WORCS ATV Racing Round 8 - Mesquite MX October 17-18, 2009

Can-Am Motoworks’ Jeremie Warnia grabbed his first ever Pro WORCS holeshot at the final round. “I was very excited to be out front. That was my first holeshot in WORCS,” said the French rider.

Motoworks' Jeremie Warnia claimed a WORCS 1st Holeshot at the Mesquite MX by barely edging out Yamaha's Dustin Nelson who has claimed the past three Holeshots

Warnia would not be able to hold his lead however and would fall back several places after having a close encounter with a tree. Luckily, Warnia was ok and charged back to finish in the number three spot, which would also give him third in the pro points.

WORCS Pro ATV Racing Podium (left to right) Dustin Nelson (2nd) , Josh Frederick (1st), Jeremie Warnia (3rd)

Chad Wienen, the newest addition to the Can-Am Motoworks team, was sporting pink riding gear this weekend in order to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “I think it’s a good cause and I’m hoping to draw recognition to it, and someday, hopefully, they will find a cure,” said Wienen, who has a personal stake in cancer awareness after his mother lost her battle with cancer.

Motoworks / Can-Am's Chad Wienen made his debut with his new team in Canada just a few weeks ago at the Montreal SX and brought home the win, and he appeared to be on his way to another win at Mesquite MX when he built a commanding lead early in the race before a crash took the wind out of his sail, but he did prove that he is right at home with his new team, and I expect Wienen to finish on top several times in 2010

Wienen’s pink gear wasn’t the only thing that got everyone’s attention though. Wienen was having a good go of things as he was second off the line and took over the lead by the second corner. Wienen had pulled an eight second lead by the time he left the motocross section and headed into the off-road portion of the course. Unfortunately for Wienen, he would not be able to hold his lead after a brief dismount in the fourth lap and would fall back to fourth, where he would hold steady all the way to the finish line. “It was a long race and I kind of hit my knee really hard when I crashed, so that made it a little harder to keep up that pace for the entire race,” he said of his fourth place finish.