Video - Final WORCS of 2010

Team Motoworks/Can-Am's Josh Frederick reclaimed his WORCS crown this year by beating out MCR Honda's Beau Baron in the pro ATV class. Frederick and Baron battled closely all year, and the season ended no differently with Frederick edging out Baron by just two points!
Rounding out the top five in the 2010 pro WORCS ATV class is  MCR's Josh Row, Yamaha's Dustin Nelson and rookie pro Dillon Zimmerman on the Motoworks DS450.
Check out video from the final round of the series at Mesquite, Nev., where Frederick capped the season with the win.

Editorial - ATV 'Nationals'

DREAM SERIES

Re-arranging

the ATV 'Nationals'

Scott Mushin, at Mushin Racing, recently posed a question to atv racers and fans in an online forum asking how they would create a dream ATV motocross series. Predictably, the post became a bash session for everything wrong with the current "national" race series, the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship.

A few good ideas came of the discussion, however, but perhaps the one most successful idea for an ATV National Motocross series didn't materialize.

Proven by dirt bike racers, the Loretta Lynn's qualifying races held throughout the country are a successful venue for amateur racers to showcase their skills and earn a ticket to the big show - the final at Loretta Lynns AMA Amateur National  Motocross Championships.

The AMA promoters and other promoter groups around the nation running ATV race series should consider a hybrid version of all their series modeled after the AMA amateur championship.

In each major ATV race series, a select few pros battle it out hard for the top 5 positions at most races, and really only two or three pros at most are close enough in the points chase to create any kind of real battle for the title. Most of these series are seeing dwindling gate sizes in the pro class due to the economy, rising traveling expenses, limited sponsor support and the dropping of factory backing from Honda and Kawasaki.

The major ATV race series around the country, including WORCS, ITP Quadcross, AMA ATV Motocross, DWT World ATV Motocross, and the NEATV-MX, should run their seasons as 'qualifiers' for a final national series held in the fall. The top 4 points finishers in the pro class for each series could then compete for a shorter series somewhere in the Midwest.

Creating a true "national" ATV series would bring together the top pros such as Dustin Nelson, Beau Baron, Joe Haavisto, Cody Miller, Josh Frederick, Michael Pilotte, Josh Creamer, Dustin Wimmer, John Natalie, Jr., and others for a guaranteed full gate of the nation's fastest ATV racers. The series could be limited to three races at the same facility or tracks within a close proximity within a weekend or one or two week span. The winner would be crowned the true ATV national champion. It could be called the USA ATV National Championship.

Such a series would be a win-win for fans and racers alike. A true national series would allow pro and amateur racers to save on travel costs by competing in their "regional" series of choice, such as the ITP Quadcross or NEATV-MX, while using their performance there to qualify for the USA Nationals. This final series would create exciting racing for fans by throwing together the fastest quad racers from around the country, some of whom would not have the edge of seeing their competitor's moves week after week. The racing would be sure to be fast and close.

I doubt any of the promoters would consider this, as many are driven largely by ego and want their own series to be considered the one that crowns the world's fastest ATV racer. But such a collaboration would allow for greater exposure to fans and racers through joint promotion, shared resources and a truly "national" existence.

Such a move very well could be what launches ATV motocross racing into the mainstream.

Video - WORCS Round 6

Check out the fastest five minutes in motorsports video coverage of Round 6 of the WORCS series at Cahuilla Creek in Anza, Calif.

WORCS - Round 5

Click on the link to check out some video action of Round 5 of the WORCS racing series at Honey Lake. It's the Fastest Five Minutes in Motorsports.

TPR youth WORCS race report

Adelanto CA- 4/25/10: After a tough luck round 3,  Tarantula Performance Racing sponsored Buddy Williams was looking to find his place back atop the WORCS podium, but the youth rider's misfortunes continued. Despite mechanical issues, Williams' left the fourth round of the WORCS series with three second-place finishes.

Buddy’s main sponsor Fox Racing Shox, made the trip down to help dial his suspension in, which was a key to his triple podium success.

Saturday mornings 70cc Prod class looked as if it might be a repeat of Buddy’s round 3 misfortunes. He led most of the race, until the last lap when the upper a arm mounts ripped from the frame, causing catastrophic damage. He was able to limp in for a 2nd place finish and retain his points lead.

Saturday afternoon 8-15 Sport class is the toughest challenge for Buddy. He ran 2nd for the first 30 minutes, and made a hard charge to catch the leader with 10 to go. Unfortunately for Buddy, a Women’s Class 450 rider refused to be passed by a 10 year old, and did everything in her power to block him throughout the 4 mile loop. Buddy frustratingly settled for another 2nd place podium.

Saturday night Buddy’s father, with the help of several friends, had to remove his motor from the wrecked quad and swap it into his other chassis for Sunday's 70 Open race. The motor swap was done just minutes prior to the green flag. A first turn wreck took out most of the field. Buddys bike was thrown upside down, and he quickly got it upright and fired up. Unfortunately he was in 7th place. Buddy charged hard and in 30 minutes managed to catch and pass the entire field, but he just ran out of time before catching the leader. All in all it was a long hard weekend that ended positive with three 2nd place podiums.