February 13, 2009 – With the first two AMA District 38 races now over, Honda teammates Wayne Matlock and Josh Caster are looking good in the point standings with first and second place finishes at both races. The new Honda TRX700XX is proving to be the ultimate desert racing machine with commanding leads at both races.
1/25/09 Round #1 – AMA District 38 – El Centro, CA: The high speed course was 100 miles, consisting of four 25 mile loops. With last minute mechanical problems, Matlock’s quad wasn’t running 100% at the start of the race. Caster got off to an early lead and was able to hold off the other riders for the entire race to finish in the #1 spot. Matlock pushed hard and even with his mechanical problems he took the 2nd place position mid race and held it all the way to the finish. Both riders were riding a Honda TRX700XX and their finish times were well ahead of the 3rd place finisher.
2/8/09 Round #2 – AMA District 38 – El Centro, CA: This race was 5 laps around a 22 mile fast loop with plenty of whoops, washes and jumps. With teammates Wayne Matlock and Josh Caster both looking for the win, this race was set to be a good one. Off the start Caster got the holeshot only to be passed by Matlock in the first turn. The teammates continued to race side by side the entire first lap with each rider holding the lead for only minutes before the other rider would take it back. Caster was able to finish just ahead of Matlock on the first lap and gain some time on the second lap. Both riders pushed the entire race and Matlock made a hard charge on the last two laps to finish just seconds behind Caster. The Honda TRX700XX’s proved to once again be the ultimate desert quad. Both riders finished a commanding distance of, almost a lap ahead of the 3rd place finisher.
With both Honda teammates leading the points, Matlock and Caster are looking forward to taking their dominating TRX700XX’s to the next race which is set to be on February 22nd. They will once again battle it out during the solo event early in the morning while later that afternoon come together for the team event with both riders racing together against the competition.
Matlock Racing would like to thank their sponsors:
Honda, Alba, Precision Concepts, Maxxis, Elka, Houser Racing, HMF Exhaust, Fly Racing, Pro Honda Oil and Chemicals, Baja Designs, Tire Balls, DWT, Renthal, Motion Pro, PRM Products, IMS-Roll, IMS, TCX Boots, Quadtech, Scott Goggles, UNI, DID
