Tempe, AZ (4/6/2017) - Pro
Motorsports’ Matt Hancock finished fourth
in Pro Stock and seventh in Pro SXS during
the WORCS racing event at The Orleans Casino
in Las Vegas. Hancock’s teammate and brother-in-law
Gareth Dihel extended his points lead in SXS
1000 Stock with his fourth victory of the
season.
The race was held on a unique course setup
inside The Orleans Arena and the parking lots
surrounding the venue. The track featured
hard packed dirt, pavement, metal ramp jumps,
a log section, a sand pit, tractor tires and
even a big air jump.
In the Pro SXS race, Hancock survived the
carnage-filled race. Driving a non-turbo Polaris
RZR with a Sparks Racing engine, Hancock ran
in the top three for much of the race before
finishing seventh. He now sits fourth in the
Pro championship.
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ELKA's
Matt Hancock finished 7th in SXS Pro,
which has him 4th in the WORCS Points
Championship |
“I guess I’m a desert guy, not a pavement
guy,” said Hancock with a laugh. “My car worked
awesome. I hit everything out there and our
Elka Shocks, Maxxis Tires and Tireblocks were
just dialed. I didn’t have any problems and
I was just ripping. Sparks Racing builds my
engines, and I was running a non-turbo in
the turbo class. I ran in the top three for
most of the race. I knew I needed points and
I just kept the car together.”
In an equally chaotic Pro Stock race, Hancock
started on the second row, but lost his brakes
on the second lap. Despite being at an obvious
disadvantage, Hancock improvised and snagged
a fourth-place finish. He is now sixth in
Pro Stock points, which tightened after this
race.
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Maxxis'
Matt Hancock just missed a podium finish
in 4th place in the WORCS Pro Stock
SXS Class after time adjustments |
“The race was pretty crazy,” explained Hancock.
“I lost my brakes on the second lap and this
track is so fast and technical that it was
pretty sketchy. I had to learn really quickly
how to drive without brakes. I hit some of
these logs wide open and it took it like a
champ. Without brakes, I had to pitch it into
the dirt, whip the wheel over and it would
slow me down just enough. The Elka Shocks
and Maxxis Tires just took whatever I threw
at them.”
Gareth Dihel had his own experience with
carnage in the SXS 1000 Stock race. After
taking the lead at the start in his Polaris,
he got caught up in a crash that took out
his front differential and power steering.
After climbing back through the field, he
was involved in another tangle in the same
corner. Amazingly, he recovered to win the
race.
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Gareth Dihel scored his 4th WORCS SXS
1000 Stock Class Win at Round 6, which
extended his points lead to 26 points |
“I took the lead at the start and I slid
into the first asphalt section which blew
out my front diff and my power steering,”
said Dihel. “I was running second and, in
the same spot, I hit another guy and had some
more carnage. I got lucky that we both finished.
I needed some points, so it’s nice to get
this win. The points were getting close there,
so it feels really good to get a bigger gap.”
Hancock and Dihel will return to action
as the series next heads to Sand Hollow State
Park in Hurricane, UT April 21-23.
2017 Pro Motorsports
Team Sponsors:
Maxxis Tires, Pro Motorsports, LKH Farming,
Elka Suspension, Tireblocks, ROLL Design,
Sparks Racing, FLY Racing, K&N Filters,
Method Race Wheels, IMS Products, ATVRiders.com,
JR Publications, Finish Line Signs, VisionX
lights, RCV Axles, Fasst Co, Polaris Lubricants,
Dragonfire Racing
