Green flag and race was off to a great start. I was settling in out on the dessert when we entered the MX Track I was not sure of what jump was next. The Racer Tech Arms and Elka Suspension matched with Motosport alloys Wheel and EFX tire was tested to the fullest when I stuffed it into the face of the big step up jump. Folding the steering wheel and knock the wind out of myself. We made a pit stop to check over the machine and were sent back out with thumbs up that everything under the Racer Tech Xp 900 was solid and give it hell. When all was said and done we settled for a 13th place finish and will take it respectfully and move on to Round 6 in Enterprise Utah

Thank you Racer Tech the machine needed to be a tank on this day and it was!

#55 Wyatt

Well I never thought I would ever get going but the day started at 530 is rushing to the Airport and of course traffic and a fire.
After rushing I get to my got gate and she says Mr. Wyatt I say yep she says you are my last passenger to board the plane.

I get to my seat and sit down and as we are being pushed back I look out my window and I see a brown bag with yellow tag on it and say dam that looks just like my back sitting there on the asphalt and no one is around oh shit that is my bag. I tell the flight attendant and she say oh its probably not your bag.

I land in phoenix and my email goes off and a voice mail from Delta saying your back to not ship with its intended flight. I guess will be here sometime tonight. I hope so because my clutch is in it.

Arrived Early on Thursday and came over the Dragon fire Racing to hang out. The Dragon fire shop is AWESOME. I got to look at some really cool new products coming out soon and talk with engineer designer of some new ideas for the future. I wish I lived closer to the dragon shop I would over there all the time. Thanks Brice and everyone at dragon fire for all you help.

Up early Friday morning and off to the track for Practice. We were ok but needed some suspension work done and the guys over at Elka Suspension made some adjustments and was good to go. I can’t say enough about PY and the whole group at Elka Suspension. I am so grateful for their continued support.

Racer Tech products held up great and took a beating on the massive jumps. The parts were put to the test.

Race time here we go I am off and we missed the pile up in first turn and was running pretty good and was passing and moving up. after lap on and I almost wotted it up after the huge step up jump I felt the clutch slipping and was on borrowed time and then it came apart.

We rushed to get a new belt on and get ready to qualify for the night race
XP was not the best as the belt was slipping Rack was done and I still decided to line up anyways took off and in turn one face full of mud and went thru tear off and opened face shield to see bad move. Lap 4 in the middle of the step up jump belt came apart again and I slammed on the brakes before I hit the second step up and came to a tops

Not a good weekend of racing for me but we will be making some changes to the xp for the next race and get back out there. We are going to lighten up the machine A LOT put in steering rack, new throttle cable and belt. Hopefully ADD SOME POWER.

Round 2 of the 2012 UTV Rally Raid proved to one heck of a ride and the real racing was on. The racers were in for the wettest ride we’ve ever experienced at RR and they needed all their skill as racers to bring this one home. Saturday was a beautiful day all day. Weather reports showed 30% chance of rain for the day, and that 30% came to reality just as the race was about to start. The rain began as the drivers lined up on the grid and the flood gates opened up as the race went on, proving that Rally Raid will test your nerves as much as your skill.

The crew at Stoney Lonesome put in a ton of hours and money to make this course everything that it could be and it showed, they did a great job as always, and their dedication to UTV Racing and UTVRR shone through. Continual reevaluation of the course and its challenges made this the best race yet. The racers were very complimentary of the work and changes to the course and all the efforts that are being put into UTVRR to keep it at its place of the premiere racing series for UTV only racing in the USA. Even when the rain started the improvements in the course were reflected in the lap times and ultimately in the decrease of carnage from round one. Only a handful of vehicles failed to complete the race due to damage and most of those were caused by crash rather than the course tearing up the vehicle.

