OFF-ROAD
ROUND 3 / MARCH 2-3, 2019
CRAZY HORSE CAMPGROUND / LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA
P84
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV-MC WORCS SERIES
Hengeveld got a good start
on his Kawasaki and took the
lead exiting the first turn. Unfor-
tunately, he misjudged a corner
and went over the bars, handing
the lead and the victory Walton.
Hengeveld quickly got back into
the race and finished second.
"I got a decent jump at the start,
and at the end of the first corner
I was first, but then I stuffed the
front wheel into a corner and got
passed," said Hengeveld. "Walton
was just on it today."
Third place Austin Serpa (KTM)
remains the points leader in the
class. It marked Serpa's third
consecutive podium, and he now
leads the title chase by six points.
"I'm glad I'm on the box," said
Serpa. "I got a little good luck,
and I salvaged a third, so if this is
my bad race, I'll take it."
In Pro 2 Lites, Nicholson netted
his first-ever class victory. Nich-
olson hung back during the first
two-thirds of the race before he
took the lead for good.
Thomas Jones was second,
ahead of Brandy Richards.
"I just tried to stay consistent
and stayed behind Brandy waiting
for her to make a mistake," said
Nicholson. "I learned at Primm
that Brandy is really strong for the
whole race, so I waited for her to
get a little bit tired, and then I pulled
ahead for the win. I had a DNF in
the last race, so I really needed
this to get back into the points."
Tyler Nicholson won
the Pro 2 Lites class
for the first time.
Jones was competing in his first
WORCS race of the season. He
survived the rough and challeng-
ing track to finish third. "The track
was brutal," said Jones. "I'm so
happy to finish on the podium."
After taking the holeshot, Rich-
ards slipped back to third at the
finish. Her second podium of the
season comes after becoming the
first woman ever to get a WORCS
Pro 2 Lites podium at the season
opener. She now leads the cham-
pionship by seven points.
"It's great to battle with these
guys," said Richards. "It gets me
faster, and hopefully it gets them
faster, as well. We went back and
forth for a while before I settled
back into third. Toward the end, I
was just by myself running a good
pace." CN
PRO
1. Taylor Robert (KTM)
2. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
3. Andrew Short (Hus)
4. Gary Sutherlin (KTM)
5. Ricky Dietrich (Hon)
PRO 2
1. Austin Walton (Hus)
2. Clayton Hengeveld (Kaw)
3. Austin Serpa (KTM)
4. Jake Alvarez (GG)
5. Robby Schott (TM)
PRO 2 LITES
1. Tyler Nicholson (KTM)
2. Thomas Jones (KTM)
3. Brandy Richards (KTM)
4. Dallas Serpa (KTM)
5. Tyler Jones (KTM)
