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Mitch Guthrie finished second in the Vegas to Reno event, debuting a Ford Raptor T1+ Rally Raid vehicle. Photo: Best in the Desert.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nGuthrie\u2019s second-place finish was particularly notable as the Ford Raptor T1+ made its North American debut at Vegas to Reno. Baragwanath also brought Dakar Rally machinery to the event, giving the race an international rally-raid flavor.\r\n\r\nBrock Heger added another impressive victory to his 2026 season, winning the UTV Pro class and finishing seventh overall. The Polaris RZR Factory Racing driver completed the course in 7:51:29.311, securing his second American Off-Road Racing Championship victory in as many starts after previously winning the Mint 400. \u00a0Cody Bradbury moved into second place in UTV Pro, while four-time Vegas to Reno winner Blurton settled for third. Heger and Bradbury were the only UTV Pro competitors to complete the race in under eight hours. Eric\u2019s nephew, Cole Hardin, earned his first Unlimited Truck SPEC class victory, beating Conner McMullen by just over 18 seconds. RJ Stidham completed the class podium, keeping the championship battle alive heading into the season finale. In the two-wheel motorcycle classes, Cian Naran beat JCR Honda\u2019s Preston Campbell for the win.\r\n\r\nFull results are available on at Eric Hardin captured the overall victory while Brock Heger dominated the UTV Pro class during the historic 2026 Casey Folks …<\/p>","date":"August 17, 2026 08:57","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25047636,"title":"Best In the Desert","slug":"best-in-the-desert"},{"id":25047900,"title":"brock heger","slug":"brock-heger"},{"id":25049383,"title":"casey folks","slug":"casey-folks"},{"id":25047847,"title":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"id":25049200,"title":"eric hardin","slug":"eric-hardin"},{"id":25049614,"title":"Ford Raptor T1+","slug":"ford-raptor-t1"},{"id":25049654,"title":"nic whetstone","slug":"nic-whetstone"},{"id":25047632,"title":"off-road","slug":"off-road"},{"id":25047711,"title":"polaris","slug":"polaris"},{"id":25047731,"title":"unlimited truck","slug":"unlimited-truck"},{"id":25047653,"title":"UTV","slug":"utv"},{"id":25047893,"title":"Vegas to Reno","slug":"vegas-to-reno"}]},{"id":15030,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2026\/02\/12\/product-review-monster-tug\/","title":"PRODUCT REVIEW: Monster Tug","content":"We recently camped out in the desert at King of the Hammers. Our camp had multiple trailers. Instead of maneuvering trucks around camp to position those trailers, we tested out the Monster Tug from Trailer Tug. The Monster Tug is Trailer Tug's newest off-road trailer dolly. Rated for a 12,000-lb trailer with 1,200-lbs of tongue weight, the Monster Tug features large 13-inch flat free wheels that helped us move our flat bed UTV trailers around the dirt with ease.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15035\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"] We recently camped out in the desert at King of the Hammers. Our camp had multiple trailers. Instead of maneuvering …<\/p>","date":"February 12, 2026 12:15","categories":[{"id":25047769,"title":"FEATURES","slug":"features"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25049270,"title":"camping","slug":"camping"},{"id":25047847,"title":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"id":25049850,"title":"monstertug","slug":"monstertug"},{"id":25047735,"title":"offroad","slug":"offroad"},{"id":25049851,"title":"product review","slug":"product-review"},{"id":25049852,"title":"trailers","slug":"trailers"},{"id":25049849,"title":"trailertug","slug":"trailertug"}]},{"id":3379,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2021\/09\/27\/justin-lofton-gets-overall-win-at-best-in-the-desert-laughlin-desert-classic\/","title":"Justin Lofton Gets Overall Win at Best in the Desert Laughlin Desert Classic","content":"A win and a second-place finish in the Trick Truck class earned Justin Lofton the overall win at the Laughlin Desert Classic. This marks Lofton\u2019s first win this season in the series. Kyle Jergensen finished second behind Lofton on day 1. Lofton had his truck dialed in qualifying P1 at Time Trials. BJ Baldwin finished physically first on the second day of racing.\r\n\r\n A win and a second-place finish in the Trick Truck class earned Justin Lofton the overall win at the Laughlin …<\/p>","date":"September 27, 2021 16:32","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25048372,"title":"andrew meyers","slug":"andrew-meyers"},{"id":25047636,"title":"Best In the Desert","slug":"best-in-the-desert"},{"id":25048257,"title":"bitd","slug":"bitd"},{"id":25047804,"title":"BJ Baldwin","slug":"bj-baldwin"},{"id":25047847,"title":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"id":25047659,"title":"desert racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25048370,"title":"justin loftin","slug":"justin-loftin"},{"id":25047708,"title":"laughlin","slug":"laughlin"},{"id":25047709,"title":"laughlin desert classic","slug":"laughlin-desert-classic"},{"id":25047902,"title":"nevada","slug":"nevada"},{"id":25047632,"title":"off-road","slug":"off-road"},{"id":25047767,"title":"offroad racing","slug":"offroad-racing"},{"id":25048371,"title":"sam berri","slug":"sam-berri"},{"id":25047637,"title":"trick truck","slug":"trick-truck"}]},{"id":3273,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2021\/09\/14\/ryan-piplic-takes-victory-at-best-in-the-desert-utv-legends\/","title":"Ryan Piplic Takes Victory at Best in the Desert UTV Legends","content":"Laughlin, Nevada was the backdrop for the Best in the Desert UTV Legends race. Mitch Guthrie was the top qualifier at time-trials.