OFF ROAD
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV-MC WORCS SERIES
FINAL ROUND / OCTOBER 7-8, 2017
ADELANTO STADIUM / ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA
P58
away with a third and we'll take
it. We've been riding really well,
but we've had some stupid little
issues with the bike; wheels,
tires and other little issues. We
came back and it feels good to
be back up here. We'll come
back next year and try to do it
some more."
Sutherlin finished fifth to cap
off a consistent and competitive
season on his Yamaha. Suther-
lin got off to a quick start to
the championship, scoring two
ed. There wasn't much for them
to work with, and the sand was
deep and really rough."
Thompson showed that his
bad luck late in the season was
turning around. He consistently
moved his way through the field
to score his third podium finish
of the season.
"I got second on the second
lap and held it until the second-
to-last lap when I ended up go-
ing down and Eric Yorba passed
me," said Thompson. "I came
"I wasn't the first one to the
first turn, but I was the first one
out of it," said Robert. "I just had
a solid race and I had a fun time.
I like to sprint really hard the
first couple of laps, get out front
and then I can do my own thing.
The track was cool. It was kind
of short, but it was really fun.
The KTM was great. The elec-
tric starter got me off to a really
good start, I just snuck around
Gary on the inside and said 'see
ya.'"
Robert said he plans to come
back next year and try for the
championship again.
"I was just bummed I couldn't
make the championship happen
after I got hurt," said Robert. "I
still won every race I did, and I
have to carry that into next year."
KTM rider Eric Yorba was
second overall, followed by
Honda-mounted riders Blayne
Thompson and Trevor Stewart.
Yorba was running a specially
painted green/white scheme on
his KTM as a tribute to Motorex
Oil's 100th anniversary. He
started third, but a crash put
him back. He recovered to fin-
ish second, scoring his second
consecutive podium.
"I was running third early on,
but I crashed right behind Gary
and lost a few positions," said
Yorba. "I regrouped and settled
into a good pace. I got into
second and held onto that until
the end of the race. The track
turned out better than I expect-
