2015 WORCS ATV Racing Round #7 - Straddleline ORV August 2, 2015 Olympia, WA

“I thought I’d just win it with talent because I’ve been training with fatty foods, whiskey, and Geritol,” joked Shelman, who hails from nearby Bonney Lake, WA. “I just came out here to have fun because there are a lot of good people here and this my hometown race. Plus, I like the trees and I hate sand whoops. I was in fourth for a while.

FOX's Tim Shelman came out of retirement to claim a 6th place finish on his newly rebuilt Honda 450R

“I just wanted to beat Doug Eichner,” added Shelman. “It was so cool to see him out here again. That was really the highlight of the weekend for me. Doug is 50 years old and I’m 45. The two of us together are older than the entire rest of the field combined.”

Six Time WORCS Pro ATV Champion, Doug Eichner came out retirment as well to compete in the Pro ATV class

Six-time WORCS Pro ATV Champion Doug Eichner took a hiatus from retirement and ran the Pro Class here. After running a competitive race, Eichner finished seventh. “It’s been six years since I raced a quad,” laughed the 50-year-old Eichner. “This is the Pacific Northwest. All my friends and family are out here. So I brought the All American KTM out for a spin. I had a decent start. I figured it was easier to start in the front and work my way back. I was right with those guys until we got into the trees. I hit the same tree twice and hit some other trees. I got stuck like four times, but I had a good time. It was good to get out and ride with these guys again. It’s amazing how fast David and Beau are.”

Even at 50 years of age, Doug Eichner, was still hard on the gas

STI’s Mike Sloan clinched the Pro-Am Championship with his eighth straight victory of the season as he remains undefeated. David Flores, Alex Ortiz, Joseph Shafe and Tyler Benally rounded out the top five.

WORCS Racing Pro-Am ATV Podium (left to right) Alex Ortiz (3rd) , Mike Sloan (1st), David Flores (2nd)

“My Duncan Racing motor fired up on the first kick,” said Sloan. “The Elka suspension handled all of the roughness out there. I got a great start and built up a lead. I just rode smart. It feels good to wrap up the title early.”

STI's Mike Sloan grabbed the holeshot & held on to claim his 8th straight win of the season to secure the Pro-Am championship

Other winners on the weekend were: Carlos Reyes (50cc 4-6); Aaron Cuevas (50cc 7-8); Jespn Evans (70 Stock); Zackary Furman (70 Production/70 Open); Kaden Chatham (90 Stock); Alexis Mead (90 Production/Sport 8-15); Cody Sanford (Production 250); Kenny Sanford 3 (250 Sport/12-15 Production Sport); Rolla Manning IV (12-15 Production); Michael Duncan (12-15 Open); Tory Matajcich (14-15 Production); David Flores (Production A); Dean Wheeler (Production B); Trenton Poplin (Production C); Alex Ortiz (Open A); Kyle Fuller (Open B/Sport 15-29 B); Lloyd Pahi (Open C); Sport 15-19 (Michael Owens); Justin Jacobson (Sport 15-29 C); Jared Middlebrooks (30+ A); Matthew Blum (30+ B); Graham Proctor (30+ C); John Semas (40+ A); Dane Dennison (40+ B); Tim Dillon (40+ C); Rick Shafe (50+ A); Michael Loftesnes (50+ B/C); Bhreanna Curley (Women A); Stacey Applegate (Women B); and Jolen Crouse (Women C).

The WORCS Racing Series is back in action September 25-27th at Glen Helen Raceway in Devore, CA for the eighth round of the season.

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