BEST IN THE DESERT BlueWater Challenge October 11, 2015

Consistency was the key for Cory Sappington. Running a Can-Am Turbo Max, Sappington was pleased with his first podium with the new ride. He said he just ran his own race and didn’t really see any other competitors during the second day of the event.

Can-Am's Cory Sappington came off the start in the 2nd spot behind S3 Racing's Dustin Jones

“We finally got the Can-Am dialed in, and it was super fun,” said Sappington. “We were consistent for sure. I didn’t know I was second until I got the finish line. Clean air was a big deal out there, so I decided I was going to run my own race today and not try to race the other competitors. The most important thing was consistency.”

Sappington’s brother, Scott was missing from the racing action this weekend as he heals up from an accident outside of racing, so Cory is looking forward to having his brother back at the BITD Henderson 250 season finale, and he looking to finish on top the podium .

ELKA's Cory Sappington ran a solid race to secure another 2nd place finish for 2nd overall on the weekend in his Can-am Maverick Turbo MAX

“I’m stoked for Henderson now that we have the car dialed in,” said Sappington. “We’re going to do a few things with clutching to a few more miles per hour and hopefully we can be first on the box.”

Ben Wilson’s first podium comes on the heels of a fourth-place finish in the last race. Interestingly, the privateer racer built his UTV himself.

Mayhem Off Road Racing's Ben Wilson & Kenny Green have quickly made a name for themselves in the BITD series with an impressive 3rd overall finish at the Bluewater Challenge

“To be out here racing with the best guys in the world and finishing third, I’m ecstatic,” said Wilson. “We built this car ourselves. We did two short-course races and then set the car up for desert racing. We tried to pick smooth lines today. Our car was dialed in before we hit the start line and we didn’t hit the brakes.”

UTV Inc’s John Angal said the dust was really a problem, and he couldn’t utilize all of the power of his Polaris RZR turbo.

Polaris / UTV Inc.'s John Angal finished in the 4th spot overall in his Polaris RZR Turbo

“The dust never really never cleared up,” said Angal. “Yesterday we started 18th and it was more of a race against the dust. We couldn’t pass anyone because we couldn’t see. The Polaris RZR Turbo ran great. The power is awesome, but we just couldn’t use it because of the visibility.”