Saint Croix Falls, WI (9/10/2018)
– Bikeman Performance driver Zach Martin scored
two top-ten finishes during the season finale
of Midwest short course SXS racing season
at Crandon International Raceway. Martin was
driving a Yamaha YXZ 1000R in the Pro Stock
class.
|
Bikeman
Performance's Zach Martin |
The weekend included two races: the season
finale of the Midwest Short Course League
and the Crandon World Cup. In the MWSCL race,
Martin qualified fourth, but was held up by
a slower competitor during the race and finished
eighth. Martin finished eighth in points with
his best finish, a second, coming at ERX in
Minnesota.
“We’re always excited to be at Crandon,”
said Martin. “You have great fans, the best
of the east and the best of the west. We come
together in one location. Unfortunately, we
got held up a little bit by the guy in front
of us. I was trying to be courteous and not
take him out, but that cost me quite a few
positions.”
|
Bikeman
Performance's Zach Martin |
In Sunday’s Crandon World Cup race, Martin
again qualified fourth and came out of the
gate sixth. Despite the competitive nature
of the class—with the top 20 within one second
of each other in qualifying—he held his position
and finished sixth.
“We got a better start and learned a little
bit on Saturday,” said Martin. “The adjustments
we made helped and we got out of the gate
clean. We maintained our position the entire
race.”
|
Bikeman
Performance's Zach Martin |
Martin was in his first year under the Bikeman
tent, though he had worked with team owner
Jimmy Krantz quite a bit in the past. He said
the team brought a lot to the table this year
and made sure he was competitive.
“I’ve always worked with Jimmy and Bikeman,
but this year we were a little more direct,”
said Martin. “I enjoyed it. The team did great
and I think I fit right in. Jesse Klaus and
I were running the same Bikeman tune and we
were very pleased with the performance and
the results.”
Martin will spend the off-season further
developing his Yamaha at his home base Georgia.
Look for him to run another competitive season
in the 2019 Midwest Short Course League.