| THE DUNCAN DUO: Doug Eichner and John Gregory stand prepared for to pilot their Duncan Racing Roll Design 250R to its second consecutive victory of the season. Attempting to thwart the Duncan win streak from securing dominance will be the Suzuki Z400 of Wayne Matlock and Danny Prayther, riding for Alba Racing. |  |
Las Vegas, Nevada – The fifth event of the 2003 “Silver State Series”, the Terrible’s Town “250”, will be held April 25, 26, 27, 2003, in Pahrump, Nevada, promoted by Best In The Desert Racing Association and hosted by Terrible’s Town Casino. A $40,000 guaranteed total purse makes this “The Richest Off-Road Race in Nevada.” For the 2003 race $10,000 will be awarded to the 1st Overall Car/Truck winner, $7,000 will be awarded to the 1st Overall Pro Motorcycle and $3,000 awarded to the 1st Overall Pro Quad winner!!! The remainder of the prize money will be distributed for class payback. This is a great opportunity to race a great course and to take home a lot of prize money! The Terrible’s Town “250” is a 250-mile loop race which will start and finish in Pahrump, Nevada, located 60 miles Northwest of Las Vegas on Highway 160. The event will feature a full array of off-road vehicles, which include, Motorcycles, Quads, Cars and Trucks. Best In The Desert Director Casey Folks says, “This is the fifth year of the Terrible’s Town “250” and I expect a record number of Car and Truck entries racing for the additional $40,000. The Terrible’s Town “250” has also been chosen by the Pro Dirt group and will bring over twenty 1500 Class cars to the race. I also expect over 100 Motorcycle and Quad teams of the top factory teams to be racing. This is a big, big race, which is growing in popularity every year, in fact, I expect the 2003 “Silver State Series” racing year to be bigger than ever! Remember, life is an adventure and your adventure continues at the Terrible’s Town “250”.” Jerry, Ed, Troy, and Tim Herbst, who all love the sport of off-road racing, make a special contribution to this event by sponsoring a big after-race “Western Barbecue” celebration in the parking lot of their Terrible’s Town Casino. After a hard day of racing, it’s a great way to finish the day; eating barbecue chicken and watching the racers come in! The Awards Presentation will be held on Sunday at the Terrible’s Lakeside Casino & RV Park, which was voted in the top 100 most beautiful RV Parks in the country. Folks says, “We could not of had a more beautiful setting for the awards last year, I can’t wait to go back!” | BIG PROSPECTS: Perhaps the biggest prospect for a BITD points championship is none other than Dale Ebberts and Ernie Castro in the Inland Truss Class 1 Toyota-powered Jimco. But it doesn't end there. The team opened up the BITD season in Parker with an overall victory, but have already clinched and overall victory in the SCORE series opener at Laughlin and recently followed up with a Class 1 victory in San Felipe. It's been a stellar season so far. Going into round 2, odds are on the Inland Truss to take the number one spot in Pahrump. |
The 2002 “Silver State Series” Car and Truck winners, winning 1st in the 1500 Professional Class and 1st overall were Troy Herbst, Larry Roeseler, Tim Herbst and Vince Natali, driving a Ford Powered Smith Built Truggy, in 4:40:56, and Damen Jefferies and Casey Jefferies, driving a Ford Trick Truck, won 1st in the 1400 Trick Truck Class, in 4:50:34. The Motorcycle winners, winning 1st in the Open Professional Class and 1st overall were Destry Abbott and Shane Esposito, riding a Kawasaki, in 4:41:46, and the Quad winners, winning 1st Quad Pro and 1st Overall, were Jimmy Stephensen and Michael Cafro, riding a Honda, in 5:58:42. These are the teams to beat in 2003! Major sponsors of the Best In The Desert Terrible's Town "250" are Ford Motor Company, Official Truck of Best In The Desert, Goodyear Tires, Official Tire of Best In The Desert and Terrible Herbst. Registration, Technical Inspection and Contingency will be held Friday, April 25, 2003, from 10am to 6pm. On Saturday, the Terrible’s Town “250” starts and finishes at the Terrible’s Town Casino right off Highway- 160. The Motorcycles and Quads will start at approximately 6:00am and the Cars and Trucks will start at approximately 9:00 am. For more information regarding the Terrible’s Town “250” please contact Diane DeLauer at Best In The Desert Racing Association (702) 457-5775, fax (702) 641-2431, bitd@worldnet.att.net, www.bitd.com. | On The Verge Of Victory |  | | Rick D. Johnson powered into an overall truck victory at Parker in his Ford F-150 Protruck, finishing ninth overall on the day, 2 minutes and 13 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, Rick L. Johnson, also in a Protruck. | Leading the charge in the Stock Full field, Foutz Motorsports opened up the season with the win. The Ford-backed Super Duty, driven by Greg Foutz and co-driver Steve Wheeler, is the favorite heading into Terrible's Town. |
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