Yokley Racing's
William Yokley Wins Maxxis General GNCC
William Yokley Wins SxS Open
Modified Class in Polaris RZR XP 900 UTV
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William Yokley
Piloted the National Guard/ Coastal Racing's
Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS to Overall GNCC
UTV win
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Frankfurt, KY (3/18/2011) - The
National Guard Polaris Coastal DragonFire Yokley
Side by Side Team traveled to Georgia anxious to
see how the new Polaris RZR XP900 would perform
in GNCC style racing. They had a couple of WORCS
races under their belts, but the eastern woods courses
are much tighter and more technical. The GNCCs have
more varied terrain with creeks, mud holes, steep
hills, deep ruts and lots of tree roots. The machines
run a narrower width in these conditions, than in
the wide open WORCS desert races out west.
Team drivers William Yokley, with guest passenger
Miles Hallock, and Scott Kiger, with his mechanic,
Joe Waligora, both started on the front row. When
the flag dropped, Scott settled into 4th and William
right behind in 5th. The game plan was to see
how the RZRs worked in these conditions, and get
a good feel, then try to pick up the pace as the
race progressed. Neither driver had much practice
time with the GNCC setup, so they were being cautious
early on. Yokley moved up to 3rd on lap 3 with
Kiger right behind. On lap 4, William took over
2nd, but Scott caught a tree root in one of the
deep ruts, and damaged the A-Arm, causing the
right front wheel to be kicked way out of alignment,
making steering in these conditions almost impossible.
Kiger dropped back to 14th, and tried to limp
around to finish the event. He eventually finished
in 12th position, which is as good as can be expected
under the circumstances. There were many other
competitors taken out by the ruts, rocks and roots
today. On lap 5, William took over the lead, and
felt comfortable while picking up his race pace.
Yokley brought it home for the overall win with
almost 4 minutes over 2nd place after the 8 lap,
one hour race.
The team was very pleased with the performance
of the new XP900s, and learned some things which
will make them even more competitive. Yokley is
presently leading the points in both the WORCS
and GNCC series. Scott Kiger will compete in the
next WORCS race in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on
March 19, and both he and William will be back
for the next GNCC Side by Side race in Union,
South Carolina on April 9. We will see you there!
Yokley Racing Team
Sponsors
The Army National Guard, Polaris Industries, Coastal
Racing, DragonFire Racing, Kenda Tires, Monavie,
EXIT Suspension, Roll Design, XC Bobs.com, Douglas
Wheel Technology, HMF Exhaust Systems, Moto Pro
Training, SHIFT Riding Gear, Tsubaki Chains, IMS/Roll,
CV4 Hoses, ATVRiders.com, Tireballs, Precision
Racing Products, G-4 Graphics, SCOTT USA Goggles,
IMS, Hygh Octane Designs, Bowers Motorsports,
TanTerra Wines, Tusk Off-Road, Baldwin Motorsports,
K&N Filters, RPM Axles, KG Clutches and PowerMadd
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