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Racer Tech Racers Dust the Competition at John Penton
Racer Tech John Penton GNCC SxS / ACE Race Report

2015 GNCC Racing
John Penton - Round 8
Holland, MI (6/10/2015) - Racer Tech drivers take several wins and podium finishes at the John Penton GNCC this weekend in Ohio. Both Sean Bogdan, XC2 Pro Sport, and Sam Yokley, Single Seat, claimed class wins, and Mouse Pratt claimed the second spot on the SxS XC1 Pro class podium to top off great weekend of GNCC racing for Racer Tech at Sunday Creek Raceway.

In the XC2 Pro Sport class, Sean Bogdan navigated through low visibility to take the win in the XC2 SxS Pro Sport class. “It was really dusty and hard to see; visibility was low,” said Bogdan, who started fourth. “I got as low as I could until we hit the woods. I saw a line, I grabbed it and I started picking off some cars here and there. I came up on (points leader) Joe (Krcelich) as he high centered in the mud. I got around him and it was smooth sailing from there.”

Sean Bogdan  GNCC Racing

Racer Tech's Sean Bogdan claimed the XC2 Pro Sport Win

Bogdan credited the Racer Tech gear on his UTV for the victory. “The bumpers and the nerf bars are stout,” said Bogdan of his Racer Tech equipment. “With all the dust, I definitely hit some things I shouldn’t have hit, but the car held together great.”


Joe Krcelich didn’t have the best of luck this weekend, but despite finishing a season low 12th place, he still remains the point’s leader in the XC2 Pro Sports championship race. “We got hooked together with a broken car, and we tried to salvage what we could,” said Krcelich. “It seems like everyone up front had trouble here, so I still have the three-point lead (in points).”


Mouse Pratt finished a GNCC season best, second place, after battling with the winner for most of the race in the XC1 SxS Pro class. “Kyle and I were running out there, he got bottlenecked and I got around him,” said Pratt. “We battled it out for a while there. He dug through that dust and got past me. It’s nice to be back on the podium again. I haven’t seen it in a while!”

Mouse Pratt GNCC Racing

Mouse Pratt battled for the lear for most of the race in Ohio

Pratt gives credit to his Racer Tech components for making his podium finish possible. “The clearance my Racer Tech A-arms gave me was awesome,” said Pratt. “We got into some ruts out there and it was no problem. Everything they’ve done so far is top notch. We physically abused it; it was rough out there and they took it.”

Mouse Pratt GNCC Racing

Mouse Pratt Takes the Podium in 2nd Place at the John Penton GNCC


Sam Yokley won his second Polaris ACE single seat class race of the season after an intense battle for the win, which keeps him in the hunt for the class championship.

Sam Yokley GNCC Racing

Sam Yokley claimed the John Penton GNCC win in the Polaris ACE

“The ACE ran great today,” said Yokley. “Doug passed me there. I just took my time and ran behind him until I got the spot back. The Racer Tech A-arms were great. They cleared everything no problem.”

Sam Yokley GNCC Racing

Racer Tech's Sam Yokley now has two wins in the Polaris ACE class

Jesi Stracham took the holeshot in her second race after being paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident. Stracham uses Racer Tech’s hand controls and custom fabricated braces to hold her legs in the car, and she was running great before getting off track, which sent her back a few spot. “It was awesome,” said Stracham on grabbing the holeshot. “I don’t have the advantage of being able to walk the track, and I blew the first turn into the woods, but I gave it everything today.”

Jesi Stracham GNCC Racing

Racer Tech's Jesi Stracham grabbed the holeshot in the Polaris ACE

Racer Tech owner Andrew Prins praised his ACE UTV drivers and the class itself. “To see these things come together as a race class; it’s just another avenue that GNCC can use to bring in racers,” said Prins. “Polaris has a great vehicle that we can do a ton with. To get a win today was huge. Sam is a great driver, and he has huge potential in GNCC racing.”

Jesi Stracham GNCC Racing

Racer Tech's custom hand controls for Jesi Stracham's Polaris ACE

Prins said he’s humbled working with Stracham. “Jesi was amazing today,” explained Prins. “She was on point with that car all day. For her second time running that car, it was incredible. She’s only going to get better from here. She’s a strong runner and a fighter.“

After an exciting start to the season for the Racer Tech Drivers, GNCC SXS Racing enters a long summer break, and the next round of racing for SXS racers is Powerline Park in St Clairsville, Ohio for round twelve of the 2015 GNCC season, and Racer Tech team will be going for the top of the podium.

 

In the GNCC SXS XC2 class, points leader, Joe Krcelich took the lead early in the first lap, but fell back. Krcelich charged his way back up and claimed a second place finish, keeping him in the points lead. “My can-am is bullet proof right now. The Racer Tech parts have been amazing, and I have not had a single failure. I had a good smooth race this round, and I still have a three point advantage. I’m hoping to stay consistent and stay on the podium, and get that championship when it’s all over,” said Krcelich.

Joe Krcelich GNCC Racing

Joe Krcelich finished second inhis Can-Am Maverick

In the XC1 pro class, Mouse Pratt had a good race, and earned his best finish of the season so far in the number four spot. Pratt was in mid-pack at the number 13th spot in the first lap and charged his way through the rocks and lap traffic. Pratt made good time and moved into fourth on the white flag lap and held it all the way to the checkered flag.

Mouse Pratt GNCC Racing

Mouse Pratt earned his best finish of the season in fourth in the SxS Pro Class

William Yokley, who had some bad luck earlier in the season made a good charge and landed in the number six spot in the XC1 pro class. “I was on the sixth row on the start, and I had a lot of traffic to work through. It was rocky out there, but my race went good and my Racer Tech car was able to hammer through all of it, and handled it well since I have the higher clearance A-arms. Now I am really looking forward to the rest of the season,” said Yokley.

Scott Kiger was looking good and was running in fourth place in the final lap, but a roll over sent him back to a seventh place finish. “We were up to fourth, and we hit a rock area and ended up rolling over, but we still finished and got some points,” said Kiger.

John Yokley was leading the XC1 pro class for some time and was looking as if he would take home a win, but a rock took out his engine, which ended his race.

Round eight of the 2015 GNCC series will head to Millfield, OH for the John Penton round on June 6th, where the Racer Tech team will be going for the podium in the final round of SXS racing before the summer break.

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