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Team Skat-Trak Greg Stuart
& Nic Granlund Win Quad Pro ATV Class
2010 Best in the Desert (BITD) - Vegas to Reno
Las Vegas, NV (9/7/2010) - Greg Stuart and Nic Granlund Go
Into the Record Books with 3 Peat Win at BITD
Vegas to Reno
Greg Stuart and Nic Granlund prepared for the
2010 Best in the Desert Vegas To Reno with some
final testing in Barstow.
With Nic just coming off an injury, they were
both eager to see how the test would go. After
a few hour of tuning the Fox Racing Shox on the
CT powered desert quad it was apparent that It,
Greg and Nic were ready for action.
After Tech and the drivers meeting on Thursday
evening the team headed to Beatty to get ready
for the race on Friday.
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Greg Stuart
would haul off the line at the start of
the race at 6am & begin picking his
way thru the dusty pack
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Greg left the start 3rd in line at 6am. As Greg set out for the 534 mile race
he made quick work of the teams in front of him.
When Greg had worked up a 5 minute lead when he
got to pit 2 where he handed the quad off to Nic.
As Nic grabbed on to the AME grips he was back
in action for his first race in 6 months. Nic
set out for a 2 pit section and within a 1\4 mile
it was full speed ahead. At this point the only
dust was from the dirt bikes that started in front
of the quad class.
When Nic gave Greg the quad at pit 4 they had
extended the lead so Greg could continue a fast
and safe pace to pit 6.
Nic got back on at pit 6, but just before pit
8 there was some extremely rocky sections that
caused a slight vibration from the rear of the
quad. When Nic hit pit 8 the great pit crew did
a double rear tire swap mounting a new set of
Maxxis tires on DWT beadlock wheels that would
last the remainder of the race.
Greg left the pit and every thing was perfect
again. At this time there were no other quad teams
in sight. It was business as usual picking their
way trough the dirt bikes. Swapping briefly to
Nic for a short run and then Greg got back on
at pit 13 for a 69 mile run past a remote pit.
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Stuart would
then remount the quad after a quick splash
of fuel & begin the remainder of his
journey before swapping with teammate
Granlund at pit 15
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When Greg got to pit 14, Our pit crew of Mark and Mike filled up the IMS tank,
gave the quad a quick once over, checked the Torco
oil, gave Greg thumbs up and he roosted away.
When Greg handed the Skat-Trak race quad over
to Nic at pit 15 for the final 76 miles to the
finish, the CT powered quad was still pulling
strong.
At this point the team was unsure of how big
the lead was because they had not seen another
quad team for hours. Leaving pit 15 was a fast
29 miles to the last pit with no problems.
This was the first time in the race that they
did not catch or pass any bikes as they had moved
pretty far up in the overall standings. Coming
into pit 16 Nic was greeted by Alan and after
a gas and go, everything looked great for the
final 46 miles to the finish.
Up to that point most of the race course had
been grated and was fairly smooth, but the last
46 miles was probably the roughest and rockiest
part of the race course. As Nic climbed over the
final mountain pass also known as the “rock
garden” he was thankful of the Fox Racing
Shox and the Fasst Flex handle bars smoothing
out the ride.
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Nic Granlund
would finish out the remainder of the
rigorous race & bring home their 3rd
straight win in a row - not only was it
their first, but the first time in history
that a team has pulled off a hat-trick
of this caliber
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When Nic pulled in to the finish he was greeted by Casey and Diane from Best in
the Desert congratulating the team on the win.
It was an exciting day announcing a 3peat Vegas
to Reno victory! It is the
first time in the history of the race that someone
has won 3 years in a row
In conclusion, it was a flawless race as Nic Granlund
and Greg Stuart
completed the 534 mile race in 10:26 minutes averaging
over 51mph, 35
minutes ahead of the second place team of David
and Cody. Granlund and
Stuart made their way to 8th overall of bikes
and quads.
A special mention goes out to Greg as he stopped
to help a severely injured
rider for almost 10 minutes while leading the
race, Giving up several
positions on the course.
The Ken Stuart prepared Skat-Trak quad held together
perfectly. Greg Stuart and Nic Granlund would
like to thank their pit crew for all the hard
work they put in to make this a successful race.
They also would like to
thank their sponsors: Skat-Trak,
Maxxis, DWT, Laeger, Fox Shox, CT Racing, AC Racing,
NGR, FullBore, Web Cam, Fasst Co, Torco oil, Hinson
Racing, Quad Tech, Streamline Brakes, IMS, AME
grips,Precision, All photos by Event photo (702-278-2909)
www.skat-trak.com
654 Avenue K
Calimesa, CA 92320
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