Ryan Beat

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.{{cite web |last1=Bourdon |first1=Stuart |title=ORX Interview: Ryan Beat - Short Course Off Road Racing Rising Star |url=https://www.offroadxtreme.com/features/interviews/orx-interview-ryan-beat-short-course-off-road-racing-rising-star/ |website=OffRoadXtreme.com |date=May 7, 2015 |publisher=The Power Automedia Network |access-date=October 18, 2021}}

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.{{cite web |title=Hart and Huntington Off Road Signs MX Talent, Ryan Beat to Race SR1-UTV |url=https://www.race-dezert.com/home/hart-and-huntington-off-road-signs-mx-talent-ryan-beat-to-race-sr1-utv-21232.html |website=Race-Dezert.com |date=August 4, 2011 |publisher=Race Dezert |access-date=October 18, 2021}}

Beat was one of three drivers for Hart & Huntington Off Road racing the No. 51 ProLite for his first full season.{{cite web |title=Hart and Huntington Off Road Rolling Out New ook, More Style, Refined Approach |url=https://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/hart-and-huntington-off-road-rolling-out-new-look-more-style-refined-approach.102695/ |website=Race-Dezert.com |date=19 March 2012 |publisher=Race Dezert |access-date=October 18, 2021}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Josh |title=Ryan Beat Wins First LOORRS Race on General Tires |url=https://www.off-road.com/blog/2012/08/29/ryan-beat-wins-first-loorrs-race-on-generals/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=Off-Road.com |publisher=Off-Road |date=August 29, 2012}}

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.{{cite web |title=Ryan Beat and Premiere Motorsports Group Earn Top PRO-4 Podium Finish at Lucas Oil Challenge Cup |url=https://www.race-dezert.com/home/ryan-beat-and-premiere-motorsports-group-earn-top-pro-4-podium-finish-at-lucas-oil-challenge-cup-52332.html |website=Race-Dezert.com |date=6 November 2013 |publisher=Race Dezert |access-date=October 18, 2021}}

Beat almost quit off-road racing but then started his own team, Ryan Beat Motorsports (RBM) in 2014.{{cite web |title=A Word With Ryan Beat |url=https://champoffroad.com/interview-with-ryan-beat/ |website=champoffroad.com |date=6 May 2021 |publisher=Champ Off Road |access-date=October 18, 2021}}

Beat won his first Pro Lite race in LOORRS competition as a driver/owner in the No. 51 Pro Lite truck.{{cite web |title=Team GT Driver The One to "Beat" in Chandler |url=https://www.rockcrawler.com/2015/04/team-gt-driver-the-one-to-beat-in-chandler/ |website=RockCrawler.com |publisher=Rock Crawler |access-date=October 18, 2021}}

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.{{cite web |title=Ryan Beat Overcomes Tragedy to Get Back to the 2016 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series |url=https://www.knfilters.com/blog/ryan-beat-overcomes-tragedy-to-get-back-to-the-2016-lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series |website=KNFilters.com |publisher=K&N Filters |access-date=October 18, 2021}} Racing the No. 51 in the Pro-Lite class, Beat captured three wins and finished third in the points.{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Richard |title=Ryan Beat's Unfinished Business |url=https://racer.com/2018/09/20/ryan-beats-unfinished-business/ |access-date=October 18, 2021 |work=RACER |publisher=RACER |date=September 20, 2018}}

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.{{cite web |title=Team Bilstein Racers Earn Prestigious Short Course Championships |url=https://www.race-dezert.com/home/team-bilstein-racers-earn-prestigious-short-course-championships-151816.html |website=Race-Dezert.com |date=October 30, 2017 |publisher=Race Dezert |access-date=October 18, 2021}}

Beat returned to Team GT in the No. 51 Pro Lite truck.{{cite web |title=Ryan Beat Returns to General Tire for the 2018 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Season |url=https://generaltire.com/our-world/latest-news/ryan-beat-returns-to-general-tire-for-the-2018-lucas-oil-off-road-racing-se |website=GeneralTire.com |publisher=General Tire |access-date=October 18, 2021}} Competing in the No. 51 Pro Lite truck, Beat won the season opener at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ.{{cite web |title=Bilstein and Ryan Beat Show Strength in Season Opener |url=https://performancebusinessmedia.com/bilstein-and-ryan-beat-show-strength-in-season-opener/ |website=performancebusinessmedia.com |publisher=Performance Business Media |access-date=October 18, 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Beat Ready to Chase a Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Pro Lite Repeat Before Turning His Attention to Pro 2 |url=https://lucasoiloffroad.com/news/series-news/beat-ready-chase-lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-pro-lite-repeat-turning-his |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203095038/https://lucasoiloffroad.com/news/series-news/beat-ready-chase-lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-pro-lite-repeat-turning-his |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |website=lucasoiloffroad.com |publisher=Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series |access-date=18 October 2021}}{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Richard |title=Ryan Beat's Unfinished Business |url=https://racer.com/2018/09/20/ryan-beats-unfinished-business/ |access-date=October 18, 2021 |work=RACER |publisher=RACER |date=September 20, 2018}}

