SilverState 300 Draw for UTV's
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SimsMotorsports
Factory Polaris #1913
I want to wish everyone safe travels, and I really look forward to the race ahead. See you all soon!
Branden Sims 1913
Branden Sims 1913
SimsMotorsports
Factory Polaris #1913
Thank you! I'm feeling very confident on this one, but I do have some new parts on it that I hope are upgrades from what has failed me in The Mint. I'm going to push hard just like normal. I really appreciate the confidence everyone has in me and I will try my hardest to be on top of the box!
Thank you
Branden Sims
Thank you
Branden Sims
badassmav
Well-Known Member
If I were a betting man (and I am), I would bet that if the Murray's have no issues, and they are running old reliable I hear, that they will be hard to beat. They just showed up at the IV 250, with no pre running or knowledge of the course, and took the victory away from us after all the effort we put in leading up to the event. The X guys are always there, but I think their confidence may be rocked a bit as of late. But their cars are well engineered, and they are always a major threat. Still can't bet against the 1913 of Sims. Damn that car is well mannered. Based on what little video I've seen from the Mint, that car is set up pretty soft, but balanced. It may be a bit tipsy in the hard corners though. Are you racing Baja this year Branden?
The Cognito guys are due for a win as well. I know Justin has to be tired of being the bridesmaid, and their new car is built with a wealth of experience. Next to the 1913 car, Coastal Racing has one of the best handling and quickest short wheelbase cars out there.
Wow, I wish I could watch the action. Good luck to everybody, and may the underdogs have a good race. Wouldn't it be cool to see Lansky or Leticia battling for a podium late in the day?
The Cognito guys are due for a win as well. I know Justin has to be tired of being the bridesmaid, and their new car is built with a wealth of experience. Next to the 1913 car, Coastal Racing has one of the best handling and quickest short wheelbase cars out there.
Wow, I wish I could watch the action. Good luck to everybody, and may the underdogs have a good race. Wouldn't it be cool to see Lansky or Leticia battling for a podium late in the day?
SimsMotorsports
Factory Polaris #1913
I would love to race the 500, but I have dedicated the funds that I have put away towards BITD this year. If I can figure out a way to make it happen I would love to do it! If I can find some pit support and some other support it's not out of the question. Let me see what I can do!
badassmav
Well-Known Member
We're really anxious to race wheel to wheel with you in the rough before the seasons end. I'm not afraid to lose to a better car if that's the case, but the Monster Mav is in pretty good form right now, and with Marc driving, it'll be a tough fight for any who challenge. He's flying in late Friday from a business trip, otherwise we'd be there taking spy photo's of all the top guys this weekend! I love "borrowing" ideas from the well built cars, and admit it unashamedly. In my current build, I plan to use ideas that I got from the X guys' front spindles, and Lansky's steering rack set up as well. I am flattered when I see others incorporating what I've done on our car into their builds. Relax, 'cause it's all been done before fella's!
SimsMotorsports
Factory Polaris #1913
Well I can tell you mine is as stock as can be besides the Lonestar Long Travel, Fox Shocks, my cage work and any other fabricated part. I have a heavy right foot, fantastic driving skills, and I'm not scared.... So I guess that's my advantage. I would love to race with you guys also! Let me see if I can find some backing for the Baja 500
badassmav
Well-Known Member
Good luck with it, and I hope it all works out for you. Another podium this weekend will serve you well.
SimsMotorsports
Factory Polaris #1913
Thank you Reid! I appreciate it, I'll give them he'll this weekend! Also I'm going to have a great time! Let's all have fun
JoeyD23
#utvunderground
Reid, why would their confidence be rocked? They have won the last 4 or 5 BITD races IN A ROW! hahahhah
SimsMotorsports
Factory Polaris #1913
Tony are you racing?
crazywatson
#13 - UTVUnderground Approved
There about as nervous as a coon dog passing a peach pit! They haven't had any real competition until now 
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have all plumbing(air gas and water)plus all the electrical.so , not this time.but will be on the side lines with swingarm
BiggJim
I Hate Rules - UTVUnderground Approved
badassmav
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There about as nervous as a coon dog passing a peach pit! They haven't had any real competition until now
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Pressure Joey. Collectively, their UTV desert racing program is being threatened. They have been a pretty effective and efficient machine for some time now. I'll go out on a limb and say that championships have come fairly easy to date for them, comparatively speaking. How much more can they step it up? On the contrary, the competition, who has been grossly inefficient by comparison, has been steadily raising their game race by race. Make no mistake about it, the Jagged X team is not racing for fun like other teams. Do they have fun doing it? Who wouldn't enjoy driving the top UTV out there, but what wins on Sunday (Saturday for us off-road dirt bags!) sells on Monday. I wont even wager a guess on how much money they spend to win races and championships, but I'm guessing it's way more than any other team in UTV desert racing history.
