SHIREY'S TURN AT SAND HOLLOW WORCS
Z
ip Ty Racing's Dalton Shirey
learned from the best and
raced liked a seasoned pro
while claiming his first Pro-class
win at round five of the Rocky
Mountain ATV/MC World Off-
Road Championship Series,
presented by Maxxis and Dirt
Bike, at Sand Hollow OHV Area
in Hurricane, Utah, April 16-17.
KTM's Gary Sutherlin worked
his way onto the second spot on
the podium, while Maxxis/Preci-
sion Concepts Racing's Robby
Bell claimed third.
The sand was flying in the
wind all weekend at Sand Hol-
low, which made for a very tech-
nical track with square edges
and peaked dunes, and the
sand was constantly changing,
which kept the racers on edge
over the nine-mile race course.
Shirey was able to rail the
outside of the first turn and edge
out Sutherlin for the holeshot
but dropped back behind
Sutherlin early in the first lap.
That was necessarily a bad
thing, as it allowed him to learn
some good lines from the 2014
WORCS champ. Sutherlin even-
tually bobbled going through
the scoring chute at the end of
the lap, giving Shirey the space
he needed to take the lead and
eventual victory, his first ever in
WORCS competition. The win
moves him to second in the title
chase, just 21 points behind
Bell.
"Sand and rocks are really my
specialty, so putting those two
together in one weekend was a
good combination," said Shirey.
"I followed Robby and Gary in
practice and learned some really
smooth lines. I will keep build-
ing off of this. Our setup was
perfect for here."
Off-road legend and Zip-Ty
IN
THE
WIND
P36
Dalton Shirey
scored his
career-first
WORCS win at
Sand Hollow.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
HARLEN
FOLEY
