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2017 TORC Series
Round #13
Twin Cities Take Down
Elk River, MN
September 24, 2017

TORC Series

ERX Motor Park TORC Pro Stock UTV Race Report
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In Saturday’s Pro Stock race, newly-crowned champion Greaves led from the front row, taking the lead from Jake Lunderby and was never seriously challenged from there in the caution-filled race. Dillon Pointon drove from the back of the field to take third late in the race, but crashed hard coming out the whoops section, handing third to Zach Martin at the end. Ben Enloe and Scott Wasz completed the top five. All were driving Yamahas.

CJ Greaves TORC Pro UTV Racing

Yamaha's CJ Greaves clinched the TORC Pro Stock UTV Championship on Friday & Yamaha awarded him a $15,000 Championship Bonus on Sunday

“That was like giving second place one more shot at you every time,” said Greaves of the multiple restarts. “You’d get out to a little bit of a lead and then they throw a caution. Then we got another lead and then we have another caution. I think that was one of the longest UTV races I’ve ever been in.”

In Sunday’s Pro Stock race, Martin and CJ Greaves had a furious battle during the final six laps with Greaves taking the lead briefly on the final lap. Greaves bobbled just before the finish line due to transmission issue and Martin held the lead, winning by just three-tenths of a second. Kenny Masch was third, ahead of Blake Enloe and Lunderby. All were driving Yamahas.

TORC Racing Pro SxS Podium

Sunday's TORC Pro Stock SxS / UTV Podium (left to right)
CJ Greaves (2nd), Zach Martin (1st), Ken Masch (3rd)

“I kept telling myself that it was my race to lose,” said Martin. “We missed a gear and let him gain some ground on me. The next corner, he missed a gear and that let us get back out in front. Nothing personal, but it feels great to end CJ’s streak. I’ve been telling people all year that CJ is a great driver, but I wanted to be the one to knock him off.”

Zach Martin TORC Pro UTV Racing

Bikeman Performance's Zach Martin was able to end CJ Greaves win streak by claiming the TORC season finale win after an intense battle

CJ Greaves credited Martin for breaking his win streak. The pair put on a great show in the waning laps of the event, running wheel to wheel to the finish.

“I was keeping the pressure on him the whole time and he didn’t make one mistake,” said Greaves. “He had a bobble out there in the whoops and I was able to get inside of him. I shifted from second to third and there was just nothing there so we only had fourth gear. I got a decent run coming to the finish, but fourth wasn’t going to pull it up the hill. He ran an awesome race and I can’t wait to do battle again.”

Zach Martin TORC Pro UTV Racing

Yamaha's CJ Greaves passed Zach Martin several times, but Zach Martin quickly passed him back to regain the lead

Dominance doesn’t quite summarize CJ Greaves’ 2017 season. Whether he started at the front, started in the middle of the pack, or even toward the back in one instance, he just kept winning. So dominant was his championship run, that he beat Martin in the title chase by 54 points. Lunderby was third in the title chase, ahead of Pointon and Kenny Masch.

CJ Greaves TORC Pro UTV Racing

Monster Energy's CJ Greaves

“This was our goal,” said CJ Greaves. “We set out this year to build our cars and our team to win the championship. We worked on these cars after ever race to try to get them better and it worked. We worked our butts off on these cars. These Yamahas just continued to do their thing. They run every lap and live at 110% every time.”

Lunderby had a slow start to the season, but began clicking off podiums later in the season. In the final six rounds, Lunderby finished on the podium five times, and impressive feat for the young driver from Sydney, MT.

Jake Lunderby TORC Pro UTV Racing

Yamahalube's Jake Lunderby moved into the third spot in points on Saturday when Dillon Pointon wrecked

“The beginning of the year was rough,” said Lunderby. “The first day in Chicago I crashed and bent my car and the second day I was just out there trying to finish the race. After that, my pace got better. At the first ERX I got third and kept my momentum going. Sydney is a small town and no one races around there. The closest race track is 70 miles away. I’ve been living in Green Bay rooming with CJ Greaves, I work out the Greaves’ shop and I drive the Yamaha trailer for them.”

Pointon would likely have been in the top three in points hadn’t been for his crash on Saturday. The TORC rookie won the RMURA title last year in his first year driving a UTV. He finished second in Friday’s race, and he drove the hastily repaired car to a sixth-place finish on Sunday.

Dillon Pointon TORC Pro UTV Racing

Weller Racing's Dillon Pointon finished out the year 4th in points with a 2nd place finish on Friday at the TORC season finale

“I was happy with how the season went in my rookie year,” said Pointon. “We’re hooked. You can count on us to be back in 2018. We’ll come back with a new car and be more competitive. We’re looking for the championship.”

Masch was also in his first year of TORC competition and was pleased with the progress his small team made this season. Masch started out the season with a pair of second-place finishes and scored two additional podiums this season, including a third in the final race Sunday.

Ken Masch TORC Pro UTV Racing

Ken Masch rounded out the Pro Stock UTV Podium on Sunday

“It’s been a long time and it’s been a rough season,” said Masch. “I started like I know how to drive and trust my car. I was way too aggressive and it cost me a lot this year. This is such a mental game. This is our first year, we’re a young team, and we’ll be back.”

In the Sportsman Class, CJ Greaves’ cousin Kyle Greaves won both races, while Jacob Rosales won the championship. Rosales’ teammate Vince Lamendola finished second in points, ahead of Stetson Robison.

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