OFF ROAD
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MC WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES,
ROUND 1 /JANUARY 18, 2015
HONOLULU HILLS MX/TAFT, CALIFORNIA
P94
the front two spots. Bell was on a
mission though and regained the
lead before the end of the first
lap.
"Well I think that was probably
the best start of my life, and that's
probably why I blew the first turn,
because I was so excited," said
Bell of the early going. "Gary
and JJ [Justin Jones] got in front
of me and then Justin got a little
squirrely on the pro section, so
I got him there. And then com-
ing down the downhill, I couldn't
really see, but I was just riding
by braille, feeling my way down.
I was able to have a little more
speed than Gary; from there the
bike just worked fantastic. I knew
Gary and JJ shine in the begin-
ning of the race, so I wanted to
really push it hard and get a bit of
a gap. I was able to because the
bike was so good."
Once out front, Bell stayed on
the gas and recorded the fastest
lap-time of the race at the halfway
point, as he stretched his lead
out to over a minute on Sutherlin,
who was holding down the sec-
ond spot. Bell ran a flawless race
and brought home the WORCS
season-opener win, but he knows
each win will get harder as the
season moves forward to the next
round.
"I'm expecting Gary to come
back strong in Primm," Bell said
(Above) Bell
quickly got
things sorted
out, got into the
lead and never
looked back.
(Left) Gary
Sutherlin, now
getting support
from KTM, began
his title defense
in second place.
