Lambert Wins Baja 500 on ITP
Ultra Cross R Spec Tires
ITP off-road racers post
1-2 finish in SCORE BAJA 500
Franklin, TN (6/14/2017) - Justin
Lambert piloted his ITP Ultra Cross-equipped Polaris
RZR to a Pro UTV class victory this past weekend
at the SCORE International Baja 500 race in Baja,
Mexico. Lambert dominated the class, winning by
almost 50 minutes. Branden Sims finished second,
giving ITP a 1-2 finish.
"The Baja 500 is one of the most grueling
off-road races there is, so to have ITP-supported
racers deliver a 1-2 finish against an exceptionally
talented field of entrants is really gratifying,"
said Rhett Turpin, Head of ITP Sales at The Carlstar
Group. "The ITP Ultra Cross R Spec is not
only the tire of choice for Justin Lambert and
many of the elite desert racing teams, it's also
the obvious choice for any enthusiast seeking
the same confidence, performance and reliability
these top teams have grown to appreciate. And,
the Ultra Cross R Spec is readily available in
a variety of size options to meet your individual
needs, all produced to the same specifications."
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Justin Lambert drove his Cognito
Motorsports / Polaris Turbo, outfitted with
32-inch ITP Ultra Cross R Spec tires, to
the 2017 SCORE Baja 500 Pro UTV FI class
victory in Mexico. |
Lambert (Cognito Motorsports / ITP / Polaris),
along with his co-pilot Mitchell Alsup, averaged
an astonishing 38 mph over the 500-mile course
to record a remarkable 13:17:01 overall time to
easily win the Pro UTV Turbo class. Despite starting
14th off the line, Lambert overcame the competition
and the course, which features rocky beach runs,
mud holes, silt belts, miles of whoops and tight,
mountain roads. Despite the course challenges,
he chased down the early front-runners to take
the race lead. Once out front, Lambert put the
hammer down, grew his lead and never looked back.
"The Baja 500 is known to be one of the roughest
off-road races in the world," stated Lambert.
"We were on a mission, our game plan took
us to an overall UTV win at the Baja 500. To win
the toughest off-road races, you must have the
toughest tires. ITP Tires for the win!
Sims and co-pilot Justin Krause were first off
the line to start the day. The No. 2913 Polaris
RZR XP4 vehicle dressed in ITP Ultra Cross R Spec
tires managed to remain in podium contention despite
losing their early lead. Sim's experience and
patience paid off with a solid second-place finish
(14:06:23).
The No. 2917 Can-Am / ITP / Murray Racing team
recorded another good finish down on the Baja
California Peninsula. The Murrays, brothers Derek
and Jason Murray and Monty Aldrich, completed
the grueling course in a time of 15:24:58, narrowly
missing a top five run.
ITP-backed racer, Tony Riggs, finished eighth
in the Pro UTV FI class aboard his No. 2912 Sparta
Racing Polaris, giving ITP four finishers in the
top 10. It was Riggs and co-pilots Kyle Melville
and Ryan Edwards first Baja 500, a race where
just finishing is a great accomplishment.
"We're stoked. It was our first time down
here racing Baja and we got to the finish, so
I'm pretty proud," declared Riggs on the
Baja 500 podium. "It's a brand new car, a
brand new race team ... everyone came together
to make it all happen. ITP tires are excellent
tires. We did the whole Baja 500 on the same tires."
About ITP:
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aftermarket tire and wheel source. The premier
ITP products are developed utilizing an experienced
staff of engineers, designers and technicians
at its two American tire facilities in Clinton,
Tennessee, and Jackson, Tennessee, to develop
award-winning tire-and-wheel designs for virtually
all ATVs and side-by-side vehicles. Numerous outlets
distribute ITP tires across the United States
and in more than 25 countries worldwide. ITP is
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