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Weller Racing’s SR1 Competes in MORE Powder Puff Race for a Cure

Chandler, AZ (10/16/2009) -Weller Racing, LLC took a break from short course UTV racing and headed out to Barstow, CA to support the 4th Annual MORE Powder Puff Race for a Cure this past weekend. After racing for the first time in the 2008 Race for a Cure, Weller Racing’s Corry Weller and her daughter, Marlee, were excited to be given the opportunity to compete once again in this one-of-a-kind, “ladies only” desert race.

This year the familiar white #610 Weller Racing Rhino would be running their new SR1 motor swap package, which replaces the factory 660 Rhino motor with a chain-driven, Yamaha R1 street bike power plant. What better place to finish testing this short-course R1 kit than the roughest desert course on the planet (ok, that might be an exaggeration, but its close).

The Weller Racing SR1 Rhino was drawn to start first in their class, and when the green flag dropped, it was all business as Weller and her co-pilot intended to put some space between themselves and the rest of the field as quickly as possible.

Towards the end of lap one, Weller radioed in to have her crew check her rear suspension. “My back end started getting really sloppy around mile 20, so I figured something must have happened with my suspension. It was a rough ride for the last few miles!”

It was quickly discovered that one of the rear shocks on the SR1 was blown, and a decision had to be made whether or not to finish the race on three good shocks, or call it a day. “Last year I raced the last 22 miles on a broken rear shock, and it was all I could do to not go end over end in the whoops on three shocks. I didn’t want to put daughter or my Rhino through the whole race like that again this year, so I did something I never do – I called it quits, and we thought we were done for the day.” Weller and her co-pilot climbed out and started packing it up, when Cory Sappington from Dezert Toyz came up with a spare shock he had for his wife’s Rhino (who was also competing in the same race that day – talk about sportsmanship!)

Against the odds, the shock was the right length and fit the mounting brackets for the Weller Rhino, and before they knew it, the Weller Racing SR1 was back in the race. “We were about 20 minutes down by the time we got back out on the course,” said Weller, “but I had a rocket of a motor and two laps to catch up….I figured I could get back into the race if I really put the hammer down. Besides, I love a good challenge!”

With no more issues, the Weller car burned up the course and was only five minutes behind first place by the end of their second lap. “My husband said I was in fourth place at the start of our third lap. I knew I had three UTVs to pass in order to take back first place, so that was what I focused on for lap three. My daughter kept an eye out for the UTVs for me as we passed buggies and trucks and fought our way through the dust.”

Weller caught and passed all three UTVs on her third lap, putting her #610 Rhino back into the lead towards the end of the third and final lap, and was the first UTV to take the checkers, with the number 1924 Rhino close behind. When time was adjusted, however, it was the 1924 Rhino that would actually claim first place overall, putting the Weller Racing SR1 into a close second place finish.

“It was a fun race, and it was for a great cause” says Weller. “We are definitely looking forward to racing this event again next year!”

About Weller Racing, LLC:
Weller Racing has been at the forefront of development, testing and building some of the fastest performance motors in the UTV industry since 2006. Based out of Chandler, AZ, Weller Racing provides custom UTV and ATV products for a world wide client base, and is an established name in the world of short course off-road racing. Duners, recreational riders and racers alike have counted on Weller Racing to provide them with countless hours of fun, and repeated trips to the podium. For more information, visit their website at www.wellerracing.com, or call 480-507-4771.

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