Bakersfield, CA (2/22/2017)
- H&M Motorsports’ David Haagsma won his
first race of the year during a survival of
the fittest WORCS off road series SXS Pro
race at Honolulu Hills Raceway in Taft, CA.
The win, which marked his first pro victory
at his home track, puts him into the points
lead.
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| H&M
Motorsports’ David Haagsma wins his
first race of the year at Round 3 of
the WORCS SXS Series. |
The track was soaked with torrential rains
on Friday due to Winter Storm Lucifer. Hard
work by WORCS officials got the track ready,
and Haagsma was quick off the line in the
event. The initial start was waived off due
to an issue with course markings. On the restart,
Haagsma quickly took the lead and never looked
back.
“The car worked great. Maxxis Tires and Curtis
Sparks got me to second at the start in both
starts since we he had two of them,” said
Haagsma. “The Maxxis tires worked great with
Method Wheels and Tireblocks,” added Haagsma.
“I have to thank Sparks Racing engines and
Cognito for building the car. I won the Pro
class and my old car won the 1000 class with
Garreth Dihel driving, so it shows what a
strong product Cognito builds.”
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| David
Haagsma sits first in points and is
on his way to another championship after
taking win in the SXS Pro Class at Honolulu
Hills |
While his naturally aspirated car lacked
the overall power of the turbo cars, it was
reliable. That reliability took out three
of the top five in points with mechanical
problems, putting Haagsma first in points
and well on his way to another championship.
“There were just a lot of cars that went
down on the start,” said Haagsma. “I just
tried to stay consistent because I’m still
not in a turbo car and I lack some horsepower
on the top end. All the top guys we battled
broke down. We have a little points lead now
and we’ll try to stay consistent. I may run
the non-turbo car for the rest of the year.
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| Consistency
was key for David Haagsma as he raced
to the finish in his non-turbo SXS |
“I had such a good lead, I thought someone
had wrecked,” added Haagsma. “Out of the top
five drivers in points, I was the only one
left at the end. Honestly, I was a little
scared that those turbos would keep beating
me in my non-turbo car. My turbo car wasn’t
ready, but it seems like the non-turbo car
was the way to go because it was more dependable.
This is a good start to the season.”
Haagsma has been snake bit at Honolulu Hills
in the past. Even though he lives just 30
miles away, there has never really been much
a hometown advantage.
“This was probably my first pro win in anything
at Taft,” said Haagsma. “I have never won
on a quad or the SXS. I usually break or have
trouble, so this is nice.”
Haagsma will be back in action as the WORCS
heads to one of its most exciting and difficult
races in Lake Havasu City, AZ. That race is
scheduled for March 17-19.
H&M Motorsports
2017 Sponsors:
Maxxis, H&M Motorsports, HP Dairy, Haagsma
Farms, SPARKS Racing, Cognito Motorsports,
Tire Blocks, FOX Shocks, Shoei Helmets, K&N
Filters, PRP Seats, Method Race Wheels, Lusardi
Motorsports, Finish Line Signs, The Winning
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