Coldwater, MI (7/11/2017)
- William Yokley, Michael Swift, and Kevin
Trantham all turned in competitive performances
driving their RT Pro-equipped UTVs during
the John Penton GNCC at Sunday Creek Raceway
in Millville, OH. Jesi Stracham competed in
her custom RT Pro Polaris Ace in the single
seat class.
William Yokley had a great run going early,
but mechanical issues slowed his charge during
the event. Though he finished eighth, he left
the event fourth in points going into the
summer break.
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Pro's William Yokley is currently 4th
place in points heading into the GNCC
Racing Summer Break after three rounds
of racing |
“The machine worked well, but I just had
one of those days,” said Yokley. “The RT Pro
components held up really well. The nerf bars
played a big role bouncing off the trees in
the woods. I didn’t damage my trailing arms
or anything else. The bumpers held up really
well. We’re happy with the durability of all
the RT Pro parts. I had a good car, but some
days it’s just not meant to be. To have that
day and still be fourth in points, I don’t
have much to complain about.”
Kevin Trantham was running in the top three
for most of the race until he crashed trying
to avoid another competitor and lost time
getting back on track. He finished 11th.
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Pro's Kevin Trantham was running in
the top three for the first half of
the race |
“I really think we could have been up on
the box, but things happen,” said Trantham.
“We have three rounds left and we’ll be ready
after the summer break. The RT Pro cage, bumpers
and nerf bars, we’ve definitely put them all
to the test and they work really well. We
also run their front A-arm brace kit and it
definitely did its job after I hit some trees.”
Michael Swift was hung up in a bottleneck
on the first lap. He got back moving, but
mechanical issues one lap from the finish
took him out of contention.
Jesi Stracham took the holeshot in the single
seat race in her specially built Polaris Ace.
However, she suffered a mechanical issues
on the first lap and wasn’t able to continue.
Stracham is paralyzed from the waist down,
so RT Pro built a car for her with hand controls.
She also runs from under Michael Swift’s UXC
Racing tent.
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RT
Pro’s Jesi Stracham grabbed the early
lead in the Single Seat Race |
“John Penton has always been one my favorite
tracks and I love the muddy conditions,” said
Stracham. “I started gapping, but I hit a
dip and something broke, so rather than being
out there without being able to steer and
cause a bottleneck, I pulled off. But it’s
good to be back out racing again.”
Stracham is starting to exercise with her
legs. She will continue that work over the
summer break.
“I’m going to keep these legs working,” said
Stracham. “I’m standing now with a walker
and I’m working on weight shifting, moving
the walker forward and taking some steps.
Two-and-half years later and we’re making
progress.”
These RT Pro drivers will be heading back
to the GNCC Series during the Mountaineer
Run in Masontown, WV September 23-24.
