2011
WORCS ATV Racing
Round #4 - Cahuilla Creek MX
April 25, 2011
Report By: Joe Colombero
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Can-Am's Josh Frederick
Takes Cahuilla Creek WORCS Round 4
MCR / Maxxis' Beau Baron
& Motoworks' Jeremy Warnia Podium
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#1 Can-Am's Josh Frederick claims his first
win of the season at Cahuilla Creek MX
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Anza, CA - There are few things
more impressive than a #1 plate on the front of
your race machine and across the back of your jersey.
Moose Racing’s Josh Frederick has earned the
right to wear the #1 WORCS ATV Pro plate several
times and his professionalism, work ethic, talent
and determination will likely earn him several more
Championships. Thus far this season, a victory eluded
Josh for the first three rounds, but that all changed
at round four in Anza, California as Frederick took
a decisive win against a field of the fastest riders
on the planet.
Dustin Nelson took the ATVriders.com holeshot and
immediately had his hands full with Jeremie Warnia,
Beau Baron, David Haagsma, and Frederick all hounding
him for an opening. Warnia was the first to get
by and the fast Frenchman took the opportunity to
gap the field and pull away in the clean air and
open track in front of him.
But it was not to be Warnia’s day; as both
Frederick and Baron would not be denied the top
spots on the podium. Frederick doggedly worked his
way forward riding faster each lap as the race wore
on and other riders tired on the long, brutal WORCS
course. First he made his way into second, and then
he closed the giant gap Warnia had pulled and made
the pass for the lead. Frederick had to pit the
very next lap and as the fuel was filling his tank,
Warnia went by. The Can-Am teammates left the pits
virtually nose to tail and disappeared into the
long off-road section. Baron was not far behind
as he too kept riding harder as the race wore on.
As the white flag waved it was still anybody’s
race and the lead trio could all smell the victory
for the taking. When the checkered flag came out
it was Frederick with the win almost a minute
ahead of Baron, who took second place 20 seconds
ahead of Warnia in third. Haagsma finished fourth
with Jerrod McClure in fifth, Robbie Mitchell
sixth, Josh Row seventh, Dillon Zimmerman eighth,
Dirkie Baard ninth, and Dustin Nelson tenth..
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Pro ATV Racing Podium (left to right)
Jeremie Warnia
(3rd) , Josh
Frederick
(1st) ,
Beau Baron (2nd) |
Josh Frederick #1 1st place
“I got an okay start, I think I was fourth.
Then I battled with Beau and Dustin for a bit.
Then I got behind Frenchie. I got into the lead
when they pitted Frenchie and I knew I had to
put in some good hard laps and try to stretch
out the lead. Then I pitted and he passed me and
I got right behind him. I wanted to push my way
past him in the off-road, but it’s important
for the team for us both to be on the podium and
I didn’t want to risk taking us both out.
So I pressured him and waited for him to make
a mistake and I got by him and it paid off. We’re
teammates and I want Frenchie to do well, but
I like to win. It feels great to get the first
win of the season. My Can-Am/Motoworks/DWT machine
was awesome today.”
Beau Baron #549 2nd place
“I got a decent start and rode as hard as
I could. Frenchie started to get away and I and
Josh had to wait for Dustin to make a mistake so
we could get by him, he was holding us up a little
on the off-road, but he’s fast on the motocross
course. Me and Frederick got around him and pushed
it hard. Josh didn’t back off and I kept trying
to gap him, then I had to pit and he got by me.
Then I couldn’t get close enough to capitalize
and get by him again. Then on the last lap Frenchie
made a mistake and I passed him and got second.
All in all it was a good race and I’m happy.
The course was great and I’m pumped to be
on the box.”
Jeremie Warnia #62 3rd place
“Josh was very fast today and did not make
any mistakes so I could not catch him. I made a
little mistake in the off-road and he went by me
very fast. That is why he is Champion.“
With four rounds in the books, Warnia leads the
WORCS Pro ATV Championship points chase with 92/2
wins via a 1-2-1-3 record. Defending WORCS Champion
Frederick is close in second with 87/1 win via a
3-3-2-1 record. Baron is third with 72 points, Nelson
fourth with 68 and Haagsma fifth with 61.
Don’t miss the next round on June 3-5 in Clay
Peaks Payette, Idaho.
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