Can-Am / Motoworks Jeremie
Warnia Wins at WORCS Championship
Can-Am's Collins
Webster Wins 2011 WORCS Pro-Am ATV Title
Valcourt, Québec (11/15/2011)
- Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450 racer Jeremie Warnia
won the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS)
Pro-class Championship with a second-place finish
at the finale in Surprise, Ariz. Teammate Josh
Frederick, who was tied with Warnia for the Pro
class points lead heading into the final race,
finished third and only two points behind Warnia
in the chase for the series title. Collins Webster
won the WORCS Pro-Am Championship by winning the
final race aboard his Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450.
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Jeremie
Warnia celebrates his 2011 WORCS Pro ATV
Championship at Speed World MX with the
Can-Am / Motoworks Team aboard his Can-Am
DS450 ATV |
"I couldn’t be happier for Jeremie
Warnia and for the Motoworks / Can-Am team’s
outstanding effort in 2011,” said Jimmie
O'Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. "Both Jeremie
and Josh Frederick were extremely competitive
and very consistent all season long, which is
the mark of both a top-notch program and a professional
approach from a riders’ perspective. They
only missed one Pro class podium the entire season
and notched six victories in nine races. While
they both deserved to win, Jeremie prevailed and
I’m thrilled that he could earn his first
WORCS title.”
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| Can-Am/
Motoworks' Jeremie Warnia placed second
at Speed World MX |
The WORCS finale was held at Speed World MX and
featured wet, muddy conditions due to heavy and
steady rains throughout the night. The poor conditions
early on made the start of the race even more
important. Warnia got a good start as he rocketed
off the line and tucked into second place behind
the race leader. Frederick was less fortunate
than his teammate but still was in the top five
at the start. However, the 2010 WORCS Champion
fell to seventh after the first lap and had to
play catch up the remainder of the race. By lap
six, he had passed his way into third place, but
could not catch the top-two racers.
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3x
WORCS Pro ATV Champion Josh Frederick makes
his way to the finish aboard his Can-Am
DS450 ATV |
Warnia took the lead on lap six and he was aggressively
pursuing his first WORCS title. Two laps later he
fell back to second and made the decision to ride
in control and finish the race in his current position.
He crossed the finish line in second place, earning
his eighth Pro class podium of the year, and ahead
of Frederick to capture his first WORCS Pro Championship.
Frederick ended the day in third place in the Pro
class after his inspiring comeback at round nine.
In 2011, he finished on the podium in every round
and earned second overall in the Pro class points
standings.
“It has been a pleasure for me to ride
in the U.S. for the last couple of years and getting
a championship here has made me very happy,”
said Warnia. “Today was great for me. I
got a good start and I just tried to ride my best.
I have been training hard, trying to do my best
and I finally got a championship.”
“I am disappointed I didn’t get the
championship, but I am really happy for Jeremie
and his winning the championship is good for our
team,” said Frederick.
Fellow Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450 Pro Dillon Zimmerman
matched a season best with a fifth-place finish
at the final event in Arizona. He finished sixth
overall for the year in the Pro class. Can-Am
DS 450 pro racers finished first, second and sixth
in the Pro class.
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Can-Am / Motoworks' Collins Webster
- 2011 WORCS Pro-Am ATV Champion |
Pro-Am competitor Collins Webster capped his
season with a dominating ride aboard his Motoworks-prepped
Can-Am DS 450. He moved from second into first
on lap two and never looked back as he posted
the fastest lap of the race on lap 10 and won
his class by more than 30 seconds. The racer,
from Las Vegas, Nevada, won four overalls in 2011
and finished 22 points ahead of second place during
his championship-winning season.
“It feels great to take two championships
this year,” said Johnny Leach, Motoworks
owner. “The Can-Am DS450 is a very solid
machine and it has been great for us this year.”
In the UTV Class 1 race, Mark Holz finished third
in his Motoworks / Holz Racing Can-Am Commander
1000 X to capture second place in the class championship
points.
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