Las Vegas, NV (3/2/2016) - Super ATV’s Katie Vernola competed in the third round of the WORCS series in Las Vegas, NV at the South Point Casino. Vernola competed in both the Pro and Women’s SxS class, where she took a career best second place finish.
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SuperATV.com's Katie Vernola entered to Pro class & finished 15th out of 26 |
In the Pro class, Vernola pushed herself to a fifteenth place finish out of a total 26 cars. “I started in the very last row and I hit some traffic right out of the start. I tried to keep it cool, calm, and collected. I was able to make some good passes, but I did take some hard hits from all directions,” explained Vernola.
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In the Women's class, Katie Vernola finished second |
The hits from other racers caused some damage to Vernola’s car that required welding work, but she was still able to race hard to the finish and got everything fixed up before her next race.
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Fuel's Katie Vernola makes her way around the rough track at South Point Casino in
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Next up for Vernola was the Women’s class, and after the track time Vernola stacked up in the Pro class, she was feeling confident heading into the Women’s race. “I did not get exactly what I wanted from the pro class, but I knew what I needed to do to get my times better in Women’s,” said Vernola. Unfortunately for Vernola, she was caught up with some other cars in the start, which caused her to come out last.
“I just tried to keep it smooth and keep up the pace as much as I could. My car handled really well through those huge bumps thanks to my King suspension. Once again, my Fuel Off Road Tires felt really great. I drove by tons of people with flat tires or suspension torn apart, but I was able to make it through the 30 minute pro race and the 30 minute Women’s race with only minor damage we were able to fix,” stated Vernola.
Despite being tangled up in the start, Vernola put her head down and charged her way through the pack to a career best second place finish. “I was so excited to pass the checkered flag because it was my first time getting a second place finish, and my best finish yet in the WORCS series,” said Vernola.
Round four and five of the WORCS series will be held in Lake Havasu, AZ on March 18-20th for a double header weekend of racing. Watch for Vernola to return as strong as ever and charging for the win.
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