2017
TORC Series
Round #4
Twin Cities Takedown
Elk River, MN
September 22, 2017 |
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CJ Greaves Clinches TORC Pro
Stock UTV Championship
Kyle Chaney Takes
Wins to Maintain Pro Mod UTV Points Lead
Elk River, MN (9/22/2017) - Kyle
Chaney and CJ Greaves won the TORC Off Road Championship
presented by AMSOIL UTV races at ERX Motor Park.
Chaney further padded his lead with his second victory
in Pro Modified this year, while Greaves scored
his 11th-straight victory in Pro Stock, unofficially
clinching the championship with two races left in
the season. The race, held on Friday, was a makeup
round 4 event from June when thunderstorms forced
officials to postpone it.
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Yamaha's
CJ Greaves claims 11th straight win to
clinch the TORC Pro Stock UTV Championship
two rounds early at ERX Motor Park
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The events were held at ERX Motor Park outside
the Twin Cities. The purpose-built facility featured
a dirt, clay, and sand racing surface for the
12-lap races. The track included several tight
turns, a wide sweeper, a unique split-lane section,
jumps and technical whoops sections. Temperatures
were unseasonable warm with teamps in the mid-90s
with a light breeze in the afternoon after morning
thunderstorms.
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Yamaha's
Johnny Greaves was the fastest qualifer
and start on the front row along side
of Tim Farr with Kyle Chaney starting
on the second row
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Kyle Chaney was off and running from the start
in his Can-Am Maverick X3. Utilizing the inside
line in the split section, Chaney made an aggressive
move to take the lead on the first lap. He held
a commanding lead until lap eight when Johnny
Greaves, who was subbing for the injured Rodney
Van Eperen, challenged, nearly passing him. Chaney
battled side by side with Greaves, but held him
off and cruised the final two laps unchallenged.
Johnny Greaves finished second, ahead of CJ Greaves,
both driving Yamahas. The Can-Ams of Tim Farr
and Thomas Reihner rounded out the top five.
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TORC Pro
Mod SxS / UTV Podium (left to right)
Johnny Greaves (2nd), Kyle Chaney (1st),
CJ Greaves (3rd)
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Taking the early lead was key for Chaney. The
aggressive driving was just the ticket for him
as he extended his points lead to 33 with two
races left in the season.
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Can-Am's
Kyle Chaney made the early pass for the
lead, but he nearly lost when he drifted
outside, which allowed Johnny Greaves
to briefly regain the lead before Chaney
jumped past him on the table top
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“I jumped to the inside and these Maxxis new
tires were really hooking up,” said Chaney. “I
just carried the speed on the inside. It would
have been tough if I hadn’t gotten the lead early.”
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Maxxis' Kyle
Chaney was under pressure from Johnny
& CJ Greaves nearly the entire race,
but he was able to maintain the front
spot
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