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Bikeman’s Luburgh & Poytner Podium at Elk River TORC
Bikeman Performance/ rOtation Motorsports Elk River TORC Report

Saint Croix Falls, WI (7/20/2016) – Bikeman Performance/rOtation Motorsports drivers Jason Luburgh and Treavis Poynter earned podiums in the two-day TORC UTV season opener at ERX in Elk River, MN. It marked the Bikeman teammates first entry into TORC’s Pro Stock and Pro Modified UTV classes.

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Bikeman / rOtation Motorsports' Jason Luburgh put the Polaris in the center of the box at the TORC SxS Opening Round at Elk River

Luburgh won Saturday’s race overall driving a Polaris RZR XP 1000. The class allows for only minor modifications, leaving the UTV basically stock. Interestingly, he finished ahead of the first-place Pro Modified car, despite having less power in his stock machine. He started fifth in the event and followed Corry Weller to the front, before passing her for the victory.

“I battled with Corry Weller and she’s super-fast,” said Luburgh. “Nobody knew what to expect, and it turned out really well. The course feels like a giant motocross track. It’s super wide and there is a lot of sand it, making it cool when it got rough. The track was so big and everyone was very fast, so the smallest mistake or adjustment can make a big difference. They were so good at grooming that it was really smooth all weekend. Being creative with lines was really nice in the corners.”

Luburgh finished second in Sunday’s race. It rained overnight prior to Sunday’s races and while Luburgh made several changes to the suspension, he just missed the clutching setup, a mistake he won’t make again.

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Bikeman / rOtation Motorsports' Jason Luburgh finished 2nd in Round 2

“On Sunday, I started sixth and had to work to the front,” said Luburgh. “I was in first place for a lap, but I had trouble with the clutch hooking up, so I got passed by Corry and finished second. I was super impressed with the event. It was a lot of fun, the TORC people are very accommodating, and there was just a really good vibe.”

Meanwhile, Poynter was caught in a bad luck collision early Saturday, which left his newly built RZR beyond repair for the first round, so he had to quickly prep a brand new RZR Turbo for the first round. With the help from the Bikeman pit crew and fellow competitors, he was able finish it just before the start of the Pro Modified race on Saturday, but was black flagged while leading because they didn’t have enough time to tech the car prior to the start.

“The crash ruined the new Turbo, but I thank God for the Crash Addict cage,” said Poynter. “It literally saved my life. It was built, so well that we were able to take all of the Crash Addict safety equipment off of that RZR and put it on a brand-new RZR Turbo. Rob Bailey, Hans Ada and all of the Bikeman people took one car apart and built another one to get it ready for Saturday, but we didn’t have time to tech the car, which was unfortunate.”

Poynter rebounded on Sunday, finishing second even after experiencing a mechanical issue during the race while leading. Interestingly, Poynter’s lap times were equal to those being recorded by the Pro-Lite Trucks.

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Bikeman / rOtation Motorsports' Treavis Poynter had the fastest laptimes on the track & scored a 2nd place finish at Round 2

“That was pretty awesome,” said Poynter. “The Bikeman Performance power, along with the Fox Shocks and GBC Tires were able to make that car handle so well that we could run with the trucks. While I didn’t have the best of luck this weekend, but when I look back at what I did accomplish, and all of the work that went into getting me back on the track racing, it’s hard to be disappointed with second place.”

The Bikeman Performance/rOtation Motorsports team will return to TORC competition as the series heads to Bark River, MI July 30-31 for another double header weekend of racing in the TORC series. The season finale TORC UTV race is scheduled for September 2-4 in Crandon, WI.

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