BEST IN THE DESERT
Series
Parker 250 ATV / SxS Race
January 12, 2013
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Best in the Desert - Parker
250 - ATV & SxS Race Report
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The Polaris / Jagged X Racing team’s #1931
Driver of Record Craig Scanlon was second off
the line driving the Polaris RZR XP 4 900 SxS
/ UTV.
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Craig Scanlon drove the #1931 Jagged X /
Polaris RZR XP 4 900 SxS / UTV to a second
place finish at the 2013 BITD Opening Round
in Parker, AZ |
Their Jagged X / Polaris RZR XP 4 900 SxS
/ UTV didn’t experience any issues, which
made for a smooth race. Scanlon crossed the finish
line in the second spot less than a minute behind
the winner with a time of 3:39:54.
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Coastal
/ Holz Racing's 2012 UTV Pro Class Champion's
#1934 Scott Kiger & Mark Holz experienced
some belt issues, but were still able to
place third |
The defending 2012 UTV Pro Class champion’s
Coastal / Holz Racing’s Scott Kiger &
Mark Holz had their fair share of bad luck in
round one. After running strong early in the race,
they experienced belt failures, but despite the
belt issues, they still managed to finish in the
third spot.
Lacrecia Beurrier from Lake Havasu City, Arizona in her Polaris XP 900 SxS / UTV Won the BITD UTV Sportsman Class with a time of 4:13:52. Placing second in the UTV Sportsman Class was #1998 Monty Aldrich piloting his Can-Am Commander SxS / UTV.
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#1988 Lacrecia Beurrier took the win in the BITD UTV Sportsman Class in her Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS |
Murray Motorsports's Monty Aldrich placed second in his Can-Am Commander SxS / UTV at the Parker 250 |
“We ran up front for quite a while, but
we had some shock issues. Some of the rock sections
slowed us down a little bit, but the Can-am ran
good overall” said #1998 Monty Aldrich
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#1979 Jeff Kary claimed the win in the BITD UTV SR1 Class |
#1979 Jeff Kary from Scottsdale, AZ claimed the
UTV SR1 Class win.
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#639 Doug Bergstorm from Las Vegas won the Ironman Quad Expert Class |
Donna Ellsworth earned third place at the Parker 250 on her KTM sport ATV |
There was six racers that entered in the grueling BITD Ironman Quad Expert Class. #639 Doug Bergstrom from Las Vegas, NV took the win the Ironman Quad Expert class on his Honda TRX 450R ATV with a time of 4:11:12. Finishing less than a minute after first place was #612 Charles Borges from Maricopa, AZ. BITD & WORCS Racer Donna Ellsworth placed third aboard her KTM sport ATV.
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#671 Jose Argedano took first in
the Ironman Quad Amateur Class |
#671 Jose Agredano from Hollister, CA was on fire at the opening round of the BITD Racing Series. Agredano not only won the Ironman Quad Amateur Class, but he also won the Overall.
With the first BITD ATV & SxS / UTV Race in the books, it looks like this season will much competition and will sure be interesting. The SxS Racers will head to the General Tire, Mint 400 on March 21st for their next race, while the ATVs will race at the Silver State 300 on May 3.
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