| 2012
Yamaha / Quad-X Racing Series
Round #4 - The Ranch
Anza,California
May 6, 2012
|
|
Yamaha / Quad-X Racing
- Round 4– The Ranch Race Report
H&M Motorsport's David
Haagsma Takes 3rd Staight Win at Round 4
| Yamaha
/ Quad-X Racing Series
"The Ranch" - Round 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hesperia,CA
(5/8/2012) – Maxxis / H&M Motorsports’
David Haagsma took his third straight overall win
at round number four of the 2012 Yamaha Quad-X series
and further increased his points lead over defending
pro champion, Dustin Nelson, who took second on
the podium, while Josh Row rounded out the top three
for the day.
|
|
| Round
4 of the 2012 Yamaha Quad-X Series was held
at "the Ranch" in Anza, California,
which one of the new tracks on the 2012
schedule |
| |
|
Spark's #422 David Haagsma grabbed the Moto
One Holeshot & went on to secure the
moto win |
The Ranch, in Anza, CA was the hosting facility
for round four of the Quad-X series. The track
is quite sandy so horsepower plays a big part
in who will come out on top, and it seemed that
the Curtis Sparks backed Honda TRX 450R of David
Haagsma had plenty of ponies to spare.
In the first moto, Haagsma grabbed the holeshot
and led from start to finish despite pressure
from Dustin Nelson in the first lap. While battles
raged on behind him, Haagsma was free to pull
away and cruise to the checkered flag. “Moto
one went really good. I got the holeshot and I
pulled away a bit. Beau was closing in a bit at
the end but we ran out of time,” said Haagsma.
|
|
|
H&M Motorsport's David Haagsma
once again grabbed the Moto 2 Holeshot &
lead from start to finish for his 3rd straight
Overall win, which has boosted Haagsma (97
pts) to a 6 point lead over multi-time champion,
Dustin Nelson (91 pts) |
The second moto was pretty much the same story
for Haagsma. The #422 Honda grabbed the holeshot
and began to pull away. Haagsma again cruised
to victory with a 14 second lead over the competition.
“It feels really good to take another win.
Dustin and Beau are tough competitors so I’m
really happy about having the points lead, but
it’s still early in the season and anything
can happen, but I really hope I can win a championship,”
Haagsma stated.
|
|
Yamaha's
#94 Dustin Nelson battled with #549 Beau
Baron in Moto One for several laps before
Baron was able to make the pass with Nelson
finishing in the 3rd spot |
Yamaha / Goldenwest Cycle’s Dustin Nelson
got a good start in the first moto, in second
right behind David Haagsma. Nelson soon came under
fire from a charging Beau Baron and was locked
into battle for several laps before falling back,
in lap eight, to the number three spot. Nelson
tried to remount a charge but was unable to take
back second and settled for a third place finish.
| |
| Yamaha's
#94 Dustin Nelson came back in Moto 2 to
claim the 2nd spot for 2nd Overall |
Dustin Nelson did not get the start he was hoping
for in the second moto and came off the start
outside of the top five. Nelson put the hammer
down and charged his way through traffic. Nelson
made his way into third by the second lap and
began to chase down the leaders. In the third
lap, Nelson made his way past Jason Fife and took
over second place. Nelson began to close in on
Haagsma, who was in the lead but ran out of time
before he could make a move. Nelson’s 3-2
finishes gave him second overall on the pro podium.
|
