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Ryan Beat
Nationality American
Born (1986-03-31) March 31, 1986 (age 38)
El Cajon, California
Championship Off-Road career
Debut season2020
Current teamRyan Beat Motorsports
Car number51
EngineChevrolet
Previous series
2019, 2022–2023Stadium Super Trucks
Championship titles
2017–2019LOORRS Pro Lite
Awards
2018, 2020Rick Huseman Award

Ryan Beat (born March 31, 1986) is an American professional off-road racing driver. He competes in the Championship Off-Road Series, driving the No. 51 Pro 2 Chevrolet for his team Ryan Beat Motorsports.

A two-time Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) champion in the Pro Lite class, he competed full-time in LOORRS from 2011 to 2020. Following LOORRS' shutdown, he moved to Championship Off-Road. He has also raced in the Stadium Super Trucks.

Early life and career

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Beat was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing dirt bikes at the age of five. While racing for the factory Kawasaki team, he shattered his arm in a riding accident. His friend asked him to race a trophy cart and he accepted. He finished third in his first race and with help from Kenny Osborn and Black Rhino, built a UTV. He won in his third start and after 10 race wins in the SR1 UTV class, decided to build a Pro Lite truck in 2012 and finished second in the championship points that year.[1]

Racing career

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2011

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Beat signed with the Hart & Huntington team, co-owned by the professional motorcyclist, Carey Hart. He campaigned the No. 851 SR-1 UTV under the Hart & Huntington umbrella.[2]

2012

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Beat was one of three drivers for Hart & Huntington Off Road racing the No. 51 ProLite for his first full season.[3] In August, at Wild West Motorsports Park in Reno, Nevada, Beat posted his first career Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) win in the ProLite class.[4]

2013

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In the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, Beat finished third in PRO-4 for Premiere Motorsports Group. In the last seven races of the LOORRS season, Beat finished in the top-five, six times with two podiums.[5]

2014

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Beat almost quit off-road racing but then started his own team, Ryan Beat Motorsports (RBM) in 2014.[6]

2015

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Beat won his first Pro Lite race in LOORRS competition as a driver/owner in the No. 51 Pro Lite truck.[7]

2016

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After the first two races of the season, Beat broke his foot while unloading his race truck. After surgery, and building a special brake pedal, Beat continued racing that year.[8] Racing the No. 51 in the Pro-Lite class, Beat captured three wins and finished third in the points.[9]

2017

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In 2017, Beat traveled to Crandon, Wisconsin to compete at the birthplace of short course racing, Crandon International Raceway. Beat won his first race there.[10]

2018

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Beat returned to Team GT in the No. 51 Pro Lite truck.[11] Competing in the No. 51 Pro Lite truck, Beat won the season opener at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ.[12] Beat went on to win the LOORRS Pro Lite Championship that year, never finishing off the podium. His first championship since entering the Pro-Lite class in 2012.[13][14]

2019

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Beginning in 2019, Beat wanted to win back-to-back Pro Lite Championships in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.[15] Beat started the year with a win and finished outside the top five just one time. He then finished the year as back-to-back Pro-Lite champion (also winning the championship in 2018). At the conclusion of the 2019 season, he prepared to move to the Pro 2 class in 2020.[16]

Beat also made his Stadium Super Trucks debut in the season opener at Circuit of the Americas, where he drove the No. 51 Continental Tire truck.[17] He scored a podium in the first race by finishing third.[18]

2020

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Beat moved to the Pro 2 class and won in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series and Championship Off-Road Series. He also finished on the podium ten times.[6]

2021

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In 2021, Beat moved to Championship Off-Road full time to race in the Pro 2 and new PRO SPEC classes; Ryan Beat Motorsports was the only team in the series with factory backing from Chevrolet. He also moved R/BM from California to North Carolina.[19] Beat raced the first of its kind PRO SPEC truck in the 2021 Championship Off-Road Series, designing and building a race-ready benchmark prototype.[20]

2022

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Ahead of the 2022 Championship Off-Road season, Ryan Beat Motorsports expanded to field five trucks: a Pro 2 for the eponymous owner; three Pro Lites for Carson Parrish, Mason Prater, and newcomer Brody Eggleston; and a Pro SPEC for rookie Gray Leadbetter.[19] The 2022 Champ Off Road season kicked off at Antigo. As an owner, Beat made history when his driver, Leadbetter, became the first female to win a professional Champ Off-Road race in the PRO-SPEC class. [21] Leadbetter would go on to win the PRO-SPEC championship, becoming the first female to win a championship in Champ Off-Road history. The win also gave Beat an additional championship as a car owner.[22] Beat closed out the 2022 Champ Off Road season with three podium finishes at Antigo, Crandon, and ERX.[23] In addition to short course off-road racing, Beat entered his second career Stadium Super Truck race in Nashville. Following a battle for the lead, Beat finished fourth.[24] [25]

2023

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Ryan Beat competed for the first time at The Great American Shortcourse series' season opener at King of the Hammers on Monday, February 6th. He qualified on the pole in the PRO-2 class, and after an inverted start, he raced from sixth to win. [26] [27]

In media

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Beat served in the 2015 film Furious 7.[28]

He was featured in a General Tire commercial that aired from 2018 to 2021.

