Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chad George WINNING at Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series

CC | September 30, 2011

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chad George brings the heat with 2 WINS and a second place, while taking the SuperLite Championship points lead, during the late-summer inferno in Surprise, Arizona for Rounds 11 & 12 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series.

The ultra competitive SuperLite Championship has proven to be a true drivers class, but on Friday, Chad George put another stamp of approval on his resume as he qualified second amongst 13 other fierce drivers in his #42 Kawasaki/Yokohama Tires truck. This also marked his sixth time qualifying in the Top-2 this season.

While this Monster Energy Kawasaki athlete was pumped up for a great start on Saturday, Chad learned his #1 fan and Grandma, Geri George, suffered a heart attack at the track. With a roller coaster of emotions, Chad placed his thoughts and prayers with Grandma while turning on his inner-demon when it was time to drop the helmet visor.

Saturday morning started with the UTV modified race and it was sure to be a challenge as the #1 Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx has been searching for top finishes in these final championship rounds. With the same 100% attack-the-track attitude, Chad drove the #1 C&G Performance tuned Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx past his competition, and right to the top of the podium for his third UTV Modified victory this year.

As Saturday’s SuperLite Championship launched into action, the sweltering heat created a hard, dry, blue-groove track and the Yokohama Trackside Technicians chose the perfect Yokohama Geolander ATS tire combination to get Chad’s race machine to the front. Chad commented, “It took me 3 laps just to set-up a single pass, it was very difficult but patience and consistency was key.” After the competition-yellow flag marked the half-way point, Chad pushed the Lazer Star LED equipped #42 Kawasaki/Bull Outdoor Products truck into every turn with precision, and stealing the second place podium finish from the current points leader.

With Grandma Geri still in the Arizona hospital, Chad looked toward Sunday’s Round 12 as an opportunity to slaughter the competition with a statement of “Strength and Survival” for his #1 fan. The morning started out great with the #1 Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx leading the pack of hungry wolves until a steering component gave way, forcing Chad out of contention. Chad commented, “Its unfortunate to have such a fast Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx and have something like this happen. All of these UTV Modifieds are pushed to the limit, it’s really an endurance race we are all fighting to win. We won yesteday, we’ll be ready to win again at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in November.”

As the temperature creeped up under the blue skies of Arizona, the SuperLite Championship race was set to kick off for Round 12 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. Chad had already put the UTV race behind him and had his sights set on one thing, WINNING. With a comfortable second-row starting position, Chad took the green flag and drove his own race for 6 laps, keeping clear of the chaos all around him. After the half-way point, Chad took a spectacular green-flag restart toward the front, quickly passing 2 trucks in a tangle, and leading the 14 truck field. Chad continued to punish the King Shocks equipped #42 Kawasaki/Yokohama Tires truck off every jump until he launched through the checkered flag claiming his second SuperLite Championship victory of 2011. The WIN also boosted Chad into the series points lead marking him as the current target for 2011 SuperLite Champion.

“I’d like to dedicate this weekend to my Grandma Geri. She’s the reason why this Funco Motorsports family is here and thriving, but NOW it’s going to be even harder to keep up with her, she has a new high performance Pacemaker! A big Thank You to all of my sponsors and fans for allowing me to do what I love.” – Chad George