As the race wore on thru the night and the rain picked up, and the lap times were amazingly only dropping off by a small margin, the skill the racers showed was second to none. With a course that’s just over ten miles long, and the high speed that is carried, you needed real skill at round two to keep the speed up, and it showed the drivers of UTVRR have what it takes to run with the best out there anywhere in the USA. UTVRR has a very high speed course and with a large storm over the course for well in excess of the first two hours of the race the drivers metal was tested, stories of power slides in high speed corners and high speed overtakes were common place when drivers hit the pits. We had several racers keep their spirits up with funny comments as they came thru the timing tent. “Are we supposed to get rain” or “Awesome weather we are having” were just a few of the comments drivers took a second to shout at us as they rolled thru timing. Judging by everyone’s good spirits, the racers were having fun despite Mother Nature not being on our side and giving the racers a story to tell. On more than one occasion we were asked if we would be calling the race due to weather and the response from Quantum Racing was a resounding NO! Off road racing is what it is and weather is no reason to call it, as the thunder rolled and the lightening came down the racers pushed on into the night and really showed what the Southeastern UTVRR racing community is all about, real racing for real drivers. We appreciated their funny comments or general smiles as they acknowledged we was just as committed as they were for standing out in the rain as they were for racing in it. If nothing else, Quantum Racing is as focused on the sport and UTVRR as it ever was and we were prepared to get wet with everyone else.

Course improvements for round three will make for an even faster race carrying even more speed across the ten miles and challenging the high speed racing skills of the racers that UTVRR is known for. Tight sections of the course will challenge drivers technical ability at low speed, but the ethos of UTVRR has, and will always remain the same – High speed UTV racing, fast, unique and challenging.

Even in the rain, the pits were lively as always, you could see racers pulling into the pits with flat tires and the pit crews were out in a frenzy of repair, dedicated to getting their racers out there and back into the mix. It’s always very apparent that the UTVRR family is “in it to win it” and a storm changes nothing. Some pits were grilling and feeding us, thanks Basch Brothers for the pork chops bathed in hot sauce. As always we had some veterans helping our the new guys and we had competitors helping each other out. That never gets old. It’s one of the things that make us love doing this, the UTVRR family. We like the competition but in a close second place is the hospitality that the UTVRR series has shown from everyone involved, from the racers to the park employees, helping one another and watching out for each other if a vehicle goes missing, helping in each other’s pits and generally having the very best sporting nature possible. We saw new racers that were previously unknown being helped by seasoned teams from last year with everything from help and advice to literally helping out in the pits should it be needed.

This race proved to be the closest competition we’ve ever experienced at a Rally Raid. The top 4 spots were seperated by only 1:04 total time. That’s amazingly close for a 4 hour race. At the end of the night, #58 Team Racer Tech’s Justin Fleming outlasted them all and took home the win for Round 2.

Outlaw Class Winners!

Class 2 Winners!

2nd Place didn’t make it to the award ceremony…

Class 1 Winners!

And Fastest lap of the day with a 16 sec lap time

At round two we had Busted Knuckle Films come out and shoot a video for the series, we managed to grab a few minutes with them as the race wore on. These guys are seasoned racers and video guru’s, they have been to many events and seen all manner of series so when they comment to us “this is awesome and unique” we know they were impressed and that tells us we are on the right track.

Quantum Racing and its entire staff are extremely proud of the UTVRR family, the racers make the series we just give them somewhere to race, and race they do. Round two saw forty one teams line up on the grid with all age ranges from 14 to 65 in all manner of vehicles from factory stock RZR 570’s to rockin pimped out RZR XP’s, Sand Vipers, Canam Commanders and even custom built buggies. Class One, Class Two and Outlaw always amaze us with the dedication to the race and the series. Teams that had radios were calling into race control as they passed vehicles broken down in the forest and even after the race some racers went back out to help with the collection of people and vehicles.

Special thanks go out to Crane One, James Schofield, Johnny Ford, LCB, Octane Racing and SxS Mulisha for the parts they played in round two with help with everything from Tech inspection to driver collection, course sweeping and publicity. This is the dedication that the UTVRR family has to the UTV racing scene and it will only get stronger as we move on in our quest to stay ahead of the competition and remain the fastest, most dedicated and friendly series in the USA. UTVRR pulls the biggest draw of any series in the USA for a UTV only racing series and we know why, racing isn’t just a course, it’s the entire package and with UTVRR you get it all.

We’d like to once again thank our headline sponsor RacerTech for their commitment to Rally Raid and the UTV racing scene. We’d also like thank JoomGo our class two sponsor, PCI Race Radios, Mountain MotorSports, Blue Torch Fab, and Adventure ATV for their class and fastest lap sponsorships.

Watch out for the “Busted Knuckle films” video and pictures that were shot at round two with driver interviews and race footage.

To find out more about UTV Rally Raid visit www.utvrr.com or www.southeastsxs.com.

