WORCS 2008-Round 6-Straddleline ORV-Olympia, Wa.

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After a 3 month pause for the summer , the WORCS series kicked off at Straddleline ORV Park, just 30 minutes south of Olympia, Wa.
Straddleline offers a great facility with a large covered Grandstand for the Specators to view and plenty of shade to camp for the wk. end in the heavily wooded region.

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Something new and exciting was in store for the Pro ranks as well and the Amatuers this round -debut the WORCS Cross !! I can tell you personally I throughly enjoyed this event as well and the spectators!! IF WORCS Cross proves to be a hit,this will become a regular event added to the exciting line up.

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Something else new since round 5 at Hollister is WORCSTV!! WORCS is now televising on Direct TV Channel 608(MANTV) so be sure to check your local listings!!
Threwout the summer,5 rounds (each round is 30 minutes) have been televised- next round will be anytime now!
With a boost in fuel costs, some of the rider count from the further regions did not attend, but Washington State is a plentiful State for quad racing,so it was no surprise to see exactly 550 entries for the wk end.

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Fridays practice kicked off as usual, but what was fairly UNUSUAL was the HEAT!!
Temps were in the 90's and some of the surrounding areas hit the triple digits with approx. 50% humidy.This is very unusual for the West Coast as the region is typically abit more dry (I personally had a tough time adapting myself-no comments Harlen!!!:p )
Dry conditions would lead to dusty sections threwout the course including the XC sections, which were mud soaked the week before for the WORCS Bikes Round.Dust was controlled for the most part in the main MX section.
The track consisted of MX, Log,Rock,Tree roots , and hillclimbs just to name a few..

This was BIG change from the 2007 season as Mother Nature put a twist on things and gave the riders quite a mudfest last season at Straddleline.

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Friday practices kicks off

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I can always count on some great photos on the Friday practice.:D

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Pro rider #121 Denny Derum Jr from Willamina, Ore.

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Pro Am rider #101 Curtis McNitt
We seriously need to quit meeting like this!!:p

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What WORCS race would ever be complete without Pro rider TPQ Shelman.:macho

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This rider didnt get off to a good start :huh

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Sat. morning kicked off the Unclassified race .This would come in handy this round as ALL riders,including the mini Youth riders ,would have to endure several log sections.

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In Pro Production 18 Pro riders are off!!
Pro rider #8 "TPQ" Tim Shelman checks out and leads the race until mid race Shelman experienced mechanical issues that would send him back to the pits.
Shelman would have to settle for a 13th place in Pro Production.

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Taking over the battle for the #1 on the podium was #258 Jorie Williams.
Williams held the #2 position until mid race ,then led the rest of the race to the #1 in Pro Production.

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All the way from Kaska,Pa. East Coast's Pro GNCC rider, Jarrod McClure decided to give WORCS racing a try and took to it VERY Well!!
McClure made the voyage out to the West coast with Atvriders.com's Harlen Foley and said he had a great time site seeing as well as racing. Jarrod urged others to give the series a try if they have not done so yet .
McClure got off to an 11th place into the 1st lap. but quickly made up time in lap 4(was also his fastest lap time) each lap gaining postions .
McClure moves up to top 3 in lap 4, and secured the #2 on the podium in lap 5.Not bad considering McClure had no practice or unclassified race !!
It was cool to watch how fast Mcclure was in the trails! :cool:
Nice job Jarrod ,it was pleasure having you !

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#9 Mike Cafro moves upseveral positions at mid race from 15th position in lap 1,to filling the final spot on the podium in 3rd.

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Production A class off and running with 22 riders on the line..

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#101 Curtis McNitt Jr. led the Prod. A class most of the race and also held the fastest lap time in lap 3.

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Can-Am/ Motoworks rider #49 Dillon Zimmerman held a solid 2nd

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Washington rider #135 Andrew Lattimar moves up from 4th position in lap 1 to filling the #3 slot in lap 4.

