San Marcos, CA (4/19/2017)
- Polaris RZR Racing’s Seth Quintero took
on the best of the best in desert racing and
scored a finish in the short course 1000 class
during the UTV World Championship in Laughlin,
NV. The 14-year-old racer was competing in
round three of the Best in the Desert Series.
Despite his age, Quintero is rarely afraid
to give it his all and he showed that in the
event. With a record 300 entries, Quintero
took the holeshot on his row and was challenging
for position when he hit a rock. After quick
repairs in the pits, he was back out and scored
a finish in one of the largest classes of
UTVs competing.
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Quintero
Racing’s Seth Quintero grabbed the Holeshot
in his Polaris RZR XP 1000 |
“There were a lot of cars, but that made
for a fun race,” said Quintero. “I got the
holeshot thanks to my BFGoodrich Tires and
Benchmark. Benchmark went out of thier way
to get me all tuned and dialed in the day
before we had to leave for the race. Along
with my new 5 stage exhaust from Trinity it
gave me a head start on everyone else. I caught
the line in front of us pretty quickly, but
I hit a rock and blew out my wheel. I was
pretty far from the pits but my Rugged Radios
had no problem reaching my pit crew. I let
them know what had happened and they were
ready for me when I got there. The pit crew
got me back on the track quickly.
“All that matters is that we finished.,”
added Quintero. “We knew it was going to be
a tough one to win with so many cars in the
class . Racing past so many cars that didnt
finish really made just finishing feeling
like a win"
Rough conditions were reported throughout
the weekend. Dust also played a role and lack
of visibility made racing difficult on the
16-mile course.
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Polaris
RZR Racing’s Seth Quintero |
“The track was so rough, but thanks to Walker
Evans shocks and CageWRX arms it was a nice
smooth ride for me,” said Quintero. “There
were a lot of braking bumps, and the ruts
were really deep, but it made for a good race.
I'm really happy how my Polaris RZR ran."
Quintero, along with his mother, Amy, organized
an Easter egg hunt during Contingency Day
on Friday. Quintero was happy to see the young
racers and fans enjoy the festive event, which
awarded a $100 prize to Casey Piplic, who
found the golden egg in the Polaris booth.
“It was great seeing the Piplic kids win
and I was glad to be a part of it,” said Quintero.
“I always try to give back and it was so nice
to interact with the kids. The kids were all
smiling and hunting for eggs.”
Quintero is looking forward to getting back
on track next weekend. He will be competing
in the WORCS series at Sand Hollow State Park
in Utah.
“I have practiced at that track in my family’s
four seater and it was rough,” said Quintero.
“It’s going to be interesting going through
all of those trees, but I’m pumped.”
Quintero and his UTV Underground/Red Bull
Polaris will be back in action in next weekend’s
WORCS race April 21-23.
Seth Quintero’s
2017 Sponsors:
Redbull, Polaris, UTVunderground, Walker
Evans, CageWRX, PRP, SuperATV, Rugged Radios,
NCY, Team Associated, Active Screen Printing,
Factory Canopies, Magiksc, Ripkas Equipment
Repair, Alpinestars, BFGoodrich Tires , Benchmark
Performance, MPI Steering wheels , Necksgen,
UTV INC, Trinity
