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Yokley Racing's
Wins Open UTV Class at Heartland Challenge
Heartland Challenge
UTV Endurance Race - Carlisle, Iowa - August 20,
2011
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National Guard's
William Yokley driving the Coastal / Yokley
Racing Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS to the starting
line
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Frankfurt, KY (8/23/2011) -
The National Guard Polaris Coastal Dragonfire
Yokley Racing Team finished 2nd Overall, and 1st
in the Side by Side Open Class. There were 19
teams competing in the race. The team consisted
of drivers William Yokley and Scott Kiger, and
passenger Joe Waligora.
The Heartland Challenge is a true test of toughness
for both man and machine. The Yokley Racing Team
decided to enter this race feeling confident that
the Polaris Ranger RZR XP900 would be up to the
task. The team arrived on Friday and prepared
for the 7:00 PM start. The race started in late
afternoon daylight, but most of the 4-hour race
was run in darkness. Good lighting was a must.
The race began with William Yokley getting a good
start, and immediately starting to pull away from
the pack. William drove for the first 2 hours,
and opened up a lead of several minutes. The headlight
package was working well, and the Polaris was
running great.
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Despite placing second
overall, Yokley Racing took the win the
the Open UTV Class with a time of 04:06:05
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Scott Kiger took over for the last 2 hour stint,
and everything was good. The check point stations
were telling the team that they had a lead of more
than 5 minutes, and Scott maintained a steady pace,
not taking any unnecessary risks in the darkness.
At the finish, the team found out that another team
had finished ahead on adjusted time, because they
started on another row. The other team finished
6 seconds ahead. Scott was bummed because he felt
that he could have easily picked the pace up.
All in all, it was a good race for the team; the
Ranger RZR XP900 worked flawlessly, everyone had
a great time, and they did win the Open class.
The promoter did a great job putting on such an
awesome event. The team left early the next morning
headed to Washougal Washington for Round 6 of
the 2011 WORCS race. They had only a few hours
to get ready for that race. We will have a separate
race report following this one.
Thanks for everyone’s support!
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, and KG Clutches.
www.YokleyRacing.com
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