Motorsports career results

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Career summary

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SEASON CLASS TEAM RACES POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 POS
2010 UTV Osborne Racing 4 1 2 3 4 9th
2011 UTV Hart & Huntington 10 4 4 4 9 7th
2011 Pro Lite Hart & Huntington 8 0 0 0 4 13th
2012 Pro Lite Hart & Huntington 15 0 1 8 14 2nd
2013 Pro Lite Hart & Huntington 16 0 0 2 4 17th
2013 Pro 2 Hart & Huntington 8 0 0 1 6 15th
2013 Pro 4 Hart & Huntington 10 0 0 6 10 10th
2014 Pro Lite Hart & Huntington 16 0 0 8 11 5th
2015 Pro Lite Ryan Beat Motorsports 17 0 1 6 10 8th
2016 Pro Lite Ryan Beat Motorsports 16 6 3 13 13 3rd
2017 Pro Lite Ryan Beat Motorsports 14 1 1 8 10 7th
2018 Pro Lite Ryan Beat Motorsports 11 3 4 9 10 1st
2019 Pro Lite Ryan Beat Motorsports 10 3 2 8 10 1st
2020 Pro 2 Ryan Beat Motorsports 10 2 1 9 10 3rd
2021 Pro 2 Ryan Beat Motorsports 12 2 7 9 4th
2022 Pro 2 Ryan Beat Motorsports 12 0 5 5 9th

Stadium Super Trucks

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(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 SSTC Pts Ref
2019 COA
3 		COA
6 		TEX TEX LBH LBH TOR TOR MOH MOH MOH MOH ROA ROA ROA POR POR SRF SRF 15th 37 [29]
2022 LBH LBH MOH MOH NSH
4 		NSH
8 		BRI BRI 10th 34 [30]
2023 LBH
6 		LBH
11 		NSH
5 		NSH
14 		8th 48 [31]

* Season in progress.

References

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  1. ^ Bourdon, Stuart (May 7, 2015). "ORX Interview: Ryan Beat - Short Course Off Road Racing Rising Star". OffRoadXtreme.com. The Power Automedia Network. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hart and Huntington Off Road Signs MX Talent, Ryan Beat to Race SR1-UTV". Race-Dezert.com. Race Dezert. August 4, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hart and Huntington Off Road Rolling Out New ook, More Style, Refined Approach". Race-Dezert.com. Race Dezert. 19 March 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Burns, Josh (August 29, 2012). "Ryan Beat Wins First LOORRS Race on General Tires". Off-Road.com. Off-Road. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Ryan Beat and Premiere Motorsports Group Earn Top PRO-4 Podium Finish at Lucas Oil Challenge Cup". Race-Dezert.com. Race Dezert. 6 November 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "A Word With Ryan Beat". champoffroad.com. Champ Off Road. 6 May 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Team GT Driver The One to "Beat" in Chandler". RockCrawler.com. Rock Crawler. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ryan Beat Overcomes Tragedy to Get Back to the 2016 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series". KNFilters.com. K&N Filters. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. ^ James, Richard (September 20, 2018). "Ryan Beat's Unfinished Business". RACER. RACER. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Team Bilstein Racers Earn Prestigious Short Course Championships". Race-Dezert.com. Race Dezert. October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ryan Beat Returns to General Tire for the 2018 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Season". GeneralTire.com. General Tire. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Bilstein and Ryan Beat Show Strength in Season Opener". performancebusinessmedia.com. Performance Business Media. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Beat Ready to Chase a Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Pro Lite Repeat Before Turning His Attention to Pro 2". lucasoiloffroad.com. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ James, Richard (September 20, 2018). "Ryan Beat's Unfinished Business". RACER. RACER. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Beat Ready to Chase a Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Pro Lite Repeat Before Turning His Attention to Pro 2". lucasoiloffroad.com. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Championship Profile: Pro Lite Champion Ryan Beat". lucasoiloffroad.com. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^ "Continental to compete in SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks series". Tire Business. March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  18. ^ "Round 1 – Austin, Texas – 3/23/19". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Ryan Beat Motorsports announces 2022 short course off-road lineup" (Press release). Ryan Beat Motorsports. 1972 Media. May 31, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via EIN Presswire.
  20. ^ Anderson, Micah (April 27, 2021). "Short Course Racer Ryan Beat Unveils 2021 Livery And Team Partners". OffRoad Xtreme. OffRoad Xtreme. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  21. ^ "BILSTEIN Sponsored Racer is First Female to Win Professional CHAMP Off-Road Race". Bilstein. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  22. ^ "At 17, Leadbetter 1st woman to earn Championship Off-Road Pro Class Title" (Press release). Gray Ledbetter Racing. September 7, 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via PR Newswire.
  23. ^ "Results". champoffroad.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  24. ^ "Ten on SST Nashville lineup including Beat, McFarland". The Checkered Flag. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  25. ^ "Results". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  26. ^ "The Beat Goes On In Hammertwon". SpeedSport.com. Speed Sport News. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  27. ^ "Results". Great American Shortcourse. Great American Short Course. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  28. ^ Beat, Ryan. "Ryan Beat on Fast & Furious Off-Road Racing". SpeedFreaks (Interview). Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  29. ^ "2019 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  30. ^ "2022 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  31. ^ "2023 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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