IT'S OFFICIAL: BURSON & HUSQVARNA WIN 2009 U.S.D.R. SERIES
Third Consecutive Title For Desert Master Nick Burson!



November 19, 2009 - Woodcliff Lake, NJ - Nick Burson accomplished more in a week than many racers achieve in a career. On November 7th the Zip-Ty Racing Husqvarna fastman took the overall victory at the legendary Elsinore Grand Prix - in his first ever attempt! Then he backed that achievement up last Sunday with his third consecutive U.S. Desert Racing series pro class title.

"With three wins and a second place so far in the U.S.D.R. series, I was in a good position to win the title," explains Burson. "But I didn't have the 2009 Championship completely locked up. I still needed to finish which meant that I had to complete at least 3 laps of the 5 lap race." Confident, yet cautious, Nick settled into a comfortable pace in third place off the start. Two other riders dashed ahead, battling to win for the day, but Burson’s focus was to get his Husqvarna TXC 510 to the finish line without mishap.

The plan worked smoothly for most of the first two laps - then the bike died! "I was going to try to stay close to the leaders and see if I could win it, but about 4 miles from the end of lap two, my bike came to a stop," says Burson. Fortunately he was prepared for any eventuality. "Lucky for me, I carried a fanny-pack full of tools that I don't normally carry. In fact, my bike ran like a top all season long." Cool as a cucumber, Nick quickly diagnosed the problem, fixed it and was back in the hunt.

Burson quickly was back on pace, but had to settle for winning the Championship rather than the race as rival Ryan Kudla was long gone. So what did Burson do to celebrate his third consecutive championship and his Elsinore GP win? He started prepping for his next race.