2014
TORN Racing
Round #1 - Boyd
March 1-2, 2014
Boyd, TX
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Miller Brothers Wins TORN Racing Season Opener
Cody Miller Wins ATV Pro Class & Hunter Miller Wins SxS Class
Boyd, TX (3/10/2014) – The
Texas
Off
Road
Nationals
Series
kicked
off
their
first
race
of
the
2014
ATV
and
SxS
season
on
the
February
1-2
weekend,
with
summer-like
warm
temperatures
in
the
80s
for
Saturday’s
day
of
racing.
But
on
Sunday,
the
weather
took
a
turn
for
the
worse,
with
temperatures
dropping
dramatically
overnight,
with
a
freezing
drizzle
continuing
throughout
the
day
to
provide
an
additional
challenge
for
the
racers.
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Multi-time
Pro ATV Motocross Champion John Natalie
grabbed the holeshot at the TORN Racing
Season Opener |
In
the
Pro
ATV
class,
defending
TORN
champion
Cody
Miller
jumped
out
to
an
early
lead
aboard
his
Factory
supported
Can-Am,
battling
the
first
half
of
the
race
with
former
AMA
ATV
MX
National
Champion
John
Natalie
and
his
Honda.
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Cody Miller earned the win in the ATV Pro Class on his Can-Am DS450 |
The
two
set
a
torrid
pace,
pulling
away
from
third
place
rider
Hunter
Miller
in the
early
laps.
As
the
one-hour
and
a
half
race
progressed,
Miller
took
control
of
the
race
as
Natalie
faded
and
then
retired
from
the
race
at
approximately
the
one-hour
mark.
Can-Am
mounted
Hunter
Miller
inherited
second
place,
followed
by
Shawn
Hess
and
his
Honda
in
a
distant
third.
At
the
checkers,
it
was
Cody
Miller
taking
the
win
just
eight
seconds
ahead
of
Hunter
Miller
in
second
and
Shawn
Hess
in
third,
1:25
behind
Hunter
Miller.
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There was
a large UTV turnout despite the icy road
conditions |
The
overall
UTV
turnout
on
Sunday
was
larger
than
expected,
as
the
toughest,
most
dedicated
competitors
chose
to
navigate
the
treacherous
and
very
icy
road
conditions
in
the
North
Texas
area
to
compete.
In
the
premier
UTV
Expert
class,
Hunter
took
his
Factory
backed
Can-Am
Maverick
to
the
front
and
never
looked back.
Giving
chase
in
second,
despite
the
very
icy
track
conditions
was
his
brother
Cody
Miller,
also
driving
a
Can‐Am.
Visibility
on
Sunday
would
prove
to
be
a
huge
problem
for
the
racers,
as
their
tear
offs
were
actually
used
to
remove
the
accumulating
ice
from
their
goggles
and
face
shields,
rather
than
the
usual
mud.
Manuel
Esquivel
drove
his
Polaris
RZR
to
a
third
place
finish,
followed
by
the
Polaris
machines
of
Shawn
Hess
and
Josh
Hess
finishing
in
fourth
and
fifth
place,
respectively.
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Hunter Miller earned the first win of the season in the UTV Expert Class piloting his Can-Am Maverick |
The
Utility ATV class
was
one
of
the
larger
ATV
classes
for
the
weekend
and
it
had
the
most
brand
diversity,
too,
with
five
different
brands
of
machines
represented.
When
the
dust
settled,
the
win
went
to
Chris
Robinson
who
made
his
TORN
series
debut
aboard
his
new
Polaris
Scrambler.
Sponsored
by
Team
UXC
and
Polaris
Factory
Racing,
Robinson
jumped
out
front
early,
leading
all
four
laps
and
finishing
more
than
one
minute
ahead
of
the
second
place
Arctic
Cat
machine
ridden
by
Leon
Alvarado
when
the
checkered
flag
waved.
Fred
Zepeda
rounded
out
the
Utility
ATV
podium
in
third
aboard
his
Can-Am.
Round
two
of
the
ten
race
TORN
series
is
scheduled
for
March
22‐23
at
the
Endeavor
facility
in
Bridgeport,
TX.
For
more
information
on
the
TORN
series
and
to
view
the
complete
series
schedule,
please
visit
the
TORN
website
at: www.tornracing.com.
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