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platforms with normally
aspirated engines that still allow
them to be competitive. "There
isn't much to even the playing
field between a normally
aspirated and a turbo car,"
said SCORE UTV racer Alonzo
Lopez, who races the #1949
Polaris RZR 1000. "The turbo
engines are still in the early
stages. They still have to fix the
bugs here and there. But once
that is fixed, they will beat the
normally aspirated cars. In the
end, it is not only about speed,
but about car race prep, team
prep, logistics and other factors
that define who can win and
who cannot."
SCORE Divides The
Pro UTV Class Into
Two Groups
At the opening of the
2016 SCORE season, factory
UTVs were achieving higher
horsepower levels than ever.
The Can-Am Maverick X
ds Turbo was rated at 131
horsepower while the Polaris
RZR 1000 Turbo was rated
at 144 horsepower. SCORE
officials felt this may begin
to deter some racers from
competing against a much
more powerful vehicle within
the same class. So for 2016
SCORE divided its Pro UTV
class between forced induction
(Class 20) and normally
aspirated vehicles (Class 19).
According to SCORE's race
directors, Dick Gray, Director Of
Race Logistics, and Art Savedra,
Tech Director, the change
reflects SCORE's interests to
its UTV racers who might see
a challenge competing against
vehicles with 30-40 more
horsepower. The understanding
is that some normally aspirated
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