Taft, CA (11/12/2007) - It
was the final race at Honolulu Hills this weekend
and Team Polaris/Eichner Racing captured the
final round at Taft, Ca. Like a Washougal race
a year and a half ago, the California rain settled
in just before the Pro race on Sunday and made
for a phenomenal track just before the start.
The gate dropped and it was Oregon's Brandon
Brown that picked up the ATVRiders.com $100
holeshot award followed closely by Temecula
Motorsports John Shafe and new comer to WORCS
Epic/Can-Am's Sage Baker. While the battle up
front was forming, 5X WORCS Champion Doug Eichner
was making his way to the front fast.
By the time the Pros came into the Endurocross
section, Eichner was out in front and already
starting to gap Brandon Brown in second, followed
by Shafe, Baker, McClanahan and Washington likeable
Tim "TPQ" Shelman.
While it looked like Baker was going to give
Eichner a run, he started to fade and eventually
the DS450 expired and was retired early. The
EPIC crew didn't have to good of luck as 2007
WORCS National Pro ATV Champion, Josh Frederick,
only lasted three laps before his DSX450 went
away as well. While Josh was walking back to
the pits, Doug Eichner never let off and took
his Outlaw 525 to the checkers first followed
by Brandon Brown rode 2nd place.
The battle for third was between local Pro
rider Jarod McClanahan out of Taft, Ca and Tim
Shelman. As those two started the white flag
lap, the Pro pits were going crazy as those
two came screaming through. On the final lap
Shelman was able to sneak around J-ROD and take
the 3rd and final podium spot.
Other notables were former Pro-Am champion
Justin Waters who secretly turned Pro on Sunday.
Justin showed speed but also suffered mechanicals.
Look for JW to go fast in 2008. Atascadero Pro
Bike rider Beau Baron showed up and took his
stock 2007 Suzuki to a 4th place finish and
WORCS Racing staff member/pro rider Ryan Piplic
rounded out top 5.
Pro Am field saw teammates Dax Snow and Bronson
Bundy battling not only for final round finish,
but the National Pro-Am Championship as well.
In the end it was Washington's Drew Lattimar
who secured the win, Bronson Bundy finished
second & Myron Whitehorse captured the 3rd
and final podium spot in Pro-Am.
Pro Class Top 5
1. Doug Eichner
2. Brandon Brown
3. Tim Shelman
4. Beau Baron
5. Ryan Piplic
Pro Am Class
1. Drew Lattimar
2. Bronson Bundy
3. Myron Whitehorse
4. Dax Snow
2007 WORCS Racing Pro & Pro-Am
Champions:
Pro- Josh Frederick
Pro Am- Bronson Bundy
