Doubling Up In Idaho WORCS
S
ummer break is over for the
racers of the Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC WORCS Championship,
as the season ramped back up
on September 17-18 at Cache
Valley MX in Idaho for a double-
header weekend (rounds seven
and eight) in the corn fields. The
course was just under six miles
(per lap), as it wrapped through
cornfields and hay fields before
funneling into the main MX track
area.
The Pros raced each day for
90 minutes instead of the usual
single 120-minute moto.
On Saturday, the Oliveira
brothers took first place in the
250 and 450cc Pro classes,
while Collier Martinez topped the
Pro-Am division, continuing his
perfect season in the class.
Brandy Richards won the
Women's Pro class.
In the 450cc Pro class, Dante
Oliveira and Austin Walton traded
wins over the weekend.
Saturday's first race was a
thriller with Oliveira, on the FMF
KTM, taking the early lead fol-
lowed by SLR Honda's Cole
Martinez. The two battled fiercely
throughout the race with Oliveira
making the decisive move on the
final lap, passing Martinez for the
win.
Walton never figured into the
lead battle due to a bad start that
had him fighting for position. He
got near the front fairly quickly,
but Oliveira and Walton were al-
ready gone, and the Husky rider
had to settle for third.
Dare Demartile (Beta) was
fourth.
Sunday's race was a com-
pletely different story with Walton
jumping into the early lead and
Oliveira crashing and having to
start at the back of the pack.
Walton led it the whole way, while
Oliveira played catch up.
Oliveira passed Demartile for
second early in the race and
ended up finishing in that posi-
tion approximately 20 seconds
behind Walton and approximately
IN
THE
WIND
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Dante Oliveira came
out swinging in the
first of two Pro WORCS
races at the Idaho
doubleheader.
