Casper, WY (8/16/2018) -
Can-Am Driven Powersports’ rider Don Higbee
will join forces with Jose Torres and Adolfo
Arellano looking for victory in the Vegas
to Reno Best in the Desert Series race. The
trio will be competing in the event, which
is also the Pro ATV class season finale, riding
a Can-Am Outlander. The 550-mile race is scheduled
for August 17-18.
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| Can-Am
/ Driven Powersport's Don Higbee built
a brand new Can-Am Outlander 1000 for
the Vegas to Reno |
Riding the only 4X4 Utility quad in the class,
Higbee is currently third in points. Still
within shooting distance of the championship,
Higbee is gunning for a win in America’s longest
desert race.
“Our goal is to win Vegas to Reno so with
some luck we can get that number one plate,”
said Higbee. “The team is really clicking.
We really have the bike dialed for this race.
Can-Am has given us great support this year,
and we have a fresh bike underneath us for
this race. One of our strengths is organizing
and planning before the race and that has
led to great work in the pits and on the track.
We work really well as a team.”
Arellano and Torres hail from Baja, Mexico
and this marked their first full season on
the Driven Powersports team. While many in
the series run the sport quads, Higbee has
been developing the Can-Am Outlander for the
last two years with great success.
“Those guys have done awesome this year,”
said Higbee. “It was their first season on
a 4X4 and, while it took some getting used
to, they are laying down some great times
in the desert. Plus, they’re having fun and
at the end of the day that’s what’s most important
to us.”
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| Can-Am
/ Driven Powersport's Don Higbee along
with Adolfo Arellano and Jose Torres
are teaming up for the final race of
the year |
Higbee believes in his proven quad. While
there are always advantages and disadvantages
in any racing ATV, Higbee thinks the combination
of horsepower and durability of the Can-Am
will play to his favor in the tough desert
environment.
“We’ve been doing this a long time and we
are super competitive,” said Higbee. “There
are some advantages and disadvantages to racing
a utility quad, but they all work out in the
end. On any given day, we can win and we think
we’ll be there at Vegas to Reno.”
Look for Higbee, Torres, and Arellano to
finish the season with a win. ATVs will stage
at 5:15 a.m. PDT on Friday, August 17 in Beatty,
NV with quads starting approximately one hour
later. The race will run through the day and
into Saturday morning.
Driven Powersports
Racing 2018 Sponsors:
Can Am, Driven Powersports, Custom Axis, Tucker
Rocky, Dirtworks, Tire Spines, David Jesse
Racing, OMF, Dirtworks, Kenda, DP Brakes,
Evans Coolant, Team JDR, Airdam Clutches,
Spider Graphix, Cecco Racing
