Marietta, GA (9/10/2018) –
Jacob Gerken ran three full races during the
Midwest SXS short course season finales at
Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in
Wisconsin. In his first fall race at the storied
track, he drove his Polaris RZR in two Sportsman
races, as well as stepping up to Pro Modified
for the Crandon World Cup.
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Gerken
Racing's Jacob Gerken |
Gerken was impressed by his first “Crandon
Fall Experience.” He participated in the parade
through town leading into the event and couldn’t
believe the number of fans that turned out.
“There was just a trail of cars, UTVs and
trucks all going down the highway heading
into Crandon,” said Gerken. “Once we got into
town, it was wild how many people were there
to experience off road racing. It was an amazing
experience.”
The Sportsman races closed out the 2018 Lucas
Oil Midwest Short Course League season. He
was running in the top five in both races
before contact took him out of both of them.
He elected to run the Pro Modified class in
the Cup race and scored his best finish of
the weekend, running a naturally aspirated
RZR against turbocharged cars with nearly
double his horsepower.
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Gerken
Racing's Jacob Gerken |
“This Sportsman class is almost like a demolition
derby,” explained Gerken. “The goal is to
run up front, but getting up there is difficult
with all of the carnage. Driving in the Pro
Modified class on Sunday I noticed that the
driving skill was on a whole different level.”
The only modification he made to his RZR
was running without a muffler. Using his trusty
Maxxis tires, he was pleased with his results.
“I ran the race without a muffler and with
the Maxxis Ceros and had my best finish,”
said Gerken. “I drove a great race and was
very consistent with my lap times. With a
stock NA car against the guys with the big
turbos, finishing 17th isn’t such a bad finish.”
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Gerken
Racing's Jacob Gerken |
Gerken wanted to thank fellow competitor
Kevin Cutts. He met Cutts while competing
at regional races in the Southeast and the
two decided to run the national series together.
“If I hadn’t met him and raced him in Mississippi
and North Carolina, I wouldn’t be up here,”
said Gerken. “He met up with me and we ran
the series together. He even spotted for me
at a couple of races.”
Gerken will compete in several regional races
to finish out the 2018 racing at both Durhamtown
Off Road Resort Union Point, GA and at Dirty
Turtle Offroad Park in Kentucky.
Jacob Gerken 2018
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