BEST IN THE DESERT Polaris RZR Mint 400 March 12, 2016

Redlands’ Ryan Laidlaw backed up his victory in the last race, the UTV World Championship, with a third-place finish in Pro Turbo. It marked just his second race in his new Polaris RZR Turbo.

Redlands' Ryan Laidlaw scored a 3rd Place finish in the Turbo Class

“We had a really good start, but we lost a couple of belts, which took a little of the edge off,” said Laidlaw. “We finished third, which is a good day at the Mint. The course got rougher as the day went on. We had a really good time.”

ITP's Ryan Laidlaw

The Murray brothers celebrated their 41st consecutive BITD finish. Jason Murray credited his Can-Am Maverick for the amazing string of consistency. Derek Murray ran the first three laps of the race before handing it off the Jason for the final circuit.

ITP / Can-Am's Derek Murray started the race for the Murray Brothers

“These Can-Ams rock…not only are they fast, but they are reliable,” said Jason Murray. “These things take a beating out here. What we do in a day, a consumer will do in four or five months. It just shows how durable these Can-Am Mavericks are. I pushed on the final lap to try to get on the podium, but there just wasn’t time. This puts us second overall going into Laughlin. Hopefully when the dust settles we’ll be in the championship.”

Can-Am’s Derek Murray employed a conservative strategy that fell just one spot short of the podium at the end. “We settled on fourth, which is a little disappointing, but we’ll take it,” said Derek Murray. “We had no flats or any other issues and we were hoping Jason could pick up a spot at the end, but while we ran a clean race, so did everyone else in front of us.”

Lazer Star's Jason Murray drove the final lap to secure their 41st consecutive finish & claimed 4th Place finish in the Turbo Class