!!! One down "300" To Go - The PURE "300" That is

What length of lap do you prefer?

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way to go guys, that was a long one!
Josh Westling, you should have had your hand in that honey pot!

Yeah. At the first event the Westlings finished among the top and I thought they would run in the Pro Class. At this 300 had they entered in the Pro Class they would have walked away with probably a Grand.
Good job guys!

Remember qualifying for starting positions for the PURE 350 starting at 9 am on a 2 mile course in front of everyone!


Today we will post the IRC tracking files.
 
IRC Files are posted on our website for the PURE 300: www.averacing.com except for two which are being sent back to IRC to read. Results will become final July 1, 2013.

Now for the PURE "350" - Aug 2-4, 2013 and one heck of a different course.
 

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WHEN THE DUST SETTLED AND THE IRC’s VERIFIED…

California City, CA – June 27, 2013 - The second round of the PURE SIDE-X-SIDE OFF-ROAD DESERT SERIES Presented by SXSPerformance.com concluded Saturday, April 22 with the PURE “300†romp around the 208-square miles of California City.
As the dust settled and the trusty IRC tracking units were checked, Josh and Jim Westling (Polaris XP900) picked up the Overall and the Sportsman Class win. That’s right: Sportsman - Josh, who has been racing with Alta Vista Events for the past four years, proved that he is as fast and steady as anyone. Why is Josh running as a Sportsman and not running in the Pro Division? That’s was his choice at the beginning of the year. His Polaris, although somewhat modified, is basically much like a stock unit and perhaps he felt he could not compete with the high-powered and highly-modified units that would show up to race in the PRO Division. Which goes to show you that in an endurance event, where distances are much more of a challenge than short spurts, and where steady speeds and driving, well put together equipment that may even be on a the mild side, will prove to be a winner almost every time.

Nonetheless, in the first event (the PURE “200â€) Josh finished in the top five overall and won his class, while in this one, the PURE “300†he smoked them all by completing the required eight (8) laps in a time of 8:45:57:620. Did we mention that he was the only racer to complete all eight laps? Everyone else finished with seven laps or less in the allotted eight-hour time limit.
The son and father Team (Jim is his co-dog), just logged consistent laps times for the 300 miles with lap times of: 1:03, 1:04, 1:05, 1:02, 1:05, 1:05, 1:08 and 1:10 hrs.
At the finish, they were spent and they knew they had been in a race, but that’s what the Pure Side-X-Side Off-Road Desert Series is all about.

Second Overall and first in the Production 1000 Pro Class were Aaron Juarez and Derek Murray (CAN-AM Commander), finishing seven (7) laps in a time of 8:08:03.638. They picked up a nice fat check from a $2,000.00 purse in the Class. Third place Overall and second in the Pro Production 1000 Class, went to the team of Branden Sims and Jacob Caver (Polaris XP900). The Production 1000cc Class Pro paid down to fourth place.

Next on tap is the DWT PURE “350†August 2-4, Presented by SXSPerformance.com, when a brand new racecourse will be unveiled by Alta Vista Events (AVE). This time, the course will feature a 39-mile loop around volcanic mountains and solid dirt rails. When compared to the previous two courses (the PURE “200†and the PURE “300â€), the course rating for this one will be on the “fast†side, according to Race Director, Alan Bell. “We’re going to give them a few more hills and climbs but for the most part, it’s going to be fun, fast and really filled with all types of terrain, including silt pockets. The nice thing is that racers will never be more than five miles away from the start/finish area.â€

For the PURE “350†AVE will be give racers 10 hours to complete all 9 laps. However, for this event, the BONE STOCK Classes (Basically showroom equipment with safety mods only) will only have to complete six (6) laps in ten hours.

According to Lou Peralta, race organizer, “We’ve been thinking how to entice the Beginner or the “Newbie†to our sport who perhaps just bought a unit and has been playing with it in the desert. Looking at 200, 300, or 350 miles must be daunting for someone who may have never raced in the desert before. We are reducing the distances for the Bone Stock Class to afford many of these racers the opportunity to learn what this desert racing, off-road and endurance is all about.

For more details and to see particulars of all the AVE events, go to: www.averacing.com



PHOTO CAPTION #1 - Josh and Jim Westling (#1050) early in the race setting a steady and fast pace.


PHOTO CAPTION #2 -After eight-plus hours and 300 miles (actually 312 miles) later, the Westling Team takes
Checkered flag culminating a great effort against fast competition to nab
Overall and Production 1000cc Sportsman Class top honors.
 

