2014 WORCS Racing Round #4 - Sand Hollow April 12, 2014 Hurricane, Utah

WORCS Racing headed to Sand Hollow State Park for Round four

Sand Hollow State Park in Hurricane, Utah, which is known for its scenic views and hundreds of miles of trails with a mixture of sand, sandstone, and hard pack desert terrain to challenge the racers, and this year, the Fasst Co, the maker of Flexx Handlebars, sponsored a ride to the “Top of the World” at Sand Hollow Park on Friday evening after practice, which gave many of the racer family members a chance to check out the scenery from one of the highest points in the valley.

Fasst Co Sponsored a group ride to the "Top of the World" at Sand Hollow

Elka Suspension’s Josh Row got out of the first turn in the third spot behind David Haagsma who grabbed the holeshot. Three turns into the race, Row and Dustin Nelson found a faster line that would allow them to make the pass on Haagsma.

Josh Row was on rails with his Honda at Sand Hollow

Row then caught up to and battled back and forth with Nelson, and by the end of lap one, Row had taken the lead. Once out front, Row checked out on the competition as he raced like he was on rails in the rough and sandy conditions. By the checkered flag, Row had extends his lead to over three minutes ahead of second place for the his first ever WORCS Pro ATV win, which also boosted Row into the Pro points lead by one point over Beau Baron.

Josh Row claimed his first ever WORCS Pro ATV Win at Sand Hollow

“I just love really rough tracks, it separates everyone. A lot of people can go fast, but it separates them when you throw a bunch of sand whoops in between them, which makes things real. I only wish that Beau Baron would have finished the race,” said Row after the win.

Sparks Racing’s David Haagsma finished in the second spot this weekend. After grabbing the holeshot with his Sparks engine, he didn’t notice the faster line in the track, which dropped him back into the third position. By lap two, he gained a position putting him into second when Nelson smashed into a large rock ruining a front tire, but he was soon passed by Dillon Zimmerman, but in the final laps, Haagsma made the pass on the Haagsma and took the second place podium position, which currently has Haagsma third in points in the championship race.

David Haagsma grabbed the WORCS Racing Pro Holeshot & Finished in 2nd Place

“I got a great start with my Sparks Engine and Maxxis tires, everything hooked up and then I came to the third corner and there were already some new lines opening up. I got passed by two guys right there and knew I had some work cut out for me,” said Haagsma after his second place finish.