March 25-27, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada

MOSS BROTHERS NOT FOOLING AROUND AT MINT 400

Sacramento, CA – Sacramento’s Moss brothers brought home a third consecutive SNORE event win in their 1979 KC HiLiTES Ford Bronco at last weekend’s 25th SNORE Mint 400 Off Road race. The 106 mile course got chopped up quick with over 250 entries in twenty two classes making four laps, which led to heavy attrition and a less than 40% finish rate. Included this year for the first time in 23 years, was the infamous Rock Garden, a treacherous amalgamation of small boulders, ditches and shale rock beds. Finishing in just over 15 hours and after 11 pm at night, the team completed the last lap with only first gear, barely adding an hour to their best overall lap time.

Gary Messer takes home the TROPHYLITE win and nearly $10,000 at the General Tire Mint 400...

Gary Messer and his crew drove a flawless race at the SNORE General Tire Mint 400 this last weekend. Running a perfect race and winning the class by a large margin over Bruce and Fawn Finchum who took 2nd place. 3rd place goes to first time podium finishers Bruce and Kyle Freisen, and 4th place was Robby Woolworth in a TROPHYLITE house rental truck...... Louis Chamberland defending TROPHYLITE serise champion, Steve Hengeveld well known motorcycle racer, and Jim Riley owner of Azunia Tequila also finished the grueling course.

Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Heidi Steele Wins Mint 400 with Assist from Husband

FULLERTON, CA. – (March 30, 2010) – It was a family affair for Yokohama off-road champions Heidi and Cameron Steele at the SNORE Mint 400 near Las Vegas over the weekend. Heidi won her first Class 7 race of the year, with a big assist from husband Cameron and teammate Jamie Campbell.

Driving her Ford Ranger (with off-the-shelf Yokohama Geolandar M/T+® tires), Heidi and her Desert Assassins team captured the race with a time of 10:47:16.296. Heidi drove the first 200 miles and was in third place when she handed the truck over to Campbell who quickly raced it into second place.

With one lap to go, Cameron Steele jumped in and used his veteran skills to maneuver the Ranger into first and held on for the victory.

Roger Norman Monopolizes the Mint 400

RENO, NV MARCH 30, 2010 - Roger Norman is the pinnacle of the 2010 Mint 400 in his Norman Motorsports Crystal Bay Casino #8 truck. Norman pole positioned, never got passed and seemed no one ever came within 2 minutes in corrected time. “Winning overall coupled with taking the pole position in qualifying makes this an epic event for us,” smiles Norman.

When Larry Roeseler took the wheel two laps into the race, he had an 8 minute 22 second lead. “The truck is incredible!” exclaimed Norman. “John Castro, our crew chief, has improved the truck like you wouldn’t believe over the last 2 ½ years. All the tires stay on the ground and you have complete control of the car at higher speeds.” Between the perfect set ups and the Baja Fools three record setting pit stops for fuel and tires, it made the Norman Motorsports team the strongest in the pack. They finished the race in 8 hours, 37 minutes and 29 seconds, a full eleven minutes before Bobby Baldwin, the 2nd place finisher.

Menzies #07 Trophy Truck Earns TOP FIVE in Unlimited Truck Debut at MINT 400

Las Vegas, Nevada (March 29, 2010) Debuting the gorgeous fire engine red Geiser-built Trophy Truck for the fans in their hometown was something special this past weekend, as the Menzies Motorsports ‘Big Red Machine” rolled out the new Unlimited Production Trophy Truck for the historic SNORE MINT 400.

It was in 1968 that the Mint Hotel public relations director, Norm Johnson, created the first ever Del Web MINT 400 Desert Rally. Some 42 years later, the historic race has reached new heights as the SNORE Series has put new life into a race that has seen the likes of Indianapolis 500 Champions, Bobby and Al Unser, not to mention Hollywood adventure seekers James Garner and Lee Majors who both raced for the checkers.

Larry Roeseler/Roger Norman OVERALL Mint 400

Las Vegas, Nevada (March 28, 2010) One of the nation’s top off road racers, Larry Roeseler, led the way for the NORMAN Motorsports team as he and his team owner, Roger Norman earned the overall victory at this season’s SNORE Mint 400 desert race.

Larry Roeseler, the well-known off road racing champion, ran a wicked pace in the #8 Norman Motorsports Trophy Truck establishing the fastest lap of the day with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 4 seconds besting the entire field of competition all day long. After two ferocious laps, Roeseler handed the Crystal Bay Casino-backed Trophy Truck to the worldwide adventurer and team owner, Roger Norman.

2010 SNORE Mint 400

TRACK FACTS

- Course is Apprx. 106 miles.
- 5 pits Total, including Main Pit. Same pits as last year with one added prior to last years Pit A
- There is NO PRE RUN FOR THIS RACE.
- GPS Downloads will be available a week prior to race, there will be one available for FREE, courteous of PCI with General Course Map and separate Course Notes. There will also be one available for purchase from PCI with Course Map and full Course Notes with Icons.

STARTING ORDER

UT & 1's - By qualifying speed, 10, Protruck, 12, 5, 1600, 8, 7, HM, 3000, TL, 18, 5-1600, 9, MM, Stock Full, 7s, Jeepspeed cup, Unlimited Sportsman, Limited Sportsman, VORE, 1450, 3, Jeepspeed Challenge, Stock Bug.

Best in the Desert Bilek Racing SILVER STATE “300” Set for April 23-24, 2010

April is the perfect time of year for racing in the Eastern Nevada desert. The average temperature is 82 degrees during the day and 58 at night, so race vehicles and personnel are comfortable, and the average rainfall is just .014”. Not too hot, not too cold, and it’s dry! Come experience the Bilek Racing Silver State “300”, set for April 23-24, 2010!

With the pit locations being next to major roads you can literally "chase" the race and see some incredible action from the easy to access pit areas and spectator viewing areas - and it’s all FREE. For those racers in the chase for points, this is the second race of the Best in the Desert race season for cars and trucks; but all classes are welcome including cars, trucks, motorcycles, quads and UTVs.