SERIES, PRESENTED BY MAXXIS AND DIRT BIKE
VOL. 52 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 20, 2015 P95
after the race, "especially Justin,
they both shine there, so it's
going to be a long tough season.
But I'm ready to put on a show
with these guys for everybody
watching, and I think we're push-
ing probably the fastest pace on
the west coast, so it's going to
be a lot of fun all year."
After winning the 2014
WORCS Championship as a pri-
vateer, Sutherlin picked up a fac-
tory KTM ride for 2015, which is
well deserved, but he didn't get
the start to the season that he
had hoped for at Honolulu Hills,
finishing in the second spot.
Sutherlin grabbed the hole-
shot, but he dropped back
to second before the end of
the lap, and he wasn't able to
challenge Bell for the lead. He
struggled with goggle issues due
to the fog, which forced him to
toss them early in the race, and
his eyes took a beating from the
sandy track. This slowed down
his charge after the leader Bell.
"I had a good start, but I just
didn't prep my goggles right, so