Las Vegas, NV (6/21/2017) - STV
Motorsports’ Nic Granlund won both the Pro
Production and Pro Stock races during the
WORCS Championship races at Glen Helen Raceway
in Devore, CA. Granlund also handed Yamaha
its first sweep for the YXZ 1000R and its
first victory in the Pro Stock class.
With temperatures in the high 90s all weekend,
Granlund had the conditioning and the car
to beat in both classes. The track featured
Glen Helen’s world-class motocross track,
as well as an endurocross section and narrow
off road areas.
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STV
Motorsports' Nic Granlund claimed both
the SXS Pro Stock & SXS Pro Produciton
Wins at the Glen Helen WORCS |
In the Pro Production race, Granlund was
driving a Yamaha outfitted with Packard Performance’s
trick supercharger setup. Granlund clearly
wasn’t low on power as he ran away with the
event from the second row and won on adjusted
time.
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Motorsports' Nic Granlund claimed the
Pro SXS Win with adjusted time from
the second row |
“Having the Yamaha, we backed down the power
a little bit, but we’re still just as fast
as the Polaris turbos,” said Granlund. “We
wanted the car to be reliable and it was.
Packard has backed down the power for reliability,
but we still have some tuning to do and the
car should be even faster at the next race.”
In Pro Stock, Granlund tracked down the leader
early and challenged him throughout the early
laps. Then he struck when the leader went
wide in a turn. From there, he ran unchallenged
to score his second victory of the weekend.
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STV Motorsports' Nic Granlund charged
his way into the lead in the SXS Pro
Stock class to take the win, which moves
him into 4th place in points |
“I was right on him when we go into the lappers
and then he made a small mistake and I took
the lead,” said Granlund. “It was a great
weekend. I’m just super stoked. I’m surprised
there aren’t more Yamahas out there. We have
them running well.”
STV Motorsports built the cars for Granlund
at the beginning of the season. The team has
prepared his cars for each race and continues
to develop the competitive package.
“Andrei from STV has been great,” said Granlund.
“Lately, we haven’t needed to do too much
because he built such a great car at the start
of the season. The steering rack has taken
some serious abuse and the cage and the chassis
is holding up great. The Yamaha is the most
competitive SXS out there and we’re expecting
more people to run STV-prepared cars next
season.”
WORCS now heads into its annual summer break.
The series will return to action at Glen Helen
September 8-10.
