Monroe, NC (6/22/2018) -
Mills3 Racing with father and son driving
team Chris and Payton Mills returned to Crandon
International Raceway and had a competitive
opening weekend to the Lucas Oil Midwest Short
Course League. The Mills are competing in
the SXS Pro Stock and Pro Modified classes,
driving Yamaha YXZ 1000Rs.
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Offroad Racing Team is back in force
for the 2018 Lucas Oil Midwest Short
Course League |
The doubleheader event was held at the fast
and legendary Crandon course. Known for its
high speed and technical corners, unfortunately
the weather didn’t cooperate and heavy rain
canceled qualifying and practice and played
chaos with the races on Saturday.
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Offroad Racing Team Canopy was put to
work with heavy rain & wind through
out the weekend at Crandon |
Payton and Chris Mills swapped classes this
year with Chris running Pro Stock and Payton
competing in Pro Modified. Payton Mills had
issues with visibility during a mud fest of
a race on Saturday, and he had mechanical
issues slow his charge on Sunday.
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Racing's Payton Mills |
“It was definitely a crazy weekend,” said
Payton Mills. “The weather played a huge factor
and everyone going straight into racing on
Saturday definitely threw everyone for a loop.
We dealt with what we had. The cars are handling
great and once we work out a few little bugs,
we’ll definitely be at the front of the pack.”
Chris Mills suffered through a Pro Stock
race on Saturday that looked more like a mud
bog event, and he was running strong on Sunday
when a mechanical issue took him out of contention.
He took the bad luck in stride and is already
looking forward to the next race.
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Racing's Chris Mills |
“My car was running great, but I just had
some bad luck,” said Chris Mills. “When my
car was running well, I was running everyone
down. I really feel better about the team
this year.”
Both drivers are running Fuel Tires and Wheels
this year. Payton Mills appreciated the tires’
predictability and their ability to provide
superior grip no matter the conditions.
“Given the conditions from mud to dust, the
Fuel Tires and Wheels were the best setup
out there,” said Payton Mills. “The tires
hook up no matter what the conditions and
they gave me confidence during the races.
They give us trackside support and they are
amazing to work with. We’re super thankful
for all that they do for us.”
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Racing's Payton Mills |
Chris Mills echoed his son’s comments about
Fuel Tires and Wheels. The team has now run
Fuel Tires on just about every racing surface
with success and the wheels have proven to
be the toughest out there.
“The Fuel Tires will be the tires to run
this year,” said Chris Mills. “They have good
tread that works on all kinds of terrain.
We have run them this year on asphalt, in
the mud, and on dry blue groove and they hooked
up great. I saw quite a few wheel failures
at this race, but our Fuel Wheels had no issues.”
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Racing's Chris Mills |
With sloppy conditions robbing the team of
visibility on Saturday, radio communication
was key. The team’s Rugged Radios performed
flawlessly allowing drivers to communicate
clearly with spotters.
“Our radios worked like a champ this weekend,”
said Chris Mills. “I can’t thank Dan enough
for everything he does for the team with Rugged
Radios and All Terrain Communications.”
The team is also sponsored by LIQUI MOLY,
which takes care of all of the team’s lubricant
needs. While many teams were having brake
problems during the weekend, LIQUI MOLY’s
Brake Fluid Race helped the team keep its
cool in the braking zones.
“Liquimoly’s brake fluid is second to none,”
said Chris Mills. “We saw many teams have
brake problems during the weekend and we had
none. The fluid definitely kept its cool.”
Mills3 Racing will return to Midwest Short
Course League competition when the series
heads to ERX Motor Park in Elk River, MN July
13-14.
Special Thanks
to Mills3 Racing Sponsors:
Fuel Off Road, Liqui Moly, Powersports1, ATVRiders.com,
Studio 10 Graphics, All Terrain Communication,
Rugged Radios, Beyond Redline, Owen Motorsports,
Risq Threads, K1 Racegear, Greaves Motorsports,
FTI Suspension, CPS Trucking, Yamaha, RevUp
Graphics, WebCams, Pearson Archery