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WHEN THE DUST SETTLED AND THE IRC’s VERIFIED…

California City, CA – June 27, 2013 - The second round of the PURE SIDE-X-SIDE OFF-ROAD DESERT SERIES Presented by SXSPerformance.com concluded Saturday, April 22 with the PURE “300†romp around the 208-square miles of California City.
As the dust settled and the trusty IRC tracking units were checked, Josh and Jim Westling (Polaris XP900) picked up the Overall and the Sportsman Class win. That’s right: Sportsman - Josh, who has been racing with Alta Vista Events for the past four years, proved that he is as fast and steady as anyone. Why is Josh running as a Sportsman and not running in the Pro Division? That’s was his choice at the beginning of the year. His Polaris, although somewhat modified, is basically much like a stock unit and perhaps he felt he could not compete with the high-powered and highly-modified units that would show up to race in the PRO Division. Which goes to show you that in an endurance event, where distances are much more of a challenge than short spurts, and where steady speeds and driving, well put together equipment that may even be on a the mild side, will prove to be a winner almost every time.

Nonetheless, in the first event (the PURE “200â€) Josh finished in the top five overall and won his class, while in this one, the PURE “300†he smoked them all by completing the required eight (8) laps in a time of 8:45:57:620. Did we mention that he was the only racer to complete all eight laps? Everyone else finished with seven laps or less in the allotted eight-hour time limit.
The son and father Team (Jim is his co-dog), just logged consistent laps times for the 300 miles with lap times of: 1:03, 1:04, 1:05, 1:02, 1:05, 1:05, 1:08 and 1:10 hrs.
At the finish, they were spent and they knew they had been in a race, but that’s what the Pure Side-X-Side Off-Road Desert Series is all about.

Second Overall and first in the Production 1000 Pro Class were Aaron Juarez and Derek Murray (CAN-AM Commander), finishing seven (7) laps in a time of 8:08:03.638. They picked up a nice fat check from a $2,000.00 purse in the Class. Third place Overall and second in the Pro Production 1000 Class, went to the team of Branden Sims and Jacob Caver (Polaris XP900). The Production 1000cc Class Pro paid down to fourth place.

Next on tap is the DWT PURE “350†August 2-4, Presented by SXSPerformance.com, when a brand new racecourse will be unveiled by Alta Vista Events (AVE). This time, the course will feature a 39-mile loop around volcanic mountains and solid dirt rails. When compared to the previous two courses (the PURE “200†and the PURE “300â€), the course rating for this one will be on the “fast†side, according to Race Director, Alan Bell. “We’re going to give them a few more hills and climbs but for the most part, it’s going to be fun, fast and really filled with all types of terrain, including silt pockets. The nice thing is that racers will never be more than five miles away from the start/finish area.â€

For the PURE “350†AVE will be give racers 10 hours to complete all 9 laps. However, for this event, the BONE STOCK Classes (Basically showroom equipment with safety mods only) will only have to complete six (6) laps in ten hours.

According to Lou Peralta, race organizer, “We’ve been thinking how to entice the Beginner or the “Newbie†to our sport who perhaps just bought a unit and has been playing with it in the desert. Looking at 200, 300, or 350 miles must be daunting for someone who may have never raced in the desert before. We are reducing the distances for the Bone Stock Class to afford many of these racers the opportunity to learn what this desert racing, off-road and endurance is all about.

For more details and to see particulars of all the AVE events, go to: www.averacing.com



PHOTO CAPTION #1 - Josh and Jim Westling (#1050) early in the race setting a steady and fast pace.


PHOTO CAPTION #2 -After eight-plus hours and 300 miles (actually 312 miles) later, the Westling Team takes
Checkered flag culminating a great effort against fast competition to nab
Overall and Production 1000cc Sportsman Class top honors.

Lou, did the Drakart Hyabusa car get a penalty? i thought he had come in 1st overall?

Congrats to the Westlings!Thank you for representing Cognito! FYI Josh Westling's car is running the Cognito Fox shocks, Cognito front control arm kit, Cognito radius rod kit, and Cognito sway bar!
 
No penalties at all but according to the IRC he had only completed seven laps. To his credit at the finish he asked, "are you sure I did 8 laps?"
I told him that according to our scorers they showed 8 laps.
However our mistake was to score the car when he pulled off to his pits for repairs.
It just so happens that It took them a bit over an hour to make repairs.


When our scorers next saw the car they scored it again. On the face of it, it looked he was due on his next lap a bit after an hour and it was correct but
In fact it was coming out of the pits after repairs.

Our mistake. But the IRC showed otherwise. So we corrected it. Greg Sullivan is a class act as he agreed.

This moved Josh and Jim Westling as the OA in the Pure 300. We're working on their well-deserved overall trophies.
 
I don't think anybody saw him on his side I was dead last when I stopped to flip them over, so when everyone came by for their second lap he was gone..... but they were ok!! :cool:
 
I don't think anybody saw him on his side I was dead last when I stopped to flip them over, so when everyone came by for their second lap he was gone..... but they were ok!! :cool:

Good man! And nice video!

I saw them on their side and we exchanged thumbs up!
 
Here's my first and only complete lap. We went from 9th to 2nd in a hurry!....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEZLGU8YPtw"]Pure 300 6/22/2013 - YouTube[/ame]
 

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