Moreno Valley, CA (6/22/2017)
- BDR Motorsports’ Larry Heidler recovered
from a hard crash to finish ninth in the WORCS
Pro Production SXS race at Glen Helen Raceway
in Devore, CA. Heidler was running his second
race in his new Polaris RZR Turbo.
Heidler was in the midst of a competitive
run when his car slid on the entry to one
of the jumps. The car landed hard nose first.
Heidler motored through and finished ninth
in the race.
“I made a little mistake going onto a tabletop
and lawn darted myself,” said Heidler. “I
just slipped off the face of the jump and
landed on the nose. My neck is pretty sore.
I’m going to get checked out and go from there.”
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| GBC
Motorsports’ Larry Heidler |
Despite the crash, Heidler enjoyed the race
weekend. After running a DIRT Series race
here last weekend, he had the car dialed in
before bad luck took him out of contention.
“The course was fun,” said Heidler. “It was
fast, not too rough and I had a good time.
The GBC Tires were hooking up well and the
Fox Shocks were perfect.”
Unlike some pro racers, Heidler has a day
job and he works hard to make sure his racing
program stays on track. It helps that his
family is super supportive.
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Motorsports’ Larry Heidler |
“I worked last night in Oakland, took a flight,
got home and made it here just an hour before
the race,” said Heidler. “Luckily Glen Helen
is only 20 minutes from the house. Everything
was loaded and ready to go. My wife got my
gear together and my son brought out the motorhome.
It took my whole family to get me out here
this weekend.”
Heidler is still getting used to his new,
more powerful Polaris. He drove a naturally
aspirated car for the first six races of the
season.
“I’m still getting used to the new car,”
said Heidler. “The summer break will be good
because I’ll be able to test more and get
up to speed. We need to work on our suspension
setup. It’s just a totally different animal
compared to the NA car.”
The WORCS Series now heads into its two-month
summer break before returning to Glen Helen.
Heidler will be ready to roll at his home
track when the series holds its second-to-last
race of the season here September 8-10.
Larry Heidler
2017 Sponsors:
BDR Motorsports, GBC Motorsports, Super ATV,
AVI Wraps Raceline Wheels, FOX Shocks, Maxima
Oils, DASA Racing, Hess Motorsports, Beard
Seats, Tire blocks, Factory UTV, R3 Fabrication,
Malcolm Smith, Troy Lee Designs, Skat Trak
