Marietta, GA (7/19/2018) –
Jacob Gerken put in two strong runs in his
Polaris RZR during the Lucas Oil Short Course
League race at ERX Motor Park in Elk River,
MN. Gerken is competing in the Sportsman SXS
Stock class this season.
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The doubleheader event was run on ERX’s fast
and technical course. In Friday’s race, Gerken
started 13th and made all the way up to fifth
before contact slowed his charge and he finished
10th.
“We were tangling up with a Can-Am and an
RS1, bumping in the turns and getting landed
on so it was a rough race once I got up to
the front,” said Gerken. “This is the fastest
track I’ve ever been on and the whoops section
is very technical. Thankfully, I learned it
really quickly and I had fun.”
In Saturday’s race, Gerken again made his
way to the front before a tip over in the
hairpin set him back. After getting back on
four wheels, he was charging to the front
when another competitor rear-ended his machine,
which took him out of contention.
“I got rolled back over and got going again
but someone slammed me from behind and I blew
a belt,” said Gerken. “We’ll be ready for
Bark River.”
The Sportsman class is definitely not for
the timid, and contact is par for the course.
Gerken said his Polaris RZR put up with a
ton of abuse that would have left other UTVs
on the side of the track.
“I was very pleased with the way the Polaris
RZR worked this weekend,” said Gerken. “It’s
a tough car, it can take a beating, and still
run strong. Holz made a sweet cage and the
Walker Evans Shocks were on point all weekend.”
Gerken will be back in action when the Midwest
Short Course League heads to Bark River International
Raceway August 10-12.
Jacob Gerken 2018
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