Got a group of folks together and had a spooktacular ride on Halloween. A bit on the chilly side, with temps in the upper 30’s to low 40’s, and winds blowing around 30 mph up top in the open areas. Had anywhere from a couple inches up to about 8 inches of snow to ride in, depending on if you were on the north facing slopes and/or in the trees. Being the ride leader, I had to break the trail through the snow and drifts a few times. This is where the 570 lacks compared to my old 850. Working it hard at high altitudes, we were riding around 10,000′ and higher for much of the ride, you can feel the HP difference. Riding clear trails it lacks nothing, however, breaking through one foot of snow or so up there and it just can’t carry the wheel speed that you need for that kind of work and it makes the job somewhat tougher. Got through everything but a couple of spots took a couple of tries.
Didn’t get very many pictures, but here are the few my wife and I did take.
Swift Takes Win, Trantham second on Scrambler 850 EPS
Minneapolis, Oct. 22, 2015- Team UXC Racing continued their winning streak this past weekend at GNCC Round 12, at Powerline Park, in St. Clairsville, Ohio.
Within the first lap, Swift took the lead with the No. 208 Scrambler 850 EPS took the using his adept riding skills to jump the muddy spot instead of navigating through it. He continued to lead the entire race until the checker flag, for his fifth Pro win 4×4 of the year. Teammate Kevin Trantham on the No. 202 Scrambler 850 EPS ripped into second place just after the start of the second lap holding his position until the end. Trantham also has five Pro 4×4 wins for Team UXC.
“Today Kevin and I had a great race. The Polaris Scrambler was amazing. I want to thank our team and all our sponsors for the products and support that help us to achieve our goals and put their products at the top in such a competitive series,” said Swift.
The winning streak continued for Team UXC with 40+ 4×4 Class rider Don Higbee on the No. 640 Scrambler 850 EPS taking a first place finish.
In Single-Seat racing, Sam Yokley would take another checkered flag for his third win of the year. He sits atop the series results for the class.
The next GNCC race is the season finale, the Ironman, in Crawfordsville, Ind, on October 31 featuring ATV, UTV and Single-Seat classes.
Minneapolis, Oct. 6, 2015- Team UXC Racing continued their winning ways this past weekend at GNCC Round 11, in Central City, Penn.
With rainy, cool conditions, the team knew the course would be challenging. Michael Swift would leave the starting line in fourth with teammate Kevin Trantham in seventh. Swift would gain on the field and move into second by the start of lap two; while Trantham would need to pit for goggles due to the muddy conditions, which left him at the end of the pack.
Swift would battle the leader the last three laps, changing positions several times, but finally passing him for good three miles before the finish for his fourth Pro 4×4 win of the season and the overall win for the morning. Trantham would battle hard to make up for pitting on the first lap and finish a respectable third.
Team UXC racer Don Higbee also put in a great race taking another podium with a third place finish in the 4×4 40+ Class. Graham Widdicombe claimed a top five position in the A/B 4×4 Class.
The next GNCC race is the ITP Powerline Park, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, on October 17 featuring ATV, UTV and Single-Seat classes.
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Minneapolis, Oct. 6, 2015- Team UXC Racing continued their winning ways this past weekend at GNCC Round 11, in Central City, Penn.
With rainy, cool conditions, the team knew the course would be challenging. Michael Swift would leave the starting line in fourth with teammate Kevin Trantham in seventh. Swift would gain on the field and move into second by the start of lap two; while Trantham would need to pit for goggles due to the muddy conditions, which left him at the end of the pack.
Swift would battle the leader the last three laps, changing positions several times, but finally passing him for good three miles before the finish for his fourth Pro 4×4 win of the season and the overall win for the morning. Trantham would battle hard to make up for pitting on the first lap and finish a respectable third.
Team UXC racer Don Higbee also put in a great race taking another podium with a third place finish in the 4×4 40+ Class. Graham Widdicombe claimed a top five position in the A/B 4×4 Class.
The next GNCC race is the ITP Powerline Park, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, on October 17 featuring ATV, UTV and Single-Seat classes.
Team UXC Racing is sponsored by Polaris~ Driven Powersports ~ Maxxis Tires ~ Fly Racing~ Axis ~ SSI Decals ~ Evans Coolant ~ ROX Speed FX ~ Dirtworks ~ Cool-It Thermo Tech ~ Leatt ~ Ricochet Off Road ~ DP Brakes ~ Spider ~ Moto Pro Training ~ Scott Goggles ~ FASST ~ K&N Kilters ~ America’s Motorsports ~ Tire Balls ~ Rigid Industries ~ Holz Racing Products ~ Night Krawlers Kustoms ~ Teixeira Tech ~ Quad Tech ~ Alco Cleaners ~ Polaris Power Generators ~ OMF Wheels ~ STM Clutching ~ All Balls Racing ~ Muzzy Performance Exhaust ~ Polaris Engineered Lubricants ~ RCV Perfor-mance ~ Airdam Clutching ~ Santor Design Company ~ Summer Brothers Racing ~ Quad Tech
Just returned from HM for a fifth trip. Had a great time. Stayed at Browning Fork Trailhouse again. Best setup you can find for space and cost. Rode Rockhouse two days, Pinnacle Creek one, and Buffalo Mtn one. All were challenging but reasonably safe. We beat all the rain and only got wet one day. Logged about 250 miles and all were good, tough trail miles. Did a night ride at Rockhouse. Met folks from Illinois, Maryland, New York and Ontario. We have ridden a bunch of places East of the Mississippi and I will have to say that overall HM is our favorite. We have never ventured on any outlaw trails around HM as there is so much mileage on the HM trails. Highly recommended!!:hmmm:
Minneapolis, September 22, 2015- GNCC’s Unadilla is the first race back from the summer break and Team UXC would start the second half of the season on top. The team would go into the summer break winning three straight Pro 4×4 classes and Kevin Trantham would keep the streak alive by taking the win in the Pro 4×4 class, on his Scrambler 850, with teammate Michael Swift taking second.
Swift and Trantham worked through the field and were running one, two by the end of the first lap. The pair put on a spectacular show for the spectators, swapping the lead many times but remaining less than a second apart while putting a bigger gap on the rest of the field. Trantham pulled out the win less than one second in front of teammate Swift. The two also took first and second in the Overall. Trantham and Swift sit in second and third in the series points with three races to go.
The next GNCC race is the Car-Mate Mountain Ridge, in Central City, Penn., on October 3.
