Hoeft Hot At Havasu
A
fter a good battle in Northern
California, in Marysville, the
World Off Road Championship
Series headed south to one of
the WORCS Championship's
most physically challenging
rounds of the year at Crazy
Horse Campgrounds in Arizona's
Lake Havasu City, March 16-17.
The course at Crazy Horse
Campgrounds is grueling from
start to finish, with deep sand
and huge rocks giving even the
best riders challenges through
-
out the race. At least this year,
they didn't have to contend with
the usual brutal heat, as temper
-
atures were mild. Large crowds
showed up as the event brought
in more than 1300 entries, with
spectators lining the beaches.
Justin Hoeft dominated the
Pro 450-class racing. He put
his Purvines Racing Yamaha
YZ450F on top with his first win
of the season, and Mason Sem
-
mens came from the back of the
pack to put together another win
in the Pro 250 class.
Dustyn Davis was on rails as
he guided his GasGas to victory
in the competitive Pro-Am class.
After dealing with cloudy
weather and spotty showers
earlier in the weekend, the
weather on Sunday was at an
all-time best for the Havasu race
with a slight breeze and mid-70s
temperatures.
A dead-engine start caused a
shakeup early on as Tyler Lynn
and Semmens started in the
back of the pack with a stacked
field of competition pulling
away. Early in the race, a trio
of riders, headlined by Hoeft,
switched positions with Dare
DeMartile and Cole Martinez
while pushing their machines to
the max.
The course at Havasu is one
of the shorter ones on the cir
-
cuit, with the leaders doing just
over 20 laps, which made the
WIND
IN THE
P36
Justin Hoeft took
the overall win at
the Lake Havasu
round of the WORCS
Championship.
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