OFF-ROAD
ROUND 3 / MARCH 2-3, 2019
CRAZY HORSE CAMPGROUND / LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA
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ing for six years, so it is a unique
thing that I'm doing. So I have to
be easy on myself, and each race
we continue to get better."
In Pro 2, Walton took advan-
tage of a mistake by Clayton Hen-
geveld early in the race and took
the lead on his Husqvarna. From
there, he stayed consistent and
scored the victory, his first ever in
WORCS competition, and in what
was his first race at Havasu.
"You can't beat this. This is
one of the coolest races I've ever
been to," Walton said. "I was
staying consistent when Hen-
geveld made a mistake and went
down. I capitalized on it and rode
my own race after that."
"I got a little arm pump early
on, and I just didn't ride that well,
I wasn't charging like normal
and it just wasn't my day," said
Sutherlin. "I missed the podium,
and I'm pretty upset about that.
I put a lot of effort into this race,
and it didn't show."
Dietrich scored his second
fifth-place finish in a row on his
Honda. Dietrich is continuing to
get back into the swing of Pro
racing after taking a six-year hia-
tus from competition. While he's
pleased with his consistency,
he's longing for the podium.
"Fifth is my spot right now, and
I'm okay with that, but I want to
be on the podium," said Dietrich.
"It's a building process and we're
close. This race was better than
the last race. I truly gave up rac-
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV-MC WORCS SERIES
"I had always heard it was
rough here, but it was really
rough," said Short. "I laughed
at the lagoon jump when I saw
it, and I said: 'This thing is not
that big.' Then, on the last lap, I
was debating whether to jump it
or not because it was so gnarly.
I thought I'd be a little more
competitive, but we're working
on it and we're building. Zach
and Taylor are really fast. Dante is
really impressive. I think I under-
estimated the competition a little
bit; it's a tough series."
Former champ Sutherlin nearly
took the holeshot but admitted
to having an off day on his KTM.
Though he salvaged a fourth-place
finish, he is hoping to do better
at the next event. He was openly
disappointed with his results.
In his first
WORCS race
ever, Austin
Walton won the
Pro 2 class.