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BEST
IN THE DESERT
Pahrump Nugget 250 |
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Los Angeles, CA (12/7/2016)
- Dynamic Off Road Racing driver Jason Farrell
drove his Can-Am Maverick to a third-place finish
in the SXS Unlimited Class of the Pahrump Nugget
250, the season finale for the Best in the Desert
Series. The effort placed the rookie third in
points in his first season of off-road racing.
Team owner/driver Paul Kraus had mechanical
issues, but was happy to further approach his
learning curve.
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Dynamic Off-Road Racing Team Celebrated
at the Pahrump 250 finish line after
wrapping up their first full year of
Best in the Desert Racing with Paul
Kraus and Jason Farrell each driving
in 2016 |
Farrell, along with co-driver and brother-in-law
Anthony Perez, took on the difficult course
and put together a consistent effort on the
255-mile circuit. The event was held in the
desert outside Pahrump, NV and featured various
obstacles, including large silt beds, rocks,
fast sections, and tight turns.
“That was probably the roughest course of
whole year,” said Farrell. “There were some
fast sections, but the rocky sections were
just brutal. It was tough. This season has
been amazing. I have a great team with unbelievable
support. Every race, we learn something new,
we are getting better and better and we’re
looking forward to next year.”
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Dynamic
Off-Road Racing's Jason Farrell finished
3rd at the BITD Pahrump 250 Season Finale,
which earned him third in the Unlimited
UTV Championship |
Farrell didn’t get a chance to pre-run the
course and had to quickly come up to speed.
He was pleased to run a challenging race and
come away with a runner-up finish.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” explained
Farrell. “It was really a mixture of everything
with the silt and the rocks and the fast sections.
There were tight turns and lots of road crossings,
as well as speed-regulated areas. It was a
good race, it was challenging and it’s nice
to have a tough race. It’s nice to put the
time in and finish.”
Off-road legend Cory Sappington built Dynamic’s
two Can-Am Mavericks. He even let them use
one of his non-turbo cars because the team
got a late jump on the season.
“Last October, in a late-night phone call
I called my buddy Eric about starting a race
team,” said Kraus. “He brought Jason in and
that was the start of it. Jason met with Cory
Sappington and said we wanted to build two
cars. Cory was nice enough to let us use his
non-turbo to start the season. We assembled
the team and we have all become good friends.”
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Dynamic
Off-Road Racing's Paul Kraus competed
in the Pro Turbo UTV Class in 2016 |
Though Kraus didn’t finish the race, that’s
not what it’s about for him. Instead, he is
a team owner that is having fun racing.
“This is the first time we’ve competed in
desert racing and, for me, it’s more about
the team than my results,” said Kraus. “I
don’t have to win. I’m just having fun. Today
was probably our most fun race. We broke,
but I got into the zone before that. I was
hitting the turns and using everything these
guys taught me. I would have loved to finish
the race, but for me it’s about becoming a
better racer.”
Kraus plans to field a three-car team next
year. Along with Farrell and himself, he’ll
add driver Andy Piuma to the squad. They will
run in both the Turbo and 2900 classes.
“We’re going to run two X3s and a Maverick
and keep competitive,” said Kraus. “We’re
committed to Can-Am. This has been a great
learning year. It’s phenomenal to see the
growth of the team.”
Dynamic Off Road Racing will be ready as
the 2017 BITD season kicks off January 6-7
for the Parker 250 in Arizona.