This was my third rally raid event, and my first one this season because we missed the first one due to heavy flooding in my home town and being unable to get my trailer out, but we made it to Stoney Lonesome this time and we had our sights set on a win. we got to Stoney Lonesome and started to get settled in and get the pit ready and the weather was looking great. After getting all the pit set up we got lined up for the parade lap to check the track out. As we began the parade lap we were trying to note trouble spots and sections that would be good passing areas. The first thing I notice about the track was if it rained it was gonna get slick and fast. The track was a really good mix of fast wide open areas with long sweeping turns and tight single track areas, but there was a few spots that could end your race quick if you weren’t on your toes for it. At this time the weather was good so my only worry was about the dust, little did I know at the time, the dust would be the furthest of my worries.

Once we got back to the pit one of the other racers let me know something he noticed following me around on the parade lap. I had a bent right rear axle. We had just replaced the left rear axle due to breaking it at the GNCC race 2 weekends prior to this race. We didn’t have an extra axle on hand so after discussing it a bit we decided to just run with it and hope for the best. About one hour before time for the green flag we started to see some grey clouds coming in and I was thinking okay a little rain wont be bad it should knock the dust down.

I was starting on the 8th row so I knew if the rain got bad I would have a lot of roost to contend with. As the green flag dropped that became a reality the slight bit of rain had already turned all that light dust into nasty mud and I was already using my roll offs on my goggles within the first mile. But we settled into a good pace and began working our way up through the pack. On the 2nd lap the rain had really picked up and the track was pretty slick by this point. We had seen a few people over the hill, but I tried to keep a consistent pace and tried to keep from sliding over a hill or spinning out. About half way through lap three the roll offs on my goggles had binded up and wouldn’t roll through any more so they became covered and I couldn’t see anymore so I had to pull them off and run the rest of that lap with my head down trying to keep my eyes protected as best as possible until I could pit for new goggles. When ended lap three I came into the pit for new goggles, while I was there I got my fuel topped off as I was down to a quarter tank by this point anyway. The rain was coming down pretty heavy at this point which helped a little with the mud on my UTV. After getting new goggles and some fuel we set off again. The sun was going down and the lightning from the storm was really starting to show up and the rain was starting to feel like needles hitting you in the face. But other than that the next few laps went smoothly. So we just kept a good pace up and tried to keep from sliding off track. Even though I dislike mud I have always been strong racing in it, so we kept a decent pace. After about 4 laps it was time to stop to get fuel again, when I pitted my crew discovered I had a flat tire on the right rear but it was a slow leak so instead of changing it we just put some air in and set off again with a full tank of fuel and a fresh pair of goggles. I knew I had lost some time waiting to get air in the tire and by this time the rain had nearly stopped so I picked up the pace a little and was really pushing it especially in the fast sections and my New Racer Tech Dual Rate Springs were really helping out a lot keeping it level through the fast turns.

But I maybe picked up the pace a little too much. I came into a corner a little to fast a few miles into the track and slid over the hill luckily it only slid over the hill about 10 feet and somehow didn’t roll so carefully I maneuvered around until I was facing up hill again and I locked it in 4wd and in low gear and it pulled back up and out onto the race track. Then I got back in high gear and got going again still running a good pace but trying to keep more focused. The next couple laps went smoothly again, but I got behind a couple of slower machines in the tight sections which slowed me down quite a bit and got my radiator full of mud and since the rain had stopped there was nothing keeping it washed out, but at this point it wasn’t causing any issues other than a temp light every now and then but it would go away quickly, so it pitted for my last time to get a splash of fuel and off we went again. About 2 miles in on this lap I got the engine temp light again, but this time it stayed on and as I went into the first tight section it went into limp mode slowing me down to a crawl so I gave it a little time to cool and it came out of limp mode so I got back up to pace. All went well as long as I was in a tight section getting on and off the gas a lot but soon as I would be in a wide open section long it would over heat again. So I had to really pour it on in the tight sections to make up for all the time lost in the fast sections. This went on for the next couple laps and at this point I was ready for the race to be over and was expecting a white flag or something every time through but nothing. Eventually after fighting with the limp mode and all I came through to the finish. I had no clue how I had done it and neither did anyone in my pit I was just ready to get out of the car and get some water. As we got to the awards ceremony I was thinking I had got second or third because of all the issues I had, but was very excited to find out that the efforts had paid off and received 1st place in outlaw class. I’m really happy to have gotten a win for team Racertech and I hope we can carry this momentum into our next race which will be in 2 weeks at the Big Buck GNCC I got my first GNCC overall podium finish at that race 3 years ago so I hope to repeat that and hopefully better it with a win. I wanna say thanks to all my sponsors that help with every win and have made everything possible. I can’t thank them enough. Thank you Racer Tech,Towerworks, ATR Performance, Rugged Race Radios, Wyatt racing, and Lincoln Electric Welders.

