2013 WORCS RD6 Pala
July 15, 2013
What an amazing round of racing at Pala this weekend! The WORCS Racing Series once again showed why they are the premier UTV / SXS race series in the United States. Over 50 UTV's atended this weekends Round 6 Super Event at Pala Raceway in San Diego, CA. The course was one of the best courses ever to have been laid out by WORCS with both a fun and exciting MX section and a rough and challenging desert / rock section. For Tim Shelman it was his first event at the helm of the WORCS series as race director. Without a doubt Tim brings excitement and enthusiasm to the series and it showed with his organization of the event. Together with WORCS "jefe" Sean Reddish, Round 6 was by far our favorite event of the year thus far.
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to race in this event which I will highlight in a separate story this week on UTVUnderground.com but I do want to say that for the first time at WORCS I was able to experience the series from the drivers seat and it was everything I could have imagined. Its always easy to watch these guys fly these massive jumps that WORCS lays out but until you size up to one of those lips you have no idea how you will react. I am proud to say, I was game for the challenge, and despite a 4th place finish in the Production 700 class I will say I feel like I accomplished something! Again, I will talk mor about my experience in another story so stay tuned for that!
As always, UTVUnderground.com wants to thank EACH AND EVERY racer, fan and supporter of the site. It felt really good to have everyone come up and thank us for our coverage but then also show so much enthusiasm to see me get out on the course. I had a great time racing with all of you!! Congrats to all of the class winners this weekend, especially those who did it while representing UTVUnderground.com and also a special congrats to those who just finished! That track was a brutal one and I saw carnage strewn all over it.
Stay tuned for the UTVUnderground Presents: WORCS Racing Round 6 Pala (Polaris Racing) video produced by Mad Media!
Until Round 7.....
Joey DiGiovanni // UTVUnderground.com
Enjoy the massive selection of images from our fine photographers this weekend: Vincent Knakal and Ernesto Araiza both of Mad Media / UTVUnderground.com
RESULTS
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| Place | Nbr | Name | Overall Pos | Points Earned | Fastest Lap | Laps | Elasped Time |
| 1 | #68 | NIC GRANLUND - YAM LAS VEGAS, NV | 1 | 25 | 08:41.012 Lap 5 | 6 | 00:52:17.372 |
| 2 | #1 | RYAN PIPLIC - POL LAS VEGAS, NV | 2 | 22 | 08:47.408 Lap 3 | 6 | 00:52:23.207 |
| 3 | #23 | PABLO VEGLIA - CA REDONDO BEACH, CA | 3 | 20 | 09:04.247 Lap 4 | 6 | 00:53:28.807 |
| 4 | #603 | GILBERT FLORES - CA BELEN, NM | 5 | 18 | 09:22.705 Lap 3 | 6 | 00:55:15.007 |
| 5 | #911 | KYLE CHANEY - CA PATASKALA, OH | 10 | 16 | 09:10.190 Lap 2 | 6 | 01:03:54.993 |
| 6 | #179 | NICK NELSON - POL TEHACHAPI, CA | 12 | 15 | 09:05.962 Lap 4 | 5 | 00:51:41.307 |
| 7 | #431 | DOUG EICHNER - POL EL CAJON, CA | 15 | 14 | 08:52.063 Lap 2 | 5 | 00:54:35.015 |
| 8 | #55 | TIM WYATT - POL CANTON, GA | 18 | 13 | 11:03.598 Lap 3 | 5 | 00:59:29.798 |
| 9 | #21 | CLINT ROBERTS - POL CORONA, CA | 20 | 12 | 09:19.203 Lap 3 | 4 | 00:55:42.678 |
| 10 | #148. | WESLEY BARKER - POL DAWSONVILLE, GA | 21 | 11 | 09:38.817 Lap 2 | 4 | 00:56:29.700 |
