We were very excited about coming back out to the night races at Glen Helen for the 2 to last round of the Lucas Oil Offroad Regional Series in So. California. Testing the for a few weeks prior to the event had the car working great and we canted to show how well we could perform racing the best in the business. Unfortunately we didn’t get the chance to show our speed, we got one lap out in practice and a Rod Bearing spun in the motor and ended our weekend promptly.
Once we knew we could not participate we helped out the rest of the team and tuned their cars and helped get them ready for the racing! Turning a bad situation into something positive we drove down to San Diego and were able to meet with my sister and eat at our favorite breakfast spot in Del Mar, right next to the beach before heading back to the monsoons in AZ.
All in all a bad weekend turned out great and we had a blast seeing family, great friends, and all of our racing family as well.
Press Release 07-19-2014
Lucas Oil Offroad Regional Series California – Glen Helen 07-19-2014
What else can I say other than Glen Helen under the lights = exciting racing! The racing was wheel-to-wheel all weekend!
Friday practice was a learning curve with the loamy dirt, but the track was awesome and really cool to see the different terrain. With all the Pro vehicles (Pro4, Pro2, Prolite, and Pro Buggies) on the track the ruts were insane, it was super cool to be able to drive in those conditions!
Saturday we found a couple issues with the car, a ball-joint needed to be replaced and a leaky rear diff seal. These Polaris RZR’s are built so well, sometimes I wonder how they take the beating that we give them. A little refill of the rear diff oil and a ball-joint and we were good to go.
Qualifying went as good as possible, the car was a bit slow and we ended up qualifying 10th, but knew that some changes could be made to improve the cars speed. For the Main Event we stiffened up the sway bar and that made huge difference in the car being more stable and locked the backend to the ground much better. Starting from the 10th position we moved up a few positions pretty quickly and had some great battles. My starts were mediocre at best and I got passed a few times, but made it back up on track and ended up 7th for the night, battling all the way many drivers and some awesome back and forth with teammate Will Rodgers during the last 2 laps!
During the main event we learned that the car is jetted way to rich and can perform much better, so some testing is in the near future to get it up to par with the other cars on the track, but all in all I can’t thank my family, friends, and partners for all their help, the Lucas Regional series is a blast and these RZR’s are the future of short course racing!
Some other highlights for the weekend were seeing my sister at the races, meeting the newest Wolfpack member Mason Merrell and seeing all our friends. I can’t wait to be back at Glen Helen Sept 6th for some redemption!!!
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Glen Helen under the lights! Some great pictures from Shilynn Milligan and Major Impact Photography
