OFF ROAD
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 8, 2017
MESQUITE MX / MESQUITE, NEVADA
P68
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MC WORLD OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
PRO
1. Taylor Robert (KTM)
2. Gary Sutherlin (Yam)
3. Robby Bell (Kaw)
4. Travis Damon (Hon)
5. Justin Seeds (Kaw)
PRO 2
1. Logan Chambers (KTM)
2. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
3. Alex Dorsey (KTM)
4. Damon Bush (Yam)
5. Kyle Mercier (KTM)
PRO 2 LITES
1. Cooper Abbott (Yam)
2. Chance Fullerton (Yam)
3. Clay Hengeveld (Kaw)
4. Austin Serpa (KTM)
5. Preston Campbell (Hon)
mark. I took the lead in the pits
and rode away from there."
In Pro 2 Lites, Cooper Abbott,
Destry's son, won the race on
his Purvines Racing Yamaha.
Chance Fullerton finished sec-
ond, also on a Yamaha.
Clay Hengeveld had led most
of the race on his Kawasaki, but
crashed late in the event and
finished third.
This was Abbott's first Pro 2
Lites victory. "I made a couple of
little mistakes at the beginning
to the race," Abbott said. "I took
some deep breaths, reeled in the
leaders and took the lead with
two laps to go. I stayed consis-
tent and came away with the win.
I had a blast in the sand." CN
with a third is pretty good."
After winning the Pro Lites title
in 2016, Travis Damon elected to
step up to the Pro class for 2017.
He finished fourth after a thrilling
battle with Bell. Damon is racing
his familiar Honda this season.
"This race taught me that I
have to get to the gym more
often," said Damon with a laugh.
Justin Seeds fought his way
through shoulder pain to com-
plete the top five. The rough
track was a tough way for him
to start the season, so he was
pleased with fifth. Seeds is Bell's
teammate and is riding a similar
Kawasaki.
One big name missing from
the starting lineup was 2016
championship contender, Dalton
Shirey, who missed the season
opener after sustaining a knee
injury just a few weeks before
the season opener.
In Pro 2, Logan Chambers
and Dante Oliveira, both on
KTMs, battled throughout the
race with Chambers taking the
victory. Oliveira, who won the
Pro Lites Championship last
year, gave Chambers a run, but
settled for second. Alex Dorsey
was third on a KTM.
"I was trying to run away with
it on the first lap, got a little over-
confident and put my front wheel
over a berm," said Chambers.
"Dante passed me. From there
we diced it up until the one-hour
The Abbotts celebrate Cooper
Abbott's win in the Pro 2 Lites class.
