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“BLACK RHINO/RACERX MOTORSPORTS’ SPONSORED DRIVER SEAN COOK RACE REPORT FROM THE HDRA ELDORADO 500â€
07/17/13 El Cajon, CA – Driver Sean Cook and Co-Driver Joey Brasil drove the SPEED Energy / Jackson Rancheria Casino / Black Rhino Performance to a first place finish in the Pro UTV class at the HDRA El Dorado 500.
The Team arrived on Friday for tech and contingency and was very prominently displayed on tech row for all to see. The team had plenty of ice cold SPEED Energy samples and plenty of goodie bags to give out courtesy of the Jackson Rancheria.
On Friday afternoon the team participated in the team pit challenge, unofficially the team was second but after discovering a loose lug nut they were assessed a penalty which allowed the Monster Energy Team of BJ Baldwin to take second. Driver Sean Cook stated it was an amazing attempt by the team considering two members had just flown in from Michigan and had zero experience in this venue. The team was very excited just to be representing at such an event. Rigid Industries, one of Cooks sponsors provided plenty of Rigid Nation shirts for the team to wear. The day was full of meeting the many racers from around the world and providing plenty of SPEED. The team had some last minute tweaking to do to their Rugged Radios and with the help from Rugged Technician Nick they were off to the races.
Lap two was starting to show more and more carnage from vehicles being consumed by the incredibly rough terrain. Cook and Brasil were making great time catching up to race leader Doug McCrady in the #1901 Arctic Cat, but little did they know they passed the #1901 vehicle at mm 64. Cook was unaware #1901 had pulled off in the remote pit to make repairs. At mm 74 another ball joint failure brought the SPEED Energy RZR to a halt, this time it was in the bottle neck of a canyon. Race vehicles started piling up behind them as they worked to clear the #1440 truck that became stuck behind them with no reverse. Cook and Brasil dug out the boulder that was holding up the truck. The rock was finally moved and the bottle neck was re-opened. HDRA operations allowed the team to give the parts needed to fix the RZR to the pilot of the Monster Energy helicopter. Cook stated it was pretty cool to see the helo come into the canyon circle around and then the cameraman lean out the window and dropped the parts; unfortunately they were the wrong parts. Crew Chief Jeff Correia drove out as close to the broken RZR as he could but still ended up hiking almost 2 miles up the canyon to make the necessary repairs. The RZR was running again and unknown to Cook he was now in first place. When Cook came across the start finish line he was informed that the #1901 car was broke behind him about 20 miles. Cook asked if the race would be called since he was the only car still running but HDRA officials advised him to complete the next 22 mile loop and when he returned to the pits HDRA should have a better idea what #1901 was going to do.
At about 9:30 Cook and Brasil made it to their pit but still no word on the #1901 vehicle, finally across the radio at about 11:30 HDRA reported #1901 had cleared the start finish line and was continuing on their third lap. Cook and Brasil buckled in and roared off into the desert darkness. Cook knew he had about a 22 mile cushion on #1901 but he knew he needed to play it safe in order to finish. Cook stated it is a whole different world at night in the desert, it was very eerie to come up on so many broken vehicles, some over the edge leaving just their rear ends exposed to the road while others just abandoned right in the middle of the road, with no drivers to be seen. The course had completely changed from lap two. Cook stated the silt was as deep as the top of his tires with hidden rocks everywhere. The Factory UTV supplied skid plate received a work out and never let the rocks damage the undercarriage of the vehicle. Cook and Brasil stayed on task and guided the RZR to the finish line crossing at 2:30 AM. Cook stated it was a great sight to see George Antill still waiting up for them. Cook was awarded the first place finish in the Pro UTV class.
With a first place finish at the El Dorado 500 the points tighten up considerably making the final race in Las Vegas a lay it all on the line type of showdown. Cook would like to congratulate the #1901 team for putting up a valiant fight right to the end. It is always a pleasure to race with such great sportsman.
Cook Off-Road Racing would like to thank all their sponsors who make this adventure possible: SPEED Energy, Jackson Rancheria Casino, Black Rhino Performance/Racer X Motorsports, Muzzy Performance, Rigid Industries, GBC Motorsports, Torco Oils, Optima Batteries, Polaris, Factory UTV, Rugged Radios, OMF Performance, 4130 Clothing, MJ Motorsports, Kettle Pizza, XMF Fabrication, Summers Brothers Racing, N-Fab, Red House BBQ, Cal Hot Coating, Catch your eye Graphics.
For more information on HDRA please visit their website at www.hdrarace.com
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At Black Rhino Inc. we have a passion for Side X Sides that is unmatched by anyone in our industry. We offer tons of products for ALL Side X Sides and a full showroom and website for your shopping convenience. We have a full service and installation center, an on-site fabricator, and a sales staff that is ready to help make your dream Side X Side a reality.
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Drivers needing help with logistics or more info can contact Kenny Osborn at 619-561-5000 or email him at BlackRhinoKenny@gmail.com.
For more information, please contact Papaian Enterprises, Marketing for Black Rhino at 951-805-1017 or email shirl@papaian.com.
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