Sand Scorpions bring out riders for first major event of summer

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald A variety of recreational vehicles and riders made their way out toward the mud flats area of the Moses Lake Sand Dunes on Saturday afternoon for the annual Off Road Race Around the Bowls.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Roberto Chavez and Ben Vaughn line up before the start of a race at the Sand Scorpions’ annual Off Road Race Around the Bowls event on Saturday at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Vehicles come soaring across the mud out of a turn at the annual Off Road Race Around the Bowls event at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes on Saturday afternoon.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Brandon Douglass waves the white flag from the edge of the race track at the Sand Scorpions ORV Group’s annual Off Road Race Around the Bowls event.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Moses Lake resident Justin Gilbert flies across the mud on Saturday afternoon at the annual Off Road Race Around the Bowls event, hosted by the Sand Scorpions ORV Group.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Ben Vaughn is behind the wheel with Roberto Chavez in tow in the passenger seat as the two send mud and sand into the air making their way around the track at the annual Off Road Race Around the Bowls event on Saturday.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Jack Hurt flies around the track at the Off Road Race Around the Bowls on Saturday afternoon, the Sand Scorpions ORV Group’s first major event of the summer.

Jack Hurt gets set for a ride around the track at the Off Road Race Around the Bowls event at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes on Saturday afternoon.
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Anthony Arreola, left, takes off from the starting line with Justin Gilbert behind at the Off Road Race Around the Bowls outside Moses Lake on Saturday.
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