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with the win. In the sand
section there was a triple.
Right when I came over
it, I landed right on top of
another rider and went
right over the bars. The
bike stayed running when
it fell, so jumped on and
got going."
Seeds admitted he
wanted the victory, but
was happy with second
on the difficult and unique
course.
"I wish I could have
won, but I'm just so
stoked," said Seeds.
"This race was so intense and
I'm stoked to be up here. This
was one hell of a race. We got
all of those crashes behind us
and now we're up here in sec-
ond with my teammate in third
and my buddy Blayne in first. I
couldn't ask for anything better.
I got the lead for a lap or two,
made a mistake and then Blayne
got by me. From there I just tried
to stay smooth because I need
the points. This was a huge
boost to my confidence."
Bell was pleased to be one of
three WORCS regulars to sweep
the podium. "I know a lot of
motocrossers came out thinking
it would be more their discipline,
but the WORCS guys swept the
podium," said Bell. "I think that
shows that we can compete in a
wide variety of terrain."
Bell admitted the he didn't
know what to expect going into
this race. "This was the kind
of race where I thought more
things could go wrong than
right," said Bell. "It was so out of
the ordinary; a lot like an aren-
across: banging bars and yelling
at people. I had adrenaline rush
the entire time and there was
no time to rest. We really didn't
know what to expect coming into
this race, so coming away with a
podium is awesome."
Justin Jones finished in the
fourth spot just 10 seconds
behind Bell, and Mike Sleeter
rounded out the top five.
In Pro 2 Class, Logan Cham-
bers secured his second win
of the season ahead of Kyle
Mercier, and WORCS newcomer
Noah Kepple. It wasn't easy and
Chambers stayed busy the entire
race.
"I had battles the whole time,"
said Chambers who was recov-
ering from a cold heading into
the weekend. "We're used to
sand or rocks, so this was some-
thing out of everyone's element,
especially with the wet concrete
and asphalt, and that made for
some great battles. The ruts got
gnarly and the sand got crazy.
I'm happy to walk away with a
good clean run. Coming out of
here with the points lead, I'm just
stoked."
Mercier's training regiment
paid off with a runner-up ef-
fort, marking his first WORCS
podium. "This was a little more
motocross, so it suited my style,"
said Mercier. "It was nice to see
the change-up, bringing a little
more motocross to the off-road."
Kepple took third from round-
two winner Travis Damon on the
final lap and just held him off to
snag the last spot on the box.
Like Mercier, this was Kepple's
first WORCS podium.
In the Pro 2 Lights, Dante
Oliveira secured his third straight
win followed by Jarett Megla,
and Austin Warren.
Harlen Foley
Logan Chambers won the Pro 2 class.
