2014 WORCS Racing Round #1 - Honolulu Hills January 19, 2014 Taft, California

Yamaha’s Dustin Nelson grabbed the early lead by grabbing the Holeshot aboard his Moto-Xperts powered Yamaha YFZ450R. Although Nelson would round the first turn in the lead, disaster would strike just a few turns later when he landed off a jump and his seat would fly off. Quickly scrambling to put back on his seat, Nelson lost his lead and would climb aboard his machine just as the Pro-Am Class was released from the starting gate. Unfortunately, Nelson would once again loose his seat just a few minutes later, but this time he would correctly fix the issue and began the hard charge towards the front of the Pro Class. Impressively, Nelson was able to make up enough time in the ten-lap race to secure fourth place.

Dustin Nelson secured the Holeshot aboard his Moto-Xperts powered Yamaha YFZ450R

“I was pretty stoked on the Holeshot, a big thanks to Moto-Xperts, this weekend was the first time we’ve ran their engine and I’m very excited for this year with their power behind us with the Dubach exhaust helping with power. The ATV just ripped with the DWT Tires putting power to the ground” explained Dustin Nelson

Maxxis’ David Haagsma would start the 2014 season by rounding out the top five in pro class. Haagsma ran into his fair share of issues from the beginning by getting a bad start then later experienced fatigue from the shocks not being dialed in enough, which kept him from contending or a podium finish.

David Haagsma rounded out the Pro ATV Class Top Five in fifth

“The Pro ATV race wasn’t good for me at all at the start, I spun a lot and everyone blew passed me. They watered so much the first lap that I went through all of my tear offs and had to back off a bit. I still ended up with a fifth place, and I’m not happy with that but the next time will be a whole different story,” said David Haagsma of his fifth place finish

Utah native, Robbie Mitchell, battled for a top five position all day. Mitchell would run in seventh place for the first two laps, then he would move into fifth place. With two laps remaining, Mitchell would loose one position to David Haagsma and would cross the finish in sixth.

Robbie Mitchell finished sixth at Honolulu Hills

Collins Webster & Garrin Fuller would round out the final two spots in the Pro Class finishing seventh and eighth respectively.

In the Pro-Am Class, defending Pro-Am Class Champion Grant Mitchell got off to a great start by battling for the Holeshot with David Flores and Matt Hancock. Unfortunately, his lead would be cut short as he would run into issues early into the race.

With Grant Mitchell falling back, it opened up the lead for Hancock and Flores to battle for the front spot. Flores charged his way to the front by the second lap to take the lead, which he held for the remaining eight laps to earn his first Pro-Am win of the season.

David Flores took over the lead on lap two where he would sit until the finish