Dalton Shirey moves to within seven points of Robby Bell with Mequite WORCS win.
Zip Ty Racing’s Dalton Shirey is apparently on a roll after earning his second consecutive Pro win when round six of the Rocky Mountain MC World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) visited Mesquite MX in Mesquite, Nevada, Sunday.
RPM/KTM’s Eric Yorba held off reigning WORCS Champion Robby Bell for the holeshot, but Yorba’s reign at the front ended when he crashed on lap two, handing the lead to Bell, who then began to pull clear of the Pro field. However, Bell was robbed of what appeared to be a sure win when his Precision Concepts Kawasaki suffered a broken radiator hose and overheated. With that, Yorba regained the lead, only to crash again. Shirey took the lead from there and went on to claim the win. Combined with Bell’s misfortune, Shirey’s win allowed him to close in on Bell in the WORCS Series standings.
“I keep surprising myself every round,” Shirey said. “When I got the lead, I just tried to ride clean and not do anything stupid. I was so tired at the end of this race! I got a good start, but I fell. From there, I just tried to set a good pace and hit my lines every lap. I slowly grabbed spots one by one on each lap. The sand and the whoops did me big favors today.”
Despite crashing, Yorba finished second, ahead of Beta’s Justin Wallis.
“I got a great start, grabbed the holeshot, and led for a bit,” Yorba said. “I just stuffed the front end in one of the sand turns and fell back. I got really bad arm pump after that, and I just kind of cruised around waiting for it to go away. I got back into a groove and made a few passes with my pit strategy, but I ended up getting stuck in a bush with [Colton] Udall. Dalton got past me. Had I not gone down, the battle between Dalton and I might have been different. It’s been a long time coming. I’m happy to finally get a podium this year.”
Wallis’ third-place finish marked his second podium of the season after winning the Lake Havasu round.
“It was really sketchy out there,” Wallis said. “There were a lot of points where I thought I was going to hit the ground, and I just barely rode out of it. I wrecked twice. It’s a relief to get back on the box, especially after my Havasu win. I was hoping to be up on the box in Sand Hollow, but I had some bad luck and I wrecked. This is a little weight off of my shoulders.”
In Pro 2, Travis Damon extended his points lead with his second consecutive and third overall class win of the season. Alex Dorsey was second, ahead of early leader Logan Chambers.
“I’m pretty pumped about this,” said Damon. “I didn’t get that great of a start. I finally got around a guy I was following. Then Logan had some trouble with his bike and he pitted. I got around him and just rode from there. I’m hungry for that championship.”
Dante Oliveira remained undefeated in Pro 2 Lites after winning his sixth consecutive race. Clayton Hengeveld was second, earning his third-straight podium. Jarett Megla was third.
“I got the holeshot and just stayed out front,” Oliveira said. “I only crashed once, so that felt good. I felt good on the bike, and I could push really hard today. I’ve struggled with crashing for the past several years, but I’ve been able to keep it on two wheels this year.”
WORCS round seven is scheduled to take place at Iron Mine Race Park in Cedar City, Utah, May 27-29.
Rocky Mountain MC World Off-Road Championship Series
Mesquite MX
Mesquite, Nevada
Results: May 8, 2016 (Round 7 of 10)
Pro
1. Dalton Shirey-Hus
2. Eric Yorba-KTM
3. Justin Wallis-Bet
4. Colton Udall-Hon
5. Blayne Thompson-Yam
6. Justin Seeds-Kaw
7. Travis Coy-KTM
8. Michael Del Fante-Yam
9. Benny Breck-Hon
10. Robby Bell-Kaw
2016 Rocky Mountain ATV World Off-Road Championship Series Points Standings (after 7 of 10 rounds)
Pro
1. Robby Bell-119/2 wins
2. Dalton Shirey-112/2 won
3. Justin Wallis-98/1 win
4. Blayne Thompson-97/1 win
5. Colton Udall-94
6. Justin Seeds-93
7. Eric Yorba-76
8. Travis Coy-72
9. Justin Jones-62
10. Michael Del Fante-57
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