Jason Agular’s First WERA Win1

Outlaw Racing rider, Jason Aguilar took his first WERA win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. This was Jason’s first time running at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After hearing from everyone how much fun the Classic Course was to ride, Jason was really excited about racing on this track. On Saturday, due to a cancellation of the 2 practice rounds that were supposed to precede the Formula 80 class practice, the riders were caught by surprise when their practice started before some were suited up. As a result, Jason only got in 1 practice lap. In the 2nd practice round, Jason was 3rd fastest behind Deshon Witherspoon and Ben Truslow, but was not far off the pace.

In the race, starting from the first row, Jason nailed the start and held the lead going into Turn 1, with Deshon Witherspoon and Ben Truslow right behind. The very fast Deshon used his experience to run Jason down in the corners. The 2 went back and forth battling for the lead. “Usually, I can outbrake the kids, but Jason was killing me on the brakes”, Deshon explained. Jason was running his new Galfer brake pads on his 94 Honda RS for the first time. “I love

the feel of the Galfer pads. They really gave me a lot of confidence. I could feel the back end start to lift a little coming up to Turn 1, but it was totally under control” stated Jason when asked how he liked to Galfer pads. Deshon finally got past Jason for good on lap 3, but could not drop Jason, as the Outlaw Racing teammates finished 1-2.

Sunday looked like it would be a repeat of Saturday with Deshon leading both practice sessions, and Deshon and Jason having a spirited battle in the second practice. With Deshon on pole and Jason starting from the 2nd position, Jason got a decent start, but not one of his better ones. Jason was still able to pull out a small gap coming out of Turn 1, but Deshon closed rapidly. For 3 laps, Deshon was right behind Jason. “I had good grip in all of the corners except the one that leads onto the back straightaway. I started to lose the front there, but knew if I backed off the throttle that Deshon would pass me, so I just kept it pinned. Then, I felt the back end break loose too and was in a 2 wheel drift, but just stayed with it.” said Jason. Deshon got a great drive and had the top end gearing to pull right alongside Jason at the end of Turn 6, but Jason was able to hold off Deshon’s challenge. On the final lap, Jason was able to establish a small gap and beat Deshon to the finish line by .219 seconds as both riders ran their fastest lap on the final lap.

After the race, Jason told us that the Classic Course at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is now his favorite track. The next WERA race is scheduled for April 3-4 again at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jason’s next race is on Feb 13-14 at Adam’sMotorsports Park at the SCminiGP season opener.

Jason’s sponsors: Outlaw Racing,Motorex,Fulmer Helmets,Vortex Racing,Wiseco Pistons,Galfer,Morris Chiropractic,Impact Safe-T Armor,Cycle Gear,Fuel Clothing,UNI Filters,Mesa Hose,Josh Bartnik Suspension,Hypercycle,AXO,Osiris