2013 WORCS Racing Round #9 - Buffalo Bills October 13, 2013 Primm, NV

Primm, NV (10/14/2013) – Round nine of the 2013 Rocky Mountain MC World Off-Road Championship Series presented by Motoworks and Dirt Wheels Magazine season finale was held at Buffalo Bills Casino in Primm, Nevada.  H&M Motorsports David Haagsma claimed his second win of the year followed by Can-Am’s Dillon Zimmerman in second and Dustin Nelson taking the final spot on the podium aboard his Yamaha, and Maxxis’ Grant Mitchell wrapped up the Pro-Am championship with the win.

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

The weather could not have been any better this weekend at Buffalo Bills in Primm, Nevada with temperatures in the mid-seventies with a steady breeze, which keep the dried out the track, but dust wasn’t an issue with the wind.  The racing kicked off at 9:30 AM on Sunday. The start of the race this round was different than most with both Pro ATV and Pro Motorcycles racing at the same time to help shorten up the racing day to make time in the afternoon for the awards banquet.

With a broken collarbone, Beau Baron earned five points by starting the race to capture the WORCS Pro ATV Championship on his Honda

Despite having a broken collarbone, Beau Baron made an appearance this weekend to gain his five points for starting the race that he needed to capture the championship.

Also, Josh Frederick made a surprise appearance this weekend after having a tragic accident at Lake Havasu, which left him paralyzed, but “The Animal” Josh Frederick has been doing great with his recovery.

Josh Frederick rode his specially equipt Can-Am DS450 ATV for the first time at a WORCS race during the parade since his injury which was a nice surprise for many fans and racers!

Both Baron and Frederick rode a parade lap with Frederick sporting the number 2 plate on his Can Am DS450 equipped with a hand shifter.  They also started the race, but pulled off shortly afterwards with Baron claiming his second consecutive Pro ATV championship in the WORCS series a day after he wrapped up the championship in the SxS Pro class.

Beau Baron wrapped up the WORCS Pro ATV & SxS Pro Production Class Championships at WORCS Round 9 in Primm, Nevada

With Baron out of the line-up, David Haagsma claimed his second win of the season. After a dead engine start, Haagsma started near the back of the pack, but he charged his way into third by the end of lap one.  “The race didn’t start off very good because it took two kicks to get started and everyone got off the line before me. I just went into attack mode right away, and I think I got two guys passed by the third turn,” said Haagsma on his start.

David Haagsma & Robbie Mitchell chase down the leader Josh Row for the number one position. Row held onto the lead until lap two before falling back to second. On Lap 9, Josh Row experienced some mechanical issues that sidelined him for the rest of the race

After lap two, he had worked his way into the lead passing Josh Row. The hard work paid off in the end for Haagsma as he gained a nearly two-minute lead to secure the win.  “Everything went great this season. I am trying to figure out next year. I kind of want to go back east and race motocross because that’s more of my thing. I enjoy off-road, but I enjoy motocross a lot more and that’s where I want to put my focus,” said Haagsma.