2016
RMURA
Round #1 - Grand Junction MTR SPWY
Grand Junction CO
May 15, 2016 |
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Rocky Mountain UTV Racing -
Round One Report
Dillon Pointon Takes UTV
Overall Win at Season Opener
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Rocky
Mountain UTV Racing Association |
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Grand Junction, CO (5/16/2016)
- Dillon Pointon made his Rocky Mountain UTV Racing
Association debut a big one as he won in his brand
new 2016 Yamaha YXZ 1000R UTV. The veteran shifter
kart racer battled his way to the front to take
the win ahead of Ray Mandel and Chris Deshon. Mike
Schaad and Shane Chiddix rounded out the top five.
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Rocky
Mountain UTV Racing Series - Pro UTV Podium
(left to right)
Chris Deshon (3rd), Dillon Pointon (1st),
Ray Mandel (2nd)
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With 11 entries in the Pro Class, the start was
split into three rows, with Pointon starting on
the first row with Mandel, Deshon and Brady Nay.
Nay snagged the holeshot and looked to have an
easy win. Meanwhile, Pointon moved up to battle
Nay, but spun in some water on the backside of
the track. After climbing back through the field,
Pointon and Nay made contact with Nay flipping
and Pointon grabbing the lead and the eventual
victory.
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Brady Nay
grabbed the Pro UTV Holeshot on the front
row ahead of Chris Deshon
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The race marked not only Pointon’s first RMURA
race, but his first SXS race ever. In fact, he
bought his Yamaha just four months ago. Interestingly,
the Yamaha is the only full size sport SXS featuring
a standard gearbox and clutch setup.
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Brady Nay
& Dillon Pointon battled for several
laps before they connected, which left
Nay sidelined from the race in the final
laps
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“I was inside and Brady came in one me,” explained
Pointon of the winning pass. “He went end over
end when we came through. It was a tiring race,
but I just kept pushing. Nothing went wrong with
the Yamaha today and it was rough out there. It
was nuts at the start.”
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Dillon Pointon
scored his first RMURA win in his Yamaha
YXZ 1000R
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“We’re planning to run the whole series, and
you might see us at WORCS,” added Pointon. “I’ve
been in shifter karting for many years. We saw
the Yamaha come out with its standard gearbox,
and we decided to give it a try.”
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