2015
GNCC Racing
Ironman - Round 13
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Holland, MI (11/4/2015) - Racer
Tech’s Mouse Pratt claimed a podium finish in
the Pro XC1 UTV class at the Ironman GNCC season
finale to secure fourth place in the championship
points race. Sean Bogden clinched the XC2 Pro
Sport Championship with a fourth place finish,
and Sam Yokley secured the Single Seat Championship
with a second place podium finish to wrap-up
a successful year of GNCC racing for the Race
Tech Racers.
Mouse Pratt started fourth on the front row,
and he moved up into the third spot by the
third lap, which he held to the checkered
flag to secure the final spot on the Pro XC1
UTV podium.
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Racer
Tech's Mouse Pratt secured his 2nd
podium finish of the year at the Ironman
GNCC
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“I tried to reel them in, but I just wasn’t
fast enough to get past third,” said Pratt.
“The track was fast and rough today. It started
to get rutted pretty badly at the end, and
the Racer Tech A-Arms really held up well.
It was a good day.
“This will definitely give me momentum going
into next year,” added Pratt. “With the way
these boys are running this year, fourth in
points is good. These guys are super fast
out here. So I just had to drive fast and
take chances.”
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#7 Mouse
Pratt claimed the third spot at the
GNCC Season Finale
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John Yokley started on the fifth row and
charged through the field with his uncle,
William Yokley, and the pair battled nearly
the entire race swapping positions back and
forth, but in the end, John was able to pull
away and secured a sixth place finish
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John
Yokley scored a sixth place finish
at the Ironman GNCC
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“I was happy to put this race together and
finish in the Polaris 900S,” said John Yokley.
“We’re looking forward to next year. We’re
going to be running the new 1000S. William
and I hooked up for a few laps, but it’s just
hard to catch up to the frontrunners when
you start on the fifth row.”
William Yokley, who finished eight, agreed.
“The machine is good and has been all year
long, but when you start that far back, by
the time I got up with the leaders, I didn’t
have enough for the win,” said William Yokley.
“The competition is just so stiff out here.
The Polaris 900S works really well and we’re
happy to finish. The Racer Tech suspension
is flawless. The more time we put on it, the
better it gets.”
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William
Yokley finished out the year with
an 8th place finish
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Bogdan, in just his second year of XC2 competition,
won a tight title chase with his fourth place
finish.
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Racer
Tech's Sean Bogdan clinched the XC2
Pro Sport Championship
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“I stayed conservative here so I could win
the championship,” said Bogdan. “In two years,
I never thought I could win this championship.
We finished strong. The Racer Tech bumpers
and nerf bars were keys for me today. This
was a tight course, and I had to blow through
some brush and trees late in the race.”
In the Ace Single Seat Class, Sam Yokley
clinched the championship with his second-place
finish. Yokley took the holeshot at the start
and drove conservatively to protect his points
lead.
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Sam Yokley
grabbed the Holeshot ahead of fellow
Racer Tech Racer, Jesi Strachman
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“I was just taking my time, making sure I
didn’t break anything,” said Yokley. “I just
wanted to finish to wrap up the championship.
The Racer Tech A-arms were great through those
creeks because they cleared all of the rocks.”
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Sam Yokley
secured the Single Seat ACE Championship
with a 2nd place finish at the Ironman
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Paralyzed racer Jesi Stracham put in great
run and scored a top five finish in her Racer
Tech Polaris ACE, which has been specially
prepared for Stracham and outfitted with hand
controls.
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Jesi
Strachman rounded out the top five
at the GNCC season finale
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“I finished, and it was a top five…I’m so
stoked,” said Stracham. “I was full throttle
and ready to go. My Racer Tech Polaris Ace
is unbelievable. Racer Tech really set me
up this year, and they were really there for
me all season.
“We’re inspiring so many people and that’s
why I’m doing this,” added Stracham. “Just
because you get down, doesn’t mean you can’t
get back up. I’m paralyzed and I’m doing what
I love.”
The Ironman GNCC wrapped up the 2015 racing
season, and the entire Racer Tech team finished
out the year with great results including
two championships and combined for thirteen
podium finishes, which speaks to the determination
of the racers and the durability of the Racer
Tech components to get them to the finish
line.
