LOCAL SCHOOL GETS SURPRISE VISIT BY HENDERSON’S TERRIBLE 400 DRIVERS

LOCAL SCHOOL GETS SURPRISE VISIT BY HENDERSON’S TERRIBLE 400 DRIVERS

Drivers race to Gordon McCaw Elementary School to sign autographs and take photos with students

WHAT: The countdown to the Henderson’s Terrible 400 Desert Race has officially begun. Soon race fans will have the opportunity to see the best of the best duke it out for the final bragging rights as the Best in the Desert six-race series ends.

Before the race gets the green flag, drivers will make a pit stop in Henderson. Drivers will scoot over with their race vehicles to Gordon McCaw Elementary School to meet and greet with over 600 students. Drivers will sign autographs and pose for photographs.

Considered the fastest course in the Best in the Desert race series, the Henderson’s Terrible 400 Desert Race is presented by Best in the Desert Racing Association, the City of Henderson, Herbst Gaming and the City of Boulder City. The race will take place on Saturday, December 1 in the Eldorado Valley located between Henderson and Boulder City. There will be two race courses – one for motorcycles and ATVs and one for cars, trucks and buggies – both over 80 miles. The start-finish line is positioned off Nevada Highway 95, near the Railroad Pass exit.

WHEN: Friday, November 30, 2007

1 – 2 p.m.

WHERE: Gordon McCaw Elementary School

57 Lynn Lane, Henderson, NV 89015

WHY: The event is one of many being held as a precursor to Saturday’s 6^th annual Henderson’s Terrible 400 Desert Race, one of the premier desert races in the Southwest.

PHOTO OP: Race participants and their vehicles will be available for photos with students.