2017
WORCS Racing
Rounds 1 & 2 - Buffalo Bill's
January 21-22, 2017
Primm, Nevada
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WORCS Racing SXS World Finals
Race Report
Cody Bradbury Takes SxS World
Finals Overall Pro Win
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SXS
World Finals
WORCS Rounds 1 & 2 |
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Primm, NV (1/26/2017) – Rain soaked,
mud covered and cold, Cody Bradbury toughed it out
to finish first overall in SXS World Finals at Buffalo
Bill’s Resort and Casino. The special doubleheader
SXS-only event was round one and two of the Rocky
Mountain WORCS Series presented by Maxxis. Cody
Bradbury, driving a 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo, beat
out defending WORCS Pro Production Champion David
Haagsma, who was second overall, ahead of Ryan Piplic,
Larry Heidler and Keith Johnson.
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SXS
World Finals Pro Class Winners (left to
right)
Cody Bradbury (Pro Production) & Nic
Granlund (Pro Stock) |
In UTV Pro Stock, Nic Granlund recorded the overall
win in a Yamaha. Ray Bulloch rebounded from a
hard crash in Sunday’s race to finish second overall,
followed by Beau Baron, Shelby Anderson, and Jeff
Obering.
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The
Overall Winner in each class took home these
Aluminum Trophies |
The first-ever SXS-only event for WORCS was held
on two days on two different race courses. Saturday’s
race was held on the Lucas Oil short course, while
Sunday’s event was held on WORCS standard off-road
desert track. The two finishes were combined similar
to a two-moto format, as well as fastest time,
to determine overall winners.
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On
Saturday, the weather was perfect for racing
with blue skies |
Weather played a huge role in the outcome. Friday’s
qualifying was rained out, forcing organizers
to set starting position by draw for the short
course race. That race was held under beautiful
clear skies with temperatures in the mid-50s.
Conditions changed significantly Sunday with heavy
rain, turning the race into a battle through the
mud, water and frigid temperatures.
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Sunday, the weather was dramatically different
than Saturday with heavy rain & cool
temperatures |
Holz Racing’s Cody Bradbury overcame the weather,
the track and the competition to score the overall
victory, earn $2,500 and get the bragging rights
of the overall champion. Bradbury just lost out
to Piplic in the short course race to finish second.
In Sunday’s race, he took the lead from Piplic
on the first lap and never looked back. Bradbury
joined Polaris’ factory team this year.
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Evans Racing's Cody Bradbury took home an
extra $2,500 by edging out Nic Granlund
for the Overall Pro SxS Win |
“Piplic and I were in the 2017 Polaris RZR Turbos
and as soon as the boost hit, we were four cars
out in front of everyone,” said Bradbury. “I snuck
under Piplic and then ran the first lap flat out
to see where everyone was running. I had a good
gap from there and cruised in. It was rough on
Sunday. It was important to get a good start because
the track was beat. There were rivers running
down the rhythm lanes.
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| GBC's
Cody Bradbury finished 2nd on Saturday in
the Lucas Style Race |
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