SHIREY WINS IRON MINE WORCS
P
ro rookie Dalton Shirey
took his third consecutive
WORCS victory at Iron Mine
Race Park in Cedar City, Utah,
May 28-29, which was the
eighth round of the 2016 Rocky
Mountain MC World Off-Road
Championship Series, pre-
sented by Maxxis and Dirt Bike.
Shirey took the lead on the first
lap when Eric Yorba clipped a
tree, and then Shirey held off
points leader Robby Bell for the
victory. Yorba was third, ahead
of Justin Wallis and Michael Del
Fante.
With temperatures in the 80s
and slight breeze, it was nearly
a perfect day for racing this
Memorial Day weekend. Once
again, a tight woods section
was added to the track layout for
the pros, but the dry conditions
added another challenge with
dust in his small section of the
course that couldn't be watered.
The track also had a small
endurocross section with some
logs and tires, as well as the
traditional motocross and desert
sections.
Yorba (RPM/KTM) snagged
the holeshot but hit a tree in
the single-track section, hand-
ing the lead to Shirey, with Bell
in tow. Shirey dominated from
there. The victory moves Shirey
to just four points behind Bell in
the championship as the series
heads into its summer break.
"Lately I've been training
really hard and pushing myself
harder," said Shirey. "The Pro
section was a lot like hare and
hounds. It slowed everyone
down and let them get their
breath. It's awesome to go into
the break with three wins, but
I have to keep my head down
and keep working. I have to stay
consistent and finish ahead of
Robby in the last two rounds."
Bell's consistency continued
with his fifth podium in seven
IN
THE
WIND
P20
Dalton Shirey
scored his third
WORCS win in
a row, his latest
coming in Cedar
City, Utah.
