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the finish handing Bell the lead and
his second victory of the season.
"I know I'm fast and I know I can
be up there, so just being inconsis-
tent was my problem," said Bell. "I
just followed Taylor until the final lap
and we went at it four or five times on
that last lap. The track was fast with a
lot of chop. Being consistent, hitting
your lines, and just breathing were
the keys to the race. I got a horrible
start, but I caught up to Taylor and
just rode with him. That was a lot of
fun."
Robert handed it to Bell. He made
a last-ditch effort on his KTM go-
ing into the pavement section of the
track before the finish line, but came
up just short. Robert was a champi-
onship contender early in the sea-
son, but he broke both arms in a crash
during testing and missed rounds two
and three as a result.
"Zach has been riding really well,"
said Robert. "We both hung back and
then went all out on the last lap. I passed
him with three turns to go, but then I
made a mistake and he got me back. I
thought I had it, but that's how it goes
sometimes."
Sutherlin rode a bone-stock Suzuki
in the event and made it to fifth late in
the race. After making a banzai move on
Seeds in one of the chicanes, he moved
up to third and snagged the final spot on
the podium.
"I wanted to get back up here, and
I'm happy to get the Suzuki back on the
box," said Sutherlin. "It's been a rough
few races for me. So to get up on the
box and know my speed is there, I look
forward to 2019 and contending for the
championship again."
Redondi rode a conservative pace
on his KTM to protect his points lead,
and his fourth-place finish was enough
to hand him the number-one plate in his
rookie WORCS season. The Italian won
one race and finished on the podium six
additional times this season.
"I was really just cruising around,"
admitted Redondi. "This was a transition
year for the World Championship, so I
decided to do my dream and came to
the United States. I realized my dream.
I came here as a privateer and a rookie
and won the championship."
Seeds took the lead at the start of the
event on his Kawasaki and had a podium
spot locked before he was taken out
by Sutherlin. After a tough season, he
came into the final event with something
to prove, and he did.
"I felt excellent today," said Seeds. "I
wanted to show everyone today that I
can run up front and I'm not just a fifth-
place kind of guy. My heart is still in this.
(Below) Zach Bell took the win, putting an end
to Taylor Robert's WORCS win streak.
(Above) Mitch Anderson
sewed up the Pro 2
Championship.
