2016
RMURA
Round #4 - Grand Junction MTR SPWY
Grand Junction CO
September 26, 2016 |
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Rocky Mountain UTV Racing -
Round Four Report
Dillon Pointon Goes Undefeated
in 2016 RMURA Series
Rocky
Mountain UTV Racing Association |
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Grand Junction, CO (9/26/2016)
- Dillon Pointon completed his sweep of the Rocky
Mountain UTV Racing Association Pro UTV season,
winning his fourth race at the 2016 RMURA season
finale. The victory allowed him to clinch the UTV
title in his rookie season. Jeremy Brown was second,
followed by Mike Schaad. Mitch Ray and Chris Deshon
rounded out the top five.
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Rocky
Mountain UTV Racing Series - Pro UTV Podium
(left to right)
Jeremy Brown (2nd), Dillon Pointon (1st),
Mike Schaad (3rd)
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Rain during the week leading up the race, and
beautiful 70-degree temperatures provided perfect
racing weather. Promoters had trouble with their
water truck, so the rain was a welcome addition,
making for a perfect track. Organizers went back
to a single-moto, one-hour race format due to
the milder weather.
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#951 Chris
Deshon grabbed the Holeshot with with
Dillon Pointon in chase for the first
half of the race
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Chris Deshon grabbed the holeshot, but Pointon
was quickly on his bumper and the two ran nose
to tail for the first half of the race. Deshon
took a turn a little too hot just after the crossed
flags and Pointon struck, taking the lead for
good in his Yamaha. The former shifter kart racer
was jubilant in winning the RMURA championship
in his first season racing UTVs.
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Chris Deshon
& Dillon Pointon were running bumper
to bumper for several laps before Deshon
rolled over in a corner, which allowed
Pointon to run away with the win
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“My throttle return spring broke, so I was wide
open,” said Pointon. “I just kept a close gap
to him because I didn’t have a lot of control.
I saw him go into that corner and he bicycled,
so I made the pass. Going undefeated in the Yamaha
is a great feeling. This RMURA series is a blast
to race in. Chris has pushed us all season long.
We had to get better every race. This Grand Junction
track is my favorite. It has some nice big jumps
and some good sweeping corners.”
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Dillon Pointon
scord his 4th Straight Win at the RMURA
Season Finale as he went undefeated in
his rookie season
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Jeremy Brown said the work he’s done all season
is finally starting to come together. He has been
getting faster and faster each race and will certainly
be a force next year.
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Jeremy Brown
scored a 2nd Place finish at the RMURA
season finale
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“We’ve been working really hard and I’m getting
more comfortable,” said Brown. “I’m happy because
I’m finishing races, and my times are going down.
The start was great, but I didn’t want to get
into Chris and Dillon in the first turn. Going
down to four races this year was good from a logistics
standpoint. It was a fun season. We enjoyed it
a lot more. We had a lot of new people. It’s building.
The excitement is there.”
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