2013 Rednecks with Paychecks SxS Showdown
Cross Kirchmeier Wins in his custom Polaris RZR 800 S

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St. Joe, TX (11/7/2013) - Cross Kirchmeier won the first SxS Showdown Pro race at Rednecks with Paychecks (RWP) in St. Joe, TX. Brian Reiter claimed second place aboard his Hess Motorsports powered RZR and Ashley Tierce took third. Joe Hines claimed the win in the Pro Am class.

Despite the rain in St. Joe, TX, tens of thousands of spectators attended Rednecks with Paychecks Halloween Event. Although this is only the fifth RWP, which is held twice a year in the Spring and Fall. While the event is only just over two years old, it has gained a huge following, and for 2013 they added SxS racing, but there is plenty of other racing action as well from mud drags to downhill power wheels racing, and many other activities, so there is something for everyone. 

The First Annual SXS Showdown was put on by Hess Motorsports and had a guaranteed purse of $5000.00 split between the Pro and Pro Am class. A large amount of spectators came to see racers attempt to navigate through tires, hill climbs, switchbacks, and the other technical areas that made this track very fun to race and watch, and it was open for anyone in attendance to qualify for the race.

Cross Kirchmeier makes his way through the rocks section in his Polaris RZR S 800

Cross Kirchmeier claimed the win aboard his Polaris RZR 800S in the Pro class this weekend. Kirchmeier got off to a bad start after his machine bogged, putting him towards the back. He worked his way up through the field to third place just behind Brian Reiter who was challenging Shawn Hess for first place. Kirchmeier made the pass on Reither, and he took over the lead after Hess suffered a broken ball joint, and he held on to claim the win and $1,300.

Cross Kirchmeir claimed the Rednecks with Paychecks Pro SxS Win

“If it wasn’t for the Elka suspension, there is no way that car would have handled that good. I could throw it into the corners as hard as I wanted and it was awesome. I couldn’t imagine doing it on any other shock,” said Kirchmeier after the win.

Brian Reiter grabbed the Holeshot in his Polaris RZR XP 900 followed by Shawn Hess

Brian Reiter got the holeshot and second place at Rednecks with Paychecks. His Hess Motorsports RZR pulled hard off the start and put him in the lead for the first two laps. Shawn Hess passed Reiter later in the race but suffered a broken ball joint, giving the lead back to Reiter.  After some fierce battling with Kirchmeier, Reiter finished the race in second place and took home one thousand dollars from the purse.

Brian Reiter held the early lead, before he was passed by Shawn Hess & Cross Kirchmeir

“Rednecks with Paychecks is awesome. They put on a great event and it keeps getting bigger and better every year. Everybody needs to come out, its well worth the money spent,” said Reiter afterwards.

Rounding out the Rednecks with Paychecks Pro SxS Podium was Ashley Tierce in third piloting his Polaris RZR XP 1000 SxS.

Ashley Tierce finished third in his new 2014 Polaris RZR XP 1000