Founder Casey Folks Best In The Desert Co-Owners Bryan Folks and Daryl Folks SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CFO Sheri Folks WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 Race Operations Manager 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Donald Jackson Registration for the Time Trials Event Coordinator Trick Trucks, Class 1500 & 6100 – Tropicana Laughlin Pavilion Room Liz Marshall 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Project Manager UTV Early Tech Hot Pit Miguel Gonzalez Business Development / Marketing Director THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 Scot Harden 7:30 AM Staging – 8:30 AM Meeting – 9:00 AM Escort Begins email: [email protected] phone: 951-491-1819 One Escorted Practice Lap for the Time Trials Time Trials Immediately follows Course Marshals Jim Glimp - Charla Glimp 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM UTV Tech & Contingency – Tropicana Parking Lot Communication Coordinator Keith Purmal 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM Scoring UTV Registration – Tropicana Laughlin Pavilion Room Art Verling - Colleen Verling 4:00 PM Julia Sahlstrom - Anna Lewis UTV Driver’s Meeting – Tropicana Laughlin Pavilion Room Start / Finish Line Coordinators Doc Lippmann - Casey Dallaire 5:45 PM – 1st UTV Staging – 6:30 PM – UTV Night Race Start Bridget Black - John Black Production & Spts/Rally & RS1 Finish Line Announcer (Ford Mesa) 9:15 PM – 2nd UTV Staging – 10:30 PM – UTV Night Race Approx. Start George Antill Turbo & Unlimited Drivers / Riders Registration FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Liz Marshall - Julia Sahlstrom - Kathie Landers Bridget Black - Colleen Verling - Jen Yeager 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM Kristy Jackson - Christy Sahlstrom - Sheri Folks Drivers Registration – Tropicana Laughlin Pavilion Room Car / Truck Technical Inspectors 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Darryl Putman - Scott Freebarin Lynn Jackson - Andy Studer Car, Truck, Contingency & Tech Inspection – Tropicana Parking Lot Motorcycle / Quad Tech Inspector Noon Jeff Landers UTV Awards – Tropicana Laughlin Pavilion Room Stop Check Captains 6:30 PM – Car / Truck Driver’s Meeting Jeff and Kathie Landers MANDATORY - DRIVERS / PIT CREW MEETING – River Lodge Pool Medical Director SATURDAY, MAY 12 Dr. Fredrick (Doc) Lippmann, M.D. First Aid Coordinator 1st Race of the Day Starts at 6:30 AM David Nehrbass - Motorsports Safety Solutions See Specific Schedule of Races on page 6 Car / Truck Contingency 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Laughlin Leap Registration – BITD Box Van Jamie Fagan - Cyndie Parks - Kimberley O’Keefe Pam Giltner - Roxanne Hoffman - Dustin Hoffman 6:30 PM – Laughlin Leap Staging – Race Course Infield Media Directors 7:00 PM – Laughlin Leap – Race Course Infield Infield Don Fall (email: [email protected]) and Russ Turner SUNDAY, MAY 13 Program Publisher & Advertising Opportunities: Fall Advertising - (619) 742-9977 1st Race of the Day Starts at 6:30 AM See Specific Schedule of Races on page 6 Front Cover Photo: 7:00 PM – Awards Presentation Justin Lofton pushing his Trick Truck to its limits at this year’s Tropicana Laughlin Pavilion Room 2 Casey Folks “Vegas to Reno” Time Trials: photo by Bink Designs A TO SEPT 1 - OCT 31, 2019 RECEIVE Up TO A $100 General Tire Visa Prepaid Card with the purchase of 4 GET UP qualifying LIGHT TRUCK/SUV GENERAL tireS** $® * VISA PREPAID CARD GRABBER™ X3 GRABBER™ HTS60 AltiMAX™ ARCTIC12 & other select tires1 & other select tires2 & other select tires3 1 $100 Mail-In Rebate includes Grabber™ A/TX, Grabber™ APT, Grabber™ AT2, Grabber™ X3. 2 $70 Mail-In Rebate includes GRABBER™ Arctic, GRABBER™ Arctic LT, Grabber™ HD, Grabber™ HTS60, Grabber™ UHP. 3 $50 Mail-In Rebate includes ALTIMAX™ Arctic12, Grabber™ HTS. **VISIT GENERALTIRE.COM/PROMOTIONS FOR FULL DETAILS. * THE GENERAL TIRE VISA PREPAID CARD IS ISSUED BY METABANK®, MEMBER FDIC, PURSUANT TO A LICENSE FROM VISA U.S.A. INC. NO CASH ACCESS OR RECURRING PAYMENTS. CAN BE USED EVERYWHERE VISA DEBIT CARDS ARE ACCEPTED. CARD VALID FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS; UNUSED FUNDS WILL FORFEIT AFTER THE VALID THRU DATE. CARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY. 3 Dear Off-Road Racing Community, I would like to personally welcome you to the 2019 Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic presented by JIMCO. At Best In The Desert Racing Association, our goal is to make certain that your experience with us is nothing short of exceptional. We strive to ensure that your participation and enthusiasm for the sport of off-road racing meets the professionalism you expect and deserve. Best In The Desert Racing Association is proud to have taken the sport of off- road racing to a higher level, to a level of racing where drivers are constantly challenged. Best In The Desert competitors are provided the opportunity to know that their motivation, perseverance and determination pay off, every mile of every race, in an