2017
TORC Series
Round #8
Bark River Throw Down
Bark River, Michigan
July 16, 2017 |
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Kyle Chaney Takes TORC Round
8 Pro Mod UTV Win
CJ Greaves Claims
7th Straight Win at Bark River TORC
Bark River, MI (7/19/2017) - Can-Am
driver Kyle Chaney finally put second place behind
him and won his first Pro Modified UTV race of the
season during TORC Off Road Championship presented
by AMSOIL Throwdown in the U.P. at Bark River International
Raceway. CJ Greaves won his seventh-straight Pro
Stock race in his Yamaha.
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TORC Pro
Mod SxS / UTV Podium (left to right)
Tim Farr (2nd), Kyle Chaney (1st), Rodney
VanEperen (3rd)
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Cool temperatures and clear skies greeted the
racers on the second day of the doubleheader weekend.
The circuit is one of the longest on the tour
at 1.5 miles and each race was scheduled for eight
laps with a competition caution at the midpoint
of each event.
In the Pro Modified race, Tim Farr took the lead
after grabbing the holeshot in his Can-Am. On
lap two, Chaney took the lead after making contact
with Farr in the esses. Farr spun and recovered,
holding onto third as Zach Szymik took second.
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JB Racing's
Tim Farr grabbed the early lead starting
on the pole position
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After the competition caution, Chaney held the
lead and Farr moved up to second. Rodney VanEperen,
who started last for an engine change after qualifying,
was up to seventh. On the final lap, Farr challenged
Chaney over the entire 1.5-mile course, but Chaney
held on for the victory. Farr finished second,
ahead of VanEperen’s Yamaha. Jason Luburgh was
fourth in a Polaris followed by his Bikeman teammate
Drew Schultz.
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Can-Am's
Kyle Chaney held off Tim Farr to secure
his first win of the season
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Chaney has finished second in all six events
prior to this one and was happy to finally get
the victory. The win allows him to pad his points
lead to 14 on VanEperen.
“Can-Am goes one-two and I pad my points lead…finally,”
said Chaney. “I came to this race expecting a
win. We have some good points on Rodney now and
that’s some of the pressure off of me. I want
to win more races, but taking a second or third
is a little easier. The whole team has been good
all year. I’m super happy with the Can-Am X3.
We’re taking a desert car and making it a competitive
short-course car.”
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Maxxis' Kyle
Chaney extended his points lead to 14
with his win at the Bark River TORC
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