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Cycle News 2019 Issue 09 March 5

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OFF-ROAD ROUND 3 / MARCH 2-3, 2019 CRAZY HORSE CAMPGROUND / LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA P82 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.

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