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GBC Motorsports’ Wes
Miller Pilots his X-Rex Tires into 2nd in Australia’s
Finke Desert Race
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Australia (6/24/2011) - Wes Miller,
founder of H-Bomb Media and the Bomb Squad, took
to the red-soil trails of the Outback as he managed
to finish 2nd after two grueling days of racing.
Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race is considered
by many to be Australia’s version of the Baja
1000 and was held June 11-13. GBC Motorsports provided
Miller with X-Rex tires to help him tackle the rough
Aussie terrain as he competed with some of the fastest
racers in the southern hemisphere.
Miller has plenty of experience in off-road racing,
winning four Baja 500s in as many years as well
as two Baja 1000s and three straight SCORE championships.
Most recently, Miller helped teammates Wayne Matlock
and Josh Caster win the Open Pro ATV Class in
the 2011 Baja 500, just a week before the Finke
Desert Race was set to begin. The team is leading
in points in the 2011 SCORE season and is poised
to win another championship.
Following a quick turnaround Miller and his crew
spent the week in Alice Springs, Australia building
a quad from the ground up. As title sponsor for
Miller’s endeavor, GBC Motorsports provided
X-Rex tires for the race. “GBC has a long
history of supporting racing, and when I approached
them about this event, they were 100% behind it,”
Miller said. He powered his way into 2nd place
overall aboard a Honda TRX700XX, equipped with
X-Rex tire. “GBC’s X-Rex tires offer
great traction and puncture resistance,”
he went on to say. “They also work really
well in a variety of terrain, which is what I
needed for this type of race.”
After qualifying 8th, Miller managed to finish
the first day of racing in 2nd, less than two
minutes behind the leader. During the second day
of racing Miller was able to close the gap on
the leader, but could not quite make up the deficit.
“I gave it my best and I felt that I rode
the 700XX as fast as I could go in those conditions,”
Miller said. “And I had no flats for the
entire 280 miles.”
Miller noted that there was less terrain variation
than is typical of Baja races, but that Finke
had its share of surprises. “The whoops
are brutal, but it reminded me more of a groomed
high speed grand prix course in the US.”
He averaged 52.82 mph on his quad, a mere 0.1
mph behind the winner. “The racers there
are definitely fast and I feel like they approach
the event with more of a kamikaze attitude. I
definitely tip my hat to the Aussie riders.”
For more information on the X-Rex tires visit
gbcmotorsports.com/xrex-p-129.html.
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