Las Vegas, NV (4/19/2017) - STV
Motorsports’ Andrei Isac won the production
portion of the UTV World Championship desert
race in Laughlin, NV. In the process, Isac
handed the Yamaha YXZ 1000R its first victory
in a full-length desert race. The event was
the third round of competition of the Best
in the Desert Series.
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STV
Motorsports' Andrei Isac scored the
Pro Production 1000 Desert Class Win
at the BITD UTV World Championship |
The race was held on the demanding 16-mile
course outside Laughlin. With over 300 entries
on the weekend, Isac had his work cut out
for him. Between the sand wash and the whooped
out nature of the track, driving through the
field from the back to win the 160-mile race
was a feat in itself.
“STV Motorsports put in a lot of effort getting
the car dialed in,” said Isac. “Raceline Wheels
and Arisun Tires worked great, and I couldn’t
be happier with my Revup graphics, Liqui Moly,
Trinity Racing, King Shocks, and photos by
ATVriders.”
The STV Motorsports’ Yamaha had no problems
during the race. Meanwhile carnage took out
many racers in the field. Both driver and
car survived the difficult test.
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STV Motorsports' Andrei Isac became
the first Yamaha YXZ 1000 driver to
win at the Best in the Desert Series
in the Desert race |
“We had a great run,” said Isac. “The car
was perfect. We passed a lot of cars and there
were a lot of battles. We struggled the first
few races because of little things.”
Isac, along with Granlund and Doug Eichner,
has proven the mettle of the Yamaha in WORCS
competition. He is pleased to record its first
endurance race victory.
“We started racing these Yamahas when they
first released them and we’ve solved many
of the little issues,” said Isac. “Now I am
going to start getting them ready for the
Sand Hollow WORCS.”.
“We are really happy to win the first big
desert race for Yamaha,” added Isac. “Yamahas
are doing great on short course races, but
we’ve proven that Yamaha can win in desert
competition, too.”
STV Motorsports will be back in action in
the WORCS Series at Sand Hollow State Park
in Hurricane, UT April 21-23. The next BITD
race is the Vegas to Reno scheduled for August
16-19.
