2016 WORCS UTV Racing Round #8 - Iron Mine Race Park May 28, 2016 Cedar City, Utah

In the Pro Unlimited race, FOX’s Ryan Piplic doubled down by also winning, leading every lap and nursing a failed front differential to net his second class win this season and pad his points lead in the class. RJ Anderson finished second, ahead of Matthew Hancock’s non-turbo machine. Cody Bradbury and Bill Chambers rounded out the top five.

WORCS Racing Pro Unlimited SxS Podium (left to right) RJ Anderson (2nd), Ryan Piplic (1st), Matthew Hancock (3rd)

“It was super dusty and muddy so it was really a battle with the conditions, but I walked away with that one,” said Piplic. “I blew up my front diff on the last lap and it was hard to control, but we held on. I like the high-speed desert section of the track, but I don’t like the wooded area. Then again, my two wins say differently.”

Ryan Piplic extended his points lead in the Pro Unlimited SxS class to 24 points with his fifth podium finish & second win of the season

Holz’s RJ Anderson recorded his second-straight runner-up finish. After a bad start, he had to climb back through the field and nearly caught Piplic at the end.

RJ Anderson secured his second straight 2nd place finish in the Pro Unlimited SXS class

“I got a bad start and I had to pick my way through,” said Anderson. “I got right to the back of Ryan at the end. I just wish I could have had one more lap. I’m stoked to put the Polaris RZR Turbo on the podium for Holz Racing and Walker Evans Racing. Second is good. I’m stoked to land back on the podium.”

Maxxis’ Matthew Hancock’s third-place effort represented his second Unlimited podium of the season. Interestingly, he’s driving a normally aspirated Polaris RZR that started out as a backup car.

Matthew Hancock secured his second podium finish in Pro Unlimited UTV race in just his third race in the class

“My Sparks motor took off ahead of all of those turbos,” said Hancock. “The first lap, I came through third on time so I just had to keep my head down. This engine has two years on it and the car probably has 50 hours on it. It’s out here racing with turbos. We had some tuning issues, but it ran great and it held together. I couldn’t ask for more out of the car.”

SDi’s Cody Bradbury nursed a broken front differential to finish fourth in two-wheel drive. “I got funneled back in the start so I hooked up with RJ and were going to the front,” said Bradbury. “I broke an axle and my diff. I pulled into the pits and finished the race in two-wheel drive. I had speed in both classes, but it wasn’t my day. I just ran around going for points. There are still two races left and they are tracks that I like.”

Bradco's Cody Bradbury just missed the podium with a 4th place finish, which currently has him 5th place in points