Series hub
Best in the Desert / AORC — official schedule on bitd.com.
Schedule verified (America/New_York). Official organizer links only — Trail Roamer is not the timing authority.
Next rounds from official schedules. No invented mid-break races.
· Laughlin Events Center / desert loop · Laughlin, NV
AORC season finale. Season announcement window Oct 15–19; detailed BITD schedule racing Thu Oct 15–Sun Oct 18. Also AORC: americanoffroadracingchampionship.com/schedule/laughlin-desert-classic/. Live bitd.com/schedule/ hub already rolls 2027 Parker — use LDC schedule page as SoT.
Recent results when organizers publish — outbound to official race reports.
· Dayton start / Crystal finish (point-to-point) · Reno / Dayton to Crystal, NV
AORC Round 4; 30th anniversary. Detailed BITD schedule Aug 11–15 (moto race Fri Aug 14; awards Sat Aug 15 at Rio Las Vegas). Season announcement window Aug 13–16. Also AORC: americanoffroadracingchampionship.com/schedule/vegas-to-reno/.
· Vegas to Reno course sections · Reno, NV
Special fun-run / course-prep event (not one of the five AORC championship points races). Season announcement listed Jul 16–19; live AORC schedule page lists Jul 22–25 — seed follows live schedule page.
· Silver State 300 course / Joe Friel Sports Park · Tonopah, NV
AORC Round 3. Season announcement window Apr 22–26; detailed BITD schedule ends awards Sat Apr 25. Motorcycle/quad race Fri Apr 24. Also mirrored at americanoffroadracingchampionship.com/schedule/silver-state-300/.
· Primm desert course · Primm, NV
AORC Round 2. Season window Mar 4–8; motorcycle race Sat Mar 7 (Primm). Announcement also said Las Vegas — race start is Primm per official Mint schedule.
· Parker desert course / Lake Havasu festival · Parker, AZ
AORC Round 1 (BITD + UNLTD unified). Detailed schedule Jan 13–18 (pre-run through awards). Early season announcement listed Jan 21–25 — superseded by live Parker schedule page. Motorcycle race Sat Jan 17.
Best in the Desert’s 30th-anniversary Vegas to Reno ran Reno to Vegas (~505 miles). Ciaran Naran, Callum Norton, and Cody Simpson on the Hero Racing Ducati Desmo450 EDX won Open Pro overall in 7:44:26.755, beating Preston Campbell’s JCR Honda by about 34 seconds.
Ducati North America press (September 1, 2026) highlighted three Desmo450 EDX class wins at Vegas to Reno: Hero Racing overall; Team Fohse Over 30 Pro; and Marley Racing Open Amateur. Bike/platform angle — race narrative already covered in our BITD results story.
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