WORCS ATV Racing
Round #1 - Honolulu Hills
January 23, 2011
By: Joe Colombero
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WORCS Racing - Round
1 - Honolulu Hills - Pro ATV Race Report
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The Yamaha team came ready to run up front with
Dustin Nelson and last year’s #3 rider Josh
Row added to the squad.
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| Yamaha
has expanded their WORCS racing support
for 2011 with #3 Josh Row joining #94 Dustin
Nelson on the YFZ450R ATV |
This is just a sampling of the all-star talent
on the WORCS starting line that Creamer will have
to learn to contend with if he hopes to make an
impact in WORCS racing in 2011.
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Squad Racing's #270 grabbed the Pro Holeshot
followed closely by John Shafe, Dustin Nelson,
Dillon Zimmer & Jeremie Warnia |
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Jeremie Warnia took over the lead in lap
One & never looked back as he charged
his way to the season opener win with 23
seconds to spare |
When the gate dropped on the season opener, Creamer
grabbed the ATVriders.com Holeshot Award and dashed
out to the early lead. He hoped to gap the field
and hold the lead from gate to the checkered flag,
but there was that nasty pack of WORCS veterans
on his rear wheels.
Warnia, who happened to be the fastest qualifier,
flew past Creamer to take over the lead before
the first lap was half over. Next, Nelson moved
into second, dropping Creamer to third.
The battle was on for the next 1 ½ hours
(under the new WORCS Pro format) as Warnia rode
a nearly flawless race to take WORCS round 1 and
fire the first shot for the 2011 title. “My
Can-Am worked very good,” said the likeable
Frenchman after the race. “The track was
very much fun, I win and am very happy.”
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#94
Dustin Nelson |
#270
Josh Creamer |
Nelson took the second spot in a hard-fought battle
to try to catch Warnia. “I came around the
first turn third behind Shafe and Creamer. Then
when we got to the off road I went a little bit
wide and Frenchie (Warnia) got to the inside of
me. He and Creamer were on it the first lap and
pulled a little bit of a lead. I rode my pace and
kept charging and I got by Creamer and I went after
Frenchie, but he was on it. There was nothing I
could do to close up on him. I rode some really
good laps and I couldn’t real him back in.
Then I created some major drama for myself when
I caught the inside banner in a turn and lost my
10 second lead on Frederick by the time I pulled
the banner off. You never want Josh Frederick on
your tail at the end of a long race. I put the hammer
down and stayed ahead of him and got second. This
is as good or better as I’ve ever started
any season. I’m stoked to get the season started.”
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