Tempe, AZ (5/10/2016) - Pro Motorsports’ Matthew and Jeff Hancock finished fourth and fifth in a tough WORCS Pro ATV race at Mesquite MX. Matt Hancock continues to shine in his rookie season and recorded his best career WORCS Pro finish, while Jeff Hancock’s fifth-place showing was his best so far this season.
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Matthew
Hancock earned his best WORCS Pro career
finish at Mesquite MX in fourth |
Matthew Hancock rebounded from a multi-ATV pileup at the start of the nine-lap race, picking his way through the field on the combined motocross and off-road sand wash course. His finishes have consistently improved every race this season.
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Despite getting tangled up in a
pileup early in the race, Matt Hancock
worked his way up to fourth before crossing
the finish |
“That crash was a nightmare,” said Matthew. “I don’t now far back we started, but it felt like a minute. I got really pumped up there and I didn’t stay as calm as I should have. So I just tried to breath and let my blood pressure go down. I knew I set my pace too slow at the last race, so I said ‘What the heck,’ and I started pushing it. I’m pretty stoked that I got my best finish. I felt great out there today.”
The course featured a combination of a big air motocross section, combined with an off-road section comprising sand whoops, silt beds and rocks. The rough course took its toll with nearly every racer crashing at some point during the race.
“My Elka suspension was great today,” added Hancock. “This track got pretty rough; a lot of people wrecked and a lot of people broke. It just shows that we run the best stuff, and it allows us to finish every race. My Maxxis Tires allowed me to rip anywhere I wanted to today in the sand.”
While Jeff Hancock missed the first-lap carnage, he didn’t come out unscathed. He overcame a mid-race bobble to finish fifth.
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Jeff Hancock rounded out the WORCS Pro ATV top five |
“I got into some whoops, hit the back brake when I landed and went end over end,” said Jeff. “We tried a few different things, and it looks like it’s working. The Elka shocks were amazing today in both the high speed and the low speed sections. The Maxxis Tires and Tire Blocks were great today. They worked everywhere and I had no flats. The bike ran amazing.”
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Jeff Hancock catches some air on his Elka Suspension backed Honda 450R at Mesquite MX in Mesquite, NV |
Pro Motorsports and the Hancocks will be back in action on both the ATV and SXS Classes as WORCS hits Iron Mine Race Park in Cedar City, UT May 27-29.
Hancock Racing
Team 2016 Sponsors:
Maxxis Tires, LKH Farming, Elka Suspension,
ROLL Design, Sparks Racing, FLY Racing, FASST
Co., K&N Filters, Tire Blocks, DWT Wheels,
Method Wheels, IMS Products, Works Connection,
Gaerne Boots, Hinson Racing, Sunstar Sprockets,
ATVRiders.com, Precision Stabilizers, RPM
Dominator Axles, Fourwerx Carbon, Precision
Nutrition Plus, Streamline Brakes, Baldwin
Motorsports, OURY Grips, JR Publications,
Finish Line Signs, Matrix Racing Products,
CV4 Products & TCS Motorsports, VisionX lightsÂ
