CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, PRESENTED BY MAXXIS AND DIRT BIKE
VOL. 54 ISSUE 10 MARCH 14, 2017 P69
coming into this weekend after finishing
second in the last race," said Seeds. "I
knew it was going to be hot, and I didn't
make it easy. I charged at the begin-
ning and then realized it's kind of hot
out there. We haven't had hot weather
this year, so I'm happy to get out of here
with a top five. I got the points, I'm alive,
I didn't crash. It was a difficult race and I
was overheated the whole race."
In Pro 2, Alex Dorsey (KTM) snagged
his first ever WORCS victory. Dorsey
ran a consistent pace throughout and
took the lead on the final lap when Dante
Oliveira (KTM) pulled into the pits briefly.
Oliveira held on for second, ahead of
the Kyle Mercier (KTM). Oliveira leads
the title chase by three points. Logan
Chambers (fifth on the day) and Dorsey.
"This is my second year in WORCS
and I'm happy to be here in first," said
Dorsey. "I've been putting in a lot of
work, because I knew this race was
going to be brutal. I drank a lot of water
during the race. I had my Camelbak filled
up and I took a drink from it every time I
went through the scoring chute."
Oliveira led virtually every lap until the
last one. He pulled into the pits with a
mechanical issue, but was able to get
out quickly to nab the runner-up finish.
"I had a bit of a bike problem the last
three laps," Oliveira said. "I pulled in
really quickly. I really should have stayed
out and kept pushing. The heat was
super gnarly. Going through the water
every lap, I dragged my legs to cool off."
Kyle Mercier (KTM) grabbed the
holeshot at the beginning of the race but
was quickly overtaken by both Oliviera
and Dorsey. He was happy with his first
podium of the season.
"I'm just pumped to get third," said
Mercier. "The first two laps, I realized I
Robby Bell wilted a bit in the heat
but still got on the podium in third.
