Contingency Program, Racer Updates
Rawlin McGhie Takes First Place in Arizona Dirt Riot Race
May
Dirt Riot SW Series Rd 2 Race Recap
Pre-Running/Qualifying
The McGhie Offroad team arrived in Arizona two days before the race. During our 12+ hour drive, we received news that some very experienced racers would be competing in our class; We knew that how we chose to prepare would make or break our race. Our first stop was to see Jason Cobb [KC HiLites] to install the newly released Pro6! Once it got dark, he expertly adjusted all the lights on the car to ensure maximum visibility for us during our race.
Our second stop was to see Brian Turner [ADS Racing Shocks]. We met Brian in the desert to fine tune the suspension. Brian immediately knew the front coil overs needed re-valving, which he made quick work of. In no time, Brian had the car practically floating.
Race Day
Our race began just before dark. Within the first lap, we passed one of the race leaders who was pulled over, attempting a fix on their car. Shortly after the pass, we received news from our pit that the only remaining car in front of us was rolled over in a rock section.
We spent laps 2-4 putting roughly a 2 minute lead on the field. As we pulled into our pit for fuel at the end of lap 5, our team realized we had a leaking oil cooler line. The leaking line was fixed as quickly as possible and we pulled out of the pit in 2nd place. We pushed our pace to catch the leader – almost rolling out in the desert in the process! Luckily, we were able to save it and found out that the car in front of us had pulled off the track. We held our lead all the way to the finish line and pulled off a first place finish in the 4400 class!
