Class 3000 / Desert Lites

Welcome

Supporting and representing the racers in the Class 3000 / Desert Lite / Class 4 desert race cars and trucks.

Race number 3; MORE 500

Moving back to MORE for this 3rd race in the 2012 season. The MORE 500 in Johnson Valley, CA is one of the best “bang for your buck” races in off-road racing. Good luck racers, and we’ll see you out there!

Race number 2; MINT 400

As of 2/22/12, there are only 52 openings left. BitD is limiting the entries to 300 this year. It is looking like Class 3000 will be limited to 3 laps, in the AM race. Unlimiteds will race the full 4 laps in the afternoon race. For more information, visit the Best In the Desert website or the official MINT 400 site.

2011 Class Championship

Congratulations Jay Wallick #3088 on the Class 3000 Championship for 2011! We also congratulate Nic Bayes #3006 on 2nd place, and Karl Scanlan #3019 for 3rd place! We will see you next season!

Feature Story

Rick Huseman Memorial Race & Fundraiser Thursday October 27th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact -Stephanie Johnson 949/230-3750 -Ken Faught 909/376-9090 Rick Huseman Memorial Race & Fundraiser Thursday October 27th 6:00pm The off-road community is putting together a special event to celebrate the life of racing superstar Rick Huseman and his brother Jeff who were killed in a plane crash on Oct. 16 near Barstow. The event will be held at Pole Position Raceway in Corona on October 27 beginning at 6pm and will raise money for his wife Michelle and two-year-old son Ricky. The event will feature both silent and live auctions along with world-class indoor karting, food and drink. The nation’s best off-road racers are expected to be in attendance including -Ricky Johnson -Brian Deegan -Carl Renezeder -Scott Douglas -Johnny Greaves -Rob Maccachren -Mike Childress -Kyle Leduc -World Rally Cup racer Ken Block …more to be announced. Donations and trust fund info to be posted soon For directions or more information check out www.PolePositionRaceway. Silent & Live Auction product donations please send to: Att: Rick Huseman Memorial Race & Fundraiser 1594 E. Bentley Dr. Corona, CA 92879 For more details please contact: -Stephanie Johnson 949/230-3750

Group Updates

2012 Group Schedule

January 27-29 – Redline@Stateline HDRA – Primm, NV
March 23-25 – MINT 400 BitD – Las Vegas, NV
May 19 – MORE 500 MORE – Lucerne, CA
July - see below
September 8 – Chili Cookoff MORE/SNORE – Lucerne, CA
December 7-9 = Rage at the River SNORE – Laughlin, NV

There was discussion back and forth at the meeting for the July “night” race schedule. The options are:
July 4-8 – Fireworks 500 HDRA, Reno, NV
July 21 – Freedom 250 MORE, Barstow, CA

Due to the distance to the HDRA race, tentative is the MORE race, however we will open this up to discussion.

The rest of the schedule will be set as of January 1st. Please speak up now to discuss if you have issues. Only owners of cars that raced 2010 or 2011 series are eligible. Please note your car number when replying.

Vehicles represented at the meeting Dec 2nd;
3030
3056
3088
3068
3012
3019
3018
3069
3074
3020

Please see the thread for more information, and discussion; here.

“Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down. ”
-Dave Barry

News

MINT 400…er 300

March 24, 2012 Las Vegas, NV

Welcome racers to the 2012 MINT 400… er, 300! With a new promoter this year, Best in the Desert, the 2012 MINT 400 had two heats of races, with Class 3000 falling into the first “limited” heat at 6am. The Class 3000 racers were limited to 3, 92 miles laps this year. Only two of the nine starting cars completed all 3 laps, in what many have said was the toughest MINT since the `80s. While the course may not have been as rough as the last two year’s course under SNORE leadership, it was definitively faster, mixed with silt, rock gardens, and wondering loose boulders all over the race line. The combination of high speed, dust, tight race lines and obstacles took out many a racer. We personally sheered our front left spindle with 42 miles left in the race, when we hit a huge rock while in the dust of another race vehicle.

Kieth Waible #3027 took home 1st place, and 6th overall in the first heat. John Gould #3009 took home second, and 15th overall in the first heat. Even without the finish, taking 3rd place in Class 3000 was Ryan Frisby, who moves into 1st place in the 2012 points race. Congratulations to all the racers for enduring “The Great American Off-Road Race”!