Saint Croix Falls, WI (6/13/2017)
– Bikeman Performance / rOtation Motorsports
had another busy weekend as the TORC Off Road
Championship contested round three of series
at ERX Motor Park in Elk River, MN. The team
fought gremlins all weekend, but came out
with good data and a better outlook on the
rest of the season with drivers Jason Luburgh,
Mitch Guthrie, Jr. and Treavis Poynter and
their trio of Polaris RZRs.
While the event was scheduled as a doubleheader,
Saturday’s clear and hot weather changed on
Sunday to heavy rain and damaging thunderstorms.
Due to widespread damage at the track, TORC
officials postponed Sunday’s race to run during
the season finale in September.
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Jason Luburgh finished 7th in the TORC
Pro Stock Class at Round 3, which has
him 5th in the points championship |
On Saturday, Luburgh was competing in both
Pro Mod and Pro Stock, one of the only racers
to do so this season. He ran a competitive
race in Pro Stock, finishing seventh. In Pro
Mod, he qualified well, but got caught up
in a first-lap crash that sidelined his charge
in the first corner.
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Bikeman
Performance's Jason Luburgh Pro Mod
Polaris RZR |
“We’re still developing our top speed in
the stock machine,” said Luburgh. “I tried
to not make any mistakes and keep my corner
speed high. It’s just a struggle right now,
but we are making progress. In the turbo race,
I was going pretty well this weekend. The
car was fast and handling well. We had that
pileup and I broke an axle. That was the end
of the race. We’re ready to regroup and get
things going.”
Guthrie Jr was battling in front at the start
of the Pro Mod race, but high temperatures
at the track resulted in his machine going
into limp mode. He is confident as the team
readies for the next race.
“I had a great start and I was battling for
second, but the car overheated and went into
limp mode,” said Guthrie. “We’re still learning,
and getting these cars dialed in. We’ll be
ready to battle up front at the next race.
This is one of the nicest facilities I’ve
ever been to. I was bummed out we couldn’t
race on Sunday.”
Poynter’s race ended just after it started
after he was caught in the same crash that
took out Luburgh. He will continue to fight,
test and prepare for the next race at Crandon.
“We’re still fighting gremlins on these new
builds,” said Poynter. “In the first corner,
someone caused a big pileup and I ended up
on top of my teammate Jason. By the time we
restarted I was last and I blew a belt going
down the next straightaway.”
Bikeman has a large group of customers it
supports during the TORC races, and that has
taken time away from its own program. The
extra time provided by the rescheduled race
will give the team more time to test prior
to the next race.
“We’ve been putting our customers first and
our own racing program second,” said Poynter.
“You haven’t failed until you quit, so we’ll
be back and ready at Crandon. We have a good
team and a great group of drivers.”
The Bikeman Performance/rOtation Motorsports
team will be ready to get its world-class
team back up front as TORC next heads to Crandon
International Off-Road Raceway in Wisconsin
June 24-25.
Thank you to the
Bikeman Performance / rOtation Motorsports
Sponsors:
Polaris Industriesj, Crash Addict Industries,
Mystik Lubricants, Kicker Audio, GBC Motorsports,
DWT Racing Wheels, Rugged Radios, Fly Racing,
Lonestar Racing, Blown Concepts, Hess Motorsports,
Wicked Bilt, Demon Powersports, Bully Dog