| 11 | #37 | RJ ANDERSON - POL RIVERSIDE, CA | 22 | 10 | 08:43.752 Lap 3 | 3 | 00:24:28.438 |
| DNF | #457 | JEFFREY OBERING - POL CEDAR CITY, UT | DNF | 0 | 09:15.804 Lap 2 | 2 | 00:16:59.153 |
| DNF | #91 | JAMES HILL - CA LAKE ELSINORE, CA | DNF | 0 | 18:26.849 Lap 2 | 2 | 00:25:45.232 |
| DNS | #549 | BEAU BARON - POL ATASCADERO, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 | |
| DNS | #17 | JOHN PACHECO - CA LAKE ELSINORE, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 | |
| DNS | #111. | TOMMY SCRANTON - ARC PERRIS, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 |
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| Place | Nbr | Name | Overall Pos | Points Earned | Fastest Lap | Laps | Elasped Time |
| 1 | #751 | MITCH GUTHRIE JR - POL GLENDORA, CA | 4 | 25 | 08:54.392 Lap 4 | 6 | 00:53:43.993 |
| 2 | #69 | RICHIE LAATZ - POL N LAS VEGAS, NV | 6 | 22 | 09:32.382 Lap 5 | 6 | 00:56:06.026 |
| 3 | #80 | ROBERT MOWRER - POL N LAS VEGAS, NV | 7 | 20 | 09:30.790 Lap 6 | 6 | 00:56:12.639 |
| 4 | #796 | MICHAEL "SPEEDY GONZALES - POL GLENDORA, CA | 8 | 18 | 09:03.827 Lap 2 | 6 | 00:57:59.612 |
| 5 | #28 | DARREN KELLEY - POL LOGANDALE, NV | 9 | 16 | 09:52.559 Lap 4 | 6 | 00:58:21.417 |
| 6 | #56 | JUSTIN IMHOF - POL ALTA LOMA, CA | 11 | 15 | 10:16.220 Lap 3 | 5 | 00:50:42.576 |
| 7 | #194 | KIPP MICKELS - POL APPLE VALLEY, CA | 13 | 14 | 09:49.303 Lap 4 | 5 | 00:51:45.341 |
| 8 | #14 | ANGELA OLANDER - POL WITTMANN, AZ | 14 | 13 | 10:02.846 Lap 3 | 5 | 00:52:49.141 |
| 9 | #999 | ANDREI ISAC - POL LAS VEGAS, NV | 16 | 12 | 10:46.960 Lap 2 | 5 | 00:55:40.581 |
| 10 | #707 | GARY BRIGHT - POL CANYON COUNTRY , CA | 17 | 11 | 11:03.884 Lap 3 | 5 | 00:55:45.978 |
| 11 | #191 | JACOB SHAW - POL LAKESIDE, CA | 19 | 10 | 09:04.225 Lap 2 | 4 | 00:35:42.484 |
| DNF | #217 | TANNER GODFREY - ARC SANDY, UT | DNF | 0 | 09:41.428 Lap 2 | 2 | 00:17:23.691 |
| DNF | #219 | RANDY ANDERSON - POL MOREUO VALLEY , CA | DNF | 0 | 12:04.142 Lap 2 | 2 | 00:19:30.883 |
| DNS | #108 | MIKE GARDNER - POL LAKE FOREST, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 | |
| DNS | #27 | CORY WARMERDAM - OTH LEMOORE, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 |
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| Place | Nbr | Name | Overall Pos | Points Earned | Fastest Lap | Laps | Elasped Time |
| 1 | #417 | NOLAN REMLINGER - KAW FULLERTON, CA | 3 | 25 | 09:38.504 Lap 2 | 5 | 00:46:47.430 |
| 2 | #929 | MICHAEL REDHEAD - POL YORBA LINDA , CA | 7 | 22 | 10:04.076 Lap 3 | 5 | 00:49:14.844 |
| 3 | #654 | CHRIS WILLING - POL GARDNERVILLE, NV | 8 | 20 | 10:46.032 Lap 2 | 5 | 00:52:56.811 |
| 4 | #245 | CHRIS ELIAS - POL LAKE HAVASU, AZ | 10 | 18 | 11:30.828 Lap 3 | 4 | 00:47:03.988 |
| 5 | #869 | ROBERTA BRYANT - POL GILBERT, AZ | 11 | 16 | 13:41.949 Lap 4 | 4 | 00:54:00.826 |
| DNF | #456 | ALFREDO RAMIREZ - POL PASO ROBLES, CA | DNF | 0 | 09:42.483 Lap 2 | 2 | 00:17:15.837 |
| DNF | #78 | SARA PRICE - POL CANYON LAKE, CA | DNF | 0 | 09:45.098 Lap 2 | 2 | 00:17:36.636 |
| DNF | #133 | ADAM LEVINGS - POL LAKE HAVASU, AZ | DNF | 0 | 10:37.645 Lap 2 | 2 | 00:18:44.207 |
| DNS | #918 | JUSTIN LAMBERT - KAW BAKERSFIELD, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 | |
| DNS | #244 | KYLE MELVILLE - KAW ACTON, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 | |
| DNS | #138. | DANIEL ROSENZWEIG - JD SAN MARCOS, CA | DNS | 0 | - | 0 |
