2017 TORC Series Round #13 Twin Cities Take Down Elk River, MN September 24, 2017

Van Eperen finished second in points, but had to give driving duties to Johnny Greaves due severe injuries suffered in a motocross accident two weeks ago. Van Eperen won six races this year, the most of any Pro Modified competitor. Though it was hard for him to see the title slip away from the sidelines, Van Eperen was still upbeat with the runner-up effort. Especially telling was the competitiveness of the Yamaha, a ride many thought at the beginning of the season would be outclassed due to its naturally aspirated engine.

Yamaha's Rodney Van Eperen (left) was unable to compete at ERX, so Johnny Greaves (right) drove for him in the final three rounds of racing

“Before the season started, everyone was saying there was no way you’d be able to run a naturally aspirated car against turbos,” said Van Eperen. “We thought we could and we’re proud to be standing here. I really wish I could have been out there, but I’m not saying anything would have changed because I had the best in the business behind the wheel. The Can-Am guys deserve everything they got. They did awesome.”

JB Racing's Tim Farr held the early lead with Kyle Chaney quickly moving into the second spot

Farr finished third in points and helped Can-Am earn two out of three spots on the championship podium. Farr won two races this season and recorded an additional five podiums.

Tim Farr rounded out the top three in TORC Pro Mod UTV Points

“Congratulations to Kyle and Can-Am for winning the championship,” said Farr. “The Maverick X3 is awesome. We’ve always run clean with each other and help each other. Overall, it was a good weekend. The front three guys were a little bit quicker than I was this weekend. I could get up to them, but I couldn’t do anything with them. It’s definitely a fast-paced series.”

Zac Zakowski and Thomas Reihner, both in their first Pro TORC seasons, completed the top five in points. Zakowski was running his first year in the stick shift Yamaha and if a few mechanical issues hadn’t occurred, he would have been well in the thick of the championship hunt.

Kenda's Zac Zakowski finished out the season 4th place in points

“We were up there fighting with Tim for awhile, but we had some mechanical issues and a couple of bad races,” said Zakowski. “We’re happy with fourth. I’m new to a stick shift and this was a learning curve for me. We learned a lot and got the car faster and faster.”

Reihner was pleased with his first year as a pro driving his Bak4 Can-Am X3. “I bumped up in points and I couldn’t be happier in my first year in the Pro class,” said Reihner. “My Can-Am was absolutely on point and we have big things coming next year. The track was phenomenal. There is no better place to race than here.”

BAK 40 Motorsports' Thomas Reihner rounded out the top five in points