Can-Am / Motoworks' Josh Frederick won round 3 & was joined on podium with teammate Dillon Zimmerman in 3rd

Vista, CA (3/21/2012) – Can-Am / Motoworks’ Josh Frederick topped the podium with his second win of the season at round three of the 2012 WORCS series and he was joined by teammate Dillon Zimmerman who claimed his first ever pro podium finish in third.

Crazy Horse Campground in Lake Havasu, AZ is notorious as one of the roughest tracks of the season and it lived up to the reputation this past weekend as the sand gave way to huge ruts and whoops. Mother Nature was rather fickle for this round as well with unseasonably cool temps that even included a little snow in the higher elevations of the Arizona deserts, but the adverse conditions did not stop the Motoworks team from claiming victory.

Josh Frederick recorded the fastest lap in the pro class at WORCS round 3

There was a dead engine start for this race, which sometimes has a big impact on racers, but it didn’t seem to matter much to Josh Frederick who was in the top five early in the first lap. Frederick kept the hammer down and in the second lap he recorded the fastest lap time of the race with a time of 06:00.315. Frederick remained in the number three spot and tried to pace himself, but a particularly rough section hampered his efforts briefly. Undeterred, Frederick charged his way back up through the pack. “I got a little crossed up and it set me back but I just kept going and got up to second and started chasing down the leader,” said Frederick.

As it turned out, the leader went down in the same section that almost claimed Frederick just a few laps earlier and Frederick would inherit the lead. Once out front, Frederick began to pull away and held his lead all the way to the checkered flag for his second win of the season. “I’m really glad to be on the podium again. My Motoworks Can-Am DS450 was working great and my DWT tires hooked up really well, even in the sand. It was a tough track but I took the win and I’m really happy to be up on the podium with my teammate,” stated Frederick.

Can-Am / Motoworks' Dillon Zimmerman took his best pro career finish at Lake Havasu finishing third

Dillon Zimmerman had a great race and took the best finish of his pro career at round number three. Zimmerman had a good start, but got held up when another racer wrecked in front of him in the third turn, putting Zimmerman to the back of the pack. “It was a little disappointing to have a good start and then get caught up like that, but I just put my head down and started working my way up,” Zimmerman explained.

The young racer worked his way back up to sixth before the end of the first alp and continued his charge. Zimmerman was soon battling it out for the number three spot and came out the victor of that battle. Zimmerman held down the number three spot for several laps as he rode it all the way to the finish line for his first ever pro podium finish. “It’s been a while since I’ve been on the podium so I’m a little speechless right now,” he stated.

“I’m really proud of the team. Josh did a great job out there and Dillon has been working so hard; he really deserves to be on the podium,” stated Motoworks team owner, Johnny Leach.

Round number four of the 2012 WORCS series will head to Surprise, AZ on April 13th – 15th where Speed World MX Park will play host as the Can-Am/Motoworks team goes for the podium.