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IN THE DESERT
Parker 250 ATV Race
January 6, 2018
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Best in the Desert - Parker
250 - ATV Race Report
Josh Row &
Travis Dillon Take BITD Pro Quad Win
| BEST
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Parker 250 ATV & SxS Links |
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Parker, AZ (1/28/2018) - Josh Row
and Travis Dillon teamed back up for the first time
in 10 years and won the Best in the Desert Series
Pro ATV season opener: The GMZ Winter Nationals
Casey Folks Parker 250 presented by Polaris. Defending
Pro class champions David Scott, Cody Mitchell,
and Jeremy Gray finished second, followed by Duncan
Racing’s Erin and Drew Simmons, along with Mike
Sloan. Driven Powersports’ Don Higbee, Dofo Arellano,
and Felipe Velez finished fourth.
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Row & Travis Dillon teamed up to take
the Best in the Desert Parker 250 Pro Quad
Win at the season opener |
Unlike last year, which was run under frigid
temperatures and rain, this year’s event was held
under sunny skies with temperatures in the 80s.
The dry conditions with little wind led to visibility
issues, especially in the low areas of the track
where dust just hung in the air.
The ATVs left the line just before sunrise. Starting
in single-file fashion, the riders started in
30-second intervals. Gray left the line first
and was putting in a strong run before he collided
with a rock and flattened a tire, allowing Row
to reel him in. At the finish, Row was just 30
seconds behind and won the race on adjusted time.
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Q17's
Josh Row started the race for the team &
he quickly worked his way into a battle
for the lead |
Row and Dillon grew up racing ATVs together since
they were children, so it seemed to be a perfect
fit for them to team up and contend for the BITD
title this season. They are off to a good start
after last racing BITD together over a decade
ago.
“Travis and I have been riding quads together
since we were kids,” explained Row. “We raced
our first BITD race together in 2007 on a quad
my dad put together. We’ve been racing against
each other ever since then. It was cool to team
up this year. I still had my quad from WORCS and
I really wanted to make an effort to go for the
championship in Best in the Desert. It’s something
I haven’t done, so I figured why not this year?”
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Q17's
Travis Dillon took over on the second lap
with Josh Row taking over on the final lap
to bring it in for the win on adjusted time |
The team worked every angle they could to get
their Honda on the starting line. That hard work
paid off for Travis Dillon as he scored his first-ever
BITD Pro class win.
“I raced the Baja 1000 last month and here and
there, but this was my first BITD race since 2013,”
said Dillon. “We begged and borrowed to get here,
so it’s pretty cool to see it all pay off. There’s
nothing like coming out here with your friends
and family and get a win.”
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