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In the Open Pro class, #97 Michael Owens moved up from 5th position in lap 1, to a 1st place win in lap 3.

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Washington rider #191 Reed Petchnick held 2nd position in lap 1, falls back slightly to 5th ,but secures the #2 slot in lap 4.

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3rd place in the Open Pro was #206 Brian Simmons .
Simmons moved up from 9th position in lap 1, to the #3 in lap 4.

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Open A class rider #101 Curtis McNitt Jr. once again takes the fastest lap time in lap 2 as well as leading the entire race to the checker on the #1.

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#63 Jon Wayment moves up from 7th position in lap 1,to the
#2 in lap 4.

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#114 Rob Brown moves up one position from 4th in lap 1 to filling the final slot on the podium in the Open A class in lap 4.
Sorry JRob... The woods section was very dusty and
i lost alot of shots during this race.
Your practice day race shorts shot was about all
I could find .:p :D ;)

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A couple of the Womens A class riders had a few hang ups over the wk end..

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#200 Tammy Balser runs into a bit of bad luck and gets tied up just before entering the MX section.Balser was OK, and attempted to finish, but ran into a mechanincal issue that occured from the wreck and had to pull off.

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DATS race team's #42 Donna Espensen would also run into issues in the MX and ends up with a DNF.
Espensen was injured with the possibility of surgery to her thumb and hand injury,she may have also sustained a shoulder injury as well.
We wish Donna a speedy recovery .

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#894 Amy Horst held a solid 2nd .

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Team Polaris rider #88 Angela Butler takes a solid win and also held the fastest lap time in lap 4.

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#1W Julie Russell wrapped it up on the #3.

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WORCS Cross was the final event held Sat. evening and was definately the crowd pleasure !!!
WORC Cross catered to not only the Expert class, but Amatuer as well.
The course consisted of several log sections ,rockgarden,tires and some water.
Those who dared to "GO BIG" were able to double up in the log sections and over the water . :cool:
#549 Beau Baron made WORCS history taking the win in the Pro Class.

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Can Am/Motoworks #1 Josh Frederick took the #2.

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Pro rider #15 Ryan Piplic on the 3rd.

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In the Sundays Pro Main,24 Pro riders overfilled the gate!!

Can-Ams Josh Frederick repeats his last year victory at Straddleline and takes home the win !
Frederick also held the fastest lap time in lap 2.

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East Coasts GNCC racer #314 Jarrod McClure moves up from 8th position in lap 1, to another 2nd place finish.

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#94 Dustin Nelson moves up from 5th position in lap 1 to rounding out the top 3 in the Pro Main.

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#549 Beau Baron held 2nd position for most of the race ,but slips back 2 positions to the #4 in lap 9.

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Team Polaris rider #2 Doug Eichner held 3rd position for the 1st three laps, but settles for a 5th place finish.

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DATS Racings #Robbie Mitchell had a great battle with Eichner starting in lap 7,finishing a respectful 6th place.

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#167 Mike Machado dropped back from 3rd position in lap 1 to 7th .

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#258 Jorie Williams moves up from 11th position in lap 1, to an 8th place finish.

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#712 Derrick Sas moves up one position from 10thin lap 1 to a 9th place finish in the Pro Main.

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Rounding out the top 10 in the Sunday Pro Main was #121 Denny Derum Jr.
Derum moves up from 18th in lap 1 to holding tight to the 10th in lap 7.

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In the Pro Am class, Can -Am's #49 Dillon Zimmerman moves up from 5th position in lap 1 to taking the #1 on the podium in lap 7.
Zimmerman also held the fastest lap time in lap 7 as well.

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#135 Andrew Lattimar was out front leading the race at mid race ,but settles for a 2nd place finish in Pro Am.

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Josh Row #417 moves up from 8th position to a 3rd place finish in lap 8.

