{"id":63960,"date":"2019-07-23T09:32:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T16:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=63960"},"modified":"2019-07-23T09:32:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T16:32:59","slug":"best-in-the-desert-2020-schedule-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/best-in-the-desert-2020-schedule-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Best in the Desert 2020 Schedule Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"63961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/best-in-the-desert-2020-schedule-released\/unnamed-min-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min.png\" data-orig-size=\"620,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Best in the Desert 2020 Schedule Released\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min-300x165.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min.png\" alt=\"Best in the Desert 2020 Schedule Released\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min.png 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min-376x206.png 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Best in the Desert<span style=\"color: #000000;\">, North America&#8217;s largest off-road\u00a0racing series, has announced <\/span>the dates and locations of its 2020 race series. Including legendary events like the\u00a0Parker 250,\u00a0Parker 425, Laughlin Desert Classic, Silver State 300\u00a0and\u00a0Vegas to Reno along with many of the most popular races from the past, it&#8217;s certain to be a memorable collection of competitions. A total of eight races will be held, with six points paying events for cars, trucks, motorcycles and quads and seven points paying events for UTVs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited about the 2020 schedule\u201d, commented\u00a0Best In The Desert CEO, Daryl\u00a0Folks. \u201cA lot of hard work and thought have gone into it. We\u2019ve worked hard to provide a wide variety of events to not only challenge our racers but also a schedule that considers racing budgets and costs. In the end we feel our racers will be tested thoroughly and whoever comes out on top will be deserving of a\u00a0Best In The Desert\u00a0series championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBest In The Desert has always worked hard to provide the best races possible; races that test both racer and machine&#8221;,\u00a0said\u00a0Donald Jackson, Race Operations Manager. \u201cIn addition to some very exciting new events we are looking at each event to find ways to make a more enjoyable\u00a0team experience\u00a0and\u00a0increase the racing challenge for our racers.\u00a0\u00a0More information will be available in the weeks ahead as we finalize our event titles, presenting sponsors and a breakdown of details for each event,\u00a0so please stay tuned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Race Events<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PARKER \u201c250\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>JANUARY 10, 11 2020\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; (Race in Parker, AZ)<br \/>\n\u201cSHOWDOWN IN THE DESERT\u201d<br \/>\nMOTORCYCLE, QUAD &amp; UTV POINTS ONLY \u2013 NO PRE-FUN RUN<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARKER \u201c425\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>JANUARY 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; (Race in Parker, AZ &#8211; Time Trials January 22, 2020)<br \/>\n\u201cTHE LEGEND LIVES ON\u201d<br \/>\nCAR &amp; TRUCK POINTS ONLY \u2013 1-DAY PRE-FUN RUN ON SUNDAY, JAN. 12, 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAUGHLIN DESERT CLASSIC\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>FEBRUARY 20, 21, 22, 23, 2020 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>(2-day race \/ Race in Laughlin, NV &#8211; Time Trials FEB 20, 2020)<br \/>\n\u201cDUEL IN THE DESERT\u201d (UTV\u2019s 1 day night race \u2013 FEB 20, 2020)<br \/>\nCAR &amp; TRUCK &amp; UTV POINTS ONLY \u2013 FAMILY POKER RUN\/UTV\u2019S ONLY<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. DESERT SCRAMBLES CHAMPIONSHIP\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MARCH 20, 21, 22, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 (Race in Laughlin, NV)<br \/>\n\u201cA DESERT RACE IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN\u201d<br \/>\nMOTORCYCLE, QUAD &amp; UTV POINTS ONLY \u2013 FAMILY POKER RUN\/UTV\u2019S ONLY<\/p>\n<p><strong>SILVER STATE \u201c300\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>APRIL 30, MAY 1, 2, 3, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 (Race Starts North of Alamo, NV \u2013 Time Trials April 30, 2020)<br \/>\n\u201cTHE SCENIC BYWAYS OF NEVADA\u201d<br \/>\nPOINTS FOR ALL CLASSES \u2013 PRE-FUN RUN FRIDAY &amp; SATURDAY APRIL 10, 11, 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cVEGAS to RENO\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AUGUST 12, 13, 14, 15, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0(Race on Friday &#8211; Time Trials August 12, 2020)<br \/>\n\u201cTHE LONGEST OFF-ROAD RACE IN THE UNITED STATES\u201d<br \/>\nPOINTS FOR ALL CLASSES\u00a0<strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>NO PRE-FUN RUN<\/p>\n<p><strong>BATTLE BORN \u201c250\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SEPTEMBER 24, 25, 26, 27, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 (Race in Tonopah, NV &#8211; Time Trials Sept 24, 2020)<br \/>\n\u201cAN EPIC OFF-ROAD RACE\u201d<br \/>\nPOINTS FOR ALL CLASSES\u00a0<strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>NO PRE-FUN RUN<\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUEWATER DESERT CHALLENGE\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>OCTOBER 22, 23, 24, 25, 2020 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>(2-day race \/ Race in Parker, AZ &#8211; Time Trials OCT 22, 2020)<br \/>\n\u201cTHE AMERICAN CHALLENGE CONTINUES\u201d<br \/>\nPOINTS FOR ALL CLASSES\u00a0<strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>NO PRE-FUN RUN<\/p>\n<p>2020 Points \u2013 You MUST Start ALL of the races for a Class Championship!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Best in the Desert, North America&#8217;s largest off-road racing series, has announced the dates and locations of its 2020 race series.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":63961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3470,5470,27,5029],"tags":[5710,41,28,3708,1632,5042],"class_list":["post-63960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-off-road","category-off-road-racing","category-racing","tag-best-in-the-desert","tag-news","tag-off-road","tag-off-road-racing","tag-racing","tag-schedules"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/unnamed-min.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-gDC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63960"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63963,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63960\/revisions\/63963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}