NEWS FROM AROUND THE DIRT

Legacy Racing Association Launches New Series A new off-road racing series has been formed to host races in Nevada. Legacy Racing Association was created by Liz Marshall, Donald and Kristy Jackson. Donald and Liz most recently handled operations for Best in The Desert and have now left to form their own series. “Kristy, Liz and I are very excited to Legacy Racing Association will feature announce a new company with a whole new five events in 2021 which will include series of off-road races that cover some events in Pahrump, Laughlin, Alamo and proven routes and several challenging Jean, Nevada. The series will have classes courses,” said Donald Jackson. for buggies, UTV’s, Trucks, Quads and The first event will be held January 7th-10th Motorcycles. in Pahrump, Nevada.

OFF ROAD NIGHTS Canceled

The COVID-19 Pandemic is forcing the cancellation of the 2020 Off-Road Nights Dirt Lifestyle Expo. The event, which was supposed to take place at Del Mar Fairgrounds, had been moved from March to September. The event was unable to happen with all of the required health directives. California continues to ban large gatherings.

“We are extremely disappointed to have to move our popular ORN Expo in Del Mar to next year,” stated event producer Rat Sult.

BFGoodrich Suspends Pit Support for 2020

BFGoodrich has made the difficult decision to suspend pit support for the upcoming 500. The ongoing travel restrictions and the COVID-19 crisis led to the company’s decision. BFGoodrich has been involved with SCORE races in Baja for 40 years. Support services affected include complimentary pit services and BFG radio relays. The company also will not have a presence at the Baja 500. BFG says they want to keep their employees safe and healthy and not risk their families getting sick. BFGoodrich will continue to monitor the situation and has not yet committed to providing services at the Baja 1000.

Best in The Desert Moves Jagged X Desert Cup to Glen Helen: New Operations Director Named

The Jagged X National Desert Cup has been moved from its Laughlin venue to Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California. The decision for the move came after discussions with Las Vegas Events and the Laughlin Chamber of Commerce. “The great relationship we have with our partners at Laughlin Events made this a very difficult decision, however we felt this was our best decision based on the information available. At the end of the day it is always about our racers and making sure we give them the best outcome possible,” said Best Polaris Cancels Camp RZR Polaris is canceling its annual Camp RZR event. Camp RZR has been held Halloween weekend at Glamis for the past decade. COVID restrictions from California State Parks, which issues the permit for the event is forcing the cancellation. Polaris says they expect to host the event in 2021. Off Road Expo Postponed There will not be an Off-Road Expo at the Pomona Fairplex this year. The annual event held at the beginning of October has been postponed to 2021. California State COVID restrictions has forced Bonnier Events to make the difficult decision to postpone the event. Bonnier is planning on hosting an Off-Road Expo October 17-18 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Exhibitors who paid for booth space at Pomona can transfer their space to the Arizona show. Refunds are being given to spectators who bought tickets for Pomona. in The Desert co-owner Bryan Folks. This is the first time the series has held an event at Glen Helen. The announcement comes as the series announced Jeff Phillips as their new race operations manager. Phillips has previously served as president of Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada (MRAN). Phillips is also the original cofounder of the WORCS series. Longtime operations manager Donald Jackson and other staff members exited Best in The Desert in August to form the Legacy Racing

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