UDALL'S TREAT AT GORMAN WCGP
O
x Motorsports Honda's
Colton Udall seemed to
lay back during the early go-
ing of the 90-minute AMA West
Coast Grand Prix (WCGP) Series
feature race at the 30th Annual
Prospectors Motorcycle Club
Grand Prix. He seemed content
to lay back while Precision Con-
cepts/Alamo Alarm Kawasaki
teammates Justin Seeds and
Robby Bell led the way at the
Quail Canyon MX Track venue for
round seven of the AMA Dis-
trict 37/MSR Big 6 Grand Prix
Series.
Just after the halfway point,
though, Udall passed both of
his rivals and held on to win for
the fourth time this season with
round six winner Bell forced to
settle for second this time and
John Burr Cycles Kawasaki-
mounted Ryan Reina taking third
after Seeds dropped back due
to a minor mechanical issue.
"I decided last minute to pit
early so I pitted on lap four,"
Udall said. "I can pit on lap four
or lap six because my tank's
bigger than most of the competi-
tion. So I pitted on lap four and
totally surprised my pit crew.
"We caught a bunch of lap-
pers on that lap so I was able to
reel [Seeds and Bell] back in re-
ally quick; by the end of the lap,
I was right on them again."
Shortly after that, Bell pitted,
handing second place to Udall
who passed Seeds a few miles
later. From there, no one could
match the pace Udall set on his
Michelin/Galfer/MSR-backed
CRF450X. (Udall won Unclassi-
fied earlier in the day.)
"Honestly, I just didn't quite
have it today; it was an off day
for me," FMF/Dunlop/MSR
KX450F-mounted Bell admitted.
"But taking nothing away from
Colton—he earned that one for
sure! The dust was gnarly and
he was pinning it in the dust."
IN
THE
WIND
P20
Colton Udall
chased in third
for the first half
of the WCGP
but dominated
the second half
for his fourth
win of the
season.
