he grabbed the lead spot and
shot out to a dominant lead early
in the race. He pulled away from
fellow Aussie Jack Simpson after
Simpson also suffered a get-off
over the first big tire. After the fall,
the Purvines Racing rider pushed
hard to catch Riordan but ulti
-
mately finished in second place,
54 seconds behind Riordan.
Collier Martinez, riding for SLR
Honda, found himself in a fight
for third during his first 250 Pro
race. In the final portions of the
race, Cole Zeller closed the gap
and caught up to within just six
seconds of Martinez. However,
Martinez held tough and took the
final spot on the 250 Pro podium.
With Collier Martinez and
Brandy Richards both moving up
to the 250 Pro class this year, the
Pro-Am class is wide open with
a new group of championship
contenders. The top three fin
-
ished within 30 seconds of each
other, but Eric Danoski and the
Gainslinger Racing team brought
home the win, even finishing the
race with a flat tire. Hayden Florez
and Justin Patton rounded out the
podium in the Pro-Am class.
In Women's Pro, Brandy Rich
-
ards took home the win after put-
ting in her podium performance
in the 125 Pro class. Lauren
Woods, riding for Reezen Kilmar
-
tin Racing, finished the race in
second, with Kaitlyn Jacobs
finishing in third on her RPM Rac
-
ing KTM.
In the newly-added 125 Pro
class, KTM-mounted Tristun Al
-
varez grabbed the holeshot and
early lead. He ultimately dropped
back to third behind Travis Da
-
mon and Brandy Richards. Rich-
ards and Damon both fell during
the first lap but each regained
composure and swapped leads
back and forth. Damon eventu
-
ally took the win aboard his 2004
Honda CR125.
The second round of the
WORCS series takes place in
Delano, California on February
10-12.
Connor Moore
450 Pro
1. Tyler Lynn (Kaw)
2. Cole Martinez (Hon)
3. Mateo Oliveira (KTM)
4. Justin Hoeft (Yam)
5. Zach Bell (Kaw)
250 Pro
1. Angus Riordan (KTM)
2. Jack Simpson (Yam)
3. Collier Martinez (Hon)
4. Cole Zeller (Kaw)
5. Kai Aiello (Hus)
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Gus Riordan used
his GNCC skills to
navigate the Pro-only
sections and take the
250 Pro victory.
Travis Damon
claimed the win in
the newly-added
125 Pro class.
He raced a 2004
Honda CR125!
