Mesquite Nevada

[yfz450admirer]

I attended the quad race. There were 11 quads on the track. 1 raptor pulled up to the line, shut off his machine and it wouldn't start. There were some fast yfz's, slow z-400's, and some 450r's. The track was rutted out big time from motorcycles. There were three quads that were clearing all of the jumps.

[CannondaleRider]

That was the shortest race report i've ever read, lol

I would post my race report for the Mesquite race...but its REALLY long and in depth

[WORCSYFZ199]

let's hear it buddy!

[d kelley]

If you think the Mesquite track was rutted out for the quad race, you wouldnt believe how bad it got when the motorcycles got done with it! It became a completly rutted, sandy mess by the sunday pro race. It is actually amazing how the pro bikes made it looked easy compared to how some of the amatuer riders were barely getting around it. I rode it after the race was over on a quad and it was 2 ft. deep sand ruts every where. WORCS puts on some of the best races Ive seen in years out here in the West. I just wish they had a forum or something to help push the quad series a little more. They has over 900 entries for the bikes the weekend after the quad race which I think had around 300.

[wilkin250r]

Originally posted by d kelley
I just wish they had a forum or something to help push the quad series a little more. They has over 900 entries for the bikes the weekend after the quad race which I think had around 300.

Actually, I think it's cool that they have a seperate, dedicated ATV series, rather than combining them with dirtbikes. Also, I think 300 is a great number for quads. Three years ago, it was UNHEARD of for the quads to reach anywhere those numbers. Usually, the bikes outnumber quads at least 10:1

[yfz450admirer]

I was at the track on Thanksgiving weekend. I would like to hear other peoples reports concerning the track. As a spectator there wasn't much to report, however someone who has ridden the track may be able to give more details about the track lay-out and level of competition.

[CannondaleRider]

My race report isn't of just my race, its for the whole weekend. Some stories of stuff we did, saw, laughed at, etc is in there to, along with a report on everybody else.

I tend to start a "small" race report, and just keep typing, and don't realize how long it is.

I'll post it though

[CannondaleRider]

We had MUCH better luck this time. We had a few little problems, but nothing major for anyone like at Monticello.

We packed up everything on Thursday, got the bikes loaded, checked, rechecked, and checked again that we had everything we needed. Then we tried to get to bed early(didn't go to well for me, I got about an hour and a half of sleep)

Jeremy came and picked us up at about 3:30, and we were off to Mesquite. We got about 40 miles out and had a tire on the trailer throw the tread, of course, it was pouring down rain, so we limped it to the next overpass and changed the tire...then when we FINISH, it completely stops raining, lol.

We rolled through Vegas and saw the large amount of storm clouds in the area of Mesquite, so we were a little worried about how it was gonna be. When we got about 20 miles from Mesquite we caught the storm, it was raining HARD, it was hard to see within 20 feet of the truck. When we finally came into Mesquite it had calmed down a bit, but it was still raining decent.

We had a little trouble finding the track, we went to the hotel (the host hotel for WORCS) and asked for directions, they gave great directions (even gave us a town map!) and we found the track easily after that.

When we came into view of the track....it resembled nothing of a Motocross track, more like a lake...We knew it was gonna be horrid for racing. Of course, they wouldn't let us practice on the MX track like they usually do, so we would just have to wing it.

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We went back to the hotel and ate some grub(the Oasis Buffet is the greatest...for breakfast, lunch, and dinner..lol) We then had to occupy ourselves for a long time(here it is noon, with nothing to do that’s productive)....I had the video camera and we were bored so we started curing the boredom. We went to the top of the parking garage and enjoyed the view(among other odd things)....We had the great honor of witnessing an old dude run over the curb trying to park, walk around the truck, proceed to yell into the cab(with nobody in it I might add), then leave.......then come back, walk to the front of the truck, and was about to take a piss on his tire in the middle of town...when he noticed 4 heads and a camera peaking over the top story of the parking garage......The look on his face was priceless, the footage is pretty funny! Sadly, that amused us for a while. After meeting up with my parents and bull****ing with them, we finally checked in and went to bed.

