ATV Riders Message Board Articles Reviews Videos Photo Gallery wallpaper Links ATV SxS News Interviews Racing News Models Donations Quad of the Month Contact Us

2016 WORCS UTV Racing
Round #6 - Sand Hollow
April 16, 2016
Hurricane, Utah

WORCS Racing Series

Cody Bradbury Takes Two Wins at Sand Hollow WORCS
WORCS Racing Round 6 Pro SxS / UTV Race Report

WORCS Racing - Round 6
ATV / SxS Links
Hurricane, UT (4/26/2016) – Team Bradco’s Cody Bradbury blasted the competition at Sand Hollow State Park by claiming both the Pro and Pro Unlimited at the fifth round of racing for the Pro SXS racers. Bradbury came out atop a last-lap five-car sprint to notch his first ever Pro Class win, ahead of Matt Hancock, David Haagsma, Ryan Piplic and Keith Johnson. SxS Pro Points leader Mickey Thomas was sidelined by a mechanical issue on the first lap.

WORCS Racing Pro SxS Podium
WORCS Racing Pro SxS Podium (left to right)
David Haagsma (3rd), Cody Bradbury (1st), Matthew Hancock (2nd)

With winds gusting up to 50 mph, race organizers nearly canceled the race due to course markers getting buried and blown away. In addition, heavy rains the week prior caused the nine-mile course to rut up quickly. In the end, the carnage was high, but Bradbury was the man to beat.

In the Pro Class race, Ryan Piplic and Cody Bradbury battled in the top two spots early in the event as the pair began driving away from the field. That all changed on the final lap when the field was bunched up behind a broken down car and the sprint was on. Hancock took the lead with Bradbury in tow. They ran side by side down one of the track’s dunes when Bradbury struck, making a daring move for the lead and the victory, which also boosted Bradbury into the points lead with Thomas suffering a DNS.

Cody Bradbury WORCS Racing
#22 Cody Bradbury & #1x Ryan Piplic battling for the early lead in the Pro SxS race

“I came out seventh at the start, but I chose a different line,” explained Bradbury. “The top five guys went right, I went left and I got to second. I got past Piplic and we battled back and forth. We both pushed each other and we broke away pretty well. Then we came up on a broken down car and everyone caught back up.

Cody Bradbury WORCS Racing
#22 Cody Bradbury Takes his First SxS Pro Win, which also boosted him into the points lead heading into the final 3 rounds of racing

“Hancock got by me on the downhill, I just held it wide and it stuck,” added Bradbury. “I jumped down to the bottom of the canyon and I got the win. This has been a long time coming. I’ve been fast, but just stuff happened that wouldn’t let me get the win.”

Pro Motorsports’ Matthew Hancock was pleased with his first Pro podium finish. He was amazed that Bradbury made his move stick at the end of the final lap to take the lead, but Hancock held on to claim the second spot on the podium and gained some valuable points, which has him fifth in the points battle.

Matthew Hancock WORCS Racing
Pro SXS rookie, Matthew Hancock, secures his first Pro SxS class podium with a 2nd place finish at Sand Hollow

“I was sitting on the starting line thinking seven people could win this race,” said Hancock. “I moved up to third and we all bottled up behind a broken down car. So the whole race started over from there. Cody had an awesome pass, but it was pretty sketchy. He and I both went sideways and he made it stick. I looked at the scoring and I saw that the top guys were all within a minute of each other. That’s pretty intense with the level of drivers here. I’m pumped at how far we’ve come.”

::CONTINUED::
::Page 1:: 2 3 4

Copyright 2002-2022, ATV Riders All Rights Reserved - ATV Riders Forum - Message Board - Archive