Yokley Racing's
Crazy Horse WORCS ATV & UTV Race Report
Crazy Horse - Round
3 - Lake Havasu, AZ - March 19-20, 2011
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National Guard's
Scott Kiger rails a turn on his way to
a 3rd place finish
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Frankfurt, KY (3/22/2011) - National
Guard Polaris Coastal DragonFire Yokley Racing Team
driver William Yokley finished 6th in the Side by
Side 1 Class in Round 3 of the 2011 WORCS Series,
and National Guard Polaris Coastal Yokley Racing
Team driver Scott Kiger finished 3rd in the same
Class. National Guard Coastal Yokley Racing ATV
Team rider Jarrod McClure finished 9th in the Pro
ATV Class.
The National Guard Coastal Yokley Racing team traveled
to the Crazy Horse Campgrounds in Lake Havusu Arizona
for Round 3 of the 2011 WORCS series. The team had
a short turnaround since racing in the Georgia GNCC
only last week. The crew had to hustle to get the
race machines prepped and transported out west.
The course consisted of the normal moto cross sections
with big jumps, and desert sections with deep ruts,
lots of sandy whoops and loose rocks everywhere.
The weather was perfect, clear and 65 degrees.
The 45 minute Side by Side race began with the
National Guard Polaris RZR EP-900s running 2nd
& 4th through lap 1 of the 6 lap race. William
Yokley was right on the leader and was running
a smooth pace. Scott Kiger was comfortably running
right behind in 4th. Both drivers wanted to take
care of their equipment and try to improve their
positions toward the end. On lap 3, Yokley’s
radiator began clogging up with sand, dirt and
gravel from running right behind the leader. His
machine went into “safe mode,” meaning
the machine cuts the fuel flow so as not to overheat
the engine and cause any type of failure. This
is a great safety feature, but it came at an inopportune
time. Yokley dropped back to 7th, and finally
finished out the race in 6th position. Kiger,
on the other hand, was running a smooth race and
finished a strong 3rd position.
The new Polaris RZRs performed well today; Yokley
is still leading the WORCS season points, and
Scott Kiger holds down 5th. The Side by Side Team
now looks forward to the next GNCC race in Union,
South Carolina on April 9.
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Yokley
Racing's Jarrod McClure Took Round 3 Pro
Holeshot |
The National Guard Coastal Yokley Racing ATV
Team Rider Jarrod McClure was looking forward
to returning to the WORCS Series after last week’s
GNCC race in Georgia. He made the long drive out
to Arizona, and was prepared for the conditions.
Jarrod got a great start in this 90 minute race,
getting the holeshot and running in 2nd position
at the end of lap 1. He was running strong and
the bike was working great; this was looking like
a good points day.
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Jarrod
McClure had a bit of bad luck with a derailed
chain but was able to fix the chain by poking
the chain with a wooden course marker |
Problems began on lap 2 when Jarrod and Dustin
Nelson collided in a turn, causing Jarrod to flip
his machine over. He was able to get it turned
back over, reposition his handlebar controls,
and continue on. About a half lap later, a rock
got into his sprocket and caused the chain to
derail. Unfortunately, the chain was jammed into
the cases and was stuck really tight! Jarrod used
one of the course marker stakes, and began poking
and prying the chain in hopes of getting it untangled.
He finally had success, reinstalled the chain,
and was on his way again. The crash and the derailed
chain cost him 12 minutes, so he was quite a way
behind at this point. He went from 2nd place to
14th on that lap.
The bike ran flawlessly the rest of the race,
and Jarrod finished 9th place in the Pro Class.
He is 8th in WORCS season points, and was happy
to finish where he did under the circumstances.
Jarrod now makes the long drive back to Pennsylvania
where he will get his bike prepped for the GNCC
ATV race next Saturday in Morganton, North Carolina.
No rest for the weary, see you there!
Yokley Racing Team
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