When us or most any other team has problems on Saturday, we'll talk about it over a beer on Sunday. No pressure. When The X guys have problems on Saturday, they talk about it Monday morning in the boardroom (please, no frivolous corrections like, "You're wrong. They talk about it on Wednesdays, not Mondays", or "They don't even have a board room"
!) It used to be, in any class, that the smaller teams win because the bigger teams break. Period. Now, things are changing a bit. That once wide gap is now narrowing down. The bean counters at Polaris, whose job it is to quantify cost per win ratio, will start to see an unfortunate shift in those numbers. I don't pretend to know the chain of command at Polaris, but it is my guess that pressure will start increasing from above to perform better, and it's got to be difficult to make a Bentley more accommodating than it already is, right?I don't know what the #1913 team spends to race, but I do know that it is a fraction of what the X team does, and like our package, theirs can beat the X car on any given day without breakdowns being a factor. If Polaris knew how little we will have spent this year to take away their championship in the SCORE series believe me, the pressure will be on. At the expense of the X team, Can-am enjoyed its first Baja win in San Felipe, including 2 podium positions to boot. That was followed by a convincing podium sweep at the IV 250. C'mon Joey, are you trying to say the pressure's not on?
Perhaps saying their "confidence has been rocked" is a poor choice of cliches', but if Matt, Brandon, or Craig tells you there is no more pressure than usual to perform well, well they're just lying to you!
I wonder what my friend to foe turnover ratio is now? Ha hee
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JoeyD23
#utvunderground
Pressure Joey. Collectively, their UTV desert racing program is being threatened. They have been a pretty effective and efficient machine for some time now. I'll go out on a limb and say that championships have come fairly easy to date for them, comparatively speaking. How much more can they step it up? On the contrary, the competition, who has been grossly inefficient by comparison, has been steadily raising their game race by race. Make no mistake about it, the Jagged X team is not racing for fun like other teams. Do they have fun doing it? Who wouldn't enjoy driving the top UTV out there, but what wins on Sunday (Saturday for us off-road dirt bags!) sells on Monday. I wont even wager a guess on how much money they spend to win races and championships, but I'm guessing it's way more than any other team in UTV desert racing history.
When us or most any other team has problems on Saturday, we'll talk about it over a beer on Sunday. No pressure. When The X guys have problems on Saturday, they talk about it Monday morning in the boardroom (please, no frivolous corrections like, "You're wrong. They talk about it on Wednesdays, not Mondays", or "They don't even have a board room"
I don't know what the #1913 team spends to race, but I do know that it is a fraction of what the X team does, and like our package, theirs can beat the X car on any given day without breakdowns being a factor. If Polaris knew how little we will have spent this year to take away their championship in the SCORE series believe me, the pressure will be on. At the expense of the X team, Can-am enjoyed its first Baja win in San Felipe, including 2 podium positions to boot. That was followed by a convincing podium sweep at the IV 250. C'mon Joey, are you trying to say the pressure's not on?
Perhaps saying their "confidence has been rocked" is a poor choice of cliches', but if Matt, Brandon, or Craig tells you there is no more pressure than usual to perform well, well they're just lying to you!
I wonder what my friend to foe turnover ratio is now? Ha hee
I guess what I am saying is you are pretty new to this class to claim that you know about what pressure they do or don't feel.
Boardroom on Monday?? lol Jagged drinks more beer then any race team I have ever been around! lol You do realize that Jagged is like 2 guys right? It's pretty much all Brandon and Landon working on cars. They don't have some massive team wrenching all week long or all year long. But perception is reality and they are always ready to go and that's why sponsors flock to their program. They are winners.
With that said You seem to not even acknowledge the pressure that the Murray's have been putting on them and the other competitors in the class for years.
Or how about coastal Racing who already has a championship?? You seem to forget they even exist and I think if you ask anyone in the class that has been here that Coastal / Holz is always a clear cut favorite to win. Coastal is as dominant team as anyone else. Don't forget they rolled down to Baja for the first time ever with a bunch of drivers who have never raced Baja and stomped everyone.
Sure Jagged is the elite, they have been here a long time, but there are a lot of other teams that have placed pressure on everyone in the class who competes for a championship!
What about Cognito or Sappington??? These guys like coastal and the Murray's and many others have been here for years making runs for championships.
Another thing, the top of Polaris, the guy who would put pressure on Jagged X is in one of their cars. Scanlon is the top, he puts pressure on himself and his team but it's no different then the pressure any other car owner puts on his team to perform.
As for money, you don't buy championships. Your team has the same assets jagged has in terms of chase trucks and support. What's the difference? You think they got some high dollar secret parts? lol
Anyway, just know, they feel the same pressure today as they did in 2009, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
