2017 GBC Heartland Challenge ATV Endurance Racing Carlisle, Iowa August 19, 2017

The Ironman class has been a staple of the GBC Heartland Challenge, and this year 18 racers set out onto the dusty course to try and complete this feat. The man to come out on top this year was Michael Burrows. Burrows set off on a solid pace and kept his head down for the entire time.

Michael Burrows Won $2,000 for the Ironman GBC Heartland Challenge Win

“It got so rough out there that I really was just so beat up, it was incredible. The rain last night really helped so I can’t even imagine if there was no rain to help us out. I have to thank my family and friends a lot for this win for putting the bike together, it never gave me any problems for the entire race. My body is pretty much useless right now so I’m glad everyone is here to help me out as well,” said Burrows with a smile.

The A class was one to watch as well as there were 6 teams in total battling for the top podium spot.

GBC Heartland Challenge 10 Hour ATV A Class Podium (left to right) Team Bad Habit (2nd), Team Distortion (1st) Team Fast City (3rd)

Team Distortion racing, being lead by Braden Nichols, kicked off the Heartland Challenge with a good start and an immediate lead in their class. Nichols along with his two teammates took the GBC “Challenge” section throughout the entire event and saved themselves significant time on the event.

Team Distortion claimed the A Class Win

“We had a really good event on the Derisi / Spider Graphics Honda and we all had a lot of fun. We had some overheating issues and thankfully for our awesome pit crew they helped out big time with that and got the bikes dialed back in. We are really proud of this win and can't wait for the next one," said Nichols!

In second place in the A class, Team Bad Habit Racing, also had a good day in the Iowa dust. "It was a decent day and only had a few little issues here and there and we were able to fix them. We put some solid laps in and had a lot of fun and came home with the second place,” said Sam Huff.

Team Fast City brought home the third place finish after taking a fourth place finish last season. “I wanted to thank all of our sponsors; Glann Innovations, Fast City, SSi Decals, Maxxis Tires, and our whole pit crew for making us look good. We had a pretty good day overall and we’re pumped to be on the podium,” said Hicks.

Team Fast City

This year there was not just one class which gave the opportunity for one racer to punish themselves for the entire 10 hour race, but two classes giving this chance. That second class, was called the Wonder Woman class. It was paired with the Ironman class for this year and featured a first-ever winner of the event.

Randee Prindle, who is no stranger to woods or endurance racing, made the short trip up from the Show-Me state of Missouri and showed a dominating performance about a Can-Am Outlander 4x4.

Randlee Prindle claimed the first ever Wonder Women Class Win

“I kept thinking to myself, is this ever going to end? But I do think next year it needs to be a 12 hour race, haha,” said Prindle. “We were showing minis all last week and it’s been a crazy week for us so I need to thank everyone who helped put this machine together for me to ride including Moose racing, my pit crew and family, without them, I could have never gotten it done,” said Prindle.

In second place was Jenna Inman, an Iowa native, who also loves racing out through the woods. “This race was miserable, haha. I’m just kidding. I’ve done this three years in a row now and it was a lot of fun. It was cool to have an all-women class and I think it went really well. My bike worked really well and I’m super happy to be on the podium for the first ever Wonder Woman class,” said Inman.

Jenna Inman finished 2nd in the Wonder Women Class

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