OFF ROAD
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MC WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
ROUND 4 / MARCH 27, 2016
CRAZY HORSE CAMPGROUND / LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA
P92
A dehydrated Bell held on for
fourth, finishing more than three
minutes behind Wallis.
Of the 19 pro starters, 15
finished the race and only seven
finished on the lead lap.
But the rider with the biggest
smile on his face at the end of
the day was Wallis.
"I practice in the sand a lot, so
I just tried to stay consistent and
put down some good lap times,"
the Beta rider said. "I tried to
stick to my lines and charge. To-
ward the end, I was so drained;
I pushed to get there. I've been
working my butt off to get here.
My Beta was running great
today. This is huge. I remember
coming to this race four years
ago as a spectator. Just to be
here is a dream come true. It's
Coy held second but Jones
was on the move and closing in
fast, and he was soon right behind
Coy heading into the final lap.
Jones moved in for the kill
and passed Coy on the final go
around and held on for second
place, taking the checkered flag
nine seconds ahead of Coy.
fered a small crash, and the gap
between him and Wallis slowly
began to shrink.
By the 14
th
lap, Wallis and
caught Bell and took over the
lead a lap later. Bell held on to
second for a couple more laps
before giving way to Coy and
then Jones.
Wallis held a comfortable one-
minute-plus lead late in the race,
and barring any major problems,
had this one in the bag, but the
race for second place was heat-
ing up.
