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SHIREY AGAIN AT MESQUITE WORCS
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ip-Ty Racing's Dalton Shirey
recorded his second con-
secutive Pro win at round seven
of the Rocky Mountain MC
World Off-Road Championship
Series (WORCS) presented by
Maxxis and Dirt Bike, which
tightens up the championship
points race. RPM/KTM's Eric
Yorba finished second ahead of
Beta's Justin Wallis.
With uncharacteristic overcast
conditions and cooler than aver-
age temperatures in the 70s, the
weekend was perfect for racing.
The track featured a challenging
motocross course with sev-
eral big tabletops and step-up
jumps. The off-road section was
mostly washes with lots of silt
and rocks, which challenged the
top pros to keep their motor-
cycles up right for the entire
14-lap/two-hour race.
Precision Racing's Robby Bell
started second behind Yorba,
who edged out Bell for the
holeshot. Yorba crashed on the
second lap, handing the lead to
Bell, who began to check out.
However, on lap 10, Bell retired
when a broken coolant hose
caused his Kawasaki to over-
heat. Yorba regained the lead,
but crashed into a bush with
Udall crashing right behind him.
Shirey took the lead from there
and went on to claim yet another
Pro-class win.
Shirey, in his rookie season,
was just as surprised as anyone
else at how well he's doing this
year. Along with the two wins,
he also finished second in
round two. That consistency has
placed him close to the points
lead with just three races left
this season.
"I keep surprising myself ev-
ery round," said Shirey. "When
Dalton Shirey topped the
Mesquite round of the WORCS
series. It was his second
consecutive win.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
HARLEN
FOLEY
