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Hot
Seat Powersports/Yamaha's Justin
Waters
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Boise, ID (9/30/2009) -
As the season winds down, 19-year-old Justin
Waters is still running a furious pace.
With just barely a week to prep before WORCS
ATV Nationals Round 7, he replaced his practice
quad with a fresh 2009 Yamaha YFZ450R. Which
meant some late night wrenching so his practice
bike would match his race bike set-up as
closely as possible. Make time to train,
on the quad and off, other races on the
weekends - around his studies as a full-time
student at University of Nevada.
The reward on Sunday at Glen Helen Raceway?
A tenth-place finish - his fourth Top
Ten this season.
Waters went off the line about mid-pack,
then settled in to a steady pace. He gained
a spot about every two laps, climbing
from 14th to his eventual finish of 10th.
He was closing the gap on 9th place but
it wasn't quite enough, as time ran out
at the two hour mark.
The finish wasn't without a lesson though.
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Justin
Waters takes 10th place finish
at Glen Helen WORCS Round 7
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"I thought I was in shape, being back
in Vegas and training the last month or
so, but I must not have been drinking enough
water this weekend. I lost my hose during
the race, so the only water I got was at
my mid-race stop for fuel. I didn't really
feel it during the race - you're running
on adrenaline - but afterwards I was so
sick. I don't think it cost me on the track,
but I don't want to make that mistake
again."
And he'll need all the serious focus and
conditioning he can get. Heading into the
final round at Mesquite NV in just three
weeks, Waters is in an intense six-way battle
for points. Currently in 10th, he is within
striking range of a finish as high as 7th.
Remarkable for a young rider in his first
year as a Pro.
Top Finishers at Glen Helen:
1 # 62 Jeremie Warnia - Lake Elsinore
CA
2 # 3 Beau Baron - Atascadero CA
3 # 1 Josh Frederick - Moapa NV
4 # 94 Dustin Nelson - Ramona CA
5 # 113 John Natalie - Warriors Mark PA
6 # 417 Josh Row - Lakeside CA
7 # 12 John Shafe - Marana AZ
8 # 7 Robbie Mitchell - Price UT
9 # 15 Ryan Piplic - Everett WA
10 # 95 JUSTIN WATERS - YAMAHA -
LAS VEGAS NV
Justin Waters
# 95
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