\r\n\r\n Laughlin, Nevada was the backdrop for the Best in the Desert UTV Legends race. 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The 600-mile race started north of Alamo. Day one ended in Tonopah where the following day, racers ran another 300 miles to the finish in near Pahrump. A qualifying session was held for the unlimited classes. The race had 132 entries spread across motorcycle, car and truck classes.\r\n\r\n The Legacy Racing Association held a two-day desert race in Nevada over the weekend. The 600-mile race started north of …<\/p>","date":"May 17, 2021 22:59","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25048119,"title":"baja nevada","slug":"baja-nevada"},{"id":25047916,"title":"class 1","slug":"class-1"},{"id":25047720,"title":"concrete motorsports","slug":"concrete-motorsports"},{"id":25047847,"title":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"id":25047659,"title":"desert racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25048118,"title":"Harely Letner","slug":"harely-letner"},{"id":25047850,"title":"jake johnson","slug":"jake-johnson"},{"id":25047985,"title":"kevin thompson","slug":"kevin-thompson"},{"id":25048117,"title":"Legacy Racing Association","slug":"legacy-racing-association"},{"id":25047902,"title":"nevada","slug":"nevada"},{"id":25047632,"title":"off-road","slug":"off-road"},{"id":25047638,"title":"trophy truck","slug":"trophy-truck"},{"id":25047731,"title":"unlimited truck","slug":"unlimited-truck"}]},{"id":1105,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2020\/08\/17\/bryce-menzies-takes-vegas-to-reno-win\/","title":"Bryce Menzies Takes Vegas To Reno Win","content":"Bryce Menzies has taken the unofficial overall win at the 2020 Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno race. Menzies, who knows the Nevada desert well, qualified second in the Trick Truck class. Cameron Steele\u2019s Desert Assassins team started out front and had clean air for the first part of the race. The pressure was on as Menzies moved to the front. Harley Letner and Luke McMillin were all scored within minutes of Menzies. Menzies won Vegas to Reno in 2019.\r\n\r\n Bryce Menzies has taken the unofficial overall win at the 2020 Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno race. Menzies, …<\/p>","date":"August 17, 2020 09:39","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25047636,"title":"Best In the Desert","slug":"best-in-the-desert"},{"id":25047666,"title":"Bryce Menzies","slug":"bryce-menzies"},{"id":25047895,"title":"class 10","slug":"class-10"},{"id":25047851,"title":"class 1500","slug":"class-1500"},{"id":25047847,"title":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"id":25047659,"title":"desert racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047850,"title":"jake johnson","slug":"jake-johnson"},{"id":25047632,"title":"off-road","slug":"off-road"},{"id":25047637,"title":"trick truck","slug":"trick-truck"},{"id":25047894,"title":"utv turbo","slug":"utv-turbo"},{"id":25047893,"title":"Vegas to Reno","slug":"vegas-to-reno"}]},{"id":942,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2020\/06\/25\/jason-voss-top-qualifier-for-silver-state-300\/","title":"Jason Voss Top Qualifier for Silver State 300","content":"Jason Voss was lightning fast during time trials today for the Best in The Desert Silver State 300. Voss, a Vegas desert racing veteran qualified with a time of 4:09:631. Time trials were held at their usual secret location just north of Las Vegas.\r\n\r\n Jason Voss was lightning fast during time trials today for the Best in The Desert Silver State 300. 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"url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2026/08/17/hardin-wins-heger-dominates-utv-pro-at-reverse-vegas-to-reno/",
"title": "Hardin Wins, Heger Dominates UTV Pro at Reverse Vegas to Reno",
"content_html": " Eric Hardin captured the overall victory while Brock Heger dominated the UTV Pro class during the historic 2026 Casey Folks … The post Hardin Wins, Heger Dominates UTV Pro at Reverse Vegas to Reno appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. We recently camped out in the desert at King of the Hammers. Our camp had multiple trailers. Instead of maneuvering … The post PRODUCT REVIEW: Monster Tug appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. A win and a second-place finish in the Trick Truck class earned Justin Lofton the overall win at the Laughlin … The post Justin Lofton Gets Overall Win at Best in the Desert Laughlin Desert Classic appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. Laughlin, Nevada was the backdrop for the Best in the Desert UTV Legends race. Mitch Guthrie was the top qualifier … The post Ryan Piplic Takes Victory at Best in the Desert UTV Legends appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. The Legacy Racing Association held a two-day desert race in Nevada over the weekend. The 600-mile race started north of … The post Legacy Racing Holds Two-Day Race Event in Nevada appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. Bryce Menzies has taken the unofficial overall win at the 2020 Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno race. Menzies, … The post Bryce Menzies Takes Vegas To Reno Win appeared first on DirtSportsWorld. Jason Voss was lightning fast during time trials today for the Best in The Desert Silver State 300. Voss, a … The post Jason Voss Top Qualifier for Silver State 300 appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Monster-Tug-Product-Dirt-1024x576.jpg\")
