BEST IN THE DESERT Series Henderson 250 December 7, 2013

It was a championship well earned as Danny Prather almost had to back out of racing the Henderson 250. On November 30, his wife gave birth to a 5lb. 14.oz baby girl named Allison and the possibility of going out of state to race didn’t seem likely. However, Prather and his wife agreed that racing with his team to help secure the championship was important and that he should participate in the race.

Q1 Danny Prather took the CT Racing / Maxxis Honda 450R to the finish line with a third place finish to secure the Best in the Desert Pro ATV Championship

"I really wanted to be here for this. It's a real important race for us to try to do well and wrap up the championship," Prather mentioned shortly after the race.

Q1 David Scott & Danny Prather claimed their third straight Best in the Desert Championship with three wins in the four round series

The hard work was well worth the effort as the team not only celebrated their successful season, but their second consecutive BITD championship.

IMS/Moose rider Joe Ramos rode a consistent race despite the less than ideal weather conditions, taking fourth for the day with a time of 3:02:36. Despite falling short of the podium for this event, he finished in the BITD top three for the year in the Pro ATV class..

In the Quad Expert class, Travis Dillon ran a flawless race to take the win for the team including Juan and Alonzo Dominguez to take Best in the Desert Championship Quad Expert class Championship. Dillon finished with an impressive time of 2:42:04, which had him finishing eleventh overall on the day. It was their third win of the year as they dominated the Quad Expert class this season.

Travis Dillon ran solo in the Quad Expert Class & finished with an impressive 11th overall finish for the win, which secured the Best in the Desert Championship for Alonzo Dominguez the rider of record

An enthusiastic Dillon commented on his exciting ride saying, "When I raced here last year, we each did a lap and a half each, but it was a lot more fun to do all three laps. You do one lap and you see the course, and from there on out you are on rails for the second and third laps."

The Amsoil Team of Paul Engen, Gregory Ochoa, and Dustin Tanguay finished in second place, but they only completed two laps with a time of 2:45:54. Rounding out the podium in the Quad Expert Class was another 3 man team of Jose Torres, Gilbert Davila, and Jeremy Gray. The trio braved both the weather and the rugged terrain finishing the event with a time of 3:10:51.

#460 Jeff Barker, Tommy Johnson & Mitch Franklin claimed the Quad Amateur Class Win on their Suzuki LTZ 400

In the Quad Amateur class, it was another triple effort by team riders Jeff Barker, Mitch Franklin, and Tommy Johnson taking the win aboard their Suzuki ride. With a time of 2:46:26, the Summer Son Synthetics/Amsoil team celebrated on the top of the podium despite the snow showers that had moved into the area.

#607 Keith Blatt claimed the Quad Ironman Expert Class Win on his Yamaha Raptor

Despite the uncomfortable weather conditions and a few crashes, the race was incredibly exciting and rewarding for the newly crowned champions. Whether it was sponsored teams or solo privateers, everybody came together for one reason, the love of racing off-road.

With the final round of the 2013 Best in the Desert Series in the history books, the racers will have the chance to start fresh on January 11th when the BITD series hosts the Parker 250 as round one of the of the 2014 season in Parker, Arizona.

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