Sherwood, WI (8/16/2017)
- Zac Zakowski had an up-and-down weekend
during rounds nine and ten of the TORC Off
Road Championship Pro Modified UTV series
at Redbud MX in Buchanan, MI. Zakowski put
in stellar qualifying results, but in Saturday,
he was involved in a crash, and Sunday, he
overcame a broken shifter to finish fifth.
The races were held on a specially built
course constructed to the side of Redbud’s
famous motocross track. The course was extremely
tight and rough, featuring many braking and
acceleration bumps, as well as big uphill
step-up and several technical jumps.
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Zac Zakowski started on the front row
and after a great run before the competition
caution, he was involved in a collision
that took him out of the race |
In Saturday’s race, Zakowski started on the
front row and was running fourth into the
lap-five competition caution. On the restart,
he went into the first corner and got caught
up in a multi-car pileup that took him out
of contention.
“We went into the first corner and everyone
piled into each other,” explained Zakowski.
“My car started snubbing out and when that
second wave came through someone just plowed
into me and bent the cage up.”
Zakowski thought his weekend might be over
before Greaves Motorsports stepped in. They
spent a late night welding up his cage to
get his car ready for action on Sunday.
“Johnny and CJ Greaves and everyone over
there were a huge help,” said Zakowski. “We
brought it over there at 11 last night. Brad
and Devon jumped in and rebuilt that section
of the cage. It’s stronger now and looks better
than it did before it got hit.”
Zakowski again started on the front row in
Sunday’s race. After the competition caution,
he made a run looking to take fourth, but
his shifter broke when he downshifted going
into a corner. He nursed the car in third
gear on the final lap to finish fifth. Zakowski
is now fourth in points with four races left.
“I went into that tight left, downshifted,
stabbed the throttle and there was just nothing
there,” said Zakowski. “I would have had fourth
if it didn’t break. Considering the day we
had yesterday, we’ll take that.”
Zakowski was again running his trusty Kenda
Mastodon HT Tires. Along with his TB Performance
engine, they kept him competitive all weekend.
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Zac Zakowski charged through the rough
track with his Mastodon HT tires |
“The Kenda tires worked phenomenal out here,”
said Zakowski. “It was pure sand and they
were great everywhere. We could turn anywhere
we wanted to and cut under people. They were
great. Kenda was out here in full force with
the company and it was good to give them a
good show.”
Zakowski is still seeking his first victory
as TORC next heads to Crandon International
Off-Road Raceway in Crandon, WI September
1-2.
Zac Zakowski Sponsors:
Countryside Auto Transport, Zakowski Motorsports,
Johnny Greaves Motorsports, Amsoil, Kenda
Tires, Straightline Performance, Spider Graphix,
Top The Podium, Powersports 1, Evans Coolant,
K&N, STM Powersports, DP Brakes, TB Performance
