2012 WORCS ATV Racing Round #5 - Racetown 395 May 12, 2012

Before we get into our race report for this round, we at ATVriders.com wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to Doug Eichner and his family. Doug’s wife, Joan, had been battling cancer for a couple of years and she lost that battle on Friday. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Eichner family during this difficult time.

Racetown 395 in Adelanto, CA was the location for round number five of the series and the weather was nothing short of hot with temps hovering at the 100 degree mark. While track workers did their best to keep the track watered, there were some sections they could not reach, making some wet conditions in areas and dusty in others.

Despite the hot temps, a large crowd spectator gatthered around the track to watch the racing action through the WORCS-X Section

Over the last few rounds, there had been much debate over whether or not the pro class would be allowed to drop one race this season and at this round, it was determined that there would be no drops, which worked to the advantage of some racers and could be detrimental to others.

Yamaha's #94 Dustin Nelson just came up short during the Pro parade lap

There was a good WORCS –X section for this round with two separate lines that races could take. The one line had a series of five logs to climb over, and the alternate line was much quicker with just two, but the last one you had to launch over a water lagoon, and if you didn’t clear the fifteen foot gap, you were going to get wet, but racers didn’t seem to mind getting a little wet as it helped to cool them down in the scorching heat.

Sparks Racing's #549 Beau Baron grabbed the Pro ATV Holeshot followed closely by his teammate, #422 David Haagsma

As the gate dropped for the Pro ATV main event, Maxxis Tires/H&M Motorsports’ Beau Baron grabbed the holeshot and checked out. Baron recorded the fastest lap of the race in lap two with a time of 08:44.1. Baron’s blistering pace kept him in the lead from start to finish.

Elka's #549 Beau Baron launches over the WORCS-X lagoon jump

Baron road unchallenged and took home the win for his team by over 1:45 ahead of second place. Baron’s win, combined with the “no drop” decision has Baron in the points lead at 115 points, nine points ahead of second place, Josh Frederick.

“I got out there and just tried to distance myself from everyone and I was really tired, but I just pushed and pushed. I knew I had a good lead, but if I made a mistake that lead could be gone easily so I just kept going as fast as I could,” said Baron.