Here’s a few more pictures and more coming soon!

This past weekend was the third round of the World Off-Road Championship Series held in beautiful Lake Havasu, Arizona. I came in to this round tied for 2nd place in the 850 production class with Alfredo Ramirez. We had an outstanding turnout of 19 racers come to this round in our class, many of which got in on the newly-added contingency for the top winners. As we took off the line, I was fifth in to the first turn (never been too good at starts) and we quickly got stacked up going through the motocross track. Within the first two laps I had moved in to 3rd place, followed by another lap moving in to the second position behind current points-leader David Lytle. Dave would pull me on the rough sections but I was making up fast time in the motocross section. As we started the last lap, I knew I was going to have to push as hard as I could and try not to make a mistake. Well, the plan didn’t go so well and I about rolled my RZR half way through the lap and got stuck on a hill. Jake Morton got by me as I was backing down the soft-sand hill to make another run at it. Jake also was able to make up the time on Dave and took first place. I am still very happy with my third place podium finish out of 19 as well as securing 2nd place in the points chase behind Dave. I’d like to thank Darin at All Valley Carburetors, Go RacerTech, ITP Tires, Dragonfire Racing, RZRWraps.net, Spy Optic, Fluidyne Powersports, EPI Performance, DJ Safety, and Triumph Motorsports for helping me get to where I am!

#661 Kyle Melville

Well once again Worcs has proven to be the best racing in the country. I for one will need to hit the tread mill a lot more. By lap 2 I was needing water and oxygen. the Track at lake Havasu was another brutal track and was a race of survival. We settled in and races our race as planned and unfortunately we broke a bolt on the tie rod and lost steering on the last lap. We where running behind Chris Willings who was 8th and we had to settle for a 16th place finish after dropping out on the last lap

Thank you Racer Tech ,Elka Suspension, Motosport Alloys, EFX tire Simpson and Dragon Fire.

#55 Tim Wyatt

The week started with a delivery of nerf bars, a-arms and some gusset plates. We spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday putting parts on so we could headout on Thursday morning. We showed up for Friday practice with some guess work on the front camber and shock settings and it turned out to be pretty close to what we wanted. Made a few adjustments on both and waited for Saturdays event. We lined up on the second row far outside due to getting to the start a little later then we wanted. With the drop of the flag we were off with a good start until we hit the first corner were I got pushed hard to the outside burm and almost went over. So coming out of the first corner we were second to last but with the thought of just run a smooth race. The new Racer Tech nerf bars sure saved the XP from some major damage on the corner. Getting the feel for the new a-arms did not take long with the steering freed up and the adjustable camber. We got moving around the second lap knowing now that I can really stuff the car in the corner without the frontend push from the stock arms. At about midway we settled in and started picking off positions one by one. With the white flag waving I decided to push a little hard and grabbed 2 more spots to finish the race in a good 8th place. I was very happy with the fact that I did not have to worry about weither or not my a-arms were going to take the abuse of this rough track, thank you Racer Tech!

#654 Chris Willing

Chris had solid finish in 8th and is looking to keep working on his chase for the championship! He is currently 9th in the Production 1000 Series standings. Tim is holding strong in 17th and is looking to get it back together and move up in Rd 4. Got to give it up for Kyle in his consistent podium finishes! He’s got a tough battle to take 1st in points from David, Great racing guys and Thank You for repping Racer Tech!

Got to give a shout out to Joey D at UTVunderground.com for the pics! Thank You!

Wyatt Racing is proud to announce that we will running the remainder of the WORCS Series schedule for 2012 in the Pro/1000 class. All of our sponsors have stepped up to help us continue this journey . We have met a lot of new friends through the WORCS racing and are excited we get to continue racing with you. Thank you Racer Tech , Elka Suspension , Motosport Alloys , EFX , Simpson Racing , Dragon Fire and Roost Mx.
With out all of your support this would not be possible.

Here is a quick review of events from #661 Kyle Melville.

