VOL. 53 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 25, 2016 P41
injuries last year, the Rocky
Mountain/Precision Concepts
Kawasaki rider had surgery this
year on his jaw and then went
on to break his collarbone in a
practice crash. He even became
a new dad. But, nothing seemed
to slow his charge. After winning
the first two races of the season,
Bell went on to record another
five podiums.
"I've been losing a lot of sleep
over this round," explained Bell.
"This is a huge weight off my
shoulders. We worked our butts
off for this championship. This
was a tough year. We had some
mechanical and health issues,
but we persevered. I'm so proud
of my team. I'm proud of my wife,
and I'm having a great time being
a new dad."
Yorba, meanwhile, won his
second consecutive race. The
track was particularly rough, and
Yorba had to shake off some
cobwebs to score the win.
"It was great to keep the mo-
mentum going," said Yorba, who
had just returned from compet-
ing at the ISDE. "I just got back
from Spain where everything I
was riding was completely differ-
ent. Both Friday and Saturday I
felt off. I was looking forward to
this track, but the bike and I just
weren't clicking. I just tried to
ride a smooth race. Wallis and
I had an intense battle. I dove
really hard to take the lead. I just
tried to keep it smooth on the
final lap."
Wallis had to overcome me-
chanical issues to finish second.
He powered through from the
back of the field to claim his sec-
ond consecutive podium.
"My electric start wasn't work-
ing, so I got a dead-last start,"
said Wallis. "Then I stalled the
bike when I pitted, so I was defi-
nitely irritated. I've been working
my butt off and I can't thank Beta
and my mechanic Gary Smith
out of Sportsman Cycle in Las
Vegas enough. I had a really
good battle at the end with Eric
Yorba. We got really close to tak-
ing each other out a couple of
times. It got my emotions going."
Having already clinched the
Pro 2 championship, Travis
Damon made his first Pro start
in Primm, where he finished
eighth. The Pro 2 regular was
using this race as a preview for
a full season in the Pro ranks in
2017.
In the Pro 2 race, Logan
Chambers dominated the event
from start to finish, beating out
Alex Dorsey and Kyle Mercier for
his third victory of the season.
In Pro 2 Lights, Dante Oliviera
finished out his perfect season
with his ninth consecutive vic-
tory. He is looking to step up to
Pro 2 next season on a 350.
Harley Foley
PRO
1. Eric Yorba (KTM)
2. Justin Wallis (Bet)
3. Robby Bell (Kaw)
4. Justin Seeds (Kaw)
5. Michael Del Fante (Yam)
6. Justin Jones (Hon)
7. Blayne Thompson (Yam)
8. Travis Damon (Hon)
9. Mark Samuels (Hon)
10. Benny Breck (Hon)
Eric Yorba finished
off the season
with a win.
