2014 WORCS Racing Round #4 - Sand Hollow April 12, 2014 Hurricane, UT

Mitch Guthrie Jr. claimed his third podium finish of the season with a second place finish behind Baron after a nearly taking the win in the final lap.  Guthrie was able to get by Baron in lapped traffic, but Guthrie suffered the same fate in the final miles of the lap, which dropped him back into the second spot, which he held to the checkered flag.

Mitch Guthrie Jr. finished second after earning the win at WORCS Round 3

“The course was very rough. I liked all the dunes and got some big air off of them. It was pretty rough through the rocks and whoops, but I had a great time. The RZR held up great and didn’t have a single problem,” said Guthrie after his second place finish. 

Rounding out the podium, ITP’s Nick Thompson who earned his first WORCS podium finish after starting on the third row of a total of 29 Pro SxS Racers. With adjusted times, Thompson was able to charge his way up through the pack and capture the final spot on the podium.

Nick Thompson earned his first Pro SxS podium in third at Sand Hollow in his Polaris RZR XP 1000

Loan Mart’s RJ Anderson finished in fourth just a few seconds behind third place finisher Nick Thompson. After winning the WORCS Racing Season Opener at Honolulu Hills, RJ Anderson is tied with Jeff Obering for third place in points.

RJ Anderson finished fourth in his Polaris RZR XP 1000. Anderson is now tied for third place championship points race with Jeff Obering

FOX’s Ryan Piplic was on the gas early on as he charged his way into the second spot behind Beau Baron, but a bent tie-rod ended his charge for the podium, but he held on to claim a fifth place finish.

Former WORCS SxS Pro Champion Ryan Piplic rounded out the WORCS Pro SxS Class Top Five. Piplic is currently fifth in the points race after four rounds of racing

“I’m back to my old ways of trying to just be consistent. I don’t have to win, but I definitely want it, but I need to be consistent for the rest of the year,” said Piplic.