DeMartile Dominates Glen Helen
T
he seventh round of the nine-round
WORCS Championship took place at
Glen Helen Raceway, September 13-14,
where Beta's Dare DeMartile sped to vic-
tory for the fifth time this year, stretching
out his slim points lead over rival
Tyler Lynn.
DeMartile used the power of his 480cc
Beta down the ultra-fast start straight,
clocking an amazing 96 mph going into
the first turn, aka Talladega, while fighting
SVC Yamaha's Justin Hoeft for the hole-
shot. DeMartile and Hoeft battled closely
for a few laps before the Beta rider made
his way into the lead and started to pull
away ever so slowly.
Behind them, Lynn was riding well. Just
one day after teaming up for a win at the
Baja 400, Lynn showed no signs of fatigue,
locking into a fierce battle with Colton
Tucker. The two traded tenths of seconds
lap after lap, each refusing to yield.
Further back, Carter Klein, Hayden Flo
-
rez and Lyndon Snodgrass waged their
own war for every position.
DeMartile stretched out his lead to
approximately a minute and a half over
Hoeft at the checkered flag. Less than a
minute back of Hoeft came Lynn, followed
by Tucker. Klein and Florez finished a lap
down in fifth and sixth, respectively. Snod
-
grass dropped out on the 12th of 14 laps.
In the Pro 250 class, Jake Alvarez
came out swinging with the holeshot and
led for four laps before RPM Racing's
Mason Semmens (KTM) came calling.
WIND
IN THE
P42
Dare DeMartile took
the 450 Pro-class
win at the Glen
Helen WORCS round.
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