2017
WORCS Racing
Round #5 - The Orleans Casino
April 2, 2017
Las Vegas, NV
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Ryan Piplic Hits Pro SXS Jackpot
at Las Vegas WORCS
Beau Baron & Nic Granlund
Round Out WORCS Pro SXS Podium
Las Vegas, NV (4/4/2017) – Ryan
Piplic survived a chaotic Rocky Mountain ATV MC
WORCS Series presented by Maxxis and Dirt Wheels
Pro SXS race to earn his second victory of the year
at The Orleans Casino. Beau Baron finished second,
followed by Nic Granlund. Points leader David Haagsma
was fourth and Shelby Anderson was fifth.
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6 WORCS Racing Pro UTV Podium (left to right)
Beau Baron (2nd), Ryan Piplic (1st), Nic
Granlund (3rd) |
Ray Bulloch won the Pro Stock race, ahead of
Corbin Wells., and Shelby Anderson claimed the
final spot on the podium, making it the second
consecutive race that a woman racer finished on
the Pro Stock podium.
The unique event was held in the arena and parking
lots surrounding the casino. The track featured
a varied terrain comprising dirt, asphalt, logs,
tractor tires, a sand pit and even a motocross
style double. The race was started in rows of
four based on points.
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Maxxis'
David Haagsma grabbed the WORCS Pro SXS
Holeshot |
Carnage was the name of the game as David Haagsma
took the holeshot from the front row, but lost
the lead to Cody Bradbury on the first lap. Bradbury
cut down a tire, handing the lead to Haagsma before
he began experiencing issues and faded back out
of the lead. From there, Piplic, who started on
the third row in his Polaris RZR, began a time
battle with Baron and his Polaris. In the end,
Piplic just edged Baron out for the victory.
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FOX's
Ryan Piplic charged his way into time adjusted
lead |
“I had mixed emotions coming into this race because
I didn’t do well in Las Vegas last year,” said
Piplic, who was the only racer that kept his headlights
on his car after the last race, which gave him
an advantage in the dimly lit parking lots. “I
was really surprised at how quickly I was picking
people off. The challenge wasn’t in the obstacles.
It was in the asphalt. It was really slick and
if you didn’t do it right, you’d spin out.”
Ryan Piplic rebounded from the last race at Lake
Havasu, where bad luck seemed to hit him at ever
turn. He finished 15th there, though he is now
right back in contention for the championship,
30 points behind Haagsma.
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Method
Wheel's Ryan Piplic was the only Pro SXS
Racer with headlights, which surely made
a difference for him in the dark conditions |
“Coming back with a win here and get a boost
back up in the points will really tighten things
up,” said Piplic. “Coming here and having a flawless
race makes me really excited about how it turned
out.”
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