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Weller Racing’s
SR1 Competes in MORE Powder Puff Race for a Cure
Chandler, AZ (10/16/2009) -Weller
Racing, LLC took a break from short course UTV
racing and headed out to Barstow, CA to support
the 4th Annual MORE Powder Puff Race for a Cure
this past weekend. After racing for the first
time in the 2008 Race for a Cure, Weller Racing’s
Corry Weller and her daughter, Marlee, were excited
to be given the opportunity to compete once again
in this one-of-a-kind, “ladies only”
desert race.
This year the familiar white #610 Weller Racing
Rhino would be running their new SR1 motor swap
package, which replaces the factory 660 Rhino
motor with a chain-driven, Yamaha R1 street bike
power plant. What better place to finish testing
this short-course R1 kit than the roughest desert
course on the planet (ok, that might be an exaggeration,
but its close).
The Weller Racing SR1 Rhino was drawn to start
first in their class, and when the green flag
dropped, it was all business as Weller and her
co-pilot intended to put some space between themselves
and the rest of the field as quickly as possible.
Towards the end of lap one, Weller radioed in
to have her crew check her rear suspension. “My
back end started getting really sloppy around
mile 20, so I figured something must have happened
with my suspension. It was a rough ride for the
last few miles!”
It was quickly discovered that one of the rear
shocks on the SR1 was blown, and a decision had
to be made whether or not to finish the race on
three good shocks, or call it a day. “Last
year I raced the last 22 miles on a broken rear
shock, and it was all I could do to not go end
over end in the whoops on three shocks. I didn’t
want to put daughter or my Rhino through the whole
race like that again this year, so I did something
I never do – I called it quits, and we thought
we were done for the day.” Weller and her
co-pilot climbed out and started packing it up,
when Cory Sappington from Dezert Toyz came up
with a spare shock he had for his wife’s
Rhino (who was also competing in the same race
that day – talk about sportsmanship!)
Against the odds, the shock was the right length
and fit the mounting brackets for the Weller Rhino,
and before they knew it, the Weller Racing SR1
was back in the race. “We were about 20
minutes down by the time we got back out on the
course,” said Weller, “but I had a
rocket of a motor and two laps to catch up….I
figured I could get back into the race if I really
put the hammer down. Besides, I love a good challenge!”
With no more issues, the Weller car burned up
the course and was only five minutes behind first
place by the end of their second lap. “My
husband said I was in fourth place at the start
of our third lap. I knew I had three UTVs to pass
in order to take back first place, so that was
what I focused on for lap three. My daughter kept
an eye out for the UTVs for me as we passed buggies
and trucks and fought our way through the dust.”
Weller caught and passed all three UTVs on her
third lap, putting her #610 Rhino back into the
lead towards the end of the third and final lap,
and was the first UTV to take the checkers, with
the number 1924 Rhino close behind. When time
was adjusted, however, it was the 1924 Rhino that
would actually claim first place overall, putting
the Weller Racing SR1 into a close second place
finish.
“It was a fun race, and it was for a great
cause” says Weller. “We are definitely
looking forward to racing this event again next
year!”
About Weller Racing,
LLC:
Weller Racing has been at the forefront of development,
testing and building some of the fastest performance
motors in the UTV industry since 2006. Based out
of Chandler, AZ, Weller Racing provides custom
UTV and ATV products for a world wide client base,
and is an established name in the world of short
course off-road racing. Duners, recreational riders
and racers alike have counted on Weller Racing
to provide them with countless hours of fun, and
repeated trips to the podium. For more information,
visit their website at www.wellerracing.com,
or call 480-507-4771.
www.wellerracing.com
480-507-4771
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