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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.{{cite web |title=Beat Ready to Chase a Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Pro Lite Repeat Before Turning His Attention to Pro 2 |url=https://lucasoiloffroad.com/news/series-news/beat-ready-chase-lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-pro-lite-repeat-turning-his |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203095038/https://lucasoiloffroad.com/news/series-news/beat-ready-chase-lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-pro-lite-repeat-turning-his |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |website=lucasoiloffroad.com |publisher=Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series |access-date=18 October 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Championship Profile: Pro Lite Champion Ryan Beat |url=https://lucasoiloffroad.com/news/series-news/lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-championship-profile-pro-lite-champion-ryan-beat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810114017/https://lucasoiloffroad.com/news/series-news/lucas-oil-off-road-racing-series-championship-profile-pro-lite-champion-ryan-beat |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |website=lucasoiloffroad.com |publisher=Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series |access-date=October 18, 2021}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20190322/NEWS/190329977/continental-to-compete-in-speed-energy-stadium-super-trucks-series|title=Continental to compete in SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks series|work=Tire Business|date=March 22, 2019|accessdate=March 25, 2019}} He scored a podium in the first race by finishing third.{{cite web|url=https://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2019-austin-race-1/|title=Round 1 – Austin, Texas – 3/23/19|work=Stadium Super Trucks|access-date=July 14, 2022}}

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.

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. 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.{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Micah |title=Short Course Racer Ryan Beat Unveils 2021 Livery And Team Partners |url=https://www.offroadxtreme.com/news/short-course-racer-ryan-beat-unveils-2021-livery-team-partners/ |access-date=October 18, 2021 |work=OffRoad Xtreme |publisher=OffRoad Xtreme |date=April 27, 2021}}

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.{{cite press release|url=https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/574713998/ryan-beat-motorsports-announces-2022-short-course-off-road-lineup|title=Ryan Beat Motorsports announces 2022 short course off-road lineup|publisher=Ryan Beat Motorsports|agency=1972 Media|via=EIN Presswire|date=May 31, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2022}} 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. {{cite web |title=BILSTEIN Sponsored Racer is First Female to Win Professional CHAMP Off-Road Race |date=27 July 2022 |url=https://bilstein.com/en-us/bilstein-sponsored-racer-is-first-female-to-win-professional-champ-off-road-race/ |publisher=Bilstein |access-date=8 February 2023}} 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.{{cite press release |title=At 17, Leadbetter 1st woman to earn Championship Off-Road Pro Class Title |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/at-17-leadbetter-1st-woman-to-earn-championship-off-road-pro-class-title-301619422.html |access-date=8 February 2023 |publisher=Gray Ledbetter Racing |via=PR Newswire |date=September 7, 2022}} Beat closed out the 2022 Champ Off Road season with three podium finishes at Antigo, Crandon, and ERX.{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://champoffroad.com/ |website=champoffroad.com |access-date=8 February 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=Ten on SST Nashville lineup including Beat, McFarland |url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2022/08/ten-on-sst-nashville-lineup-including-beat-mcfarland/ |website=The Checkered Flag |date=4 August 2022 |access-date=8 February 2023}} {{cite web |title=Results |url=https://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2022-nashville-race-1-results/ |website=Stadium Super Trucks |access-date=8 February 2023}}

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. {{cite web |title=The Beat Goes On In Hammertwon |url=https://www.speedsport.com/other-series/off-road-racing/the-beat-goes-on-in-hammertown/ |website=SpeedSport.com |date=7 February 2023 |publisher=Speed Sport News |access-date=8 February 2023}} {{cite web |title=Results |url=https://gas.livemotorsports.com/results/?p=view_race_result&id=4138283 |website=Great American Shortcourse |publisher=Great American Short Course |access-date=8 February 2023}}

Beat served in the 2015 film Furious 7.{{cite interview|last=Beat|first=Ryan|url=https://www.speedfreaks.tv/ryan-beat-on-fast-furious-off-road-racing/|title=Ryan Beat on Fast & Furious Off-Road Racing|work=SpeedFreaks|access-date=July 14, 2022}}

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

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

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