R.J. Anderson Podiums in 2 Classes at Speedworld
LOORRS Rounds 3 &4 Race Recap
Riverside, CA 4/19/2011
- It was another succesful weekend for R.J. Anderson and his Walker
Evans Racing Team in Surprise, AZ for Rounds 3 & 4 of the Lucas Oil
Off Road Racing Series. The team came into Surprise with a new look on
the #37 Walker Evans Racing / SoCal Super Trucks / Polaris Industries
Super-Lite Truck and a freshly rebuilt Walker Evans Racing / South Point
Hotel & Casino / Polaris Ranger RZR XP900. But the same aggressive
and smooth driving of R.J. Anderson remained.
Super-Lite Championship Series
 It
did not take R.J. long to find his groove at Speedworld, qualifying
first in Super-Lite for both rounds held this past Saturday and Sunday.
In the Main on Saturday R.J. fought hard with both CJ Greaves and Jacob
Person to get on the podium. R.J. would fall a bit short of taking the
top position in Round 3 but the Walker Evans Team was happy to see the
#37 on the podium in 3rd position, collecting important points
for what will surely be a tight and hard fought battle for the
Super-Lite Championship.
Sunday's
Round 4 race would be more of the same in the Super-Lite class with a
tight battle being waged amongst the young guns of the series. R.J.
found himself in a battle for 2nd place with fellow UTV racer Chad
George. R.J. and Chad have been competing against each other for years
so this is familiar territory for both drivers. They would come into the
last lap racing side by side but it would be R.J. who would finish in
2nd and once again collecting those ever important championship points.
The #37 Walker Evans Racing / SoCal Super Trucks / Polaris Industries
racing team will be watching closely when the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
Series points standings are released on Wednesday.
"We
came into rounds 3 & 4 with intentions of winning. We came up a
bit short both days, I tend to be a little hard on myself but I am still
happy that we were able to put the truck on the podium both days. our
#37 Super-Lite is working so well, every time I get in this truck I feel
like I can win. It gets a little crazy out there, it starts to feel a
little like a demolition derby at times but at the same time its
exciting for the fans and for us as drivers to see the crowd on their
feet when we are out there battling. I want to thank the entire Walker
Evans Racing / SoCal Super Trucks / Polaris Industries team and our
sponsors SoCal Super Trucks, Polaris, South Point Hotel & Casino,
Goodyear Tires, Mastercraft Safety, Write Gear Box, Walker Evans Racing
and of course the Super-Lite Championship Series Staff. Everyone plays
an important role in getting our team to the track each and every round
and we look forward to racing hard for a championship this year." - R.J. Anderson
Pro Unlimited UTV
 After
a terrible accident in the Round 2 race at Firbird the Walker Evans
Racing / South Point Hotel & Casino / Polaris Ranger RZR XP900 team
had to go back to the shop with intentions of re-working the car in time
to compete in Surprise only a couple weeks away. Much like rounds 1
& 2 the UTV would get completed just in time to line up for practice
but in true Walker Evans Racing style the car was not only ready to
race but it was better than before. Sponsors Polaris Industries, Holz
racing, and Kroyer Race Engines once again came to the rescue to help
Walker Evans Racing get the car back into racing shape. R.J.then came
out and turned off the fastest lap time in practice and qualified first
for Saturdays Main event! Despite having the fastest lap time in the
Round 3 Main, R.J. would fall just short of Chad George for the win and
would take a hard fought 2nd place trophy home for himself and the
team.
Round
4 on Sunday would have R.J. once again finishing 2nd place behind long
time competitor Tyler Winbury. Anderson and his #637 Walker Evans
Racing / South Point Hotel & Casino / Polaris Ranger RZR XP900 was
really running strong and having these 4 rounds of racing under their
belt is going to give them some good stuff to go and work on to get this
machine even faster. This is a new platform for Polaris, a new engine
and suspension design that is now really starting to come together. The
Walker Evans Racing shocks will continue to be fine tuned, the Kroyer
motor package will get stronger, and R.J. will continue to come out with
a will and desire to finish on top for himself and for his team.
"This
new Polaris RZR XP900 is just so fun to drive. Despite looking similar
to my car last year it isn't the same at all. We are still finding our
way with the car and each round we learn something new. I am confident
that with the help and support of Walker Evans Racing, South Point Hotel
& Casino, Polaris Industries, Holz Racing Products, Kroyer Race
Engines, Goodyear Tires, Mastercraft Safety, and our entire crew and
team we will have this machine finishing on top many times this year. I
plan to bring something extra to the track and I can't wait to go to
work to prepare for rounds 5 & 6 here in my back yard at Glen Helen
in California." - R.J. Anderson
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