incredible feeling of accomplishment and pride. Visionaries discover solutions where others see obstacles. Casey was a visionary. He envisioned bringing Laughlin back to the forefront in off-road racing with great sponsors and activities that involved the whole family. Our goal at Best In The Desert is to carry out Casey’s vision. We will continue to build on the foundation he started and make Laughlin another hot spot for Premier Off-Road Racing. It’s the challenge that makes it fun for both you and us. Such is the case of the 2019 Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic presented Jeff Terzo Trick Truck photo by JIMCO. The exciting Laughlin Desert by Door54 Photography Classic start/finish is only 5 minutes Donald Jackson photo by from any hotel/casino in the Town of Daniel Curiel Photographic Laughlin, Nevada. This is a great time to Donald be in Laughlin to race or spectate by day and play at night. Best In The Desert and Jackson the Town of Laughlin have it all. Race Thank You for your continued support Operations and participation. Be safe, have fun and I Manager will see you at the Finish Line. Best In The Desert Racing Association 4 Justin Lofton #41 MR103 Machined Race Wheel | 17x9 - Reinforced inner lip provides extreme strength and durability - Forged 6061 aluminum V.2 beadlock ring - The next generation of the ultimate race wheel - Lighter. Stronger. Faster. #METHODRACEWHEELS @METHODRACEWHEELS METHODRACEWHEELS.COM RACE SCHEDULE THIS RACE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, AFTER REGISTRATION. IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE IN EACH RACE AFTER REGISTRATION AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE DRIVERS MEETING. WE REALIZE MANY OF YOU ARE RACING TWO (2) VEHICLES AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO STAY WITH THIS SCHEDULE. SATURDAY & SUNDAY RACES 6:00 AM – Staging 1st Race – 3 Laps 6:30 AM – 1st Race Starts – Class 1100-1200-1700-2700-3700-7100-7300-8100-VINT All Times Approximate after the 1st Race Starts – Be Alert, Early and Ready (Listen to your radio!) 7:45 AM – Staging 2nd Race – 4 Laps 8:30 AM – 2nd Race Starts – Class 2000-3000-4400-4700-5000-6000 9:45 AM – Staging 3rd Race – 4 Laps 10:30 AM – 3rd Race Starts – Class 1000-1500-7200 11:45 AM – Staging 4th Race – 4 Laps 12:30 PM – 4th Race Starts – Class 6100-6200-8000 1:45 PM – Staging 5th Race – 4 Laps 2:30 PM – 5th Race Starts – Trick Truck Race LAUGHLIN LEAP - SATURDAY NIGHT 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Leap Registration – BITD Box Van 6:30 PM – Laughlin Leap Staging – Race Course Infield 7:00 PM – Laughlin Leap – Race Course Infield Photo provided by Door 54 Photography 6 7 TRICK TRUCK CLASS 1000 CLASS 1100 Unlimited Trucks One or two-seat open-wheeled One or two-seat open-wheeled or SUVs. cars. Unlimited suspension. cars. Twin beam front suspension. Limited displacement engine. Limited displacement engine. CLASS 2700 CLASS 3700 CLASS 4400 Jeepspeed Cup - Jeepspeed Outlaws - Ultra 4 - intermediate class. modified class. King of the Hammers type vehicles. CLASS 6100 CLASS 6200 CLASS 7100 Spec Engine Trick Truck - Unlimited one or two-seat Sportsman Mini or Unlimited Truck or SUV. Sealed open-wheeled cars. Sealed Ford Mid-sized Trucks or SUVs. Ford and GM spec engine and GM spec engine. PRO TURBO UTV PRO PRODUCTION UTV PRO UNLIMITED UTV Turbo charged production UTV. Normally aspirated production UTV. Pro UTV Unlimited (2900) OEM stock 1000cc engine. OEM engine, 1000cc max. Sportsman (S900) (T800 / T900) (1800 / 1900) UTV Rally Sportsman (U900) 8 CLASS 1500 CLASS 1700 CLASS 2000 Unlimited one or two-seat Jeepspeed Challenge - Open-wheel single & two-seat cars open-wheeled cars. stock class. limited to 1600CC VW engine & VW type-1 suspension system CLASS 4700 CLASS 5000 CLASS 6000 Jeepspeed Trophy - Unlimited TrophyLite open class. Baja sedan. trucks. CLASS 7200 CLASS 7300 CLASS 8100 Unlimited Mini or Pure-Stock production Unlimited Sportsman Mid-sized Trucks or SUVs. Mini or Mid-size Trucks or Trucks or SUVs open-wheeled cars. PRO MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLE QUAD Open Pro (N) - 300 Pro (X) Open Exp/Am (300) - 300 Exp/Am (200) Quad Pro (Q) Over 30 Pro (P) Ovr 30 Exp (500) - Ovr 40 Exp (700) Exp/Am (400) Over 40 Pro (C) Ovr 50 Exp (800) - Ironman Exp/Am (O) Ironman Exp/Am (600) Photos by Bink Designs, Daniel Curiel Photographic, DirtFocus.com, Harlen Foley (DirtNation.com), Jason Zindroski (HighRev Photography) and RnR Photos 9 WELCOME TO LAUGHLIN! The Laughlin Tourism Commission and the Volunteers in Partnership (VIPs), take pride in being the promoter/ sponsor of some of the region’s most popular community events. The Laughlin Resorts and community would like to welcome you back to the Southwest’s most race-friendly destination for the annual Best in the Desert Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic. This anticipated annual event is the pride of the Best in the Desert Family and we at the Laughlin Tourism Commission are proud to continue our sponsor partnership with them each year.