WORCS ATV Racing
Round #1 - Speed World
January 25, 2009
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WORCS
Racing ATV / UTV Race Report - Continued
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Dillon Zimmerman claimed the win with David
Haagsma right on his rear tires at the finish
as the pair finished a lap ahead of the
rest of the class |
In last year’s Pro-Am class, Can-Am Motowork’s
Dillon Zimmerman missed his shot at the Pro-am championship
after suffering a bad crash that left him unable
to compete in the final round, where he and Josh
Row were in a heated points battle. This year, Dillon
has his sights set on taking the championship and
proved that he is serious after taking the first
round win. Dillon got off to a good start in 5th
place and soon found himself battling with David
Haagsma for the lead. “Haagsma had about a
35 second lead on me and I just reeled him in,”
said Dillon. The pair battled back and forth several
times over the course of the race, with Zimmerman
barley edging out Haagsma at the finish line for
the win, Leaving Haagsma to settle for second while
Garrin Fuller claimed the final spot on the Pro-am
podium. Dillon Zimmerman also claimed the win in
Saturday’s Production A class with Ron Heath
in second and Cody Mitchell in a close third.
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Zimmerman celebrated his win on and off
the Podium as the Motoworks / CanAm Team
secured 2 wins to kick off the 2009 WORCS
Racing Season |
In the Women’s A class, Washington State
native Tammy Balser claimed the fastest lap time
and a 41 second win over second place Julie Russell
who also looked strong and consistent. While in
Missy Blythe took the win in Women’s B and
Elizabeth Shafe came out on top in Women’s
C class. In the Utility lass, Jason Miller rode
away with the win, followed by Don Higbee in second
and Todd Hunter in third.
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| #200
Tammy Balser claimed the Women's A Class
Win along with a 4th place finish in the
Sport 15-29 A Class |
#338
Glenn Relethford III secured the Sport 15-29
B Class Win along with 6th place finish
in the Open B Class |
In the youth 12-15yrs Mod Sport ATV class, Jaiger
Snow took the win with Raycen Snow in second while
Allie Shelman raced her way to the final spot
on the podium. Alex Mininger finished in 4th followed
closely by Ashley Clinton rounding out the top
five. In the Sport 8-15 Yrs. Class, Tyler Beckman
claimed an impressive win with Mark Baptist in
second and Alexander Ortiz in third.
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| #16Y
Buddy Williams won the 70cc Open Class &
finished 2nd in teh 70cc Mod Class behind
#6Y Travis Beckman |
#65Y
Devin Borges finished in the top 5 in three
races and claimed the 90cc Mod Class Win |
The UTV races, which are a crowd favorite, also
offered plenty of excitement. In the UTV Class
1, Mark Holz was a dominating force aboard his
Polaris RZR, but he was being followed by first
time UTV racer, John Widdle & co-pilot Casey
Greek,, who was holding a strong second until
towards the end of the race, when he flipped his
UTV in spectacular fashion when his front wheel
clipped the wall of wash section of the track..
Luckily no one was hurt, but Widdles’s crash
allowed Steve Irvin to finish in second and Justin
Sheakley to take home third place.
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| Motoworks'
John Widdle was on cloud 9 after getting
a chance to race in the UTV, but he wants
to finish next time |
#129
David Knight sponsored Jared Stahl to race
with his daughter in the UTV Class 2 event,
and they claimed the 2nd spot |
Now that the first race of the 2009 season has
wrapped up, it’s obvious that there will
be some incredible racing among the Pro’s
this year. With Josh Frederick trying to defend
his title, and an increasing number of competitors
that are able to make the podium on any given
day, this could be one of the most exciting seasons
in WORCS history. Round two of the 2009 WORCS
series, which will be held on Feb. 27th –
March 1st where Racetown 395 in Adelanto, CA will
play host to the weekend’s events.
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