2014 WORCS Racing Round #3 - Crazy Horse March 16, 2014 Lake Havasu, AZ

Lake Havasu, AZ (3/17/2014) - The 2014 Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS Series presented by Motoworks and Dirtwheels hosted round three of the nine round racing series at Crazy Horse Camp ground located in beautiful Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Young and upcoming racer Mitch Guthrie Jr. captured his first SxS Pro win followed by defending SxS Champion Beau Baron and former SxS Champion Ryan Piplic who rounded out the WORCS Racing SxS Pro Podium.

WORCS Racing SxS Pro Podium (left to right) Beau Baron (2nd), Mitch Guthrie Jr. (1st), Ryan Piplic (3rd)

80-degree temperatures, clear skies, and a gusty breeze that kept the dust down greeted a record number of SxS drivers at the Lake Havasu WORCS Racing event. A total of 79 SxS racers entered WORCS Racing Round 3 to compete for the top spot on the podium. For the first time this season, the SxS race was split between two races; the SxS 1000 Class would start at 2:25 and the SxS Pro Class would race later in the evening making for two exciting events to watch.

The Lake Havasu WORCS saw a total of 79 race entries that were sperated into two seperate groups

In the WORCS Racing Pro SxS Class, Mitch Guthrie Jr earned his first SxS Pro race at Lake Havasu WORCS.  Son of 5x defending King of the Hammers SxS Champion, Mitch Guthrie, Mitch Guthrie Jr. knows his way around a SxS, and he has proven that by being one of the youngest and fastest SxS drivers in the WORCS Racing SxS Pro Class. After winning the SxS Production 1000 Class Championship last year, Mitch Guthrie Jr. made his WORCS Racing Pro SxS Racing debut in 2014 and has earned two out of three WORCS podium finishes.

Mitch Guthrie Jr. launches his Polaris RZR XP 1000 over the lagoon jump on his way to his first WORCS Racing Pro SxS victory

In Lake Havasu, Mitch Guthrie Jr. got a decent start off the line and was battling with Beau Baron for the first place position. Guthrie Jr. was able to make the pass on Beau Baron by launching his Polaris RZR XP 1000 over the famous lagoon jump. From there, Guthrie Jr. began to check out on the rest of the field and would lead until the finish.

“It was a good race but a tough one. I hit the lagoon jump and got the lead after a little bit. I ran away with it and drove my own race, so I am stoked to get the win today. It is my first win in pro and I know it will do me well in points and I am just ecstatic,” said Guthrie after taking his win today

Beau Baron grabbed the holeshot in his Sparks Racing Powered Polaris RZR 1000

Finishing second was defending SxS Champion Beau Baron in his Sparks Racing Polaris RZR XP 1000. Baron was able to grab the holeshot and early lead, but fell back to second place at the lagoon jump on the first lap when he chose to go around the jump giving Mitch Guthrie, Jr. the number one spot. Baron put on a hard charge and battled with RJ Anderson throughout the race until Anderson would break down. Baron would also experience some mechanical difficulties when he lost his brakes slowing his charge on Guthrie Jr. Unable to catch Guthrie Jr., Beau Baron settled in to earn the second spot on the WORCS Racing Pro SxS Podium.