| WORCS
ATV Series
Round #9
Pismo Beach
October 21-22, 2006
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By:
Brittany Bloodworth |
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2006 WORCS Pro ATV Champion
#1 Doug Eichner |
Pismo Beach, CA - The last round of the
WORCS Series was here at last, and it would be a memorable
one with both the ATVs and motorcycles not only racing
on the same weekend, but also at the exact same time on
parallel race tracks. The Pismo Sand Dunes provided the
perfect location for such a unique showdown, and over
1045 riders signed up to compete, which also reinforced
why the ATVs and motorcycles were split into two separate
race schedules.
The Pro Class Championship was wrapped up by Doug Eichner
at Bull Hollow MX, but he was determined as ever to
capture yet another win in front of a home state crowd,
and Josh Frederick and Brandon Brown were going to do
their best to finish out the year on top. It was going
to be interesting to see who would take home the win
for the day, and who knew how to ride in the sand dunes.
The start was interesting, because it was just a long
straight of whoops, so you would think who ever would
just hold it open would grabbed the hole shot, but they
were the ones who were flipped upside down on the side
of the track, just ask Pro am rider, Justin Waters,
because that is exactly what he did.
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#98
John Shafe |
The pros lined up to race, and there where 19 pros
signed up. But it was Doug Eichner who was able to grab
the holeshot. John Shafe was in the second spot right
behind Eichner. The cool thing about the pro class is
they had both the quads and the Dirt bikes going at
the same time, so there was just a sea of off-road vehicles
coming into the corner. Doug Eichner was running out
front, followed by John Shafe in the second position,
and Brandon Brown running in third. Robbie Mitchell
was up to fourth and Josh Frederick was running in fifth.
Once again, Josh Frederick was plagued with bad luck
and experienced some engine issues only two laps into
the race, which ended his race day early. Levi Marana
was making his way through the pack from starting in
eighth to moving up to fourth by the fourth lap. Doug
Eichner wasted no time pulling away from John Shafe
in second, and began to build a comfortable lead while
Shafe was beginning to feel the pressure from Brandon
Brown in third. Brown would eventually make the pass
on Shafe, but there was little hope for Brown to attempt
to reel in Eichner.
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#2
Brandon Brown |
When the checkered flag flew, Doug Eichner showed us
why he is the 2006 WORCS Champion, as he grabbed his
sixth Pro win of the year. Brandon Brown held onto second
place followed by John Shafe rounding out the top three.
Levi Marana rode hard, but was just out of the top three
finishing in fourth, and Robbie Mitchell grabbed the
fifth place position.
Doug Eichner won the 2006 WORCS Pro title with 255
points in the series Josh Frederick grabbed the second
spot for the year with 190 points, and Brandon Brown
rounded out the top three with 158 points. Congratulations
to everyone who raced this year, and we cant wait to
see who will take home the pro championship next year.
Pro Am Class
The Pro Am Class Championship was still up for grabs
with Justin Waters in the lead with Dax Snow and Paul
Wilkerson within reach of catching Waters in the final
round, and right off the start, bad luck struck for
Waters as he crashed hammering through the whoops, which
sent him back to last place and opened the door for
Wilkerson and Snow.
The Holeshot would go to Mike Kelley followed closely
by Bryan Grey. Unfortunately both of these riders only
made it about two laps, before the pair both experienced
quad issues, which ended their races early. Andrew Lattimar
capitalized on the situation and took over the lead,
but it would not be long before Dillon Zimmerman would
pass Lattimar to claim the lead with Barry Bennett,
who usually races in the +30 A class moving into the
third.
The Pro Am class points leader, Justin Waters began
his charge from last place and was able to pass both
Snow and Wilkerson along the way. By half-way through
the race, Waters was able to reel in Bennett and take
over the third spot. Dillon Zimmerman was able to hold
onto the first place overall for the day, with Andrew
Lattimar grabbing the second place position followed
by Waters. Paul Wikerson and Ira Greer rounded out the
top five.
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#95
Justin Waters |
Justin Waters grabbed the Championship for the Pro-Am
class with 127 points. Waters experienced many difficulties
this year between crashing and breaking, to just breaking,
to having electrical issues, but he still was able to
overcome the obstacles to claim the Pro Am Championship.
Dax Snow grabbed the second place position and Paul
Wilkerson rounded out the top three with only one point
separating the pair. Way to go guys, and you can bet
that we will be watching for you in the pro class next
year.
Congratulations to everyone who raced this year, and
we look forward to seeing everyone back next year for
the 2007 WORCS Series, which begins on January 26-28th
in Surprise, AZ at Speed World.
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