Round 2 Race Report – Primm Valley Resort – Primm, NV
450 A – 6th Place (3rd in points)
Primm is a new stop on the WORCS tour but I had done a race at this venue last year and had a lot of fun so I was looking forward to this race. The course layout was much different than I had anticipated, it was very sandy fairly tight. The 450 race was by far the most stacked, with 47 guys on the line I knew a good start would be key. I got a good jump but was pinched off coming into the first corner and came out about mid pack. I worked my way up to tenth after the first lap and kept moving up. On the third lap my front brake rotor got hit by a rock so I was left without front brakes for the rest of the race. I was able to keep picking off guys but a last lap incident with a lapper cost me a couple places and I finished up in sixth.
Open A – 3rd Place (2nd in points)
I knew that the track was going to be beat up for this race so I just wanted to get a good start and scout out lines for the Pro 2 race the next day. I got a great jump and left the moto section in second place. I made a quick pass to take the lead for a brief moment but dropped back to second by the end of the first lap. I was trying to ride smooth and I found some good lines and conserved a good amount of energy for the Pro 2 race. I was able to secure third place fairly easily.
Pro 2 – 6th Place
Since the venue doesn’t have a starting gate we we’re forced to have a dead engine start. I felt confident in my dead engine starting ability but when the flag waved it took four or five kicks for me to get going. So with my bad start I knew that I had my work cut out for me. I came around the first lap in eighteenth place, dang it! After the couple first laps I was sitting just outside the top ten but was still determined to move up farther. On the tenth lap I finally broke into the top ten and could see a few guys just up in front of me. I was able to catch up and pass a couple guys and on the last lap I knew I had to give it all I had. I ran my fastest lap on the final lap passing one more guy and coming within eight seconds of fifth place. I was a bit frustrated with my sixth place finish because I knew that I should be up in the top three.
Thanks to all for your continued support!
Brad Goolsby