Lynden, WA (1/29/2013) - The first race of the year is always highly anticipated, especially for the Holz Racing Products team this year. With a new larger team of racers (including Beau Baron and Mitch Guthrie joining long-time Holz racer RJ Anderson) and new cars ready to do battle, everyone was pumped for round 1 of the WORCS series, unfortunately what was shaping up to be a perfect weekend of racing with Holz drivers qualifying top three on Friday and turned into a full-on mudfest and shortened track with most of MX section cutoff for racer safety.

New for '13 was the introduction of the SxS Pro UTV class with Beau and RJ claiming top qualifiers while Mitch Guthrie Jr, qualified third overall and first in SxS Production 1000.

Holz Racing's Beau Baron grabbed the WORCS SxS Pro Production Class Holeshot & lead the race from start to finish in his Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS / UTV

When the green flag dropped on Saturday and the 23 SXS Pro UTV drivers headed for the first turn, it was Beau Baron pulling the hole shot with his Maxxis tires hooking up in the slick mud. Baron never looked back and lead it from wire to wire for the win.

RJ Anderson qualified second place, but a staging mistake & mechanical failure would end his day early at Canyon MX

Beau put his head down and got to work on the muddy track and started to gap the field, lapping up to second position. Second place qualifier RJ Anderson got hung up in a staging mistake and had to start from the back of the pack. He'd put in two laps trying to make it to the front but ended his day with a mechanical failure.

Moving on to SxS Production 1000, new Holz racer Mitch Guthrie Jr. showed he's ready for the WORCS season with a solid win in SXS Production 1000 a two minute lead over second place and lap times on pace with the SXS Pro UTV class. H&M Motorsports/ Maxxis Tires Micheal Bunyea scored yet another Holz win in Production 700 with his newly built Holz RZR 570.

Holz racer Mitch Guthrie Jr. took the win in the WORCS SxS Production 1000 Class

The Holz Racing team is excited for the 2013 season with racers competing in all the major series: WORCS, GNCC, Best In The Desert and Lucas Oil Offroad Regional series.

Next up Beau Baron and the rest of the HRP UTV Racers will be ready to do battle for next round of WORCS Series February 8th in Primm, NV, the Coastal GNCC team will be ready for River Ranch, FL on March 9th, while Mark Holz and Scott Kiger's Coastal / Holz RZR XP will compete

About Holz Racing
For 17 years, Holz Racing Products has been building the highest quality, best performing suspensions and chassis components available. Everyone says "race-proven." We Live it. From WORCS, desert to short-course, Holz Racing Products are developed and proven in the most grueling applications. What we learn out there is built into our 2013 UTV product line. Exacting tolerances, OEM-like fit, durability and performance engineered right into every part. It all stems from our overly simple design philosophy — build the best performing, most durable products in the industry. We've earned our reputation one year and one win at a time. We strive to keep all our parts in stock and ship everything as quick as possible to keep you riding, not waiting for the delivery man. Visit our website to see our full line of Can-Am Commander and Polaris RZR parts. Holz Racing Products... Engineered to Win.

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