The new Monster Tug from Trailer Tug can move a 12,000-lb trailer in rugged terrain.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nCheck out the video and see how easy it was to move this flatbed trailer around our camp:\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/J2jWedbncDg\r\n\r\nWant to learn more? Check out www.trailertug.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n ","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/LaughlinDesertClassic_Lofton-1024x683.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nThe race featured a two-day format. Vehicles raced four laps on a 17-mile course that included the famous \u201croad crossing.\u201d The course features a high-speed straight section before it crosses over the pavement at Needles Highway. Usually by the time vehicles reach the pavement, they have enough speed to literally fly over the road. There were five heats each day. Winning times were combined into an overall finish from both days of racing.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/LaughlinDesertClassic_Grabowski-1024x683.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nTwenty-five trucks were entered in the highly competitive 6100 class. Andrew Meyers took a Saturday victory over Dustin Grawbowski. Sunday was the same story with Meyers getting the overall. Other overall winners included Connor McMullen in 6200, Preston Brigman in Class 10 and \u201csingle seat\u201d king Sam Berri in Class 1500.\r\n\r\nResults can be found at www.bitd.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPhotos by: Connor Moore","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UTV-Legends_Kendall-Hawks-1024x683.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nThe series hosted a youth UTV race sponsored by 4-wheel parts. With 50 young racers participating. Chase Mankin took home a win in the UTV Y 250 class. Jacob Williamson won in the 170 Youth class. Travis Salle and Kendall Hawks also took home wins.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UTV-Legends_Laughlin-1024x683.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nIn Saturday\u2019s pro-race, top qualifier Mitch Guthrie was out front with the holeshot. Guthrie was leading for the first four laps until he blew a shock causing him to fall back in the field. That opened the door for Ryan Piplic to take the lead. Piplic was being chased down by Dustin Jones until Jones lost power steering. Piplic would take the win. Jones still managed to hang on for second and Brett and Christian Sourapas finished third.\r\n\r\nOther winners in the other classes included Carson Wernimont, Braden Baker and Ryan Prosser.\r\n\r\nFull results can be found at www.bitd.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPhotos courtesy of Harlen Foley\/Best in the Desert\r\n\r\n ","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LegacyRacingBajaNevadaLetner-300x200.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nComing off a winning streak at another desert series, Kevin Thompson and Harley Letner entered their unlimited truck in the Legacy Baja Nevada race. They didn\u2019t even need to clean the dust off of it. The team came in first both days earning them the overall win. Eric Hustead and TJ Flores took second in the class. Jake Johnson also pulled off an overall Class 1 win. In the 6100 class, Brent Fox was the overall winner.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LegacyRacingBajaNevadaHustead-300x200.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nFull results are available at legacyracing.com\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPhotos: Connor Moore","excerpt":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VegasToRenoMenzies-300x200.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nIn Class 1500, Jake Johnson grabbed a win. Johnson also won at the Silver State 300 in June. The Stronghold Motorsports team of Brandon Bailey came in second even after stopping on the course to help Ryan Arciero after his truck burned to the ground. Bailey was given a time credit for his assistance.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VegasToRenoClass10-300x200.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nOther wins went to Ray Griffith in 6100, Jared Teague in Class 10 and Phil Blurton in UTV Turbo. Best in the Desert will have official results posted this week after they review tracking data for potential penalties. The DirtSportsWorld September Magazine issue will have an expanded story and full coverage of the Vegas to Reno race.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VegasToReno7200Bridge-300x200.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nStarting behind Voss for Saturday\u2019s Silver State 300 race in Alamo, Nevada will be Justin Lofton and Luke McMillin. While Voss gets the clean air, the other trucks were within seconds on the clock.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SamBerri_SilverState300Qualifying-300x200.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nSam Berri starts 12th<\/sup> in his single seater with the rest of the 1500 field behind him mixed in with some trick trucks.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/RayGriffith_SilverState300Qualifying-300x215.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nRay Griffith starts out front in the 6100 class with Troy Messer and Kyle Craft following right behind.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Messer_SilverState300Qualifying-300x200.jpg\")
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\r\n\r\nRacing for the Best in the Desert Silver State 300 gets underway Saturday morning in Alamo, Nevada, just 95 miles north of Las Vegas. We will have full coverage this weekend.\r\n\r\nFull Qualifying results found here:\r\n\r\nTT\/1500- https:\/\/bitd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TT-SS300-2020-14-1500-MPH.pdf<\/a>\r\n\r\n6100- https:\/\/bitd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TT-SS300-2020-6100-MPH.pdf<\/a>","excerpt":"