Can-Am / Epic Racing's Justin
Waters Takes it on the Road
After several successful seasons racing WORCS
ATV Nationals, #95 heads for the big show
on the other coast
Las Vegas, NV (6/30/2008)
- This time last year, the defending WORCS
Pro-Am champion was chasing three titles on
familiar tracks in the Western United States.
This year, coming back from an early season
injury, Justin Waters now finds himself aboard
a Team Epic Racing Can-Am DS450, fighting
hard for respect in the Amateur ranks of ATVA
motocross racing.
At the Can-Am Northeastern ATV
National in New Berlin NY June 7-8, Waters
was introduced to a different breed of ATV
racing. "I wanted to just ride well enough
to make Sunday's races. I was surprised at
my first event to qualify directly in.These
guys out here are fast."
It was a hard and memorable
lesson in both Open A and Production A. "I
was nervous and didn't expect the contact
that was going on out there." He logged
a solid 7th and 4th place in his Open A motos,
7th and 14th in Production A.
Heading into the Oakley ATV
Southern National in Blountville TN June 20-21,
he was gaining confidence, but experienced
the aggression in Production A once again.
"I got a good start but got hung up with
another rider for a ridiculously long time.
These motos are fast - you can't afford any
mistakes like that. You just don't have time
to ride hard and recover like you can in WORCS."
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Justin
Waters made his east coast debut at
round 7 of the ATVA MX ATV racing
series.
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He posted his best effort in
Open A - earning a podium in fact, with 3rd
and 4th place finishes - but was pulled from
the class when it was determined he was actually
running a motor smaller than class allowances;
for upcoming races this season, he plans to
run in the 450A or Four Stroke A division.
In the meantime, he's on the
road and training hard. "I'm starting
to get more comfortable riding motocross,
starting to get to the point where I can expect
some good results." "I've been training
on a more technical motocross track, getting
used to that style of riding. Gauging jumps,
moving my body more for turns."
Next up is the Suzuki Summer
Nationals in Armaugh PA July 12-13, then Red
Bud, then finally wrapping up the ATVA MX
series at Loretta Lynn's in August. Then Waters
will head West to hit the last couple rounds
of the WORCS season. "I can't wait to
see how this mx training will help me in WORCS.
I want to be on that podium in the Pro class,
and this may give me the edge I need."
Justin Waters
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2008
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