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WORCS ATV Series
Round #2 - Honolulu Hills
February 10-12, 2006 |
By:
Jesse Cushman |
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Taft, CA - WORCS ATV Racers set another
record for round two at Honolulu Hills Raceway in Taft,
CA with 480 entries! The event attracted several riders
from over seas in England, and even GNCC Pro Racer, Andy
Lagzdins, decided to give WORCS racing a try while he
was on vacation in California, so Duncan Racing outfitted
Lagzdins with a Honda 450R for the event.
The opening round of series at Speedworld provided
plenty of excitement with Eichner wrecking early in
the race and charging back to finish only five seconds
behind Josh Frederick followed by Logan Holladay. Last
year, bad luck struck for Frederick’s at the Honolulu
Hills, which allowed Eichner to walk away with the win.
The Honolulu Hills track remained very similar to the
course last year except for the addition of a few jumps
and the addition of huge table top, which was a challenge
for even the top pros to clear. The off-roads sections
contained some high speed pavement sections along with
some rugged terrain with some impressive hill climbs
thrown into the mix.
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#15
Logan Holladay grabs the Hiper Wheel Holeshot
Award |
The Pro Main had 24 riders signed up, which was the
most since last year at Lake Havasu, AZ. With a completely
full gate and a beautiful day for racing, the start
of the pro race was set to begin. With the drop of the
gate, it would be Logan Holladay earning the Hiper Wheels
Holeshot Award with Doug Eichner hot on his heels followed
by Josh Frederick. Heading into the off-road section,
Eichner made the pass on Holladay and took over the
lead. Eichner’s lead was short lived as he got
a flat tire and headed for the pits for a tire change,
which allowed Holladay to recapture the lead followed
by Josh Frederick.
As the race continued, Josh would make his move on
Holladay and held the lead for the first time in the
race. Doug Eichner was charging from behind and he was
able to make up valuable time with Josh headed into
the pits for gas. Eichner would make the pass on Holladay
followed by Frederick to regain the lead.
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Eichner was on a mission, but a counter sprocket
would cost him the win |
Andy
Lagzdins would finish out his first WORCS race
with a 5th place finish |
Unfortunately for Doug Eichner, he wasn’t able
to build enough of a cushion between him and Frederick
before he headed to the pits for his final splash of
gas, which allowed Frederick the easy pass to regain
the lead.
By the final lap of the race, Doug Eichner caught back
up to Josh Frederick in the lead and made the pass yet
again in the off-road section of the course to regain
the lead, and it appeared he would have smooth sailing
until the checkered flag when disaster struck. With
the finish line in his sights, Eichner’s counter
sprocket would fly off his Honda leaving him sitting
on the track in disbelief. Josh Frederick was cruise
past Eichner for his second win of the year after one
of the most dramatic races to the finish in recent WORCS
history. Eichner’s only alternative was to push
his Honda as fast as he could across the finish line
without any assistants before Holladay was able to make
the pass on the five time champion. With the crowd screaming
and clamping, Eichner was able to cross the finish line
ahead of Holladay to secure the second spot with the
rookie Logan Holladay once again earning himself a spot
on the podium. The GNCC Pro Racer, Andy Lagzdins, would
finish out the race on the lead lap in 5th place behind
Brandon Brown.
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Josh Frederick makes it two in a row |
Pro Top 10
1. Josh Frederick
2. Doug Eichner
3. Logan Holliday
4. Brandon Brown
5. Andy Lagzdins
6. John Shafe
7. Joey Aiello
8. Robbie Mitchell
9. Joe Rarey
10 Timothy Shelman Amateur Race Coverage
The riders from England borrowed Kory Ellis’ 2005
back up YFZ for the race. The English racers brought
home a couple trophies with Duncan Irons taking 3rd
in Open A and John Elliot taking 1st in Master 50, with
Rick Shafe from from Marana, Az taking 2nd. In more
news with the “Old Guy” class Racer Steve
Shannon had lost his rear brake caliper on the third
lap, and he kept on racing to a 3rd place finish in
the Master 50 class. If that wasn’t bad enough
Steve had points on the line in 40 B, so he raced again
on Sunday and finished 5th, which was enough to make
him the points leader. Finishing out the 40 B class
was Aaron Wentz in 4th, Rudd Miller in 3rd, Rick Shafe
in 2nd, and Scott Melville taking the win.
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The minis were out in numbers as 31 came to the line,
these kids battled from the second they left the line.
In the 71-90cc Mod Class it was Cole Fite, Taylor Guy,
and Casey Donahue battling out in front of the pack.
Cole then opened up a huge lead and got the win for
round 2 followed by Taylor in 2nd and Casey in 3rd.
For the 51-70cc class the top finishers were Cody Engelhart
in 3rd, Nathan Wilson in 2nd, and Nick Klein for the
win.
In the Women’s A class we saw only two riders
as Brittany Brosious grabbed the holeshot, but her lead
didn’t last long as Lynn Prosser made the pass
and got the win for round 2 putting her currently in
lead for points. Tia Chandler from Reno, NV who ran
Women’s A in Round 1 bumped down to Women’s
B/C. It was a race for the Holeshot between Kalyce May
and Christy McGruffin, but Christy grabbed it and the
win followed by Danielle Corbin in 2nd and Tia Chandler
in 3rd.
Next up is Lake Havasu March 10-12 at Crazyhorse Campgrounds
and with Spring Break in full effect this is always
a popular round. The WORCS Crew will be adding a side-by-side
class for the Saturday evening event. So if you have
a Rhino or Mule bring them on out, you must have a four
point harness on yourself and your passenger. Also helmets,
gloves and goggles will be required. Sean Reddish had
mentioned depending on the turnout this may be a permanent
class to the ATV Event.
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