2013
WORCS ATV Racing
Round #5 - Honolulu Hills
May 11, 2013
Taft, California
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Holz Racing's RJ Anderson Takes Second Win in a Row
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"The dust made visibility a bit difficult today. Overall though, we had a great race. RJ (Anderson) and I had an awesome battle and were really consistent all race. I tried to get around him a few times and would run super hard through some sections, but would end up blowing a berm or something and it wouldn't pan out. My Holz Racing / Maxxis Tires / H&M Motorsports Polaris worked great and I am pretty happy with today,” said Baron of his race.
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Keenan Rogerson gained his first podium in two years on his #418 Polaris RZR XP 900. Rogerson didn't have the best start and had to work his way through traffic to gain contention for the podium. He worked his way through everything and was able to cross the finish in third.
"I am pretty pumped about this, I haven't been on the box in a while and this third place feels pretty good,” regarded Rogerson from the podium.
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Philip Martin and Andrew Berry rounded out the top five in the SxS Pro Production Class. This is Martin's first WORCS race this season and he took his #122 Polaris RXR XP 900 from twelfth on lap one to fourth on lap five. Berry took fifth after getting a mid-pack start; and finished less than a minute off the pace of Martin.
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In the SxS Production 1000 Class Mitch Guthrie Jr. took his fourth win of the season. Guthrie Jr. grabbed the holeshot and hit the first step up with everything he had. His early charge enabled him to pull away from the rest of the Production 1000 class. Guthrie admits dust was a factor, especially once he caught the Pro class, but was able to maintain his lead and win the class by an impressive 01:12.861. Interestingly, Guthrie pulled off the win with his hand in a cast after a wreck at the previous round.
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"The race went pretty well. I had a great start and just pulled away from there. It was a little difficult with my hand in a cast, but I had four working fingers to put to use. All in all, it was a good day and I'm happy to get another win,” regarded Guthrie Jr. who currently holds the SxS Production 1000 class points lead.
Mike Gardner and Michael Camp rounded out the top three in the class. Gardner and Camp had a good battle with just twelve seconds separating them at the finish. The second and third were both Gardner and Camp's best finishes this season.
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David Haagsma raced his H&M Motorsports' Polaris RZR 570 to his fourth win in a row in the Production700 class. Haagsma grabbed the early lead and didn't look back. He crossed the finish 35:215 ahead of second.
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Cody Rahders and Michael Bunyea rounded out the top three in the class. The top finishes will boost Rahders in the points chase and further tighten the battle for the number one spot between Bunyea and Haagsma. Only seven points give Bunyea the edge over Haagsma heading into round six.
Round six of the Rocky Mountain ATV MC Series will take place July 12th – 14th at Pala Raceway in Pala, California. The event will be packed full of racing excitement at the battles for championships heat up all around and racers fight for points. It will be exciting to watch as Beau Baron pushes his Holz Racing Polaris for his first SxS Pro Championship and Mitch Guthrie Jr. looks to further boost his points lead. Also will David Haagsma be able to make it five wins in a row? Time will tell when the gate drops after a two month long mid season break..
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