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WORCS ATV Racing
Round #1 - Speed World
January 24, 2010

WORCS ATV Racing

WORCS Racing ATV Race Report

Arizona Grand Canyon
Arizona received near record rain & snow this past week before Round 1 of the WORCS Series
Surprise, AZ - The 2010 WORCS ATV racing series kicked off its tenth season this past weekend at Speedworld MX in Surprise, AZ and saw MCR/Maxxis’ Beau Baron and Mike Cafro claim the first and third positions on the Pro Podium, while Can-Am Motoworks’ Josh Frederick claimed the second spot, and the newest team member, Cole Henry, claimed the Pro-am ATV win.

With several inches of rain falling throughout the week, which caused flooding throughout Arizona and record snow in the mountains, it left many wondering if the race would go on, but race promoter, Sean Reddish, was determined to overcome Mother Nature since many traveled thousands of miles to race, and after cancelling practice on Friday, the racing started on time Saturday morning as planned with the skies beginning to clear. By Sunday, track conditions were near perfect as racers lined up for the main event.

Levi Marana - Honda TRX 450RR ATV
John Shafe - Honda TRX 450RR ATV
#501 Levi Marana
#8 John Shafe
There were several familiar faces missing for the Pro ATV line-up this weekend for numerous different reasons, and some will be back later in the season while others may not return, and here are some of those missing: #501 Levi Marana was finally healed up, but a failed transmission on his race quad kept him out of the lineup, but he will be back for round 2. Also, #8 John Shafe wrecked on his mountain bike, which sidelined him with an injured thumb, but he will also make his debut at Primm. #3 Jeremie Warnia is going to focus on racing motocross for 2010, so he was missing. #6 Doug Eichner is also still recovering from his wreck at Glen Helen, but he will be back on a new KTM ride in the near future. #7 Jarrod McClure is focusing on GNCC Racing for 2010 with his new Polaris ride since nearly all the WORCS & GNCC races overlap this year.

As the Pro ATV class charged into the first corner, Yamaha’s Dustin Nelson and MCR/Maxxis’ Beau Baron were tire to tire with the official holeshot going to Nelson. 2009 WORCS Champ Baron and Nelson battled back and forth for three laps before Baron was able to get the pass on Nelson and make it stick.

WORCS Pro ATV  Holeshot
Golden West Yamaha's #94 Dustin Nelson grabbed the holeshot, but #1 Beau Baron was leading the way around the first turn
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