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#249 Mike Kelley held tight to 4th position most of the race and secures it in lap 8.

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#116 Keith Johnson moves up 2 positions ,moving up from 7th in lap 1, to 5th in lap 8.

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#1r Bronson Bundy maintained 6th. .

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Pro Am rider #915 Jarid Lorenzen moves up from 11th position in lap1 to the #7 in the final lap.

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Team Polaris rider #88 Angela Butler starts out the race in 12th position and moves up to an 8th place finish in the final lap.

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#45 Garrin Fuller starts out the race in 15th position,but moves up to 9th.

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#313 Bryson Dunlap held a solid 10th .

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Moving on to some of the other week ends racing....
In the UTV class, Polaris rider Doug Eichner takes a solid lead all the way to the checker !
It was really cool seeing Eichner dbl. up over the log section!!:cool:

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Mark Holz held the fastest lap time in lap 6 and moved up from 4th position in lap 1 to filling the #2.

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Tyson Coombs starts out the race in lap 1 in 2nd but slipped back to the #3.

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In the Amatuer Ranks,Prod. B rider #65 Travis Hanes finished the day in 2nd.

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In the Utility class, #65 Todd Hunter takes the fastest lap time on the final lap and also takes the win.

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Sport A 15-29 Sport class Tammy Balser takes the fastest lap time in lap 4 and also takes the win .

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#137 Jeremy Peash wins the 12-15 mod class

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In the Youth ranks, Day rider #1028 Nathan Palm placed 1st in the Shifter Sport class.

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Hetrick Team rider#32y Grant Mitchell took the #2

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Filling the final spot on the podium was #196y Casey Donahoe

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Hetrick Team rider #10y Kelsey Lugan beat the odds after a local racing accident and raced at her own pace to show her Team Support just 3 weeks after clavical surgery.
Kelsey would like to thank everyone for there support over the wk end.

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Day rider # Kyle McBride sweeps the 71-90 mod class.

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#621 Blake Sortor moves up from 4th position in lap 1 to filling the #2 .

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#126y Hunter Fromm fills the #3.

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#88y Tyler Beckman led the entire race and also held the fastest lap time in lap 2 followed by day rider #1050 Ben Williams in 2nd.

For the life of me I could not find any photos of Tyler, and I know I took at least one, so if you spot it in the gallery ,please let me know and Ill be sure to add it in !:confused: ;)

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On the #3 ,was #65y Devin Borges.

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In the Shifter Open class, #177 Cole Fite led the entire race and also held the fastest lap time in the final lap.

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#1772 Lucas Weaver fills the #2 and let me tell you... this kid is FAST!!:cool: :blah:

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#3 in the Shifter open class was day rider#1013 Shay Snyder .

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In some of the Sundays Youth racing...
51-70 mod class,day rider #1049 Cole Shake led the entire race.

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#911 Cody Engelhart moves up from 5th position in lap 1 to the #2 slot.

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DRR/Hetrick Race Team rider #16y Buddy Williams slips back slightly to the 3rd spot on the podium in the 51-70 mod class.
Williams took a couple hard tumblesover the wk end ,we wish Buddy a speedy recovery.

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This was just a few of several classes from the wk ends racing. Thats about all I have time for the on re-cap of the wk end.
Sorry it took awhile to get done, but I set my own record of over 2700 photos this Round so it takes alot more time to sort threw.:p
It was great seeing everyone after what seemed like a VERY long summer break!


Round 7 will be held at Milford,Ca. Sept 26-28 at HoneyLake MX Park.
For more information, please visit www.worcsracing.com

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I should also mention the Pro Main and Enduro Cross video should be up soon as well and Youth videos...

Here is a Helmet Cam videos courtesy of Atvriders member Daddio.
Rider was his Son,Pro rider Reed Petchnick Enjoy!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4817554843980508472&ei=_-KpSM3eBJnWrgO_xc1i&q=worcs+cross&vt=lf&hl=en