Team UXC Racing Announces 2015 Race Team
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 | 11:20 AM
Team UXC Racing had an epic inaugural season with Factory Polaris debuting the Scramble 850 and 1000 ATVs in 2014. Team UXC Racing competed in four major off-road racing series including Grand National Cross Country (GNCC), Best in the Desert (BITD), SCORE International, and Texas Off-Road National (TORN). UXC finished with 3 championships and a vast amount of knowledge and momentum going into the 2015 racing year.
GNCC ATVS
The focus for Team UXC in 2015 will be on the GNCC series. Michael Swift will once again be aboard the Polaris Scrambler to compete in the highly competitive 4x4 Pro class.
The Team is also excited to announce that UXC/Factory Polaris has signed Pro 4x4 racer Kevin Trantham to compete along side Swift in the 4x4 Pro class. Trantham is a highly decorated racer with multiple GNCC championships. The Team is pleased to have him racing under the UXC banner in 2015.
Leading Team UXC with two desert championships in 2014, UXC will be welcoming back Don Higbee to compete in the 40+ 4x4 class.
Graham Widdecombe will be back to race an entire GNCC season with Team UXC. Widdecombe, who is from the United Kingdom, will compete in the 4x4 A/B class.
Rounding out the Team UXC racers this season for GNCC are Nic Snyckers and Tayton Swift. Snyckers will compete in the 4x4 Novice class. Tayton will line up with the 90cc (8-12) youth riders.
GNCC UTVS
Team UXC will be back once again in 2015 to contend for the title in the XC2 Pro-Am class piloting a Razor 900S. Team UXC is proud to announce the addition of a second Razor team to compete in the UTV series as well.
TORN Series
Team UXC rider Chris Robinson will be back to defend his 4x4 Championship title on his Polaris Scrambler XP 1000 in the 2015 Texas Off Road National Series.
Team UXC in the UK
Team UXC is joining forces with British racer Graham Widdicombe. Factory Polaris UK will be sponsoring Widdicombe with OEM product and support. Widdicombe made his first race appearance in the US during the 2014 GNCC series at the infamous Ironman race in Crawfordsville, IN. Widdicombe will be competing in 2015 under the Team UXC banner on the Polaris 1000 in various UK events such as the Polaris Quad National Hare Scramble with WOR Events and MCF 2015 British Quad XC series with Dragon Quads. In addition to these big series, there will be special one off events such as Pont de Vaux 12 hour, The Great 8 and Weston Beach Race. Widdicombe will be aboard a Polaris Scrambler XP 1000.
“Team UXC is proud to announce its line up for the 2015 GNCC, TORN and UK series. We look forward to a winning season and are excited for the new opportunities that are ahead,” stated Swift (Team UXC Race Manager).