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PHOTOGRAPHY BY HARLEN FOLEY
IN
THE
BELL SEWS IT UP
A
crash, sore thumb nor a bee sting could keep Kawasaki rider Robby Bell from clinching the 2013 World
Off-Road Championship with one round still left in the series. A second-place finish at Honey Lake MX in Milford,
California, September 15, was enough for Bell to seal the
deal, despite a crash that injured his thumb while leading
and having to deal with a reaction to a bee sting suffered
later in the race. He had just enough energy left over to
hoist the number-one plate at the end of the day.
The Honey Lake victory, however, went to first-time
WORCS winner Gary Sutherlin who stepped it up a notch
on the technical track. He ended up taking the checkered flag approximately three minutes ahead of Bell.
Finishing third was Bobby Garrison who made it an allKawasaki podium.
KTM rider Justin Jones and Yamaha-mounted Ross
Neely rounded out the top five in the Pro ranks.
KTM pilot Ty Tremaine topped the Pro 2 class over Eric
Yorba (KTM) and Starr Savage (KTM), while Kawasaki
rider Steve Gibson came out on top of the Pro 2 Lites
division.
MOSS DOUBLES UP
M
att Moss, on the Motul/
Pirelli Suzuki, won the
opening two rounds of the
Terex Australian Supercross
Championship at Hidden Valley
Raceway in Darwin, N.T., Australia, September 14-15.
Under a blazing hot Australian sun, brothers Matt and
Jake Moss went at it for the win
on the opening day of racing,
with Matt pulling away at the
end to take the checkered flag
four seconds ahead of Jake,
Robby Bell cinched his first ever WORCS
title at Honey Lake.
aboard the Campbell Mining
Racing Suzuki.
Another four seconds back
finished Jay Marmont of the
Monster Kawasaki Racing
Team.
Josh Hill, on the Hart and
Huntington/Insure My Ride
Suzuki finished fourth, while
fellow American Weston Peick
ended up seventh on the Carlton Dry Honda.
On the second day of racing
for round two, Matt Moss again
took the win but had to pass
early leader Peick before pulling away to a comfortable fivesecond margin at the finish.
Jake Moss finished third
about four seconds back, while
KTM's Kirk Gibbs and Daniel
McCoy rounded out the top five.
Marmont finished sixth, while
Hill finished eighth.
Gavin Faith (Carlton Dry
Honda) and Luke Styke (Serco
Yamaha) split wins in the Pro Lites division.
