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Yokley Racing's
Big Buck GNCC UTV Race Report
Union, South Carolina -
April 4, 2009
Frankfurt, KY (4/10/2009) -
William Yokley finished 1st Overall and 1st in
the Open Modified Class today in South Carolina.
There were 60 total entries with 25 Open Modified
teams. The guest passenger for this race was Rod
Cooper.
GNCC ATV Race Summary:
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William Yokley
and guest passenger Rod Cooper rode their
way to first place
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This was the first GNCC UTV race of the 2009 season,
and there was a big turnout of teams. I invited
my friend Rod Cooper to join me in the cockpit for
a nice smooth ride through the woods! After the
2 hour ATV race, I only had about 45 minutes to
cool down and get some fluids back in me before
the UTV race started. The course was 4 miles long
and had a little of everything - tight woods, creeks
& mudholes, fast fire trails, and plenty of
whoops.
New for this year was a live engine start with 5
teams per row, and each row starting in 10 second
intervals. This was done to reduce the carnage created
by mass, dead engine starts last year. We were on
row 1; when the flag dropped, I nailed it and the
National Guard Polaris RZR pulled a wheel stand.
That had never happened before! We got the hole
shot and tip toed around the first few turns until
we got into the woods. I felt my way around that
first lap, and got a feel where the obstacles were
then tried to pick up the pace.
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William Yokley
earned the #1 spot for the first UTV race
of the GNCC season
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There were several bottlenecks after a few laps,
and alternate lines were necessary to get through.
We got held up a few times when there was only one
way up some long, muddy hills. There were many damaged
machines throughout the course as well as pieces
and parts scattered along the trail. I only had
to use our horn (front bumper) a few times to pass
lappers, but all in all, everyone was courteous.
We finished 7 laps in a little over one hour, and
had a nice gap over 2nd place. Our RZR ran flawlessly
and strong the whole time. We ran a totally stock
engine and clutch, which speaks well for the way
Polaris builds these things. We had a great day
and Rod didn’t whine or scream the entire
event, although he did say he may be a couple of
inches shorter after all the pounding!
The next UTV race is in Somerset, Pa on May 16.
I look forward to racing again; these things are
a blast to drive! See you there.
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors:
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors are
The Army National Guard, Polaris Industries, Kenda
Tires, Elka Suspension, Roll Design, HMF Exhaust
Systems, IMS/Roll, PURE Polaris Lubricants &
Fuels, Intense Fabrication & Design, Douglas
Wheel Technology, Moto Pro Training, Tire Balls,
Andrews Cycle, Tsubaki Chains, IMS, Four Apparel,
ASV Levers, CV4 Hoses, Hygh Octane Design, PIER
Graphics, Universal Handlebars, Scott Goggles,
ATVRiders.com, Hetrick Motorsports, Powermadd,
and Rekluse Clutches
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