Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jon
Crowley VORRA UTV Race Report
Monster Energy Kawasaki
Teryx Pilot Jon Crowley Wins VORRA Season Opener
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Crowley Monster
Energy Kawasaki's Jon Crowley won every
moto at the opening round of VORRA in
Folsom, CA with his Muzzy's Kawasaki Teryx
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Irvine,CA (3/18/2011) - Crowley
Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx® pilot Jon Crowley
opened the Valley Off Road Racing Association racing
season at Prairie City OHV Park in Folsom, Calif.
by dominating every moto. This short course was
one mile long and eight laps were completed by the
time the checkered flag dropped. Crowley piloted
his Teryx to sweep all three motos in the 800-1000cc
class, opening the VORRA season with a commanding
win.
With the Muzzy Kawasaki Teryx’s monstrous
power plant under his foot, Crowley powered past
competitors leaving them in his dust. Even without
a commanding start, once his Teryx found some open
course it was only a matter of time before he dissected
the competition and charged out to the front. Once
Crowley got into the lead, the rest of the field
had a tough time staying in his rear view mirror
as he continued to pull away.
“My Teryx ran like a beast,” said
Crowley. “With the Muzzy’s-built power
plant it really pulled hard out of corners and
on the long straights. In the first moto I started
in the second row, but worked my way to the front
by the end of the first lap. After I got out front
I just kept on the gas and was able to hold the
lead for the remaining seven laps. The second
moto I got a bad start, and trailed for seven
laps. On the last lap, I was able to sneak past
the leader in a hairpin turn and hold onto the
lead through the finish. The third moto I grabbed
the holeshot and went wire-to-wire for the win.”
VORRA changes the short courses at each event
to ensure a fair race for all drivers. This course
setup was fast and tight, with ten jumps. Although
Crowley’s suspension was setup for desert
racing, and not the short course, he was able
to monopolize on good lines and power his Teryx
through the finish line in first place.
“We had the Fox shocks tuned more for desert
racing,” said Crowley. “As a result
the Teryx tended to jump with the nose down a
bit more than I wanted which slowed me down a
little. I made up the time on straight-aways,
taking advantage of that 999cc power-plant. I
am currently working with Fox to fine tune the
shocks so we can hit the jumps even harder at
the race in April.”
Now that Crowley has had a chance to work out
the bugs, the competition will have to work even
harder just to stay in his rear view mirror in
the next round. The Crowley Monster Energy Kawasaki
Teryx team will be lining up for the second round
of the VORRA series at the Prairie City OHV Park
in Folsom, Calif. on April 16th and 17th.
| VORRA
Round 1 - Folsom, CA - UTV 1000 Class Results |
| Place |
Driver |
| 1 |
John Crowley
- Crowley Monster Energy Kawasaki |
| 2 |
Ricky Leard |
| 3 |
Dave Lommori |
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