IN
THE
WIND
P46
KTM, followed by the Husqvarna
of Noah Kepple.
"Toward the end I sucked
in a little water, and it stalled a
couple of times; that's how I lost
the lead," said Baker. "I had to
re-kick it and I started charging
from there. I grew up riding in
the mud, so I'm used to mud
races. The two-stroke is better
in the mud because it slides
around a little more and you can
work it. On the last lap, there
was a bottleneck in the ruts so I
stuck it in, just went wide open
and got it."
Serpa ran out of tear-offs
on the third lap so he ran the
balance of the race with no
goggles. Despite the visibility
handicap, he nearly had the vic-
tory in the bag, before losing the
spot on the final lap.
"I worked my way up to sec-
ond on the first lap and stayed
there until just after halfway,"
said Serpa. "JT had an issue, so
I got by him and led the rest of
the way. I got stuck in a rut on
the last lap for three seconds
and that was enough for JT to
get past me."
In Pro 2 Lites, Australian rider
Will Riordan turned his WORCS
debut into a victory. Riding a
KTM, Riordan took the lead on
the third lap and held it until the
end. Mateo Oliveira was second
on a GasGas, ahead of the KTM
of Tyler Toline.
The WORCS Motorcycle se-
ries heads next to Lake Havasu
City, Arizona, March 1-3.
Harlen Foley
PRO
1. Taylor Robert (Kaw)
2. Gary Sutherlin (KTM)
3. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
4. Giacomo Redondi (KTM)
5. Ricky Dietrich (Hon)
PRO2
1. JT Baker (GG)
2. Austin Serpa (KTM)
3. Noah Kepple (Hus)
4. Alex Dorsey (KTM)
5. Jake Alvarez (GG)
PRO2 LITES
1. Will Riordan (KTM)
2. Mateo Oliveira (GG)
3. Tyler Toline (KTM)
4. Arturo Salas Jr. (KTM)
5. Brandy Richards (KTM)
JT Baker took the PRo2 win aboard
his two-stroke GasGas.
