TSCO "VEGAS TO RENO" THE LONG WAY!! WRAPUP

ANDY McMILLIN TAKES THE OVERALL WIN IN TSCO “VEGAS TO RENO” THE LONG WAY!!
September 1, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada
Andy McMillin, in his Geiser Brothers Racing built #31 Ford Trick Truck, took home the overall win at Casey Folks’ TSCO
“Vegas to Reno” The Long Way!! event last week; capping off three days of tough competition with the leading off road racers
in the United States. He was followed closely by the Ford Trick Truck of Tim Herbst who came in first on the road, but was 4
minutes back of McMillin on corrected time. This year’s Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno "The Long Way" race was a three-day
race adventure that ran over 997-miles of the best and worst of the Nevada desert.
The challenge of a three day event are the logistics of essentially running three separate races. Prep. Race. Prep, Repair. Sleep.
Race. Setup. Repair...sleep...maybe. Then - Run for the Win. Nearly 300 cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs and UTVs took the
start flag on Thursday morning in Beatty, Nevada. Mother nature was not kind at contingency or on the first day of racing -
temperatures over a hundred degrees drove many teams to fatigue from the heat, dust and tough terrain that reflects Folk’s
style of racing in this beautiful, but daunting desert environment. The last day heading into the finish included some of the
toughest terrain, but the weather was just a little cooler due to the higher elevation.
The first two days of racing ended at Camp Adventure and the one-hour opportunity to fix, repair, weld and craft a ready-to-
race vehicle for the next day of competition. The last day of racing saw the finish line at a new location, close to city center in
Dayton, Nevada at the Dayton Events Center. This was a great set-up for the finish as literally thousands of people filled the
area to see the winners and hear the stories.
Other notable class winners included:
Kevin Colan - Class 1500, 4th overall
Greg Parker - Class 2000
Chad Hall -Class 4100
Bryce Menzies - Class 1000, 9th overall
Greg Foutz - Class 8100
Kevin Sacalas - Ultra 4 (KOH)
Macrae Glass - Class 8000, 11th overall
Karl Scalan - Class 3000 (C-1 Lite)
Perry Coan - JeepSpeed 1
Ryan J. Staats - Protruck, 12th overall
Nick Baldwin - Baja Challenge
Kellon Walch - Class 7300
David Caspino - Class 7200
Rick Doetsch - Class 7100
Clive Skilton - JeepSpeed 3
Jake Jones - Class 1100
Rod Hall - Class 3100
Brandon Schueler - UTV
A complete list of how your favorite racers finished is available on the Best in the Desert site at www.bitd.com
Camp Adventure, “THE TRAVELING CITY”
More than 750 RVs followed the race...what a sight! The the festivities each evening included live music sponsored by Speed
Technologies, plus an impressive hospitality area sponsored by Red Bull, and Beer Garden sponsored by TSCO and Rebel
Malting & Brewing, and Lance Jergensen. “Camp Adventure” allowed thousands of spectators, racers and their teams to take
in the Nevada desert’s beautiful sunsets, and bench-raced with some of the world’s most talented racers.
Casey would like to thank the Best in the Desert personnel, including the hundreds of dedicated volunteers that helped make
this epic three-day event a huge success. Our condolences to the family of Tony Sorensen, who suffered a fatal heart-attack
while competing with his son.
Next race - The Bilek Racing Silver State “300”, September 25-27, 2009.
The American Off-Road Racing Series … Best In The Desert!
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