Mateo Oliveira Captures First WORCS Win
T
he racers of the Rocky
Mountain ATV-MC WORCS
gathered for the fifth round of
the season at Glen Helen Race-
way, May 6-7, which marked
the halfway point of the series.
Mateo Oliveira came away with
the overall and 450cc Pro class
wins. It was his first career
victory aboard the 450, and he
became the fourth different win
-
ner of the five-race-old champi-
onship.
The 250cc Pro class, however,
saw Kade Tinkler-Walker win for
the third consecutive time, while
Hayden Flores topped the Pro-
Am class.
Saturday's racing saw Tra
-
vis Damon win the 125cc Pro
division and Kaitlyn Jacobs the
Women's Pro field.
The racers agreed the Glen
Helen racecourse was challeng-
ing and fun. Pro racers Tyler
Lynn, said, "It was great to go
from the fast off-road track to
[Pro section], as it completely
switched up the race, and it was
the most technical Pro section
we have had."
Trevor Stewart grabbed the
holeshot and led for most of the
first lap. He fell, allowing Oliveira to
grab the lead before heading into
the Pro section on the first lap.
Once Oliveira had clean air,
he was on a mission, putting in
strong laps one after the other
while slowly breaking away from
the rest of the pack.
"I had the biggest smile on my
face, I knew this was my week
-
end, and I told myself before I
left the house to get it done!"
Oliveira said.
Behind him, a battle of the
Precision Concepts Kawasaki
riders was brewing, as Lynn and
Zach Bell found themselves next
to each other, going back and
forth at least once. Bell said the
last 30 minutes or so, he had
to back off, as it was a brutal
WIND
IN THE
P70
Mateo Oliveira nabbed
his first 450cc Pro-class
win at the Glen Helen
round of the WORCS
Championship.
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