Race day. We wake up at about 5:00, get geared up, get some small breakfast, and head to the, still muddy, track. We finished registering, and start getting ready for practice. I aired up my left rear tire(the problem tire at Monticello, didn't quite seal well enough)and at about 8:00 we go out for the Unclassified race(practice/prerunning, for the non WORCS racers) I get around a lap and when coming back into the MX section....I run out of gas(horrible thing to forget), I switch to reserve and get it to the pits, fill up, and go out for another lap. About a quarter way around I notice the bike pulling left really hard on some of the whoops......Tires flat again, so I finish the lap and, luckily, was able to get some Slime from Jeremy to seal it(it worked for the most part)

Jeremy only did one lap because his ribs started hurting again(he crashed on a DS650 at the BITD Vegas-to-Reno race). We start to realize that Justin only finished one lap and has yet to be seen since he left for the second....of course, the fear of a broken bike sets in. Luckily....we have something in common.....he forgot gas too, and ran out about 1/4 lap in. A sweep brought him some gas and he had the pleasure of riding through the middle of Mesquite on main roads because he couldn't ride on the track because there was already a race going on. By the time he got back, he only had about 15 minutes until Race 3(Pro Production, Production A, Stock A, Production B, Stock B) started.....His race.

He had a problem on the line, he accidentally went into 3rd instead of 2nd for the start, and killed it off the line. But he had no problem in getting into the first place position in the first half of the first lap. He had a good first lap(except for missing a turn because of the mud), and also had a good second lap up until he was coming into the finish line. He broke ANOTHER tie-rod end bolt and was unable to turn and plowed into the finish line (big banner going over the track, made of steel pipe), in turn knocking it down and knocking him off the bike. He was unable to finish because of the tie-rod problem and got what we swore would be a DNF. Luckily, the same thing happened like it did at Monticello, because he did half of the race, he took 3rd instead of a DNF, Also getting a 3rd place overall for the 2005 Stock B Championship. Congratulations to Joshua Key for getting his first overall Championship in his racing career, in Stock B, and also to Lonnie Sortor for obtaining 2nd place overall for the Stock B Championship.

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My race was in about 20 minutes, but being basically the main mechanic, in a way, I set to work on getting a new tie-rod end installed and getting it ready for my sisters race, Race 7. I did a few things, then Justin took over because I had to go.

I finish gearing up and go to the line, my only competitor was a guy on a Honda Rubicon 500. The rider was actually Josh Fredrick's(WORCS #2, Pro racer competing with the likes of Doug Eichner) mechanic, so I had the honor of chatting with Josh Fredrick on the line, so that was pretty cool. Soon I realized though...he’s with Fredrick ALL THE TIME, he's gonna get a lot of tips from him, so this guy might be WAY better then me. The 2 classes in front of us take off, we're next, we wait the 20 seconds of so, give the nod that we're ready to go. Up goes the green flag, and we launch off the line(as good as a utility class can "launch"), my manual transmission advantage allowed me to get the launch on him, but the 150cc advantage he had allowed him to catch up, he passed me by a little, but then backed off, so I was able to get passed him for the holeshot. We went through the MX portion with him trailing by about 30 feet, and then went of the hill into the off-road section. In the high speed part on top of the hill, he caught up and was about 10 feet behind before we dropped down into the rougher, tighter, more technical sections of the track, where my bike had the maneuverability advantage, we stayed pretty close together for most of the lap, do to the sport classes in front of us slowing us down, once we got by most of them I started to pull away, I think I had the endurance advantage on him, I seem to stay pretty consistent, where as I think he slowed down quite a bit. By the 3rd lap or so, I was 2 to 3 minutes ahead of him. I did 4 laps, and got a 1st place in my class, and 4th overall out of 13, and also wrapped up the 2005 Utility “Championship“.

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Jeremy also had some problems off the line, he killed his bike, but was able to get it started and take off quickly, he caught his main competitor(WORCSYFZ199) and was able to get a decent distance ahead of him, but the rider gained back considerable time, and was able to get ahead of Jeremy before the finish, putting Jeremy to far back in the pack, and leaving him short of an overall podium finish for the 2005 Open A Championship.

