BEST IN THE DESERT Series Silver State 300 ATV Race May 3, 2014

The competition really heated up for this round of the BITD, quite literally, with temps reaching the 100+ degree mark out on the course.  The course was a dry, dusty loop that was 297 miles long. The race started in Alamo, NV, with the contingency at the Aliante Casino and Resort in North Las Vegas. During the morning, still conditions caused some dust, which made visibility difficult as riders headed east into the rising sun. As the day progressed, the breeze did pick up and visibility was no longer an issue.

The 5:30 start time had racers on the starting line well before sunrise

There was a pre-dawn 5:30 am start time. The pro motorcycles were first off the start, and then the Pro ATV’s as daylight was just about to break.  With more than 200 total entries, it took over an hour for all racers to leave the start.

The Best in the Desert Race started just before sunrise & with only a slight breeze, the dust just hovered over the course, which limited visibility for the racers especially once the sun came out

The Q1 team of 3x champs, Danny Prather and David Scott were the last to leave the line in the Pro ATV class with Danny Prather being the first to pilot their Honda TRX 450R. “It was a super dusty course with lots of silt, and there was no breeze so the dust just kind of hung there in the morning, and with the sunlight, it made it pretty difficult to see,” said Prather.

Defending BITD Pro ATV Champion Danny Prather was the last ATV to leave the line at the Best in the Desert Silver State 300

Prather did not let the conditions get to him however, and began picking off the competition. “I kind of took it easy the first 50 miles and picked off a couple people. I was in second when I pulled into the pit stop and handed the quad over to David,” Prather stated.

Early into the race David Scott took over the lead for the Q1 team