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Can-Am's
Michael Swift finishes 3rd overall &
Wins the U2 Class with his Can-Am Reneage
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Shelbyville, TN (6/19/2013) - Team
UXC racing added one more race to the history
books this past weekend at the Parts Unlimited
Mountaineer Run in Masontown West Virginia. The
heat and dry conditions made for a very interesting
race but for the Shelbyville Tennessee race team
victory was in the air! Walking the track on Friday
has become a intricate part of the teams routine
and mentally noting the rocky sections in particular.
Getting the day started off of the second
row Team UXC racings Michael Swift was able
to grab the holeshot off the start and led his
class into the woods at the Masontown WV event.
“We were rolling on the first lap and
even caught the open class and were able to
get around them before our first pass through
the scoring tents.” Swift has found some
amazing speed in the last few years and the
determination to improve his performance every
race has really began to show. Passing the lead
back and forth with a fellow racer Swift would
find a rock that stopped his Team UXC Can-Am
Renegade right in its tracks on the third lap
that sent him over the bars. With his bell rung
and slightly shaken Swift would mount up on
the XXC Renegade once again to catch up to the
leaders. This wouldn’t be the only problem
during the final laps though as a lane choice
left the Tennessee native turning around and
playing catch up. As if that weren’t enough
his hydration pack wasn’t working properly
either. “After we managed to get back
in line and rolling we were coming into the
two mile marker on the last lap when a hill
climb had many racers stuck and blocking the
track. There was one seemingly small line and
it was all or nothing at that point. Although
we struggled past the sport quad racers with
a little push from an open class utility we
were able to get through.” stated Swift.
Swift would go on to win the U2 Class on his
Can-Am Renegade Xxc and even secure a third
place spot on the podium for the overall of
the morning. Swift had this to say about his
machine, “I just want to recognize our
Ricochet skid plates because they took a beating
today in the rock filled sections of this track.
Had it not been for them I know the 207 UXC
Renegade would have suffered in big fashion.
We worked hard for this win and that makes it
even more special to me.” Only three points
out of first place Swift hopes to keep steaming
forward for the next round at Snowshoe.
Don Higbee also managed a fifth place finish
in the rough West Virginia terrain. After a
great start the Casper Wyoming Team UXC racer
found himself in a bottleneck about two miles
in. The line choices were slim and Higbee made
a move that would complicate his run to the
front. “The line I had taken to try and
get around the pack of stalled riders turned
out to be a dead end. After turning around and
battling the rest of the riders for a good break
we managed to get within view of the second
and third riders in my class. We managed to
keep up our pace but a last lap crash around
mile marker nine held us back into a fifth place
finish.” says Higbee. Still holding on
to the second place points Don will go into
Snowshoe prepared for the elevation and very
competitive class of 4X4 Senior. “ I think
it goes without saying that our Custom Axis
suspension will be our saving grace at the next
round.” exclaimed Higbee.
The Team UXC Maverick was again turned loose
at the Mountaineer this past weekend. The XC2
Can-Am Maverick number 108 started on the second
row of the XC2 class. Getting into the woods
off the start in third place gave the driver
Michael Swift and his co-pilot Kevin Trantham
something to work towards. The duo managed to
get up into second in their XC2 class and pressed
forward to 9th overall when just in view of
the white flag something went array in the steering
of the machine. “As the race progressed
we gained 20-30 seconds per lap on the leader
and 4 of the six we posted fastest times of
our class. Unfortunately we did not get to finish
our last lap or the one before it, which was
really disappointing. We are not sure what actually
went wrong but have narrowed it down to the
steering box. We have had so much fun learning
the ins and outs of SXS racing and hope the
next race will go smoother yet.” Says
Swift. Team UXC Racings Can-Am Maverick sits
a solid third in XC2 points to date!
Tayton Swift took on his class of 8-11 year
old racers on his Can-Am DS90X and was able
to grab a seventh place finish out of 12 riders.
You can learn more about Team UXC Racing by
visiting teamuxcracing.com
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Team UXC Racing
would like to thank all of our 2013 sponsors:
Can-Am BRP, Maxxis, ROX Speed FX, Can-AmTalk.COM, Custom Axis Shocks, SSi Decals, Evans Coolant, Fly Racing HiPer, Ricohette, Leatt, DP Brakes, Fasst Co. , Carbo Rocket , HMF, MotoConecpts, Kal-Guard, Spider Grips, Outerwears, Dirtworks, Thermo Tech, FourWorx Carbon, Santor Design, Scott, Moto Pro, Twin Air, PIAA , HI-TEC – Americas Motorsports, Driven Powersports, Tire Blocks, R+B Components, Mike Penland Racing, Walsh