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My sister, Ann Marie, also decided to make this her first ever race, so she knew what to expect for next year. She raced Justins' Cannondale, because her Cannondale won't be ready for another 2 weeks or so. She raced the Womens B/C class, a class of 6 riders. She did great off the line and came in 3rd for the holeshot(Brittany Brosious and Amy Towle were ahead of her, and Tia Chandler was behind her), around the second corner, she lifted up a little bit and Tia made the pass. When she came around for the second lap she was in 3rd, do to Amy wrecking. She kept her 3rd place for the whole race, even through making a mistake, getting friendly with a fence post, and layin in the dirt, she was able to get the bike back up and take off before the rider behind her caught up. She did great for her first race and is already hooked like the rest of us! She's gonna try to race all of next season.

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We went to the awards ceremony on Sunday after watching the Pro race, to except our awards(Champions get a full set of A.R.C Gear from Rocky Mountain ATV, a personalized Championship jacket from Rocky Mountain ATV, and an awesome Championship trophy.) and enjoy the entertainment from all the great people of WORCS, the great WORCS racers, and the great people that are always up for making a joke. Quad racers are great people, and it shows.

Thanks to all the people that made this season possible, including all my sponsors, my family, the Butler family, Sean and Pepper at WORCS, and all the venues that hosted the races, plus many others I’ve most likely forgotten

We're all looking forward to next season, and being able to truly flaunt our "American Made Racing" moniker, we're hoping for a great year in racing.

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[WORCS 133]

killer job on the race report:D

It was a muddy mess but it was still a great time, My wife raced the women's b/c too but tweaked her back so she pulled off after a lap. We've been training hard for the 06 season as we are having WORCS Withdrawls:)

[Admin]

I wish I could get someone to write race reports on the WORCS Series because I have my hands full between the GNC MX & GNCC Series.

If anyone would be willing to write a pro race report and amateur report for 2006 let me know. If you can't provide photos, I should be able to receive some from the race photographer. The key is having someone to write the story.

This position contains some really nice perks & money, so if anyone is interested, send me an email webmaster@atvriders.com

[Derno24]

Originally posted by Admin
This position contains some really nice perks & money, so if anyone is interested, send me an email webmaster@atvriders.com

Did you say money? Jeez I may have to fly out there and do some reports. I guess I am on the wrong coast!:D

[wilkin250r]

I'm on the right coast, but I'm not sure I could handle writing long posts like that... :blah:

[CannondaleRider]

I'd try to write a report the best I could, but we're arn't ALWAYS there for the Pro races.

I'm all for it man!

P.S. I sent you an E-Mail

[WORCSYFZ199]

Yeah I remeber Jeremy I was running ok and I got past him and was like I'll be ok I was running in 4th right behind the 3rd place guy and as soon as I'm about to pass him I notice my quad isn't moving right and I have a flat (this happened early in the lap so I ran pretty much the whole lap on a flat) so I stayed on 3rd place all the way to the pits then flipped my bike up and my family wasn't really prepared in the pits bt luckily the Duncan crew lent us the torque gun thing and made it quicker but it still took 2 minutes and jeremy and Archibald got past me and left while I was still sitting there. Once I got the tire back onI was riding like a maniac and caught up and passed Jeremy a lap later and on the last lap I caught up to 3rd and 4th place and was gaining on them quick but they got to the finish before me, if I only had one more lap... but it was a blast and 3rd would have been cool but I was happy with 5th and I ended up getting 2nd in Open A and 4th in Pro-am so it was a pretty good year for me.

[d kelley]

That was a great race report dude. Keep it up, Mesquite was a fun race for us too and I wish WORCS was returning there in 06. Looking foward to the coming season and good luck to everyone else this coming year. Sean and Pepper are great people and are running the best series in the west. We should all try and help keep this series going if we want it to continue as a quad only weekend. I tell everyone that rides guads to come out and race and always offer any help I can to get them out there racing. This year should be pretty exciting with the current and new pros that are racing WORCS. WORCS199 if you read this, try to come out to Logandale this weekend (12/10-11), we have a ride set up and you and your family are always welcome. The practice track I have is really cool. Give a call when you get a chance. Also, Congrats to Dean Waters for winning his class this past year. It was a lot of fun racing with you at all the different tracks we were at.