The first race of the USRA desert season was in Mesquite Nevada. This is a very sandy course, but lots of moisture in the weeks leading up to the race made for great conditions.
The minis started bright and early. FAST Racing was represented by Benji Knight and Trevor Smith in the 85 novice class (Trevor was racing (and riding) his new KTM 85 for the very first time). Quinn Pincock was racing Schoolboy and Dylan Pincock was racing 65's. We were also joined by Kelton Satterthwaite racing 85 novice (and his Dad racing over 40 Amateur).
The minis all got off and before long, we received word in the pits that Benji was down just a few miles into the course. This is always a scary moment, but after getting to him, we discovered he was going to be OK, just a little banged up and scared.
Trevor finished the race as did Quinn and Kelton with great results. This is always a tough one due to the sand.
Josh Knight was racing big bikes for the first time and was a bundle full of nerves. He got off to a good start in the Amateurs, but after the first loop, he didn't arrive quite when expected. When he eventually arrived we found out he had crashed into a tamarisk bush and got his bike lodged in the sticks and it took him about 15 minutes to get it removed. At that point, he was just trying to salvage the day, but did manage three loops and avoid a DNF.
Cory Pincock finished in the top 15-20 of the Experts, and Brett Satterhwaite finished 7th overall Amateur and first in his class. Eric Smith finished the Amateur loops as well and got some great helmet cam footage.
In his first race on his new 450, James Rhodes pulled a killer holeshot and only got passed once the rest of the day and finished 1st in class and 2nd overall Novice.
It was a lot of fun to escape the cold of January and go race in the desert. It was also the maiden voyage of the new "MotoBus" and it proved to be a great road trip vehicle for the races as the kids slept the entire way home to Northern Utah. Next up, the Rhino Rally in St. George.
More video, pictures, and discussion of the Mesquite race can be found here:
http://www.dirtbikeadventures.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=34
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