Holland, MI (5/4/2016) -
Mouse Pratt drove his Racer Tech Can-Am Maverick
to a fourth-place finish in the XC1 Pro SXS
GNCC race at Camp Coker MX in Society Hill,
SC. Pratt, who earned his first top five this
season, led a trio of Racer Tech drivers in
top ten in the XC1 class with Sean Bogdan
sixth and Jerry Boling finishing in ninth.
In XC2 Pro Sport, Joe Krcelich was third,
and John Henry finished seventh.
“The high clearance Racer Tech A-arms really
got us through,” said Pratt. “It was rough
and brutal out there and everyone was dragging
through the ruts, while we went right through.
We had some struggles this year, but everything
held together and it was a good day. When
you finish in the top five, it’s always a
good day.”
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Racer
Tech's Mouse Pratt finished 4th Overall
at Camp Coker GNCC |
Bogdan continues to improve and his season
best sixth place finish showed a continued
charge to the front of the field. “The track
was rough, but all of my Racer Tech gear was
beautiful today,” said Bogdan. “It was a fast
track and it was dusty, so my co-pilot had
to work hard today. We had some trouble in
the last race, so this will help me out in
the point standings.”
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Racer
Tech's Sean Bogdan finished a season
best 6th place |
Boling came from the back on the pack in
22nd on lap one to score a top ten finish
by taking ninth at the checkered flag.
Patterson got his Polaris stuck on the second
lap behind two other cars. After getting back
on track, he made it up to 15th in the final
order. “About the second lap we came around
a mud section and got caught behind some stopped
cars,” said Patterson. “It took us almost
a lap to get going again. We had to flip it
onto its side and get some logs underneath
it. We did what we could do. The track was
breaking in nicely, but at that point in the
game, my race was over, so I had to take what
I could get.”
In XC2 Pro Sport, Krcelich earned his second
podium of the season. His third-place finish
moves him to third in the points standing,
just five points out of the lead.
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Tech's Joe Krcelich rounded out the
XC2 Pro Sport Top Three |
“I was leading for awhile, but the track
was just brutally rough,” said Krcelich. “I
just did what I could. I ended up on my side
twice, but the machine handled everything.
The track was just rougher than I expected.
The Racer Tech stuff was great. Everything
on the car is the way it came to the starting
line.”
While Henry was disappointed with his seventh-place
effort after taking over the lead just before
heading into the final lap, and his charge
was ended with a broken hub, but he still
remains in the championship hunt just one
point behind the points leader.
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Racer
Tech's John Henry finished in 7th |
Racer Tech fleet of competitive side by sides
will again be running up front as GNCC heads
to Sunday Creek Raceway May 28-29 for the
John Penton in Millfield, OH.
