2015 WORCS Racing Round #1 - Honolulu Hills January 18, 2015 Taft, California

In the Pro-am class, defending champion, STI’s Mike Sloan had a great race despite having to swap all of his components to a new quad the night before the race. Sloan took an early lead and was being pressured by David Flores, but Flores ended up losing a front sprocket, which allowed Sloan to check out and take the win.

“I didn’t worry about what was behind me. I just focused on what was in front of me so I just kept pushing. I really have to thank Duncan Racing, Roll design, Elka and all of my sponsors for this year, for stepping up and helping me win,” said Sloan.

Defending WORCS Racing Pro-Am Champion Mike Sloan is looking for another win at WORCS Racing round 2 at Buffalo Bill's Casino on February 6-8, 2015

Pro Motorsports’ Matt Hancock grabbed the holeshot, but fell back to the number three spot close behind Sloan and Flores in the first lap. Hancock stayed close and inherited the number two spot when Flores pulled off with sprocket issues and held his spot all the way to the checkered flag. 

Matt Hancock grabbed the holeshot in the WORCS Racing Pro-Am Class

“I had a great time. My Sparks Motor and Maxxis tires worked great and got me the holeshot. I haven’t been training like I should, so I was glad I was able to finish well,” said Hancock.

Matt Hancock finished second in the Pro-Am Class on his Pro Motorsports Honda 450R

Number 203, Auston Baxter, seemed to come out of nowhere and claimed the final spot on the Pro-am podium. “It was brutal out there but my Rekluse clutch helped a lot. I had a great race and I had a lot of fun out there,” said Baxter.
Local Bakersfield racer, Travis Hanes came up from an eighth place start to finish in the number four spot while Ty Sanders rounded out the Pro-am top five.

Round number two of the 2015 WORCS series will head to Buffalo Bills in Primm, NV on February 6-8, where Beau Baron will be looking to extend his points lead with another win if he can hold off David Haagsma and Robbie Mitchell, who are also in the hunt to top the Pro Podium and take home a championship.

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