2015 RMURA Round #5 Grand Junction Motor Speedway Grand Junction, CO September 12, 2015

The fifth round of the RMURA series made its return to western Colorado racing facility. With temperatures in the 90’s and a steady breeze, racers had to contend with dusty and hot conditions. Dust wasn’t an issue at the previous round at Grand Junction Motor Speedway, but the disc broke before the race, so the water wasn’t able to soak into the ground for this round from the water truck despite the series best efforts.

Rocky Mountain UTV Racing Series - Expert Podium (left to right) Josh Tatman (3rd), Eric Snemyr (1st), Mike Schaad (2nd)

Expert SxS Points leader, Chris Deshon, led the field at the start, but bicycled his Polaris RZR into the first turn, handing the lead over Eric Snemyr. Deshon charged back through the field and was challenging Snemyr for the lead, which caused him to clog his radiator from the dust, which over heated his RZR and sent it into limp mode and out of the race, which allowed Snemyr to run away with the win.

Chris Deshon jumped out to the early lead heading into turn one, but he bicycled the turn, which dropped him back to last place in the first row with Eric Snemyr taking over the lead

“Chris Deshon is a quick guy, but apparently I overheated him with the dust behind me,” said Snemyr. “The course was awesome. I’m invested in the series now. I definitely plan to run some more. I’m surprised at how well I did.

Eric Snemyr was challenged early on by Chris Deshon for the lead, but Deshon's radiator became clogged with dust by shadowing Snemyr, which dropped him out of the race

“My check engine light was coming on and off and wouldn’t let me rev over 5,500 RPMs on the final lap,” added Snemyr. “I just figured I’d try to make it to the end.”

Eric Snemyr went on to claim the Rocky Mountain UTV Expert Win in his debut in the series at the scenic Grand Junction Motor Speedway

Mike Schaad ran his own race, running alone in second for much of the race. “I pulled the holeshot, gave it up and then took it back,” explained Schaad. “I broke away from the pack pretty quickly and then ran by myself. This is my fifth race this season. I love racing. The course was awesome. It was pretty brutal when the shocks faded, but it was gnarly and it was fun.”

Mike Schaad claimed the RMURA UTV Expert Class 2nd Spot