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2016 GBC Heartland Challenge
ATV Endurance Racing
Carlisle, Iowa
August 20, 2016

GBC Heartland Challange

GBC Heartland Challenge ATV Race Report
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In the Iron Man Class, Matt Lindle won his third consecutive Heartland Challenge. It also may be his last in the class as he is eying entering a team in next year’s race.

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GBC Heartland Challenge Ironman Podium (left to right)
Shane Austin (2nd), Matt Lindle (1st), Brent Benjegerdes (3rd)

“I love the challenge of this race; I just can’t get away from it,” said Lindle. “The mental game is important. I like being able to push it as hard as I can as long as I can. It’s incredible the amount of support I had this year. I had a mechanical issue for a while and I had to run without a steering stabilizer for six and a half hours. It took a lot of effort to get where I am. This is a little hard on the body so I don’t know if I’m going to go for four.”

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For the 3rd straight year, Matt Lindle claimed the Ironman Win

In the 30+ Class, Team THR ran a memorial race for team member Chris Bennett’s brother Craig. Known as “Nugget", Craig Bennett died five weeks ago. Chris Bennett was joined by Rob Zimmerman and Josh Schaner for the race.

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Team THR's Chris Bennett raced in honor of his brother, Craig, and ran the #33

“We ran number 33 in his honor this weekend,” said Chris Bennett. “His number was 333. We couldn’t go that high, so we named our team the Three Wiseman to get to 333. It’s all dedicated to Craig. His name was on our number plates and this was all for him. He’s the one that gave us the perfect day. He brought in just the right amount of rain and it made the track perfect. My team was awesome; I wouldn’t be here without them.”

Zimmerman entered the event simply to help Bennett keep his mind off of his brother’s death. “Chris’ brother passed away and the only reason I’m doing it is to try to take his mind off of his brother’s death,” said Zimmerman. “We just started preparing for this race a week ago. That rain was beautiful and the track was awesome. This is the best I’ve ever felt at the end of a Heartland Challenge.”

GBC Heartland Challenge ATV Racing
#33 Rob Zimmerman

In the Schoolboy Class, Team BNK Racing with riders Brock Kyner, Kayden Dyer and Nate Guthrie carried the day. They ran consistent laps throughout the event to earn the victory.

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Team BNK Racing's Brock Kyner, Kayden Dyer and Nate Guthrie took home the Schoolboy Class Win

“We started really well and went into the timber and started picking off a few,” said Kyner. “The other team blew an engine on the first lap, so we had a good lead. So we ran some consistent laps, I got on it at the end, I took it home.”

With the 2016 GBC Heartland Challenge in the books, the only question now is which team will try to knock Yamaha off the top of the podium next year?

GBC Heartland Challange
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