Rahders Takes Lead in Lucas Oil Series

09/03/2015

Rahders Takes Lead in Lucas Oil Series

09/03/2015

Superchips-sponsored Cody Rahders won Round 6 of the Lucas Oil Regional Series Production 1000 class and takes over the points lead going into the last round. Cody also took the opportunity to debut his 2016 Polaris RZR XP Turbo and race it to a 2nd place in the Unlimited UTV class.

In Production 1000 Cody qualified second and with the inversion, he started on the pole and when the green flew he immediately jumped out front leading lap one through ten. On lap eleven the 2nd place car came into turn 4 hot getting under Cody and taking over the lead but it would be short-lived as Cody used the exact same move in turn 4 the following lap to retake the lead and the win.


In the Unlimited UTV class, Cody qualified third and lined up in the 2nd row in his RZR XP Turbo. On the green he immediately pulled into 2nd then was leading by lap three but it was short-lived he began to have possible fuel issues. By lap 4 he pulled slowed and was passed by 1st through 4th but as the car recovered he was able to get back up to 2nd where stay put and finish out the race.

“Except for a Sparks Racing exhaust pipe and a K&N air filter this car bone stock, I didn’t even take out the passenger seat. The motor is fast and pulls super hard but the suspension is set up for play in the desert, not short course racing. I wanted to see if I could win with it. Instead of topping off the fuel, we ran a half tank and I think it was pulling air into the fuel system through the un-rhythm section. I changed my driving style to make up for it and finished it out in 2nd place. We learned a lot, if we took the time to develop a short course set up nothing would be able to touch the Turbo.”


“I also wanted to say thank you to Black Rhino. The owner, Kenny Osborn, let us use one of his buildings as our race shop and he also pulled a race legal cage out of his inventory to put on the Turbo car so we could race. Thanks, Kenny.”


Cody’s next race will be at Hay Days for rounds 3 & 4 of the Terracross series in his Fox Shocks-sponsored Polaris RZR XP 1000.


Cody Rahders Racing would like to thank his sponsors for their support.


Polaris, Cognito Motorsports, Fox, Sparks Racing Products, Superchips, Black Rhino, RacerX Motorsports, GMZ Tires, Method Race Wheels, PAC Racing Springs, K&N Filters, Twisted Stitch Seats, Streamline Performance, Lucas Oil, A&D Logistics, and UTVunderground


Cody would also like to thank his team, spotter John Kelly, mechanics Jon Kelly & Doug Rahders, Tammy Rahders, girlfriend Regina, and Nick Novak.


Cody’s tow rig is equipped with a Superchip’s Flashpaq. The added power, performance, and fuel economy have helped him over the past several years getting to and from events! From all of us here at Superchips, we extend a big congratulations!

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