| September 26, 2023
In an action-packed month of racing, racers converged outside of Alamo, Nevada, September 22-24, for the Silver State 300, a racer favorite among the Best In The Desert regulars.
The Trevor Hunter/Hayden Hintz team led from start to finish at the Silver State 300.
Photos by Harlen Foley
Starting and finishing just outside of Alamo, the 286-mile point-to-point loop traverses the Eastern Nevada desert with fast fire roads, flowing sand washes and mountain roads through the trees making up much of the revered racecourse. Due to conflicting schedules among the off-road calendar, entries were smaller than normal, but all who participated noted how fun the race turned out.
At the front of the field, defending series champions Hayden Hintz and Trevor Hunter set the pace on their Dirt Bike Test/1-800-Dent-Doc-backed Honda CRF450X. The lead duo opened trail all day with no issues, making small gains on the rest of the field as they rode a safe pace to the finish.
Jack Miller and Austin Farley took the Open Expert-class win in second overall.
“Our goal today was to get the bike to the finish with no issues and we did just that,” said Hintz. “We made some gains with our bike setup since Vegas To Reno, and it was good to see that progress on the course. Our bike is going 6-7 mph faster, topping out at 109 mph today, and TCS Powersports made some more improvements with our suspension and handling over the last month.”
Behind the leaders, a young Open Expert team found themselves moving up the ranks and racing to an impressive second overall. Jack Miller and Austin Farley, both 19 years young, ripped through the pack on their Taco Moto/City Paving/AHM TX300 to the class win and ahead of the rest of the Pro teams. Rounding out the overall podium was the 40+ Pro trio of Brett Stevens, Carl Maassberg and Chris Frye on their FOHSE/Sportsman Cycle Husqvarna.
Jack Miller and Austin Farley took the Open Expert-class win in second overall.
Other notable finishers include Jordan Graham, piloting a Factory Ducati Desert X. Graham was running in the top five overall before hitting a rock and exploding his front wheel in the final miles, losing several minutes as he attempted to repair the wheel and limp the bike into the finish. The 50+ Expert winners, Marty Highland and Steve Mizrahi, piloted an old-school XR650 to the class win.
With two races under their belt, the Best In The Desert crew has a quick turnaround before the annual Laughlin Desert Classic in three weeks’ time.
Overall
- Hayden Hintz/Trevor Hunter (Hon)
- Austin Farley/Jack Miller (Hus)
- Brett Stevens/Carl Maassberg/Chris Frye (Hus)
- Larrick Curley/Jarrett Curley (Hon)
- Stephen Berger/Braxton Southwick/Willis Adams (Hon)
