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Mike
Cafro (left) & Beau Baron (right)
claim podium finishes at WORCS round 1 |
Surprise, AZ (1/31/2010) - After
a very successful 2009 season with Beau Baron
taking the WORCS Pro Championship, the pressure
was on at the 2010 WORCS season opener to see
if the team had what it takes to stay on top.
There were no disappointments as Beau Baron charged
his way to the top of the podium and team manager
Mike Cafro would take his first ever WORCS Pro
podium position.
“This was exactly what we were hoping
for,” said Cafro. “We wanted to
come out here and start the season off on the
podium. We are really stoked because it couldn’t
have gone any better!”
Beau Baron took an early lead in the first
lap, but battled back and forth for several
laps with Dustin Nelson before taking over the
lead permanently just after the mid way point.
“It felt great to come out here and win
round one. I have a good program in place again
this year so plan to be on the podium a lot
because I don’t want to give up the championship,”
said Baron.
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Beau Baron on his way to a WORCS win!
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#12
Mike Cafro pilots his Honda to a 3rd place
finish
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Mike Cafro was in mid pack off the line, but
the veteran racer made a hard charge to take
over fourth place early on. Cafro held that
position for several laps until his pit crew
informed him was up to third place. “They
said I was in third when I came through the
pit area and there was no way I was going to
give up a podium position,” said Cafro,
who would have his hands full the last four
laps of the race. “Robbie Mitchell had
caught up to me and I wasn’t about to
let him get past me, so we were bumping and
battling for about three laps. Then in the last
lap, I just pushed as hard as I could and pulled
away from him,” explained Cafro, who would
hold on to the number three spot to take his
first ever pro podium position.
MCR/Maxxis’ Josh Row still managed to
take a top ten position in the Pro class despite
a nasty wreck in the first lap. Row came on
strong as he did all last season and claimed
a respectable ninth place.
Julie Russell also put in a solid run in the
Women’s A class. The competition was fierce
for round one as Russell went up against Traci
Cecco and Tammy Balser. Julie would hold down
a steady third place, finishing within just
seconds of Cecco and Balser. “There was
a lot of competition in the Women’s class
this time and Julie did a great job out there.
We are very proud of her,” said Mike Cafro.
This year, there are a couple of new names
added to the Team MCR/Maxxis roster. Pro-am
riders Keith Johnson and David Haagsma made
their team debut this weekend and put on an
impressive show as Johnson would finish in third,
and Haagsma would come in a close fourth. “Keith
and David rode really well this weekend and
we are looking forward to seeing them both on
the podium a lot this season,” stated
Cafro.
After coming off of such a promising first
round, the team is confident and ready to tackle
round two. “I have to thank Maxxis for
their part in this because they really stepped
up for us this year. We are really looking forward
to this season. We are in it to win and with
the support we have I think that this will be
a very successful season for us,” Cafro
concluded.
Round two of the 2010 WORCS series that will
be held at Buffalo Bill’s in Primm, NV
on February 27-28 where Beau Baron will be trying
for his second win in defense of his of his
championship title.
Mike Cafro Racing
would like to thank all of our sponsors:
Maxxis, Motoworks, Ricky Stator, Roll Design,
Elka, DWT, Streamline, K&N, Fasst Co., John
Burr Cycles, Golden West, Hinson, IMS, Tsubaki,
Tire Balls, Precision, PWR, Maier, Pro Honda,
Quad Tech, Works Connection, IMS-Roll, Moto
Pro Training, O’Neal, Zing, Extreme and
Bolt.
