WORCS ATV Series
Round #5 - Toutle, WA
Riverdale Raceway
June 6-7, 2009
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Riverdale Raceway WORCS
Racing Pro ATV Race Report
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MCR’s newest team member, Josh Row did
not disappoint as he raced his way to the number
four spot. Row was sixth off the line and held
strong and consistent pace over the course of
the two hour race. Row chose good lines and rode
smart to worked his way into the number four spot
in the ninth lap, where he would stay all the
way to the checkered flag.
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| Pro
Rookie, #417 Josh Row, once again put in
an impressive ride as he just missed the
Podium with a 4th place finish |
#6
Mike Machado secured a season best 5th place
finish, which moved Machado within one point
of 5th place in points |
Mike Machado was looking good as well as he came
on strong this round to take the number five spot,
his best finish so far this season, which has
him sitting in a respectable sixth place in the
points race.
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| Polaris'
Doug Eichner made a dramatic charge from
nearly last place to claim a 6th place finish |
Polaris’s Doug Eichner was caught up in a
first turn pile up that left him towards the back
in the first lap. Eichner was on a mission as he
charged through the pack, but at one point it looked
as if Eichner would not be able to finish the race
when his quad began to smoke and had oil dripping
down the case. As it turned out, it was just a minor
leak from the pile up and Eichner would continue
to battle his way to the front. After a valiant
fight, Eichner would end his day in sixth place.
Dustin Nelson was not having a good day on the mostly
woods track. Early in the race, Nelson clipped a
tree, breaking his steering stabilizer and leaving
him at a disadvantage. Nelson would go on to hit
two more trees, with the third one, taking him out
of the race. “If there was a good sportsmanship
award in this series it would have to go to Jarrod
McClure. There was a podium position on the line,
but he stopped to help me and make sure I was ok.
I really have to give him a big thanks!” said
Nelson after the race.
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| Yamaha's
Dustin Nelson appeared to be on his way
to a Podium finish and even a win, but the
Washington state trees got the best of Nelson,
which sent him for a loop, but luckily,
he wasn't seriously injured. Dustin, Beau,
and Jarrod talked about the race after the
Podium celebration |
Team MCR’s Mike Cafro also fell victim
to the rough conditions. In lap seven, Cafro hit
a rough spot and ended up breaking his wrist,
which could have him out of the series indefinitely.
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| MCR's
Mike Cafro injured his wrist, which sidelined
him seven laps |
Washington's
#15 Ryan Piplic scores a season best 7th
place finish |
Can-Am Motowork’s Brandon Smith was caught
in the first turn pile up, but was looking very
fast until he pulled off the track at the start
of lap two with a broken shock. Smith also ended
up being disqualified because he rode his quad
backwards on the track to the pits, instead of
pushing it as the rules state.
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