2017
WORCS Racing
Round #3 - Honolulu Hills
February 19, 2017
Taft, California
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Beau Baron Wins Third Straight
Honlulu Hills WORCS
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Taft, CA (2/25/2017) – CST / ELKA’s
Beau Baron got out front early and went on to win
his third consecutive Rocky Mountain WORCS Series
presented by Maxxis and Dirt Wheels race in the
Pro ATV class. The race was held at Honolulu Hills
Raceway. DWT’s Robbie Mitchell was second, ahead
of Josh Row, who made his return to WORCS competition
after a two-year hiatus. Collins Webster and John
Rickerd completed the top five.
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Racing Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Robbie Mitchell (2nd), Beau Baron (1st),
Josh Row (3rd) |
Though the track was inundated on Friday by heavy
rains that we part of Winter Storm Lucifer, by
Sunday the track was perfect for racing. With
beautiful weather in the forecast, the ATVs took
the combination off road, motocross track.
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| Zbros
Racing's Robbie Mitchell grabbed the holeshot
for the 2nd straight time with a dead engine
start |
LMR Racing's Robbie Mitchell grabbed the holeshot
with another adept dead engine start, but Baron
quickly made the move on his Honda on Mitchell
and took the lead. Mike Sloan challenged Baron
toward the end of the race before engine problems
took him out of the race. From there, Baron cruised
to an easy victory.
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CST's
Beau Baron quickly charged his way into
the lead in lap one |
“I just hung it out a little more on the first
lap and I got a gap,” explained Baron. “I knew
it was going to be tough to see because I saw
a little dust coming up so I knew I had to get
up front early. I ate dirt at the last couple
of races, and I didn’t want that to happen here.
I got out front and did what I could. Then Sloan
had a miracle lap and he reeled right in on me
before he had to pit. I’m really happy with today’s
results.”
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Beau Baron secured his 3rd straight win
in the 2017 WORCS Pro ATV class |
Robbie Mitchell, the unofficial WORCS “King of
the Dead Engine Start,” lived up to his nickname
with another holeshot. However, he was blessed
to even be on the starting line after he had to
scramble to get his Honda ready for action just
prior to the race.
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Robbie Mitchell battled with Mike Sloan
early on for the 2nd spot, but Sloan dropped
out of the race in the final laps, which
allowed Mitchell to cruise to a 2nd place
finish |
“I struggled today,” said Mitchell. “I had to
switch carburetors just to make my bike run at
all. The Lindsay Machine Racing engine is awesome
on dead engine starts. It holds up, too. I just
figured out that we’ve used the same engine in
six races.”
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