,” said Zimmerman.

Frederick and Zimmerman obviously had everything under control as they rode a steady, fast race without any major complications. The team finished the race in a little over five hours, and almost two minutes in front of the second place Christy Racing team with a time of 5:21:41.

The Craig Christy team of David Scott and newbie, Cody Mitchell were the first team to physically cross the finish line, but when all was said and done and times were adjusted, they would end their day in a comfortable second place with a time of 5:23:21, which puts the team in a position to possibly take over the points lead at the next round, as the Frederick/Zimmerman team will not likely be at all of the BITD events.

The Skat Trak team of Greg Stuart and Nic Granlund, who are usually front-runners in the Quad Pro class, encountered a few issues out on the course, which had them finishing in fourth place in their class with a time of 5:47:20. “We were a little disappointed, but we will be back out there and trying for the win next time,” said Granlund.

Also on hand for the Parker 250 was Can-Am Warnert Racing’s 2009 GNCC 4x4 Open Champion, Bryan Buckhannon accompanied by Richard Goforth. The duo was piloting a Can-Am Outlander 800R EFI and took on the Quad Amateur class. The team smoked the competition by over 10 minutes. “It’s a lot faster pace than the GNCC, but it was a lot of fun,” said Buckhannon, who is currently preparing to defend his GNCC title.

The next round of the 2010 BITD series that will be including quad classes will be the Silver State 300 on April 23rd - 25th in Mesquite, NV.

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