Yokley Racing's William Yokley Wins WORCS SxS Class 1 Title
WORCS ATV Racing - Round 9 - Surprise, AZ - November 12, 2011

Coastal Racing's William Yokley won both the WORCS Side-by-Side Class 1 Championship but also the GNCC Open Modified Class!

National Guard Coastal Yokley Racing Pro ATV Team rider Jarrod McClure finished 8th in the Pro ATV class, and 7th in WORCS season points.

The team arrived in Arizona for the last WORCS race of the 2011 season. William Yokley had already wrapped up the 2011 GNCC Side by Side National Championship three weeks ago in Indiana, and now was focused on doing the same in the WORCS championship series. The Speed World MX facility is multi-use with a dragstrip, freestyle, motocross and offroad desert courses.

Yokley only needed to finish in the top eight to clinch the championship, so he planned to be a little less aggressive than usual. It was a good thing he had a points cushion because his day did not go as planned! He got a good start from the front row, and stayed out of the beating and banging which is typical in the first few corners. He stayed right behind the lead group and things were going smoothly. Teammate Scott Kiger started on row 2, and was having a very good race. On lap 2, Scott came upon William sitting on the side of the track. Like a loyal teammate, he stopped to see if he could help. They assessed the situation, and decided that he would tow William back to the pit area for repairs.

William Yokley in his Polaris RZR XP 900 UTV / SxS at Speed World	Scott Kiger finished off the 2011 WORCS season in sixth in the Side-by-Side Class 1

Once back in the pits, the National Guard Polaris Coastal crew jumped in and changed the malfunctioning clutch in a matter of minutes. Scott got back in the race, and a few minutes later, William did as well. They were more than a lap down by now, but they soldiered on to the finish. By finishing 9th, William was able to take the championship by just a few points. Kiger was running a great race, and looked like he would have his best finish of the season until he stopped to help William. Scott finished the day in 7th place.

William Yokley and the Polaris Ranger RZR XP900 have won the season championships in both the GNCC and WORCS this year. This is quite an accomplishment against this high level of competition. A big thanks goes out to all the team sponsors who have supported Yokley Racing in 2011!

The Pro ATV race on Sunday looked like it was going to be a mudfest due to the rain all night and into the morning. A good start would be important in order to stay out of some of the roost. The race was started using the Pro Motocross starting gate, and when the gate dropped, Jarrod was running in 7th place. He was able to make a few passes, and worked his way up to 4th going into lap 2.

National Guard's Jarrod McClure also raced in both the WORCS & the GNCC ATV Racing Series placing Seventh in WORCS Pro Class & sixth in the GNCC XC1 Pro Class

The course included the surrounding desert areas, as well as parts of the motocross course. The WORCS crew set up the usual obstacles of stacked logs and huge heavy equipment tires, just to make it interesting. The track started drying up a bit as the race progressed, and became really fast. Jarrod was running a strong pace, and the bike was working well.

He came in for his fuel stop about half way through this 90 minute race. The crew took a little extra time to clean some of the mud off of the radiators to help with the cooling system. He re-entered the race in 5th place and attempted to make up some time. On the last lap of this 10 lap race, Jarrod’s machine started slowing down, and finally came to a stop. He could not get it restarted, and had to call it a day. He finished the race in 8th place, and finished 7th in the WORCS season points.

This has been a long season and a lot of coast to coast travel for the team. Again, we could not have done this without all of our great team sponsors! We look forward to seeing everyone at the races in 2012!

Yokley Racing Sponsors: The Army National Guard, Polaris Industries, Coastal Racing, DragonFire Racing, Kenda Tires, Monavie, EXIT Suspension, Roll Design, XC Bobs.com, Douglas Wheel Technology, HMF Exhaust Systems, Moto Pro Training, SHIFT Riding Gear, Tsubaki Chains, IMS/Roll, CV4 Hoses, ATVRiders.com, Tireballs, Precision Racing Products, G-4 Graphics, SCOTT USA Goggles, IMS, Hygh Octane Designs, Bowers Motorsports, TanTerra Wines, Tusk Off-Road, Baldwin Motorsports, K&N Filters, RPM Axles, KG Clutches and PowerMadd.

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