Robert, Walton Split Blythe
WORCS Pro Wins
W
ORCS Pro Racer's Taylor
Robert and Austin Walton
split weekend victories during
the Rocky Mountain ATV-MC
WORCS Series Presented by
Polaris RZR and Dirt Bike at
Shorty's Sports Park in Blythe,
California, October 24-25. Mat-
teo Oliveira and Tallon Lafoun-
taine won the Pro 2 races. Angus
Riordan secured his first Pro 2
Lights victory on Saturday while
Tyler Lynn won Sunday's Pro 2
Lights race.
The Blythe facility, located in
the Mojave Desert just east of
the Salton Sea, was new to the
WORCS series. The racecourse
featured an off-road section and
a motocross course.
In Saturday's Pro race, points
leader Robert (FMF/KTM) took
the holeshot. Oliveira, however,
was charging hard, and he took
the lead on the first lap. His
scorching pace, however, came
back to haunt Oliveira late in the
event. Gassed from the hard
work on the demanding circuit,
his pace slowed and gave way
to eventual victory to Robert.
Oliveira held on for second on his
KTM, followed by Trevor Stewart
(Honda).
"Dante was moving and he
was going for it," said Robert. "I
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Taylor Robert
(pictured) out-dueled
Dante Oliveira to win
Saturday's Pro WORCS
race in Blythe.
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