2017
WORCS Racing
Round #1 - Mesquite MX
January 8, 2017
Mesquite, Nevada
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Beau Baron Wins 2017 WORCS
Pro ATV Season Opener
WORCS Racing Round 1 Pro
ATV Race Report
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WORCS
Racing - Round 1
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Mesquite, NV (1/10/2017) – Beau
Baron picked up right where he left off in the Rocky
Mountain WORCS Series presented by Maxxis and Dirt
Wheels by winning the 2017 WORCS Pro ATV season
opener at Mesquite MX. The defending WORCS Pro ATV
Champion beat out Robbie Mitchell and Mike Sloan
for the victory. Collins Webster was fourth, ahead
of Pro Rookie, Jerry Maldonado rounding out the
top five.
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WORCS
Racing Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Mike Sloan (3rd), Beau Baron (1st), Robbie
Mitchell (2nd) |
The event was held on expanded course, incorporating
the technical and big air motocross circuit with
the expansive sand whoops in the hills surrounding
the track. Temperatures in the mid-50s made for
perfect racing conditions, but the sand whoops
took its toll on the racers and especially their
hands.
CST’s Beau Baron fell back to third early on,
but he held a consistent pace. Running in clean
air out of the dust, Baron quickly picked off
Sloan and then took the lead from Mitchell late
in the race.
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Beau Baron made the pass on Robbie Mitchell
in the 7th lap of the 10 lap race to take
the lead |
“I had a really tough time hanging with Robbie
at the beginning,” explained Baron. “I followed
Robbie for a few laps, then Sloan got past me.
I got some clean track, made up time a lap at
a time and then I took the lead for good. This
is probably the most brutal track we go to, but
Roll Design did a great job tuning the Elka shocks
and my hat is off to Curtis Sparks for building
the best engines. These engines are legendary
and I proved it again.”
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ELKA's
Beau Baron secured the WORCS Pro ATV season
opener win |
DWT’s Robbie Mitchell challenged Baron, but settled
for second in the end after holding an early lead
in the race.
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Zbros
Racing's Robbie Mitchell grabbed the early
lead in the first lap with Beau Baron &
Mike Sloan in chase |
“I was trying to be aggressive at first and I’m
not sure that was a good idea,” said Mitchell.
“I was feeling good and I led most of it. I tapered
off a little bit at the end and Beau came on strong.
So we’ll have to go home and do a little homework
so we can come back strong at Primm.”
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Racing's Robbie Mitchell finished in the
2nd spot on the podium |
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