Team ITP racers completed a successful 2015 season with 17 championships across four national ATV and side-by-side racing series. The year-end results included eight GNCC championships, two Best In The Desert UTV titles, five ATV Motocross championships and two Heartland Challenge victories.
- Eight GNCC championships
- Two Best In The Desert UTV championships
- Five ATV Motocross championships
- Two Heartland Challenge titles
ITP Racers Collect 17 Championships
ITP-supported ATV and UTV racers competed in motocross, desert racing, cross-country competition and endurance events throughout 2015.
“ITP ATV and SxS racers had an outstanding racing season, winning numerous championships and class titles,” said Rhett Turpin, ITP Powersports director of sales and marketing. “From motocross to the desert to the tight, tree-laden hare-scramble courses, our racing team competed for wins all across North America.”
Turpin added that the victories and other competitive finishes demonstrated the performance of ITP tires across a wide range of terrain and racing disciplines.
Eight GNCC Championships
ITP racers earned eight championships during the 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country season while placing another group of competitors on their respective year-end class podiums.
Super Senior 45+ champion Dave Simmons recorded a perfect season, winning all 13 rounds aboard his Yamaha ATV equipped with ITP Holeshot GNCC tires.
Westley Wolfe also completed an exceptional season. Wolfe won the College A (16–21) GNCC championship aboard a Suzuki fitted with ITP Holeshot GNCC tires. He then stepped into the more competitive XC2 Pro-Am division at the Ironman season finale in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and won the class.
Wolfe also captured two ATV Motocross championships—450 A and Production A—using ITP QuadCross MX Pro rear and QuadCross MX2 front tires on his Honda.
For a closer look at ITP’s GNCC results, see our original report on the eight ITP GNCC championships from 2015.
Best In The Desert UTV Championships
ITP racers won both major Best In The Desert UTV championships in 2015. Johnny Angal captured the Class 1900 Pro title, while Lacrecia Beurrier secured the UTV Unlimited championship.
Both racers competed on 30-inch ITP UltraCross R Spec tires. Angal drove a Polaris RZR, while Beurrier raced a purpose-built Polaris in the Unlimited division.
Angal’s championship came during his second season of desert racing. Justin Lambert and the Murray Racing team completed an ITP sweep of the first three positions in the Class 1900 season standings.
Read the complete season-finale report in UTV Inc. Secures 2015 BITD Championship as ITP Teams Sweep the Podium.
Heartland Challenge UTV Victory
Brothers and teammates Marcus and Mouse Pratt won the UTV 1000 Pro division at the 2015 Heartland Challenge in Carlisle, Iowa. Their Can-Am Maverick was equipped with ITP TerraCross R/T XD tires.
Dale and Mark Batson added another Heartland Challenge championship for ITP by winning the 30+ division.
2015 Team ITP Champions
GNCC
- Dave Simmons — Super Senior 45+
- Westley Wolfe — College A 16–21
- Angel Knox — WXC
- Mark Batson — Senior A/B 38+
- Blake Meyer — College B 16–21
- Jordan Digby — 125 Senior 12–15
- Ayden Konkler — 90 8–12
- Damien Hawkins — 90 Limited 8–12
Best In The Desert
- Johnny Angal — Class 1900 Pro
- Lacrecia Beurrier — UTV Unlimited
ATV Motocross
- Westley Wolfe — 450 A
- Westley Wolfe — Production A
- Megan Manshack — Women
- Niamh Shaw — Schoolgirl 13–17
- Chris Furches — 90 Auto Senior 12–15
Heartland Challenge
- Marcus and Mouse Pratt — UTV 1000 Pro
- Dale and Mark Batson — 30+
A Championship Season Across Multiple Disciplines
ITP’s 2015 results extended well beyond a single racing series. Its supported racers won championships in woods racing, ATV motocross, long-distance desert competition and UTV endurance racing.
For UTV racing, the season was highlighted by Johnny Angal and Lacrecia Beurrier winning the two Best In The Desert championships, along with Marcus and Mouse Pratt taking the UTV 1000 Pro victory at the Heartland Challenge.
This article was originally based on information supplied by ITP following the completion of the 2015 racing season.
