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Round 8 - John Penton GNCC |
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Ontario, CA (6/11/2014) -
Side-by-side racer and Ohio resident Kyle Chaney
led the way for team ITP at the John Penton
Grand National Cross Country race, winning the
XC1 Modified class in his home state. Team ITP-sponsored
side-by-side racers earned second and third
place in Class 19 (SxS) podium at the 2014 Tecate
SCORE International Baja 500 in Baja California,
Mexico. Branden Sims and Justin Lambert finished
second and third, respectively in the gnarly
desert endurance event. ITP also had ATV Pro
Josh Creamer reach both the Pro and Pro-Am podiums
at the New England ATV Motocross series in Maine.
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(From
left) Navigator Chris Bithell, Racer Productions
Media Manager Jen Kenyon and pilot Kyle
Chaney discussed Chaney's second straight
XC1 Modified class win while celebrating
on the Wiseco John Penton GNCC podium
in Ohio |
"We were pleased with the results from
this weekend, earning numerous podiums in three
very different racing venues and terrains,"
said Pat McGuire, Public Relations / Race Support.
"Anytime you finish on a SCORE podium,
let alone finish, it's an accomplishment, but
to have two teams make it on the box at the
Baja 500 is even sweeter. Kyle Chaney's back-to-back
victories in GNCC racing is very rewarding for
both him and ITP."
John Penton GNCC
The Wiseco John Penton GNCC race, a highly popular
round hosting for the 25th time, in Millfield,
Ohio, featured both ATV and side-by-side racing.
Team ITP came away with eight class victories
and 17 total podiums. Making the biggest headline
for the squad was Ohio native and side-by-side
racer Kyle Chaney, who kept up his winning ways
by taking the XC1 Modified class and side-by-side
overall with his ITP-supported Can-Am Maverick
1000R. ITP ATV racers Westley Wolfe and Carter
Kerens also each made the overall podium in
their particular sessions of GNCC racing.
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Mouse
Pratt (Jack's Excavating / Can-Am / ITP)
earned fifth place in the XC1 Modified
class using ITP Terracross tires at the
John Penton GNCC in Millfield, Ohio |
Chaney Racing / Turnkey UTV / Can-Am / ITP
racer Kyle Chaney and co-pilot Chris Bithell
won the XC1 Modified class for the second straight
race. Second into the woods, Chaney soon found
his way out front and never looked back to earn
his second win of 2014 and third straight podium
with his Maverick side-by-side dressed in with
ITP Terracross R/T XD tires. The victory expanded
Chaney's XC1 Modified class points lead to 13
with two rounds remaining. Three other ITP-supported
side-by-side teams made the XC1 Modified class
top 10. Jack's Excavating / Can-Am / ITP pilot
Mouse Pratt earned fifth in the class. And JB
Racing / Can-Am /ITP teammates Larry Hendershot
Jr. and Tim Farr took seventh and eighth, respectively.
Farr's finish kept him in the top three of the
GNCC SxS Championship points race after four
races.
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Westley
Wolfe earned second in his class and on
the 10 a.m. overall podium using ITP tires
on his Greg's ATV-backed Apex |
ITP-backed ATV amateur racers tallied a spot
on the 10 a.m. overall podium and the overall
Youth session podium. Westley Wolfe once again
took second in the Schoolboy A/B (13-15) class
aboard his Greg's ATV-supported Apex, but his
finish was also good for second overall on the
10 a.m. box. Youth racer Carter Kerens earned
third in the 90 Open (12-15) class and third
overall. Team ITP had amateur class wins from
Dave Simmons (Super Senior 45+), Donnie Pruett
(Silver Masters 55+), Brandon Icard (College
B 16-21), Mark Batson (Vet B 30+), Jack's Excavating's
Shawn Stuck (35+ C), Parker Henderson (70 CVT
6-11) and Jordan Digby (125 Sr. 12-15). Henderson,
Icard and Pruett all lead their respective classes
in points after eight rounds of racing.
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Dave
Simmons was back to his winning ways,
taking the Super Senior 45+ class win
at the John Penton GNCC in Ohio. He ran
ITP Holeshot GNCC front tires and ITP
Quadcross XC tires on the rear of his
Yamaha |
ITP riders also tallied several other podium
finishes in Ohio. Greg's ATV / ITP racer Kenny
Rich Sr. (Masters 50+), Dale Batson (35+ C),
Glenn McConnell (4x4 Sr.) and Marcus Pratt (XC2
Limited SxS) all earned second-place rides.
Also, Greg Covert (College A 16-21), Justin
Paul (Junior B 22+) and Kelley Deloach (Women's
Amateur 13+) chalked up third-place finishes.
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Jordan
Digby won the 125 Sr. (12-15) youth class
for the second time this year, moving
up to third in the class standings |
Tecate SCORE BAJA 500
Seventeen side-by-side vehicles entered Class
19 at the 46th running of the Tecate SCORE International
Baja 500 event in Mexico. The racers had to
navigate a course of almost 450 miles through
rocks, deep silt, cliffside trails, sand and
desert-wash conditions. Eight vehicles failed
to complete the race, and those nine that did
reach the finish line fought hard every step
of the way, overcoming SCORE trophy trucks,
class 1 cars and racing gremlins.
"We were so proud to have two ITP racers
on the Class 19 podium, as just finishing the
race was many of the racer's objective. Branden
Sims and Justin Lambert have had a great year
and this continues to build momentum for both
drivers," said Ryan Edwards, ITP tech support
representative / West Coast race coordinator.
"It was such a gnarly course this year
and all ITP racers reported no tire or wheel
failures, despite a lot of the trophy trucks
and other UTVs getting flats."
Team ITP had two of its supported racers finish
in the top three, despite the challenging conditions
and numerous "bottleneck" slowdowns.
Earning second in Class 1900 was the Lonestar
/ ITP XP1000 piloted by Branden Sims, who was
the sole driver. The team, which included Sims,
Jacob Carver and Justin Krause, finished with
a time of 13:15:15, roughly 13 minutes behind
the winner. Riding on 30-inch ITP Ultracross
tires, Sims avoided flats that plagued many
other drivers to earn yet another desert racing
podium for ITP this season. Coming off his recent
victory at the Silver State 300 Best In The
Desert event, Cognito Motorsports / ITP racer
Justin Lambert tallied another podium on the
season, earning third-place finishing spot in
Class 19 at the Baja 500. Lambert, and his teammates
of Justin Sheakley and Jeremiah Staggs, compiled
a time of 14:26:14 in the team's Polaris XP1000
that was dressed with ITP Ultracross tires.
ITP and Bush Racing racer Brian Bush teamed
up with UTV Inc. owner Johnny Angal to drive
a custom UTV Inc. RZR to fourth overall in the
class. The Murray Racing / Can-Am / ITP team
of Derek and Jason Murray, Monty Aldrich and
Steve Amarine ended up seventh in the Baja 500,
but tallied enough racing points and bonus points
to maintain a hold on second place in the Class
19 standings after three rounds of racing
NEATV-MX Racing - Round 4
Round four of the 2014 NEATV-MX schedule visited
Hemmond's MX in Minot, Maine. BCS Performance
/ Can-Am / ITP Pro Josh Creamer battled in the
Pro and Pro-Am classes. He won three of four
motos and made both podiums. Competing on ITP
Quadcross MX 2 front tires and Quadcross MX
Pro Lite rear tires, Creamer finished third
in the Pro class with a 1-5 scorecard and posted
a 1-1 sweep in Pro-Am class.
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