2016
Terracross Championship
Rounds One & Two
September 11, 2016
North Branch, Minnesota
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Hay Days Terracross
Hero Military RZR Report
Bruce Cook Sweeps Hay Days
Terracross Championship
Terracross
Championship
Pro RZR Racing
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North Branch, MN (9/30/2016) – Bruce
Cook won both rounds of the Monster Energy Hero
Military class of the Mystik Lubricants Terracross
Championship. The events, which featured injured
action stars and military veterans, were part of
the 50th Anniversary Sno Barons Hay Days.
Jeff Scace and Paul Thacker completed the podium
in race one. Thacker backed up his podium in race
two with a second-place finish, ahead of Forest
Pryde.
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2016 Terracross
championship - Round 2 - Hero Military
Podium
Forest Pryde (3rd), Paul Thacker (2nd),
Bruce Cook (1st)
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The event was held on a track built by pro racers
Jason Luburgh and Dana Creech with help from Ziegler
CAT. The circuit’s technicality was offset by
several high-speed sections, big air jumps and
the Mystik Mangler, which included a 20-foot wall
over tires.
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Nitro Circus'
Bruce Cook launching over the Mystik Mangler
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Cook was pleased to sweep both races. Cook broke
his back in 2014 in a freestyle motocross event
and became the first paraplegic to flip a motorcycle
backwards at a Nitro Circus event in Toronto last
year. Cook is a native of British Columbia, Canada.
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Bruce Cook
swept both class wins at the Hay Days
Terracross Championship
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“It was a good time, a good track and good competition,”
said Cook. “This was my first time ever racing
a RZR. It was nice to come out here and have fun
with a great group of competitors. It’s a technical
track, so I tried to drive cautiously and keep
it together.”
Scace is a veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces
and a survivor of an IED attack. His company Optimas
Starters sponsored the Terracross Championship
last season. He was pleased to get off the sidelines
and score a podium.
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Optimas'
Jeff Scace secured a podium finish in
Round One
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“This was my first race, ever and I was happy
to represent Optimas this way,” said Scace. “It
was tough sitting on the sidelines and I thought
it would bring more credibility to our company
if I were out getting dirty with the guys. It
was an honor to be surrounded by veterans and
the injured action sports stars. I met all of
the veterans and Paul Thacker. Paul is an inspiration
and a big-hearted guy. He’s doing great things
to keep us involved after we get back from the
fight.”
Thacker backed up his third-place finish in race
one with a runner-up effort in race two. Thacker,
from Anchorage, AK, is a Snocross racer and X-Games
competitor who broke his back in 2010 leaving
him without use of his legs.
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Monster Energy's
Paul Thacker
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“It was good, clean racing and I got a little
better on day two,” said Thacker. “The Holz hand
controls took a little getting used to and I have
arm pump like crazy. Apparently I’m not training
enough. The track was very technical so little
mistakes cost you a lot of time. It was a lot
of fun. I’ve had a great career in action sports
and when I got injured, it really put some things
in perspective as far as what I can do to help
our veterans that are coming back struggling.”
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Forest Pryde
secured the 3rd Spot in the second round
of racing
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The next race for the Mystik Lubricants Terracross
Championship is scheduled for October 1-2 for
the Camp Lejeune Support our Troops Terracross
in Jacksonville, NC.
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