2013 WORCS ATV Racing Round #5 - Honolulu Hills May 11, 2013 Taft, California

Taft, California – H&M Motorsports' Beau Baron wins his fourth straight race at round five of the Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS series presented by Motoworks and Dirt Wheels Magazine at Honolulu Hills in Taft, California. H&M Motorsports' David Haagsma claimed the second spot on the pro podium followed by Yamaha's Dustin Nelson.

Round five of the WORCS series was held at Honolulu Hills, and even though it was early May, it felt more like late July with temperature reaching near record highs with a high of 97 degrees on Sunday at the start of the Pro ATV Main event. With the brutal heat, the race length was cut to ninety minutes, which didn't come soon enough for many of the racers. For the first time this year, the worcs-cross section was added to the course with tires and logs to challenge to the racers.

WORCS Pro ATV Podium (left to right) David Haagsma (2nd), Beau Baron (1st), Dustin Nelson (3rd)

H&M Motorsports' David Haagsma grabbed the holeshot followed by Yamaha's Dustin Nelson with David's teammate, Beau Baron in chase. Haagsma would initially pull away from the field as he build a lead of nearly twenty seconds on second place.

Sparks' Baron would make the pass on Nelson when he lost his seat in lap 1, & Baron began his charge on Haagsma as he turned the fastest laptime of the race in lap 3 with a time of 09:36.378. Baron would finally reel in Haagsma in the off-road section in lap 5 & make the pass for the lead. Once out front, Baron would go unchallenged as he went on to claim his fourth win of the year & extend his points lead to eleven points over Haagsma.

"It was all I had to get around Davi and I knew that I had to do it soon. I was just sucking dust like a mad man and holding on through holes that you couldn't see. I did the best I could to get buy him and I'm sure glad that I did, and it feels good to win a race," said Baron.

Maxxis' Haagsma would settle in the 2nd spot, which he held to the finish for his fourth podium finish of the year. "My Honda started first kick and I used my Curtis Sparks Racing engine to get the holeshot. I powered right by everyone. I took off and tried to go as fast as I could. I knew it would be really dusty and muddy and getting out front was crucial. Once I saw Beau (Baron) in second I started rolling as fast as I could to get away from him. He eventually got on my bumper & got by me in a corner. Then I knew 3rd place was far behind me & rode my own race & settled with 2nd. Going one two isn't bad, I don't like getting 2nd all the time but I'll take it for this weekend," said Haagsma.