RACHEL GUTISH TO JOIN V3 KAWASAKI CDR TEAM
words & photos courtesy of V3 Kawasaki CDR WRIGHTSVILLE , GA . 8 / 16 / 2021
Rachel Gutish will join the V3 Kawasaki CDR team for the rest of the 2021 season . Rachel will be racing a 2022 Kawasaki KX250x in the last 4 GNCC rounds to be held in West Virginia , Ohio , and Indiana . She will also be racing the last 4 NEPG rounds taking place in Ohio , Indiana , Oklahoma , and Alabama .
Rachel is a X Games bronze medalist , two-time ISDE medalist and has multiple national and regional titles . She also has an impressive list of podium appearances : 21 EnduroCross , 22 GNCC podiums and 30 NEPG podiums , in addition to race wins in GNCC , Sprint Enduro , EnduroCross and NEPG . Despite only being 25 years old , she has been racing at the professional level for nearly a decade . Rachel also frequently gives back to the sport , hosting riding clinics as well as coaching and mentoring younger riders .
“ We are very excited to see what Rachel can do on the new KX250x . She has been such a powerful force in women ’ s racing and we look forward to working with her ” said V3 Offroad Suspension owner Larry Silvia .
“ I ’ m excited for Rachel to join the team . She brings a lot of knowledge and a high level of professionalism to the team and we look forward to working with her !” said Jim Douglas of CDR racing .
“ I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity that Larry , Dawn and Jim have provided me with . Getting support mid-season like this is a very rare thing and I really can ’ t thank them enough . I also can ’ t wait to see what we can accomplish together over the next few months ,” said Rachel Gutish .
ABOUT V3 KAWASAKI CDR
V3 Kawasaki CDR is a collaboration between V3 Offroad Suspension and Chris Douglas Racing ( CDR ) to help transition riders to the next level of racing . The team works with riders on bike setup , training , and nutrition to fill in all the missing pieces to get them to the highest professional level in racing .
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