Las Vegas, NV (3/23/2016) - Super ATV’s Katie Vernola clinched a top five finish at round five of WORCS from Lake Havasu City, AZ. This was the last race of the double- header weekend, with round four taking place on Saturday. Vernola competed in the Women’s class, where she battled mechanical difficulties throughout the race to salvage a fifth place finish.
Vernola launched herself to a great start and the race looked promising early on. “I got a better start then I did yesterday, which I was excited about. I just tried to keep up the momentum,” stated Vernola.
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After earning seventh at WORCS Round 4 , SuperATV.com's Katie Vernola finished fifth |
Unfortunately, the momentum was quickly stalled out when mechanical troubles began. “Within maybe 30 seconds of the first lap I had to turn off the car. It sounded like it was stuck in neutral. I was still in high, so I turned off the car and then tried to get back going,” explained Vernola.
After Vernola did get back going on the track she made some serious progress, catching all the way up to second place. Suddenly, mechanical troubles struck again when Vernola hit a sharp rock on the track, which caused her to get a flat tire, causing her to slowly lose positions. “My car was hot and suffering a flat tire so that was a bummer. It took me back slowly to fifth place. I was barely going two mph up those hills. I thought for a second I was going to have to get out and push, but I managed to get passed the checkered flag,” said Vernola.
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Katie Vernola launches her Polaris RZR over the lagoon jump at Lake Havasu |
Despite the issues, Vernola enjoyed the race and the track. “The lagoon jump was fun. I am landing very smooth, the King shocks just cushion it up so its not a hard landing at all. Lake Havasu is so much fun, I can not wait to get out here and race again. The sand is beach sand so it feels really nice. I am loving the track style. The sand and whoops are similar to back home so its nice to drive on something I am used to,” reported Vernola.
“We will be back for round six. Hopefully I will finally get that first place,” said Vernola about her next WORCS series appearance. Round six will be held on April 15-17 at Sand Hollow State Park in Hurricane, UT.
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