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| Place | Nbr | Name | Overall Pos | Points Earned | Fastest Lap | Laps | Elasped Time |
| 1 | #422 | DAVID HAAGSMA - POL BAKERSFIELD, CA | 1 | 25 | 09:15.682 Lap 2 | 5 | 00:44:58.725 |
| 2 | #84 | JOSHUA EDWARDS - POL LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ | 2 | 22 | 09:13.363 Lap 3 | 5 | 00:45:35.865 |
| 3 | #357 | BRIAN MACLEAN - POL REDLANDS, CA | 5 | 20 | 09:37.434 Lap 4 | 5 | 00:47:24.130 |
| 4 | #358 | JOEY DIGIOVANNI - POL VALLEY CENTER, CA | 6 | 18 | 09:47.070 Lap 3 | 5 | 00:47:59.976 |
| 5 | #983 | MARK POPJOY - YAM LAS VEGAS, NV | 12 | 16 | 13:09.363 Lap 2 | 3 | 00:43:58.241 |
| DNF | #93 | MATT HANCOCK - HON TEMPE , AZ | DNF | 0 | - | 1 | 00:07:28.480 |
| DNF | #50 | MICHAEL BUNYEA - POL ATASCADERO, CA | DNF | 0 | - | 1 | 00:07:33.112 |
| DNF | #359 | TEDDY CHOTT - YAM LAKE ELSINOR, CA | DNF | 0 | - | 1 | 00:08:01.473 |
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| Place | Nbr | Name | Overall Pos | Points Earned | Fastest Lap | Laps | Elasped Time |
| 1 | #525 | AMELIA MORTON - POL TAFT, CA | 9 | 25 | 11:02.841 Lap 4 | 4 | 00:43:07.327 |
POINTS
| PRO UTV | 1/26/2013 | 2/8/2013 | 3/22/2013 | 4/19/2013 | 5/10/2013 | 7/12/2013 | |||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | #1 | BEAU BARON ATASCADERO, CA | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | DNS | 102 |
| 2 | #1 | RYAN PIPLIC LAS VEGAS, NV | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | DNF | 2 | 85 |
| 3 | #179 | NICK NELSON TEHACHAPI, CA | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 83 |
| 4 | #55 | TIM WYATT CANTON, GA | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 79 |
| 5 | #91 | JAMES HILL LAKE ELSINORE, CA | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 12 | DNF | 70 |
| 6 | #37 | RJ ANDERSON RIVERSIDE, CA | DNF | DNS | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 69 |
| 7 | #68 | NIC GRANLUND LAS VEGAS, NV | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 62 | ||
| 8 | #23 | PABLO VEGLIA REDONDO BEACH, CA | 18 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 62 |
| 9 | #148. | WESLEY BARKER DAWSONVILLE, GA | 4 | 10 | 15 | DNS | 14 | 10 | 53 |
| 10 | #21 | CLINT ROBERTS CORONA, CA | 11 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 52 | |
| 11 | #111. | TOMMY SCRANTON PERRIS, CA | 8 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 16 | DNS | 49 |
| 12 | #431 | DOUG EICHNER EL CAJON, CA | 15 | 7 | DNF | 13 | 15 | 7 | 48 |
| 13 | #17 | JOHN PACHECO LAKE ELSINORE, CA | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | DNS | 47 | |
| 14 | #E | ANDREW BERRY PASO ROBLES, CA | 17 | 3 | 5 | 40 | |||
| 15 | #664 | ROBERT VANBEEKUM MESA, AZ | 9 | DNS | 1 | DNS | DNS | 37 | |
| 16 | #995 | KEN BENSON QUEEN CREEK, AZ | 2 | 17 | DNF | DNS | 17 | 30 | |
| 17 | #917 | DAVID MARTINEZ NEWPORT BEACH, CA | 10 | DNF | 18 | 16 | 11 | 29 | |
| 18 | #2 | JOSH FREDERICK MOAPA, NV | DNF | 3 | 13 | 28 | |||
| 19 | #66 | CAIN SMEAD LEONA VALLE, CA | DNF | 7 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 20 | #603 | GILBERT FLORES BELEN, NM | 12 | DNF | 4 | 27 | |||
| 21 | #7 | GREG ROW ALPINE, CA | 3 | 15 | DNF | DNS | 26 | ||
| 22 | #418 | KEENAN ROGERSON BAKERSFIELD, CA | 16 | 3 | 25 | ||||
| 23 | #19 | JOHNNY LEACH LAKE ELSINORE, CA | 13 | DNF | DNS | 7 | 22 | ||
| 24 | #457 | JEFFREY OBERING CEDAR CITY, UT | 5 | 15 | DNF | DNF | 22 | ||
| 25 | #708 | JOE GRECO LWEISTON, ID | 14 | 8 | DNF | 20 | |||
