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//Busy Weekend For Holz// V2R & WORCS
Lynden, WA (August 22, 2011) Holz Racing competed in four classesat two events over the weekend and enjoyed one first place finish,two second place finishes and one third.
On Friday, Pilot Matt Parks and copilot Mark Holz were first off thestarting line in UTV Pro Class at this year’s Vegas to Reno race,part of the Best in the Desert Off Road Racing Series, billed as thelongest off-road race in the United States. The Parks Racing/HolzRacing RZR 4 was in and out of the lead until mile 420 when heatand brutal terrain forced mechanical issues and slowed the pace.Despite two breaks and repairs, the team managed a second placefinish. “Finishing a 553 mile race through the triple digit heat of theNevada desert in August is an accomplishment in itself” said Parks.“The fact that we led most of the day and the team overcame someissues late in the race to get second is gratifying. We had a chanceat the win, but second still feels pretty good. My Holz-built RZR 4was super fast and was able to stay ahead of machines with 25%more engine displacement.”
After finishing Vegas to Reno, Mark Holz flew to Washougal, Washingtonto compete in the 6th round of the World Off-Road RacingChampionship Series. After a long summer break, Holz was anxioustest the Holz Racing/Motoworks/Can-Am Commander at the challengingWashougal MX Park. Mark grabbed the holeshot at the startand clocked the race’s fasted lap time of 09:18.083. He led much ofthe race but fell to second on the last lap. “It was an exciting race,”he said. “We exchanged the lead a few times and I was looking forwardto a win, but I got hung up behind a lapper and let it go.” Markand his Commander took second place in Side by Side Class 1, butstill finished more that 3 minutes ahead of the third place UTV. He isin second place in Series Points Standings.
Next up were Pro ATV and Pro-Am ATV Classes. Holz Racing/Motoworks/Can-Am Riders Jeremie Warnia and Josh Frederickhave shared a dominant season so far, but the day would belong toFrederick. Josh made an explosive start to take the holeshot, butdropped to third early. Frederick fought back to second positionand, halfway into the race took over first place and remained therethrough the finish. Teammate Warnia was sore from a qualifyingcrash, but managed to finish third. Jeremie still leads the SeriesPoints Standings with Josh close behind. Collins Webster had astrong third place finish in Pro-Am ATV Class on his Holz Racing/Can-Am machine and leads his Class Series Points Standings.Mark Holz, Josh Frederick, Jeremie Warnia and Collins Webster willrace WORCS Round 7 at Glenn Helen MX in Devore, California onSeptember 17. Matt Parks will Race the BITD Bluewater DesertChallenge in Parker, Arizona on October 14.
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