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Yokley Racing's
Jarrod McClure WORCS ATV Race Report
WORCS Olympia - Round
7 - McCleary, WA - July 24, 2010
Frankfurt, KY (7/28/2010) -
National Guard Polaris Yokley Racing ATV Team
rider Jarrod McClure finished 16th overall and
12th in the 20 rider Pro ATV class in Round 7
of the 2010 WORCS Series.
The GNCC Series has been on summer break for
almost a month, and National Guard Polaris ATV
Team rider Jarrod McClure decided to venture out
west for some racing action in round #7 of the
WORCS series held in McCleary, WA. The Straddleline
ORV race course has many similarities to a typical
GNCC track and the team was looking forward to
this race, which was held in a beautiful part
of the country just 15 miles west of the state
capitol in Olympia, WA.
The beautiful moderate weather was a welcome
relief coming from the heat and humidity back
east, so the team was ready to roll. After qualifying
5th on Saturday, ATV pilot Jarrod McClure was
getting anxious for the race to begin. There were
some familiar faces from the GNCC series at this
event with GNCC Champ Chris Borich, Adam McGill,
and Johnny Gallagher to help fill up the gate
in the pro class making for an exciting race.
When the gate dropped McClure went into the woods
running about mid pack. He had an eventful first
lap when he slammed into someone causing him to
hit a tree that put him further toward the back
of the pack. Overcoming the first lap incident,
Jarrod was making a charge through the field until
about the middle of the race and a call was made
in the pits by Team Manager William Yokley. Yokley
saw that Jarrod was being held up by several riders,
keeping him from moving up towards the front to
join the battle. The decision was made to send
him on another lap without refueling, thinking
there was no chance of him running out of gas.
Yokley felt like Jarrod was in contention for
a top 5 finish without a doubt, but that wasn’t
the case.
When he failed to complete the next lap, the
team knew he had run out of gas, and William felt
horrible for making that decision. Jarrod McClure,
having the never give up attitude, pushed his
ATV back to the pits to re-fuel and enter the
track where he left it. He was able to finish
the race in 12th place for the day.
A special thanks goes to Moto Pro training for
putting together an awesome work out and nutrition
program for our team, because there is no way
anyone could race an hour, then push the quad
to the pits, and go back out for another hour
without being in the best of shape! We would like
to congratulate MCR/ Maxxis Racing’s Beau
Baron on his flawless win over the rest of the
field in his quest to defend his title again this
year in the WORCS series.
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors:
The Army National Guard, Polaris
Industries, Kenda Tires, Dragonfire Racing, Monavie,
EXIT Suspension, XC Bobs.com, Roll Design, Motoworks
Exhaust Systems, IMS/Roll, PURE Polaris Lubricants
& Fuels, Intense Fabrication & Design,
Douglas Wheel Technology, Moto Pro Training, Tire
Balls, Andrews Cycle, Tsubaki Chains, IMS, Shift
Apparel, CV4 Hoses, Hygh Octane Design, G-4 Graphics,
Scott Goggles, ATVRiders.com, Powermadd, Precision
Steering Stabilizers, and Bowers Motorsports
www.YokleyRacing.com
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