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OFF ROAD ROUND 4 / MARCH 27, 2016 CRAZY HORSE CAMPGROUND / LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA P96 ROCKY MOUNTAIN MC WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP Richards won Saturday's race, marking her third consecutive victory, but she had a hard crash in Sunday's event, which ended her win streak while leading. She ended up fourth and is second in points despite missing the first round with a knee injury. "I love the tracks and the atmosphere here in WORCS, and winning in your hometown is the best feeling," said Richards. "In the second race, I was trying to pass a lapper, caught a soft spot on a berm and went over the bars hard. I'm really sore. I'm pretty disappointed, but I hope that I can come back better." Gieger won her first ever WORCS Pro Women's race Sun- day. She battled with Sik in both races, bringing back memories of racing her in motocross. She is in her first full season of WORCS competition. a rough season. I had a great round at Taft and I've been strug- gling ever since. I had a huge crash at Primm, one at South Point and now one at Havasu. It's been pretty tough, but I've managed to be on the podium every round." Interestingly, she raced an eight-year old Suzuki RM-Z250 given to her by Travis Pastrana. "After my get off at Primm, we had to completely rebuild the bike," said Sik. "I went to test it at Glen Helen the day before the next race, and the crank broke. I had an old bike that Pastrana gave me seven years ago, so that's what I raced." Brandy Richards, who is from Lake Havasu, is a 15-year veteran and in her third year as a WORCS Pro. Given that she's only 19 that means she's been racing since she was four! the end, I was really looking for the checkers. It was a tough race." After a double-header week- end of racing at the Crazy Horse Campground for the WORCS Pro Women racers, Tatum Sik maintained her points lead after scoring two podium finishes. Brandy Richards won Saturday's race and sits second in points. Tarah Gieger, Britney Gallegos and Lauren Woods round out the top five. Sik shook off a shoulder injury after falling in practice to fin- ish third in Saturday's race and second on Sunday. She cur- rently holds a 14-point lead over Richards in the Championship. "I went down hard," said Sik. "I'm just glad to be on the podium. I wasn't even sure I could ride, so to be able to ride that well, I'm stoked. It's been Robby Bell led more than half the race before fatigue set in, which had a lot to do with the defending champ having just gotten over the flu.