Vegas to Reno day 2
Rocks, dust, silt, wind – maybe it was just the terrain, but day two seemed to take more of a toll on the racers than day one did in BITD – Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno race. The second day covered 367 miles of course – the longest of the three days of racing – but many of the truck and buggy racers seemed to struggle with the course and it was hard to pinpoint exactly why. While the story yesterday was of the first two vehicles across the line (the Trick Trucks of Andy McMIllin and BJ Baldwin, respectively), the day two lead belonged to the buggies. Though Pat Dean handled the driving duties Thursday, teammate Danny Anderson took over the wheel on Friday and led the team to across the finish line first on day two. The team was able to stay out of trouble and take advantage of issues racers ahead of them had. Day one’s race leader Andy McMillin was able to overcome some early issues his team had and be the second vehicle across the line, and it appears as though he still has the race lead, though no confirmation from BITD officials about that. One of the more impressive rides of the day was Troy Herbst (not Tim, who is actually piloting the team’s Class 1500 buggy), who came off the line ninth but crossed the finish line in third.
Defending Vegas to Reno Champion Rick D Johnson also had a solid day, starting off the line 12th and crossing the finish line in fourth. One of the major stories was BJ Baldwin, who was in the physical lead for most of the race until entering pit seven (of nine) when his transmission went south. Baldwin sat in the pits while his crew went to work finding the issue and ultimately having to replace his transmission. Baldwin was able to get going again after 45 app. minutes and he still managed to cross the finish line in ninth place after Robby Pierce came in just ahead of him in eighth (who co-drove with driver of record Will Staats). Baldwin’s stop at the finish wasn’t without event, though, as the 1594 buggy of Dennis Boyle came in just behind Baldwin in 10th and was not too pleased with something that occurred on the racecourse, and he showed his displeasure by ramming the back of Baldwin’s truck at the finish line.
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