2014 WORCS Racing Round #5 - Desert Empire May 10, 2014 Ridgecrest, CA

Holz racing’s RJ Anderson was in fifth off the start and was right on Jeff Obering’s heels, who was in fourth off the start. Anderson and Obering battled hard, but Anderson got by Obering at the midway point when Obering flipped and dropped back to sixth. Obering’s misfortune allowed Anderson to take over fourth and charged his way into third to claim the final spot on the WORCS Pro SxS podium.

Kolob Racing's Jeff Obering battled with RJ Anderson till the third spot when Obering flipping over in the final lap, which allowed Anderson to take over the final podium spot

“It was a pretty gnarly track out there. It was a pretty fast track and I kind of struggled a little bit with the stock motor that I have been running all year. Even so, my Polaris RZR ran awesome and my Walker Evans shocks were amazing out there. I am trying to keep consistent finishes, which is something I struggled with last year, but this year has been going really well for us,” said Anderson.

RJ Anderson not only battled the competition, but also the elements as all the racers had to deal with near white out conditions & 70+ MPH winds

Ryan Piplic had a good start was running in third off the start but a broken belt, sent him back to seventh. Piplic was able to fix the issue and made a hard charge, which brought him up to a fourth place finish.

Despite a replacing a belt, FOX's Ryan Piplic still managed to finish fourth

“I got a good start and felt my belt starting to slip and then go away. I stopped in the pits and I don’t know how many people went by. I expected to finish a lot further down the list with as many racers in the class, but I worked back up to fourth and I am pretty happy with that,” said Piplic.

The only Kawasaki Teryx racer in the WORCS SxS Pro class, Nolan Remlinger, grabbed the holeshot on the second row, and he hung on to finish in the top five less than four seconds behind Piplic.  

Nolan Remlinger grabbed the holeshot in Row 2 in the WORCS Racing Pro SxS Class. Remlinger finished fifth in his Kawasaki Teryx