Weller Racing's
Corry Weller Takes Podium at Speedworld
Lucas Oil Off-Road
Racing Series - Round 11 & 12 - Surprise,
AZ - September 24, 2011
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Weller Racing's Corry Weller leads
the SR1 UTV Class points in both the Lucas
Oil Off-Road Racing Series & Arizona
Short Course Championship Series |
Chandler, AZ (9/29/2011) - Coming
off of a challenging weekend at Glen Helen for rounds
nine and ten, Weller Racing was looking forward
to racing once again at their hometown track of
Speedworld, AZ, where Jason Weller had just won
the SR1 class the weekend prior in the Arizona Short
Course Championship Series. Unlike most of the SR1s
that compete in the LOORRS series, Corry Weller’s
#810 Yamaha does double-duty all year long, competing
in two different series with two different drivers
– and is leading in points in both!
With some solid practice and qualifying times
under her belt from Friday, Corry hit the track
for Saturday’s main event with only one
thing on her mind – winning a championship.
At the drop of the green flag, she rocketed into
the lead and began to distance herself from the
field a bit more with each lap. Just before the
mandatory caution, Weller bicycled her Tilted
Kilt/Lucas Oil SR1 in turn four and had to steer
off of the berm to save it from going over. She
was quick to get back on track, but not before
she had lost several positions. From that point,
it was difficult to make up any ground on the
very fast front runners in the field, and she
had to settle for a fourth place finish for the
day.
“Of course I always want to be on the podium
for my sponsors, and it’s easy to get frustrated
when I don’t make it on the box,”
stated Weller, after her race on Saturday. “But,
when I look at the big picture, I am very happy
to have finished this race and maintain my points
lead, especially considering all of the bad luck
people seem to be having this weekend.”
Weller would start in the second row for Sunday’s
main event, and when the green flag dropped, the
whole field shot forward into turn one. When lap
one had sorted itself out, Weller was in second
place and in pursuit of Dempsey, who had gotten
a great start and was leading the field. Weller
was moving fast in second place when turn four
once again put a rare stop to her run, this time
putting Weller on her lid as she hit a rut and
couldn’t save it.
“All I could think about was getting back
on my wheels and finishing that race!” said
Weller. “The track crew pushed me back over
once everyone went by, and I fired my SR1 back
up and took off after everybody, trying to make
up time.”
Weller was able to stay on the lead lap despite
her mishap, and at the mandatory caution she was
able to catch back up to the rear of the pack,
putting her in a position for a run at the front
when the green flag dropped for the last time.
“You know, I knew something was broken
up front after my flip, and I was asking my spotter
to tell me if he could see it, but something had
happened to our radios and I couldn’t reach
him,” Weller commented. “My steering
was way off, and I had no brakes, so I figured
something had happened to my right front wheel
and rotor. At this point in the series, I had
to finish that race and get in every lap that
I could, so I just tried to feel out my car in
every turn and every jump, and I pushed it as
hard as I thought it could handle.”
Weller’s determination paid off, and she
managed to race her damaged SR1 home to a third
place finish, despite a shattered wheel bearing
and broken rotor.
“I figured that, either my wheel was going
to fall off, or we were going to make those checkers
– I just decided to go as fast as I could
until one of those things happened! I really want
this championship!”
Corry and her team will be heading into Las Vegas
Motor Speedway in November with the points lead
still intact, and the determination to do whatever
it takes to put the #810 SR1 on the box for both
rounds.
Weller Racing would like to recognize and heartily
thank those who have made racing this season possible:
The Tilted Kilt, Lucas Oil, Walker Evans, Lone
Star Racing, Maxxis Tires, MagnaFlow, Simpson,
K&N, AEM, BS Sand, HJC, LOORRS, UTV Underground,
our fellow SR1 racers and friends, our fans, and
our families who sacrifice so much so that we
can do what we do best.
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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