fending champion and last year's
Vegas winner Gary Sutherlin.
Italian racer Giacomo Redondi
and Dante Oliveira completed
the top five.
In Pro 2, Cooper Abbott took
the victory, while Canadian racer
Spencer Wilton won Pro 2 Lites.
The circuit was redesigned
from last year's event and fea-
tured some additional sections
that allowed for more passing
opportunities. The track was
comprised of pavement sec-
tions with a lot of switchback
turns. Plus, there were several
tire sections, as well as logs,
and inside the arena there were
several double and triple jumps.
Combined, the track made for a
great mixture of terrain typical of
WORCS competition.
"This is a cool event," Robert
said. "The WORCS series is
doing a good job mixing up the
tracks. It shows that you have to
be a well-rounded rider, not just
good at one discipline."
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY HARLEN FOLEY
T
aylor Robert used sheer
will to his advantage to win
the opening round of the
2018 Rocky Mountain ATV-MC
WORCS Series presented by
Maxxis and Dirt Bike at The
Orleans Arena, where the racing
was held inside the arena as well
as outside on the parking lots
that surround the facility. Aboard
his Red Bull KTM, Robert domi-
nated the Pro Motorcycle event,
leading every lap. Ty Tremaine
finished second, ahead of de-
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Taylor Robert
ran off with the
win in round one
of the WORCS
Series at The
Orleans Arena in
Las Vegas.
