WORCS ATV Series
Round 5 Hollister Hills
May 17-18, 2008 |
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WORCS Racing Pro &
Amateur ATV Race Report
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Beau Baron's win catapulted his privateer into the
spotlight as he is quickly becoming a serious threat
to Josh Frederick for the championship with Baron
moving in the 2nd spot behind in the Pro points
chase behind reigning champion, Josh Frederick.
“I’m really stoked about being up there
in the points race. When I started racing this year,
my goal was to get in the top 5, now my goals are
a little higher,” Baron said determinedly.
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| Kawasaki
/ DATS Racing's Robbie Mitchell appears
to have his KFX 450R dialed in as he secures
his 2nd Sraight Podium appearance in the
Runners-up spot |
Motoworks
/ Can-Am's Brandon Smith makes his return
to the Podium, and is now in a 3 Way tie
for 7th in Points with Robbie Mitchell &
Tim Shelman |
As racers began to cross the finish line, it
was Robbie Mitchell who came across in 2nd, which
is his second straight podium finish on his new
DATS Kawasaki KFX450R ride. Can-Am/Motoworks’
Brandon Smith made an impressive charge from the
back, while overcoming the challenge of not having
a clutch, and loosing his rear brakes in the 3rd
lap, to finish in an impressive 3rd place, which
would also be his 2nd time on the podium. Dustin
Nelson overcame his tire issues and claimed a
respectable 4th place. “My mechanic did
a great job! I was only in the pits for about
20 seconds before I was able to get back out there,”
said Dustin.
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| Tim
Shelman was once again taking dirt samples
during the race, but he managed to rebound
from 14th place to secure a Top 5 finish |
#61
Dax Snow (6th Place) & #258 Jorie Williams
(7th Place) secured season best finishes
as they pressured each for position the
entire race |
In 5th place was Tim Shelman, who flipped in
the off-camber section and had to work his way
back to the front. “I just kept charging
and picking off guys one at a time,” said
Shelman of his impressive comeback. Shelman, along
with Dustin Nelson, Robbie Mitchell, Dax Snow,
Doug Eichner, Josh Frederick and Brandon Smith
put on a free Pro clinic on Saturday evening for
the youth riders that were in attendance. Different
topics were handled by different pros through
out the session. Eichner gave advise on starts,
Frederick and Smith discussed cornering, Nelson
and Shelman gave pointers on jumping and Mitchell
and Snow talked about how to get sponsors. After
the clinic all the kids were given WORCS trading
cards and posters so they could have their favorite
racers sign them at the autograph session that
followed.
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WORCS Racing
Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Brandon Smith, Beau Baron, Robbie Mitchell
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