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THE
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BELL TOPS PRIMM WORCS
R
obby Bell survived a rough
and challenging race to earn
his second consecutive victory
at round two of the Rocky Moun-
tain MC World Off-Road Cham-
pionship Series, presented by
Maxxis and Dirt Bike, which was
held at the Buffalo Bill's Resort
and Casino in Primm, Nevada,
January 30-31. Dalton Shirey fin-
ished in the second spot ahead
of Colton Udall to round out the
podium.
Known for its rough and tech-
nical nature, the Primm course
was shortened this year making
the track much more challeng-
ing as racers took on the ruts
and sand whoops.
It was definitely a test of sur-
vival as Blayne Thompson took
the early lead after Justin Seeds
nabbed the holeshot. However,
the rough course took its toll
on both Seeds and Thompson,
handing the lead to Bell, who
started seventh. Then Bell had
to contend with a charging
Justin Jones, but Jones crashed
hard on the truck track near
the halfway point of the race,
which ended his charge. Shirey
attempted to reel in Bell, but
wasn't able to close the gap and
backed it down in the final laps
allowing Bell to take a dominant
win.
"This was a fun day, and the
course was brutal," said Bell.
"I don't think I kicked it hard
enough at the start, so I had to
come from the back. I made
some moves early on and got
into fourth pretty quickly. I got
into second and passed Jus-
tin, but he just kicked it up to
ludicrous speed and he passed
me back on the truck track. He
went down hard. That actually
kind of shook me up, and it took
me a couple of laps to get back
Robby Bell claimed
his second win of
the 2016 WORCS
series, he latest
coming in Primm,
Nevada.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
HARLEN
FOLEY
