Glendale, AZ (5/22/2018)
- Paul O’Brien scored a victory and a runner-up
finish during the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
Series UTV doubleheader at Estero Beach Resort
in Ensenada, Mexico. O’Brien was competing
in the UTV Production Turbo Class, driving
a Can-Am Maverick X3. He also raced in the
UTV Production Class driving a Yamaha YXZ
1000R, scoring a sixth-place finish on Saturday.
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| Weller
Racing's Paul O'Brien scored two podiums
in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
with a win on Saturday in the Turbo
UTV class followed by a 2nd place on
Sunday in the Can-Am Maverick X3 |
O’Brien and Weller Racing teammate Corry
Weller were unstoppable in the Turbo class
races. In Saturday’s event, O’Brien and Weller
swapped the lead several times before he finished
second. In Sunday’s race, O’Brien took the
top spot at the end. O’Brien is now the only
driver to finish on the podium in all three
races and holds the lead in the points chase.
“I got the monkey off my back,” said O’Brien
after winning his first race of the season.
“Corry and I are so close on speed; every
time I go faster, she goes faster and every
time she goes faster, I go faster. This is
great for Can-Am. Polaris has dominated this
series for so long and now Can-Am has a presence
here. The cars are great.”
O’Brien particularly enjoyed racing in Mexico.
The local fans are known for their exuberance
and they showed it. O’Brien was spurred on
by their excitement.
“I love coming down to Mexico to race,” said
O’Brien. “I love the crowd participation and
I’ve never seen such a long line of hands
down the fence waiting for high fives. This
is really one of the most fun races we do.”
In Saturday’s UTV Pro Production race, O’Brien
qualified first and was battle in the pack
when he attempted to modify his line in the
difficult rhythm section of the track. His
car caught a groove and he flipped. He was
unhurt in the crash. He finished sixth in
Sunday’s race.
“On the second lap, I got a little sideways
in the rollers and went to the back,” said
O’Brien. “I got back up to sixth, went into
the rollers with Mickey Thomas. He got a little
sideways and I tried to change my line a little
bit. That was the kiss of death. The car went
sideways and rolled over.”
O’Brien will return to the track when the
series holds its next race at Lucas Oil Speedway
in Wheatland, MO. The doubleheader event is
scheduled for June 23-24.
Special thanks
to Paul O’Brien’s 2018 Sponsors:
Weller Racing, AIM Sports, DWT Wheels, Lucas
Oil Products, Eibach, AEO Powersports, Specialty
Coatings, CT Race Worx, LG1 Designs, Elite
Raceworx, Streamline Brakes, Cylex Signs
