WORCS
ATV Racing
Round #9 - Mesquite MX
October 17, 2010 |
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Josh Frederick's Wins
Mesquite MX & WORCS Pro ATV Championship
::Continued::
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| DWT's
Dillon Zimmerman rebounded from last place
start to charge his way up to 6th place
ahead of #14 Robbie Mitchell |
Can-Am/Motoworks’ Dillon Zimmerman had some
issues off the start and was in last place at the
end of the first lap, but Zimmerman put the hammer
down and quickly mounted a charge. Zimmerman battled
his way up to fifth place, but then came under attack
from David Haagsma, and dropped back to sixth place,
where he stayed as he reached the checkered flag.
Zimmerman has had a great year and has ended his
rookie pro season in fifth in the points chase.
“My goal was to get into the top five and
I accomplished that, so next season I’ll be
trying for the top three,” said Zimmerman.
Robbie Mitchell ran a solid race as he came off
the start in mid-pack and worked his way into
the number seven spot before crossing the finish
line. Although Mitchell encountered issues in
rounds seven and eight, his consistent performance
throughout the season enabled him to finish the
year in eight place, in the points standings.
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| Maxxis'
Beau Baron suffered a bearing carrier failure
at the final round & he was to pit for
over 10 minutes to make repairs, which dropped
him back to an 8th place finish and out
of the points lead |
It was a heartbreaking race for MCR/Maxxis Tire’s
Beau Baron. The 2009 champ was in the points lead
going into the final round and only needed to finish
in the top five to secure his second consecutive
championship, which should have been an easy task,
since he had not finished outside of the top four
all season, but as luck would have it, Baron’s
axle bearings would go out shortly into the race.
Baron stopped and the MCR/Maxxis team fixed the
issue, but at that point, Baron was at a two lap
deficit and despite his best efforts, he could only
muster an eighth place finish, which would put him
in second place in the points championship, only
two points behind Josh Frederick.
“The first lap out, my brakes went out
and then my rotor overheated so much that it caused
my bearing carrier to melt down; then to top it
off, I ended up flipping the quad before I got
to the pits. We were able to swap out the rear
end, but it took too long and I was two laps down
and just couldn’t make up the time. I am
disappointed because I have worked really hard
this year and I wanted to hang on to the championship,
but that’s racing,” said a disheartened
Baron.
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| John
Shafe's 9th place finish at Mesquite MX
boosted him into the Top 10 in points on
the season over Ryan Piplic with a DNF |
TPQ
/ O'Neal's Tim Shelman claimed the #9 for
2011 with a 10th place finish at Mesquite
MX |
John Shafe held on for a ninth place finish that
would allow him to finish tenth overall for the
season, while Tim Shelman would take a tenth place
finish and end his season in ninth in the pro
points chase. Justin Waters would finish 11th
for the day, giving him a respectable seventh
in points and Kyle Grosse would finish in 12th.
Mike Cafro sacrificed his own race to help his
teammate Baron in the pits, but the veteran racer
still came on strong to finish in sixth place
in the points race.
Ryan Piplic would also end this last race of
the season early with mechanical issues taking
him out of the running in lap three.
With the 2010 WORCS series now concluded, racers
have a few months to rest and train before the
2011 season kicks off on January 21st –
23rd at Honolulu Hills, CA. The 2011 season will
be an exciting one with new venues added and possibly
some new formats that are sure to make it an exciting
season.
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