BEST IN THE DESERT Vegas to Reno August 14, 2015

The Q83 team got off to a rough start when Brinkerhoff crashed 30 miles into the event and broke his collarbone, which left Cody Mitchell to Ironman the remaining 500+ miles of the race, but he didn’t give up and rounded out the top five.

Q83's Cody Mitchell ran nearly the entire BITD Vegas to Reno solo after his teammate, Colt Brinkeroff, broke his collarbone

The Q1 team, who led for much of the early stages of the race, was happy to finish after Prather’s crash, though their sixth-place effort effectively took away any chances at the championship.

CEET's Danny Prather started the race for the Q1 team with a brand new Honda

“We had a great race going all day, but I was charging after losing the lead in the pits and charged a little too hard,” said Prather. “I hit a wash that threw the bike sideways. When it landed, it threw me off and I ended up shattering my wrist, I broke a rib, bruised my hip and sustained a concussion. I’m glad it wasn't worse, and I'm so thankful to be home with my family. I’m so bummed! We worked so hard coming into this race to go for a win. I can't thank everyone involved and our sponsors enough for all their support! We gave it our best shot.”

CT Racing's David Scott ran the final leg of the race solo after Prather's wreck to secure a 6th place finish for the team

The team scrambled to fix the quad and Scott nursed it home to sixth. “I just didn’t want to do anything stupid. I just wanted to finish the race,” said Scott. “So we did finish, but this really ruined our hopes of winning a championship.”

The No. 474 team of Paul Marcotte and Kane Fraser won the Quad A. The two Canadian riders were keen to help other riders during the race.

Canadian's Paul Marcotte & Kane Fraser claiemd the Quad A class win on the Polaris Scrambler

“The interesting part of the race was around mile 284,” said Marcotte. “I was towing a quad into the pits when we came across a motorcycle rider that had wiped out. A chopper came down, checked him out and I rode him into the pits. We had a quad in tow and a motorcycle rider on the bike for 20 miles. This was our first time here and we had a lot of fun.”

Carlos Valencia won the Quad Ironman Class for solo riders. “My pit crew did a great job,” said Valencia. “They kept me hydrated and got me food. I was losing circulation in my knees. By mile 350 I still felt strong. After mile 490, the track got very rough and I had a lot of close calls. I bent a rim and had a flat. That’s when my tire blocks kicked in. I also lost my skid plate. Those ruts were pretty deep.”

Carlos Valencia won the Quad Ironman Class

The next race for the BITD ATV Class is the Henderson 250 December 5-6 in Henderson, NV.

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