John Brock will be racing his #777 Saturday, August 16 at Dirt Riot Southwest #3 in Cortez, CO; Mike Klensin will be co-driver. John left early, so Mike called during the nine hour drive from Tucson to Colorado. He sounded enthusiastic. “It’s a double points race, includes the mountain series as well.”

Mike hasn’t raced this course in a while. He expects some jumps, a small rock section and a desert loop.  “The weather should be OK – upper 80s and lower 90s.”

This photo is from 2013 Dirt Riot Southwest & Mountain #3.

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Photo by Moranton Media / Joel Moranton. 2013 Dirt Riot Southwest & Mountain #3 – Battle Rock Offroad Cortez, CO

Fixing everything that broke during the LAST race

When John was ready to quit Glen Helen, Mike joked that “Whatever’s broke is already broke.” His determination would pay off in the end.

During qualifying they had problems with the pickup tube inside the fuel tank; and the horn broke. During the heat race they lost third gear and reverse … “then we broke the front sway bar.” During the main race the rear ring and pinion “let go and broke.”

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Despite being forced to drive the course in one wheel drive, they finished 16th to earn a KOH qualifying spot.

Glen Helen was an exciting race; check it out at http://amandaproducts.com/klensin-and-brock-glen-helen-the-hard-way/

Since then, “It’s all been fixed. We got the whole list – the car should be in good shape.”

Mike and John are in good shape too. Mike says “We’re feeling good, looking forward to finishing out the dirt riot series this weekend.”

Back to back races; from Dirt Riot in Cortez, CO to Ultra4 in Tooele, Utah

After the race, John will head to Miller Motorsports Park for the Ultra4 American Rock Sports Challenge – the third race of the Ultra4 series. Mike says “Miller Motorsports Park is a fun track with a man-made rock section and a short course. It’s one of the nicest race track facilities in the U.S.”

He adds “We brought spare parts. So hopefully we won’t have to work on the car after this one. As long as it’s something reasonable to fix, we’ll do it.”

Learn more about Dirt Riot Southwest #3:
http://www.werocklive.com/events/dirt-riot-southwest-round-3-2/

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