Nic Granlund Dominates BITD
UTV Winter Nationals
Anaheim, CA (1/19/2017)
- As the 2017 race season began on the
first weekend of the new year, Nic had little
time to prepare his new Yamaha YXZ 1000R, so he
decided to race his 2016 UTV. Arriving in Parker,
Arizona on Friday, Nic passed tech inspection
with flying colors.
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Nic Granlund Takes the Overall
Win at the GMZ Winter Nationals BITD |
Saturday morning with unknown track conditions
and layout, it was a guessing game on set up but
with Nic's many years of racing BITD pro quads
in Parker, Nic used his experience and knowledge
of the area to implement his set up. After adjusting
his Fox shocks mounted on Lone Star suspension,
and selecting the GBC Dirt Commanders on DWT wheels,
topping off with Torco racing oils, Nic suited
up and headed to the starting line of the pro
production 1000 UTV class.
As start time grew closer, Nic prepared himself
for the dead engine land rush start. When the
green flag dropped, the sound of 25 engines roared
to life. Nic's quick reaction time placed him
in 4th position going into turn one. The first
300 yards were heavily watered and extremely muddy,
and once the race entered the desert section,
Nic advanced to third place. The first lap was
dusty and Nic drove cautiously while keeping the
leaders in sight, knowing it was long race. As
Nic gained ground on 2nd place, his competitor
experienced mechanical problems opening up the
opportunity overtake. Nic's YXZ 1000R was working
flawlessly.
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GBC
Motorsports' Nic Granlund Roosting in his
Yamaha YXZ1000 |
As the race went on, the leading competitor was
pushing extremely hard and also had a mechanical
failure placing Nic in the lead. Nic maintained
a ferocious pace pulling away from the rest of
the pack. By the midpoint of the race Nic noticed
his gas gauge is dropping quickly, prompting Nic
to back off the pace and start short shifting
to preserve precious fuel. With two laps to go,
Nic signals to his pit crew to prepare for a refuel.
As Nic approached the finish line sighting the
white flag signifying one lap to go, the gap between
second and first had narrowed. At this point Nic
had to make a decision to either stop for fuel
and relinquish the lead for first and possibly
further down the field or go for broke and continue
on for the final seven mile lap. Despite a fuel
gauge reading empty and a pit crew ready, the
prospect of a first place finish at the first
race of the season is in sight, Nic took the gamble
and pushed on to take the win and top step on
the podium.
Next up for Nic is the WORCS SXS World Finals
in Primm, Nevada.
2017 Nic Granlund
Sponsors:
Nic G Motorsports llc,Yamaha, STV Motorsports,
GBC Motorsports, FOX, DWT, Rev it up Graphics,
Weller Racing, Torco Oil, Lonestar Racing,
Double E racing, Rugged Radios, Hess Motorsports,
Cryoheat, Skat-Trak, Summers bros, Galfer USA,
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