Downey, CA (9/29/2017)
- Murray Racing’s Jason Murray overcame teething
problems in the new Can-Am Maverick X3 Max to
finish 14th in the UTV Turbo class during the
Silver State 150. The event was the fifth round
of the Best in the Desert Series and was held
in Caliente, NV.
This was the second time racing the new Maverick
X3 Max, and though they experienced a belt
issue and some other minor issues during the
race, Murray Racing scored a finish and the
car performed well.
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/ ITP / LSR / Murray Racing's Jason
Murray finished 14th at the BITD Series
while his brother Derek raced in the
SCORE Series with events overlapping |
“We’re just having some new-car blues,” said
Murray. “Normally the Can-Am belts are super
durable, and today we were in a flat pushing
hard and the belt let go. Then we had flat
tire and a broken front axle. From there it
was just maintenance to get a finish.”
Jason Murray and his brother Derek were key
players in the development of the new race-ready
X3 when it debuted last year. Jason Murray
continued that role in developing the new
four seater.
“Every year, we’re putting new cars on the
track, testing new products for Can-Am and
trying to push the envelope,” said Murray.
“This is not just for us racers, but also
for the consumers. What we do to these cars
on the track in one day, most consumers wouldn’t
do in three months. So we’ll go back to Can-Am
and make this Can-Am X3 even better than it
is today.”
For the first time this year, Jason and his
brother Derek didn’t drive together. While
Jason Murray was running the BITD race, Derek
was racing a Can-Am in a SCORE race in Mexico.
Jason Murray teamed with Michael Kendrick
for the BITD event.
“You’d think SCORE and BITD could figure
out that 90% of the people race in both series,”
quipped Jason Murray. “It made it difficult,
but we’re prepared for these things. We have
two race cars, enough guys on the team, and
enough parts. We split the teams up, Derek
ran south and I ran up here”
Kendrick has co-driven with the Murrays in
nearly every race this season. A key member
of the Murray Racing team, he was also pleased
to get a finish.
“We had a couple of issues at the beginning
of the race in the dust,” said Kendrick. “The
belt problem put us back a little further
than we wanted to be. Then we got a flat and
go further back in the dust. This isn’t where
we wanted to finish, but we’re still glad
to be here and to finish.”
The Murrays will be back in action, and back
together, as the BITD heads to Tonopah, NV
for the Tonopah 250 October 19-22.
Murray Racing
2017 Sponsors:
Can-Am, ITP, Lonestar Racing, FOX, Yoshimura, Lazerstar, Torco, Beard Seats, K&N, Berts UTV, AMR Racing, Shoria, OMF, Rugged Radios, Streamline, Visual Impact, Pyrotech
