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8/16/2021 11:00am
Just finished up the fastest and longest off-road race in America, Best In The Desert's Vegas to Reno! After 489 miles and 8 hours 3 minutes, we ended up 3rd OA averaging ~61mph, with top speeds going over 105mph for miles at a time.
Check out some highlights from my 2nd stint, a 145 mile section from Mina, NV to Weeks, NV ~
My near crash just a few miles into my day leaving Millers, NV. The danger wasn't marked all that great and I hit the rain rut a little faster than I would have liked...
Check out some highlights from my 2nd stint, a 145 mile section from Mina, NV to Weeks, NV ~
My near crash just a few miles into my day leaving Millers, NV. The danger wasn't marked all that great and I hit the rain rut a little faster than I would have liked...
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Holy crap that could have been painful. Good job!!!
Those “Oh SHIT!” moments are scary as hell!
Just ask Brabec. He had a nasty crash.
The rollers and sand south of Fallon are AMAZING. I raced from pits 1-3 and 8-11. I loved every damn second of it!
We won the Over 50 Expert class. We were 1 hour & 53 minutes slower than you guys!
But, we did manage to get in under 10 hours (only team in class to do it). We raced an XR650R.
Team 811 Harris/Seekers/Ornellas
Me getting on at Pit 1… I’d watched your bike go by before…quite a while BEFORE!
At the finish. Me in the red shirt/Red Bull hat, Bill Seekers over my left shoulder & Harold Harris/Rider of Record on the clutch-side. Old motocross goofs…all of us. Our Pit Crew was ON POINT! They CRUSHED IT!
Our official results/No Penalties
Spend a coupl’a thousand dollars, keep the bike going and don’t fall down and here’s what’cha get!
And don't worry, the Pro's get maybe $100 for making the podium at this race so we're right there with you in getting a simple little trophy at the end!
Btw, I hadn't raced Off-Road/Baja/Dez in daylight in...oh...7 years & I've NEVER gone that fast...in the dust. EVER.
Throttle on...UH-OH!...Throttle down a bit...dust clears a little...THROTTLE ON!
It was a blast and a helluva test in "self-control". Never left the course (For those that don't do this stuff, it's TOO EASY to fly off the course and not know it), never had too crazy of a pass (usually blipped the throttle to let them know I was there/everyone I passed was smart about it/did what I could NOT to roost anyone), was able to read terrain pretty easily and loved the course AND hazard marking, was amazed at the racers I saw being courteous to one another & was pretty damn impressed with the smart chase crews/traffic.
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