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SEEDS SEWS UP FIRST WORCS WIN
J
ustin Seeds captured his
very first WORCS Pro-class
win after coming out on top of a
thrilling last-lap battle with Travis
Damon at Sand Hollow State
Park in Hurricane, Utah, April
23.
But it was points leader Gary
Sutherlin who got things started
by taking the early lead and it
looked like it was going to be his
day. The Purvines/DA8 Yamaha
Team rider opened up a big
lead and was cruising out front
for much of the race, but during
the eighth lap of the 10-lap race,
his bike suffered a mechanical
failure that knocked him out of
the race.
This set the stage for a two-
rider showdown for the win
between Rocky Mountain ATV-
MC/Precision Concepts Kawa-
saki rider Seeds and Honda-
mounted Damon, who inherited
the top spot when Sutherlin
dropped out.
But Seeds wasn't far behind
the new leader and could smell
a win brewing. He caught Da-
mon and the swap-fest began.
At one point, just as they were
heading out for the final lap, the
two actually crashed into each
other. Seeds went down but got
up quickly; Damon bounced off
