Arabian oryx towards Saudi Arabia, and by 1914, only a few survived outside that country. A few were reported in Jordan into the 1930s, but by the mid-1930s, the only remaining populations were in the Nafud Desert in northwestern Saudi Arabia and the Rub' al Khali in the south. In the 1930s, Arabian princes and oil company clerks started hunting Arabian oryx with automobiles and rifles. Hunts grew in size, and some were reported to employ as many as 300 vehicles. By the middle of the 20th century, the northern population was effectively extinct. The last Arabian oryx in the wild prior
Best in the Desert Various events have different classes of racing vehicles. (Marc Stein) Class Champion 10 times www.aceuniforms.com Ford Expedition Ford F150 Ford Explorer Winner of the Nevada 2000 and 30 other BITD Races Best in the Desert The Best In The Desert (BITD) Racing Association is an American desert off-road racing association. It is operated by Casey Folks and it is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. BITD runs the Vegas To Reno, the longest off-road race in the United States, and since 2012 is the sanctioning body of the Mint 400. It has 9 events scheduled for the 2015 season (2015