ROUND 8/SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
HONEY LAKE MX/MILFORD, CALIFORNIA
OFF-ROAD
P72
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MC WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP SER
(Above) Gary Sutherlin captured
his first ever WORCS win.
(Above right) Ty Tremaine
grabbed his first Pro 2-class win
of the season.
The day didn't go exactly smooth for the soon-to-be
champ, Bell. He ran second for
a while until taking over the point
when leader Gary Sutherlin pitted for fuel. Bell's run at the front,
however, wouldn't last long.
"I wasn't even in a technical
section, but in a high-speed flowing section when I was cutting
outside to the inside," Bell said.
"The back end stayed in an outside section and the front end
wanted to be on an inside rut,
and I just lost the front end. I went
down and tweaked my thumb a
little bit, so that was hurting when
I got back going."
The mishap cost Bell the lead,
which went back to Sutherlin.
But Bell's problems weren't over
yet. With a couple of laps left, a
bee got caught in Bell's jersey
and it deposited its stinger in the
back of Bell's neck. The sting left
Bell with a severe reaction and it
was all he could do to make it to
the checkered flag, at which time
he made a beeline for a dose of
Benadryl. Bell was quite weak
after the race and could barely
