2013 WORCS ATV Racing Round #1 - Canyon MX January 27, 2013 Peoria, Arizona

Peoria, AZ -The 2013 Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS Series presented by Motoworks and Dirtwheels season kicked off at Canyon MX in Peoria, Arizona, but unlike the picture perfect weather the motorcycle racers experienced the week earlier, rain moved in Friday evening and it rained all day Saturday with showers lingering into Sunday for the Pro ATV Main event, which meant for a muddy start to the season.

Maxxis / H&M Motorsports’ David Haagsma was up to the challenge as he charged his Honda into the lead in the final laps to claim his first ever WORCS Pro ATV win with LMR / Exit’s Robbie Mitchell claiming the second spot on the Podium followed by Maxxis / H&M Motorsports’ Beau Baron.

With well over an inch of rain falling on the track over the weekend, the majority of original track layout was under water, so the WORCS crew was forced to cut out most of the motocross track along with several miles of the course. Even the start was covered in a thick layer of mud, so the WORCS crew scrapped off as much mud as possible before the 10:30 AM start.

With the starting gate buried in the mud, the start of the Pro Main was a dead engine start, and Pro Rookie, #116 Keith Johnson, would grab the holeshot, but he was quickly passed in turn two by Yamaha's #417 Josh Row.