2011
WORCS ATV Racing
Round #3 - Crazy Horse GP
March 20, 2011
Report By: Joe Colombero
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Can-Am's Jeremie Warnia
Tops Crazy Horse WORCS Round 3
Motoworks' Josh Frederick
& Yamaha's Dustin Nelson Podium
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Points leader, Can-Am's Jeremie Warnia,
claims his 2nd Win of the Season at the
Crazy Horse GP WORCS Pro ATV Race
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Lake Havasu, AZ - Jeremie “Frenchy”
Warnia powered his Can-Am into the lead early in
the race at round 3 of the WORCS Series at Lake
Havasu and quickly began to gap the field of all-star
racers. The last time Warnia took a big lead (at
round 1) he basically disappeared and easily dominated
the event. But that was not the case at Havasu.
Busting his way through the pack was defending WORCS
Champion Josh Frederick, who had his eye on getting
a victory at the race by the lake. Frederick had
his Can-Am performing impossible feats of speed
and skill on the brutal, tough, and whooped out
sand course at Havasu.
This was clearly the best race of the year so
far, as Frederick hunted down and hounded Warnia
well into the first hour. Nose-to-tail the Can-Am
duo sprinted over rocks, whoops, and over the
water jump, like a pair of NASCAR’s drafting
down the straight at Daytona, no quarter asked
and non given between the teammates. Frederick
made the pass just after the first hour and tried
to pull away. But now it was Warnia’s turn
to play the role of the Pit-Bull that won’t
let go.
Frederick set the fastest lap of the day with
a 6:03.697 with Warnia just a tick slower at 6:04.075.
Then Warnia took over the lead again and Frederick
took up the slot of second in the draft. It came
down to the final lap and with Warnia taking the
win with Frederick coming across the line literally
trying to ram his way into the lead but having
to settle for second. Both riders were exhausted,
thrilled with their great race and happy to be
on the top of the boxes with Warnia a bit happier
with the win than Frederick was with the #2 slot.
Third place fell to Dustin Nelson who came through
the pack himself to grab the final podium slot.
Former WORCS Champion Beau Baron took home fourth
with David Haagsma rounding out the top five.
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Pro ATV Racing Podium (left to right)
Josh
Frederick
(2nd) , Jeremie
Warnia (1st) ,
Dustin Nelson (3rd) |
With three rounds finished Warnia is the points
leader with 72/2 wins with Frederick in the second
slot with 62. Nelson holds down third in the chase
with 57 with Baron fourth in points with 50.
In other ATV Pro news, fan-favorite Tim Shelman
severed his left “birdie” finger early
in the race when he got the way-ward digit caught
between the chain and the countershaft sprocket.
Shelman rode to the ambulance, had the finger
washed and taped back together, and when told
to go straight to the hospital said, “I
have to finish the race first.” Shelman
re-entered the track and rode one-handed for the
next hour finishing 14th. Only then did he take
off his gear and allow his wife to take him to
the Havasu hospital where the finger was re-attached.
The next round for these ATV Iron-Men is April
22-24 in Cahuilla Creek, Anza, California. Don’t
miss it!
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