Last weekend was the first round of the WORCS series held in San Bernardino, CA at the famous Glen Helen Raceway. Friday brought clear skies and made for one of the best practice days I have ever had. I was able to get all the jumps down that the Class 1′s were doing and running with them. However, Friday night would quickly change all lines and ideas about the following days race. It poured from midnight Friday night until around 1PM on Saturday. This completely flooded the track and left officials with no choice but to change the course in multiple spots; meaning, all previous days’ practice was useless. We took off the line and headed to the infamous Taladega where most of us were slipping and sliding, bumping and braking. As we neared the end of the first lap I made my move on two other drivers and moved into the third place position. By the third lap, I had worked my way up in to first place with many of the other racers being sidelined due to part failure or just plain being stuck. As we neared the end of the race, two Kawasaki Teryxs passed me. I fought with all I had to get them back but couldn’t make it happen. So, for the first round of the year, we took a podium finish in the 3rd spot. Many racers that have come to this series from the Lucas series will quickly learn this is not all about speed right off the drop of the flag. The WORCS series is a test of a true race UTV and the driver in itself. We can all haul butt all over the place, but its about being able to learn the limits of the vehicle. As we head in to Round 2 in Primm, NV, we will be making slight changes and try to aim for a better podium position. This track will be a true test of man and car as it is one of the roughest of all courses in the series. I’d like to thank all my sponsors for all they did to help us get ready for this year: Darin @ All Valley Carburetors, Go Racer Tech, Dragonfire Racing, ITP Tires, Triumph Motorsports, DJ Safety, EPI Performance, Christy McGuffin Photography, and Quad Tech.

And here is #55 Tim Wyatt’s weekend in review.

We rolled the XP900 out of the trailer on friday morning for the first practice at Glen Helen round 1 not knowing what to expect. The track looked fast and the jumps looked huge. The Racer Tech A arms matched with the Elka Stage 4 shocks and Motosport Alloys tires and wheels was hooked up. I was hitting all the jumps and felt confident for saturdays race. About 3 am saturday morning the rain started coming down and the flooding began. Rain finally stop about 2pm that afternoon but the track damage was already done. Mud fest here we go. This was going to be a race of survival. I could not be happier with the way we ran and our results at Glen helen. We had over heating problems, no 4 wheel drive and a few driver errors and ended up with a 14th place finish. This is a great start to our 2012 season and something we can build on. Thank you to all our sponsors Racer Tech, Elka Suspension, Motosport alloys, Efx Tires, Simpson, and Dragonfire.

Tim will be running our new and improved RXP High Clearance Front Arm Kit, which is race ready OEM replacement with a Racer Tech tweak to them. Tim stated, “I was amazed at how easy the RZR steered and handled after the arms went on! It’s another step up from Polaris’ 2012 improvements to the front geometry.” We’ve also supplied him with a one-off “Wyatt Special” custom cage, HD Radius Rods and HD Tie-rods. With more releases coming from Racer Tech for the RZR XP 900 every month now this RZR is sure to be an excellent example of just how far Racer Tech can take racers in their quest for the podium.

We have been working hard with Elka Suspension to fine tune a set of shocks to work perfectly with our suspensions for the RZR XP900. Elka has been working with us at Racer Tech for years and has never failed to provide us with the best shocks available.

Tim has big plans for 2012 racing season. After starting off on the west coast in the WORCS Series round 1 and 2 , Tim will be attending the King of the Hammers race and then be coming back to the southeast to race in the UTVRR series, Durham Town Super X Series , and the Highland Park Short Course Series, where he Finished 1st overall in points this past year in the series debut in the 900cc class. Tim also plans on making it to some other races throughout the year such as the Heartland Challenge and the King of the Mountain Race and the Supercross Montreal if the schedule will allow.

Since the beginning of his working relationship with Racer Tech, Tim has since started his own shop in Georgia. Wyatt Racing Products is an authorized dealer for the full line of Racer Tech products. Tim has the knowledge, experience and ability to install all of our products in house but also work with each customer to get them what they need. From a home-base closer to the southeast racing action Tim can work with Racer Tech to further assist the rapidly expanding UTV racing community in this region of the United States. Wyatt Racing Products is based out of Canton, GA where Tim does full builds to simple installs.

We really enjoyed working together with Tim on this build to get him ready for this upcoming season. We look forward to a great year of racing and wish him the best of luck.

Justin Fleming #58

Congratulations Justin on your dominating performance at Rally Raid we look forward to good year! Glad to have you on the team!