2013
WORCS ATV Racing
Round #1 - Canyon MX
January 27, 2013
Peoria, Arizona
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David Haagsma Wins 2013 WORCS Season Opener at Canyon MX
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There were several lead changes early on in lap one, but #5 Robbie Mitchell gained control of the lead by the end of the lap followed by Can-Am's #49 Dillon Zimmerman and Row. Mitchell would maintain the lead for the first half of the race, but he wasn't alone with Haagsma in hot pursuit. The pair would swap the lead after pits stop, but Mitchell would regain the lead once again, which he held till lap thirteen. |
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Sparks Racing's Haagsma would take over the lead near the end of lap 13 when he was able to take the inside line on Mitchell to make the pass. Haagsma would maintain the lead for the final three laps to secure his first ever WORCS Pro ATV win with Mitchell finishing just 7 seconds behind Haagsma at the checkered flag. |
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Tire Block's Beau Baron would claim the final spot on the podium after an exciting battle early on for the third spot between Baron and Row. The pair would swap the third spot back and forth several times throughout the race, but amazingly, Baron would run his fastest lap times of the day in the final laps of the race and he recorded the fastest laptime of Pro Main in lap fourteen with a time of 6:29.113. |
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In lap 12, Yamaha's #94 Dustin Nelson would catch and pass his teammate, Row, to take over the fourth spot, which he held to the checkered flag. Row would end the day rounding out the top five. |
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In the Pro Am Class, #842 D.J. Noerr would claim the win after getting off the line in the second spot, and he would take over the lead by the end of lap two. Noerr would take the win with over a minute spare on #32 Grant Mitchell. For Mitchell, it was his first Pro-Am podium, and he recorded the fastest pro-am laptime in lap eight. #53 Mike Sloan would charge his way from a near last place start to claim the final spot on the podium. |
After a muddy start to the 2013 Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS Series presented by Motoworks and Dirtwheels, round 2 is just two weeks away in Primm, NV at Buffalo Bill’s Casino and Resort on February 8-10th.
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