2014
Mystic Lubricants
Terracross Championship
Round 3 & 4
September 7, 2014
North Branch, Minnesota
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2014 Terracross Championship
Women & Pro-Am SxS Racing
Cindi Hart, Jami Luburgh,
& Brian Strane Win
North Branch, MN (9/18/2014) – Rounds
three and four of the 2014 Mystic Lubricants Terracross
Championship saw Cindi Hart and Jami Ward Luburgh
take wins in the Women’s Pro class while Brain
Strane claimed top honors for both rounds in the
Pro-am class.
The Terracross Championship is one of only a few series’ to include a Women’s class in the SxS races and some of the battles in that class have been epic and they have definitely been a huge draw for spectators as well. Unlike the Pro Polaris RZR class, the Women’s and Pro-am classes are not “spec” classes so all of the machines were set up differently for those classes, but the competition was still very close.
For round three, #55 Cindi Hart jumped out to the early lead with co-pilot Doug Gust. Hart rode for several laps before #525, driven by Jami Luburgh caught up. Luburgh pressured Hart and was able to slip by and took over the lead.
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#525 Jami Luburgh & #55 Cindi Hart go wheel-to-wheel in the Terracross Women's class Round 3 at Hay Days
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It looked as if Luburgh would cruise to victory, but a drive belt failure in the final lap allowed Cindi Hart to retake the lead and bring home the Women’s Pro win for round three.
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Cindi Hart & her co-driver "Digger" Doug Gust earned the win in Round 3
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Trea Behrendt was in a close second off the start and was staying close to the leader, but she was soon under fire from a charging Jami Luburgh. Behrendt and Luburgh battled intensely for several laps before Luburgh went for the pass on the under/over jump, but due to Luburgh’s mechanical misfortune, Behrendt was able to reclaim second for a podium finish.
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#8 Trea Behrendt & #525 Jami Luburgh catch some air over the under/over jump. Lugurgh was able to make the pass, but Behrendt was able to retake the position
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Sarah Gildea drove a solid race and claimed the final spot on the podium, while Brittany Wasz finished fourth and Missy Balinski rounded out the top five.
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#141 Brittany
Wasz airs out her Polaris RZR at Hay Days
Terracross to finish fourth in round 3
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Jami Luburgh started mid-pack and made an incredible charge to the front, but her lead was short lived when her belt broke and she was forced to pull off.
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#55 Cindi
Hart regained the lead in the final turn
followed by #8 Trea Behrendt when #525
Jami Luburgh belt broke, which left her
sidelined right before the finish line
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