WORCS Round 12 Mud Race At Glen Helen – News – Dirt Rider Magazine

By: Editorial Staff

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Going into the weekend, rain was expected for the WORCS race at California’s Glen Helen Raceway, but the sheer amount was a surprise to everyone. By the time the Pro Race began, the rain had turned the track’s nice, tacky loam into a sloppy mud bog. But the unanticipated track conditions made for an exciting race.Bobby Bonds had an aggressive start, and held on to the lead for the first few laps with the two Zip-Ty Yamahas nipping at his heels. Bonds eventually fell back, handing the lead to series points leader Nathan Woods followed by Ty Davis, Russ Pearson, Destry Abbott and Kurt Caselli.

Woods held the lead until stalling his bike, letting the top five go by and falling back a minute and a half. Adding insult to injury, he stalled again coming into the scoring shoot. This time, according to promoter Dave Hamel, “Yamaha’s team manager [Kenny Perry] ran over onto the race course and started Woods bike for him, breaking our ‘No outside assistance rule’ and resulting in a standardized penalty.” In addition to his time lost, Woods was docked a full lap for the infraction. Despite the reduction in place, Woods still maintains a commanding points lead over teammate Ty Davis.Davis, Pearson and Abbott continued the race, dicing for the lead followed closely in tow by Caselli. On the last lap, it was Pearson out front, but with only 100 yards left, Pearson ran out of gas letting the top three go by. Ty Davis won his second race of the season followed by Abbott, with Caselli less than three seconds behind. Russ Pearson pushed his bike across the finish line to a hard earned fourth place finish.

WORCS Round 12 Results
Pos No Rider Hometown Bike
1 1 Ty Davis Hesperia, CA YAM
2 12 Destry Abbott Peoria, AZ KAW
3 66 Kurt Caselli Palmdale, CA KTM
4 3 Russell Pearson Henderson, NV YAM
5 928 Bobby Garrison Sparks, NV YAM
6 15 David Pearson Panaca, NV KAW
7 50 David Rees Riverside, CA KTM
8 155 Revelle Harrison Murrieta, CA KTM
9 36 Patrick Garrahan Boulder Creek, CA KTM
10 38 Bryce Olson Rocklin, CA KTM
11 70 Brent Harden Menifee, CA KTM
12 26 Joey Lanza Rialto, CA KTM
13 5 Robert Naughton Flagstaff, AZ HON
14 78 Kellon Walch Alamo, NV HON
15 657 Nicholas Burson Ridgecrest, CA HON
16 33 Jesse Barstow Tacoma, WA HON
17 611 Shawn Wynne Lompoc, CA HON
18 7 Nathan Woods Shandon, CA YAM
19 991 Randall Hall Oak Hills, CA HON
20 77 Brendon Lutes Rancho Santa Marg, CA SUZ
21 25 Jared Buoy St George, UT KAW
22 129 Bobby Bonds Maricopa, CA KAW
23 4 Lance Smail Kent, WA KAW
24 122 Mark Tilley Rowland Heights, CA HON
25 232 Bj Burns Moreno Valley, CA HON


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