SNORE Knotty Pine 250 wrap up

By Mike Henle CALIENTE, Nev. — Fifty-five-year-old Fred Hatch and a tightly-knit group of family members have reason to celebrate after the team captured Class 10 and overall titles June 9 in the annual Knotty Pine 250. A veteran of motorcycle desert racing, Hatch and his team of three pit crew members mounted a lean […]

SNORE’s Knotty Pine 250 heads for Caliente this weekend

By Mike Henle CALIENTE — The Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts – SNORE — is bringing its annual Knotty Pines 250 off-road race here Friday and Saturday complete with about 120 race cars and competitors in what has become a blockbuster gathering. From the students of Caliente Elementary to fans and the racers, the railroad town […]

Stormin’ Mormon Showdown scheduled Saturday at Pahrump Valley Speedway

By Mike Henle Pahrump Valley Speedway, which will host the wildly-popular 2018 Stormin’ Mormon Showdown modified feature and the Sam Stringer Memorial Super Stock Shootout Saturday, has a long history since its inception in 1985. The ¼-mile dirt track situated east of the heart of Pahrump was the creation of several dedicated race enthusiasts from […]

SNORE concludes six-race season with huge field for Laughlin finale

By Mike Henle LAUGHLIN — As the story goes in this part of the country, legendary real estate mastermind Don Laughlin saw a gold mine from the air back in the 1960s when he spotted a broken-down fishing village during an airplane ride over the Colorado River. Located some 100 miles south of Las Vegas, […]

Trophy Truck racer captures ‘Weatherman’ Memorial PCI Radios 48th annual SNORE 250

By Mike Henle The“Weatherman”MemorialPCIRaceRadios48thAnnualSNORE250 is in the books after being highlighted Oct. 6-8 in Beatty, Nev., about two hours north of Las Vegas. Together with significant silt and the rest of the challenges that usually accompany an off-road race, this particular event featured a field of about 63 entries including overall winner Travis Chase, who […]

SNORE & KC HiLites to Light Up The Nevada Desert south of Las Vegas This Weekend

JEAN, Nev. — In the old days of SNORE’s continuously-running schedule that dates back to its beginning in 1969, the desert heat was more than a mild challenge. The heartiest of souls can’t handle the desert when daytime temperatures peak at more than 120 degrees from June through September. So some of the old-timers of […]