WORCS
Racing - Round 9
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Bakersfield, CA (10/23/2015)
- H&M Motorsports’ Beau Baron and David
Haagsma finished first and second in the Pro
ATV class at Round 9 of the WORCS Series. Haagsma
clinched the WORCS ATV Pro Championship and
backed up his ATV efforts with a second-place
finish in the UTV Pro race with another second
place finish at the season finale. Collins Webster
finished fifth in the Pro ATV races.
Intermittent rain and mild temperatures during
the race weekend resulted in tacky and fast
racing conditions, which worked in favor of
both Haagsma and Baron.
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David
Haagsma Takes Pro ATV Championship with
Beau Baron finishing the 2nd Spot |
In the Pro ATV race, Haagsma snagged the
lead on the first lap with Baron in chase.
Baron short pitted during the middle stages
of the race and only took fuel, which allowed
him to take over the lead, which held to the
checkered flag for his fifth win of the season.
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Maxxis
/ Sparks' Beau Baron claimed his 2nd
Straight Pro ATV Win |
“Everything was working great on the Elka
/ Sparks Honda all weekend,” said Baron. “The
track had a little less chop and high pace
due to the rain. Today the track was a lot
faster than normal. All in all, it was a fun
course. The Maxxis Tires and Elka Suspension
worked great as always.”
Haagsma’s ATV title run came as the result
of five victories, and five additional runner-up
finishes. In fact, Haagsma never finished
out of the top two all season. Haagsma is
heading to the East Coast next season and
plans to run the full ATV Motorcross Nationals
season. Winning the WORCS title was an important
milestone for Haagsma before moving on.
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H&M
Motorsports' David Haagsma scored a
2nd place finish |
“I didn’t want to quit this until I got a
championship,” said Haagsma. “I’ll come to
the WORCS races whenever I can, so I should
run about half of the rounds next year. To
join the elite group of WORCS champions over
the years is an important part of my career.”
In the UTV Pro Race, Baron finished fifth
after recording one of the most dominant holeshots
of the season. Baron had elected to run smaller
tires and, while they worked great at the
start, the setup slowed his car in the long
run. In all, Baron recorded four UTV podiums
this season and finished third in points.
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Maxxis'
Beau Baron grabbed the Pro UTV Holeshot |
“I was sick of not getting holeshots all
year, so I put smaller tires on my car,” said
Baron. “I didn’t take the time to adjust my
suspension or anything. I also did some clutching
changes. It ripped at the start, but on the
straightaway it was topping out. I could only
block them for so long. I didn’t have the
right setup, but it was so fun leading for
a few laps.”
Haagsma’s conservative strategy came up just
short at the end and he settled for second.
Haagsma finished second in UTV points this
season on the merit of three victories and
three additional podiums.
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Maxxis'
David Haagsma finished 2nd in the Pro
UTV Class |
“I paced myself too much today and that was
a mistake,” said Haagsma. “I tried to reel
in the leader, but we got in some lappers
and I just ran out of time. I finished second
today and second in the championship. We had
some minor mishaps with belts on our car this
year, so without that, we’d be right there.
But that’s racing.”
Webster rounded out the top five in the Pro
ATV race, and he finished out the year fourth
in points despite missing the first two races
to the season.
One again, the H&M Motorsports’ Team
finished first and second in the Pro ATV ranks
with the team claiming every win of the season,
and the pair finished out the season in the
top three in the Pro UTV ranks as well.
H&M Motorsports 2015 Sponsors:
Maxxis, H&P Dairy, Haagsma Farms, Sparks Racing,
Elka Suspension, ROLL Design, Impact Solutions,
DWT, IMS Products, FLY Racing, Tire Blocks,
X-Brand Goggles, Works Connection, K&N Filters,
Gaerne Boots, Cognito Motorsports, Method
Race Wheels. Hinson Racing, FASST Co., Sunstar
Sprockets, ATVRiders.com, Precision Stabilizers,
DVS Shoes, RPM Dominator Axles, Maxima, Galfer
USA, Lusardi Motorsports, Baldwin Motorsports,
Fourwerx Carbon, ODI Grips, Finish Line Signs,
The Winning Team (Dye Fusion Apparel), CV4
Products, TCS Motorsports, Top the Podium.