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

WORCS Racing - ATV & SxS Race Reports

Beau Baron Wins 2014 WORCS Racing Season Opener
Josh Row & Dillon Zimmerman Round Out Pro ATV Podium

Taft, CA (1/20/2014) - The first round of the 2014 Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS Series presented by Motoworks and Dirtwheels kicked off this weekend at Honolulu Hills Raceway in Taft, California. Defending Champion Beau Baron would earn the first win of the season in the Pro Class followed by Josh Row and Dillon Zimmerman.

WORCS Racing Pro ATV Podium
WORCS Racing Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Dillon Zimmerman (3rd), Beau Baron (1st), Josh Row (2rd)

It was a beautiful weekend in Taft, California with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80’s. Although the state of California is under a severer water drought, the WORCS crew did a nice job of keeping the track watered to help cut down on the dust.

Defending WORCS Pro ATV Champion Beau Baron got off to a mid pack start and would make his way up to third place by the end of lap one. It wasn’t until after running into an issue with his tear offs and making a quick pit stop to adjust his suspension that he made the charge into second place and began reeling in the leader Josh Row. Baron would eventually catch Row and was able to make the pass for the lead on lap nine.

Beau Baron - Honda 450R ATV
Beau Baron worked his way up to the lead on lap six after getting a mid pack start

“I got off to a fifth place start in the ATV race and started picking off guys left and right and then got stuck behind Collins (Webster) for a couple laps, and right off the bat when I got behind him, he hit a big water hole and all the water went right under all of my tear-offs, so I dumped all fourteen tear-offs. I got into the pits and got some fresh goggles and softened up my suspension and the ATV really started settling down and I was able to get rid of my arm pump and keep charging as hard as I could.  I was finally able to catch up to Row and run him down and take the lead and the win. I’m just super stoked I could take the win today for me and the team and everyone who supports us” explained Baron on his win

Earning a well-deserved second place finish in the Pro Class was Josh Row. For 2104, Row made the switch back to a Honda 450R after two years aboard a Factory Yamaha ride. Row looked very comfortable aboard his 417 Motorsports Honda as he would take over the lead from Dustin Nelson just a few turns into the race.  Josh Row secured the lead until the last two laps when Beau Baron made the pass to take over the number one spot.

Josh Row - Honda 450R ATV
Josh Row is on his own race program this year aboard his 417 Motorsports Honda. Despite his new ride and race program, Josh Row landed on the podium first round

“The Honda is really good and it’s different being on a new ATV and with my own program, but this first round went exactly how I wanted it to go. It was a surprise for me to get out front immediately and it was an ideal situation but it was only my third or fourth time on the track with that quad and it was just really awesome to go big with these guys,” stated Row

Can-Am’s Dillon Zimmerman rounded out the Pro Class podium at Honolulu Hills WORCS. Chasing David Haagsma for nearly half the race, Zimmerman was able finally make the pass on lap six to take over third place where he would remain until the checkered flag waved.

Dillon Zimmerman - Can-Am DS450
Dillon Zimmerman launches his GPS Off-Road Can-Am DS450 off the 100 ft step down

“The Can-Am was phenomenal and we got it handling better than ever, the whole geometry of the quad is great! Third place was great for the first race of the season, it feels great to be up on the podium” said Zimmerman

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