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 […]
Bakersfield charger Brad Pounds captures Stormin’ Mormon Showdown and pockets $3,000
By Mike Henle Special to the Pahrump Valley Times A few miles away on the western slope of the mountains near Pahrump, there lies a detention center/prison that is usually quiet. However, the serenity of the area changed on the evening of March 3 when an impressive field of ground-thundering, fire-breathing IMCA Modifieds and Super […]
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 […]
With more than 400 entries, SNORE brings energy to what used to be slow times in Laughlin during December with the McKenzie’s Rage at the River
By Mike Henle LAUGHLIN, Nev. — There was a time here several years ago when employees of the gaming industry would shudder each December because business would decrease dramatically during the Christmas holidays. However, thanks in part to some hearty souls who refused to give up when the gettin’ got tough, December is a very […]
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 […]
Beatty welcoming SNORE to town for the “Weatherman” Memorial PCI Race Radios 48th Annual SNORE 250
By Mike Henle The Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts will head into Beatty about 90 miles north of Las Vegas for the Bob “Weatherman” Steinberger Memorial 48th annual SNORE 250 Oct. 6-8. The event signals another stop in the impressive 2017 season bolstered by an excellent six race payday during a campaign that starts each February […]
Teenager runs flawless race to capture Class 10 win at annual SNORE KC HiLites Midnight Special
By Mike Henle Jean, Nev. — Eighteen-year-old Southern Californian Matt Miller is off to a rip-roaring start in the world of off-road racing. Thanks to the many weekends he has spent playing the desert with friends and family for the past several years, he knew he loved the open air of the desert. The Costa […]
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 […]