Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts

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Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) is a club-style Desert racing organization.

Established in 1969 as a club of enthusiasts, it has grown into a major desert motorsports racing event organizer in the Southwest United States and is based out of Las Vegas Nevada. [1]

In 2010 SNORE, announced the revival of the famous Mint 400 off-road race which was subsequently sold to Mad Media and managed by Best in the Desert under a 2-year contract. [2]

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