2016 Terracross Championship Round One September 11, 2016 North Branch, Minnesota

Hanco’s Cole Cottew started fourth, but fell back early. He quickly charged back through the field to nab the top five in his first trip home since May.

Hanco's Cole Cottew finished an impressive 4th place in Round One

“I made some mistakes, got tangled up, but I kept charging,” said Cottew. “I picked some good lanes and stayed smooth. It’s nice to be here seeing friends and family. I’ve been busy dirt biking it down in South Carolina. This is the first time I’ve been in the RZR since Glamis last Halloween, so I was a little rusty, but I’m feeling pretty good and I’m happy about that.”

Hanco's Cole Cottew does it all from racing motorcycles to snowmobiles

Ray Bulloch, a veteran of WORCS racing, made the trip all the way from Utah to start his first Terracross race. He was pleased to finish fifth, a foundation on which he plans to build this season.

Super ATV's Ray Bulloch & Dana Creech had an intense battle with the pair swapping some paint early on in the race

“This was my first experience with Terracross and this is definitely a more technical track,” said Bulloch. “I was running third for three or four laps, but I blew a front diff. I really battled with Dana, and he didn’t seem to like that, but I’m here to race. I’m a racer and I’m going to do my thing. I’ll keep it clean, but I’m competitive and I won’t just give it away. Being in the top five for my first time out is pretty good. These cars are completely stock, so it took some time for me to get used to how the car handles. We’re getting it down and hopefully we can come back and improve from here.”

#11 Ray Bulloch rounded out the top five for an impressive debut in Terracross Racing at Hay Days

While Round one of the Mystik Lubricant’s Terracross Championship was in the history books, the racers only had a few hours to prepare for the second round of the double header held on Sunday afternoon at the 50th Anniversary Sno Baron Hay Days in North Branch, Minnesota, and it proved to be just as exciting.

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