Tempe, AZ (1/12/2017) -
Pro Motorsports’ Matthew Hancock scored a
second-place finish in the Best in the Desert
Parker 250 Short Course UTV race. Hancock
was driving a Polaris RZR Turbo in the UTV
Production Turbo Class and is preparing a
two-car effort for the 2017 WORCS Series.
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Maxxis' Matt Hancock kicked off
the 2017 UTV racing sesaon with a 2nd
Place finish in the Turbo UTV Short
Course race at the BITD Parker 250 |
In typical Hancock style, he avoided carnage
that took out a lot of cars on the first lap.
Driving smart, Hancock made it up to second
on the second lap and held onto the runner-up
slot at the checkered flag.
“I got a sixth-place start and it turned
out great,” said Hancock. “I just tried to
stay consistent and not hit anything. There
were a lot of wrecks and problems around me
while I worked my way up to the front. I started
to run low on fuel at the end, so I had to
pace myself. In fact, I’m glad it ended when
it did because I don’t think I could have
made another lap on fuel.
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Matt Hancock got off to a 6th place
start in the land-rush style start,
but he quickly charged his way into
the second spot |
“I wish I had a little more speed, but it’s
great to start off the year with no problems,”
added Hancock. “So we’ll see how we can do
in WORCS.”
With the WORCS Series kicking off in two
weeks, Hancock has his hands full. He’s planning
to run two cars in WORCS SXS competition this
year in both the Pro Stock and Pro Turbo Classes.
“We were consistent all year, but a few bobbles
at the end slowed me down,” said Hancock.
“So I want to go for the championships.”
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Matt Hancock is excited about teaming
up with ELKA suspension for 2017 |
Hancock is excited to be back with Maxxis
for 2017, which he considers the best tires
on the market, and he is also going to join
fellow WORCS veteran, Beau Baron, in running
Elka Suspension on both of his machines this
year. Both will work together to develop the
competitive shocks.
“We did some testing with them and Elka is
just the best suspension for a SXS,” said
Hancock. “I’m excited to be working with Beau
Baron on development for Elka.”
After graduating college, Hancock is also
now working full time. No one would ever accuse
him of having a lax work ethic. “I graduated
from college in December and started work,
so it’s going to be a busy year,” said Hancock.
“I don’t know any other way to be but to be
busy.”
Hancock will kick off his WORCS UTV Season
at the SXS World Finals in Primm, NV, January
20-22
2017 Pro Motorsports
Team Sponsors:
Maxxis Tires, Pro Motorsports, LKH Farming,
Elka Suspension, Tireblocks, ROLL Design,
Sparks Racing, FLY Racing, K&N Filters,
Method Race Wheels, IMS Products, ATVRiders.com,
JR Publications, Finish Line Signs, VisionX
lights, RCV Axles, Fasst Co., Polaris Lubricants,
Dragonfire Racing
