Minneapolis, MN (10/16/2012) - Best in the Desert’s Bluewater Desert Challenge
is a two-day race, consisting of 75 miles raced each day, in Parker, Ariz.
This fast-paced race takes a lot of strategy to ensure a finish after two
days of racing through the harsh terrain of Parker’s desert.
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#1991 Jagged X's Bill Schueler took the win the BITD Sportsman Class |
In the starting field of more than 20 side-by-sides, was Jagged X’s Brandon
Schueler in the No. 1919 RZR XP 4 900, Jagged X’s Matt Parks in the No.
1932 RZR XP 4 900, Justin Lambert in Cognito Motorsport’s No. 1918 RZR XP 4
900, Scott Kiger’s Holz Coastal Racing No. 1934 RZR XP driven by Mark Holz,
and Jagged X’s Bill Schueler and Polaris Marketing and Sales Director Craig
Scanlon in the almost-stock 1991 RZR XP 4 900.
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#1934 Mark Holz rounded out the BITD SxS / UTV Podium Third overall piloting his Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS / UTV at the BITD Bluewater |
After the dust cleared from the two-day race, Lambert and the Cognito
Motorsport’s No. 1918 would take the Bluewater Desert Challenge. Schueler
and the No. 1919 took the checkered flag on Saturday’s race but some
trouble plagued his car and teammate Park’s No. 1932 on Sunday after the
two racers were running first and second. Schueler ended up finishing
fourth overall and Parks eighth. Coastal Racing’s No. 1934 would finish the
race fourth overall with a sixth place finish on Saturday and a first on
Sunday.
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#1918 Justin Lambert took the overall win at the Best in the Desert Bluewater in Parker, AZ aboard his Polaris RZR XP 4 900 SxS / UTV |
Jagged X’s Bill Schueler and Polaris Marketing and Sales Director Craig
Scanlon in the 1991 RZR XP 4 900 proved once again that their almost-stock
RZR XP 4 900 was a force to be reckon with finishing the weekend in first
in the Sportsman class and sixth overall. The car continues to prove the
power, suspension and agility possessed by the RZR line of side-by-sides.
The next and last of the 2012 Best in the Desert Race series is the
Transwest Ford Henderson 250, November 30-December 1, in Henderson, NV.
Jagged X is sponsored by: Polaris, Falken Tire, Walker Evans Shocks, Team
Industries, CR Designs, Simpson, OMF, Affordable Powdercoating, Mountain
States Contracting, Muzzy’s, Pure Polaris Lubricants, UTV Underground,
Vision X Lighting, Bar-T Equipment and Kroyer Racing Engines.
Coastal Racing is sponsored by: Costal Drilling, Holz Racing, Walker Evans
Racing, Kroyer Racing Engines, Polaris Ind. Utendorfer Design, Race Prep
Sevices.
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