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2014 WORCS Racing
Round #1 - Honolulu Hills
January 18, 2014
Taft, California

WORCS Racing - ATV & SxS Race Reports

RJ Anderson Wins 2014 WORCS Season Opener at Honolulu Hills
Mitch Guthrie, Jr.& Ryan Piplic Round Out Pro SxS Podium

Taft, CA (1/20/2014) - The 2014 Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS Series presented by Motoworks and Dirtwheels season kicked off at Honolulu Hills in Taft, California this weekend. There, RJ Anderson would earn the first win of the season in the SxS Pro Class followed by Mitch Guthrie Jr. & Ryan Piplic placing second and third.

WORCS Racing SxS Pro Podium
WORCS Racing SxS Pro Podium (left to right)
Ryan Piplic (3rd), RJ Anderson (1st), Mitch Guthrie, Jr. (2rd)

Racers were greeted with ideal racing conditions with temperatures in the low 80’s all day. Although California is in an extreme water drought, the WORCS crew did their best to water the dry track to cut down on the dust.

WORCS Racing SxS Pro Podium
A total of 65 SxS drivers lined up for the 2014 WORCS Racing Season Opener

There were a total of 64 SxS entries that showed up for the 2014 WORCS Season Opener.  With this many cars battling for the top position in each class, it made for one interesting race with a lot of traffic with 29 entries in the Pro Class alone! This year, the WORCS Racing Series decided to start with a clean slate for all SxS racers. Each racer had to draw for starting position, unlike in the past where starting position for the opening round was determined by the position you finished at the end of the previous season.  After round 1, class points will once again determine each racers starting position.

RJ Anderson did not have the best luck of the draw when it came to his starting position. Anderson would draw to start on the second row, forcing him to have to make several passes for the lead. Despite his unfavorable starting position, RJ Anderson was able to make up some ground after coming through scoring at the end of lap 1 in seventh position.  By the end of lap two, Anderson began battling with 2013 WORCS SxS & ATV Pro Champion Beau Baron, but would soon loose his power steering forcing him to use more effort to keep the near stock 2014 Polaris RZR XP 1000 under control.

RJ Anderson - Polaris RZR XP 900
RJ Anderson leads Beau Baron in his Polaris RZR XP 1000

“My finishing rate was a little rough last year, so to come out in 2014 and start off with a win in Round 1 I’m super pumped! I didn’t really know much of the track, I only got about a lap in yesterday to check it out, so a lot of it was unfamiliar to me. I had an awesome battle with my Beau (Baron) who is my Holz Racing Teammate. We were battling the whole time but something mechanical bit him, but it was such a fun race. The Polaris RZR 1000 is awesome!  I am actually running a stock drive train, so my motor is bone stock just with Muzzy exhaust on it. Pretty much, it shows that in stock platform you can come out to a WORCS race just with the safety modifications and go battle for the top spot!” stated RJ Anderson.

After winning the 2013 WORCS Racing SxS Production Class, Mitch Guthrie, Jr. made the move up to the SxS Pro Class in his Polaris RZR XP 1000.  Gutherie made a big statement when we landed on the podium in second place proving he has what it takes to be a top contender in the SxS Pro Class.

Contributing to his impressive finish at round one, Mitch Guthrie, Jr. started the race out front by grabbing the SxS Pro Class Holeshot and holding on the physical lead the entire race.

Mitch Guthrie Jr. - Polaris RZR XP 900
Mitch Guthrie Jr. grabbed the Holeshot in his Polaris RZR XP 1000

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