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Coastal Racing's Scott Kiger won the 2012 BITD Pro UTV Championship in his Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS / UTV |
Minneapolis, MN (12/4/2012) - With the Best in the Desert Championship up for
grabs, the BITD Henderson 250 would determine the fate of the teams in the
running.
Scott Kiger and Mark Holz in their Coastal Racing No. 1934 RZR XP 900 came
into the race trailing the leaders by a mere four points. Matt Parks and
Jason Spiess in their No. 1932 RZR XP 4 900, and Brandon Schueler and Blake
Van De Loo in their No. 1919 RZR XP 4, both from Team Polaris/Jagged X
racing, have had an up and down year and were looking to end the season on
a high note.
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#1932 Matt Parks & Jason Spiess took the win in the BITD Pro UTV Class at the Henderson 250. The team also placed third in the BITD Pro UTV Class Championship |
The race got underway at day break and Schueler and Parks started in
seventh and eighth place in the side-by side-start. Parks got the holeshot on Schueler and then set sail to catch the leaders. By the end of lap
one, Parks was in third place with Schueler within one minute of Parks in
fourth. The second lap was tough because the side-by-sides had started
catching a lot of the motorcycle and ATV classes and had to work their way
past the slower riders in the dust. But, Parks and Schueler were able to
catch and pass the first and second place cars and came into the pits in
the physical lead at the end of lap 2.
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#1919 Brandon Schuler & Blake Van De Loo drove their Polaris XP 4 900 SxS to second place behind Jagged X / Polaris teammates #1932 Matt Parks & Jason Spiess |
Both Parks and Schueler stopped in
the pits for fuel and then just drove the final lap conservatively on their
way to the checkers and finished within a minute of each other.
"What a great way to finish the season with a 1-2 finish for Jagged X,"
said Parks. "We won the first race of the season, but had some gremlins in
the middle part. But it is great to get the win here at the final race at
the Henderson 250."
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Scott Kiger & Mark Holz placed third at the Best in the Desert Henderson 250 giving them enough points to win the BITD Pro UTV Class Championship |
Kiger and Holz of Coastal Racing were able to capture a third place finish
by just 7 seconds over the fourth place finishers Justin Lambert and Justin
Sheakley of Cognito Motorsports in their RZR XP 4 900. The strong finish
from Kiger and Holz gave them enough points to win the 2012 Best In The
Desert Pro UTV Championship. The first place finish by Parks moved him up
one spot to finish third in the championship. The top three UTV in the
championship were separated by just seven points at the end of the season.
Park's RZR XP 4 900 averaged 49.29 mph during this race making this the
fastest UTV race ever in the Best In The Desert series.
Jagged X also would see success in the Sportsman class with Bill Schueler and Mike West in their near-stock RZR XP 4 900 taking the checkered flag.
"We would like to congratulate the Coastal Racing team on winning the
championship their inaugural year," said Donna Beadle, race team manager
for Polaris. "With such an exciting end to the 2012 season, we look forward
to another great season next year."
Jagged X is sponsored by: Polaris, Falken Tire, Walker Evans Shocks, Team
Industries, CR Designs, Simpson, OMF, Affordable Powdercoating, Mountain
States Contracting, Muzzy's, Pure Polaris Lubricants, UTV Underground,
Vision X Lighting, Bar-T Equipment and Kroyer Racing Engines.
Coastal Racing is sponsored by: Costal Drilling, Holz Racing, Walker Evans
Racing, Kroyer Racing Engines, Polaris Ind. Utendorfer Design, Race Prep
Sevices.
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