| 26 | #122 | PHILLIP MARTIN NORTHRIDGE, CA | DNS | 4 | 18 | ||||
| 27 | #911 | KYLE CHANEY PATASKALA, OH | 5 | 16 | |||||
| 28 | #816 | CODY RAHDERS ALPINE, CA | 8 | 13 | |||||
| 29 | #25 | DARWIN MAO LAS VEGAS, NV | 14 | 7 | |||||
| 30 | #65 | WILL RODGERS MARRIETA, CA | 16 | 5 | |||||
| 31 | #800 | MARK QUEEN LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ | 17 | 4 | |||||
| PRODUCTION 1000 | 1/26/2013 | 2/8/2013 | 3/22/2013 | 4/19/2013 | 5/10/2013 | 7/12/2013 | |||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | #751 | MITCH GUTHRIE JR GLENDORA, CA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 143 |
| 2 | #796 | MICHAEL "SPEEDY GONZALES GLENDORA, CA | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 95 |
| 3 | #14 | ANGELA OLANDER WITTMANN, AZ | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 76 |
| 4 | #28 | DARREN KELLEY LOGANDALE, NV | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 69 | |
| 5 | #191 | JACOB SHAW LAKESIDE, CA | DNS | 2 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 64 |
| 6 | #80 | ROBERT MOWRER N LAS VEGAS, NV | 2 | DNF | 5 | 17 | 3 | 62 | |
| 7 | #108 | MIKE GARDNER LAKE FOREST, CA | 5 | 4 | DNS | 18 | 2 | DNS | 59 |
| 8 | #194 | KIPP MICKELS APPLE VALLEY, CA | DNF | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 58 | |
| 9 | #69 | RICHIE LAATZ N LAS VEGAS, NV | DNF | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 57 | |
| 10 | #777 | JAKE GRECO LEWISTON, ID | DNF | 3 | 2 | 42 | |||
| 11 | #795 | MICHAEL CAMP LAKE ELSINORE, CA | 9 | 3 | 32 | ||||
| 12 | #999 | ANDREI ISAC LAS VEGAS, NV | DNF | 11 | 11 | 9 | 32 | ||
| 13 | #15 | JAMIE PIPLIC LAS VEGAS, NV | 6 | 15 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 14 | #215 | BRENT FOX HIGHLAND, UT | 1 | 25 | |||||
| 15 | #217 | TANNER GODFREY SANDY, UT | 2 | DNF | 22 | ||||
| 16 | #161 | SCOTT LARSEN NEWHALL, CA | 3 | 20 | |||||
| 17 | #210 | RICHIE GAINER WEST JORDAN, UT | 3 | 20 | |||||
| 18 | #214 | GARRETT HAXBY SEABECK, WA | 4 | 18 | |||||
| 19 | #205 | *JORDAN HANSEN ST GEORGE, UT | 5 | 16 | |||||
| 20 | #56 | JUSTIN IMHOF ALTA LOMA, CA | DNS | 6 | 15 | ||||
| 21 | #500 | LEVI GILKISON SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA | 6 | DNS | 15 | ||||
| 22 | #27 | CORY WARMERDAM LEMOORE, CA | 7 | DNS | 14 | ||||
| 23 | #Xx | MARK LUNDGREEN RIVERTON, UT | 8 | 13 | |||||
| 24 | #48 | JOHN PEZZI WASHOE VALLEY, NV | 10 | 11 | |||||
| 25 | #707 | GARY BRIGHT CANYON COUNTRY, CA | DNF | 10 | 11 | ||||
| 26 | #45 | RYAN SCOLMAN BEND, OR | 12 | DNS | 9 | ||||
| 27 | #195 | LANSE CHOURNOS ST GEORGE, UT | 13 | 8 | |||||
| 28 | #209 | BOB SCHAFER NEW CASTLE, CO | 14 | 7 | |||||
| 29 | #723 | JOSH LITTLE HIGHLAND, UT | 15 | 6 | |||||
| PRODUCTION 850 | 1/26/2013 | 2/8/2013 | 3/22/2013 | 4/19/2013 | 5/10/2013 | 7/12/2013 | |||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | #654 | CHRIS WILLING GARDNERVILLE, NV | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 113 |
| 2 | #456 | ALFREDO RAMIREZ PASO ROBLES, CA | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | DNF | 107 |
| 3 | #138. | DANIEL ROSENZWEIG SAN MARCOS, CA | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | DNS | 88 |
| 4 | #918 | JUSTIN LAMBERT BAKERSFIELD, CA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | DNS | 83 | |
| 5 | #78 | SARA PRICE CANYON LAKE, CA | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | DNF | 67 | |
| 6 | #417 | NOLAN REMLINGER FULLERTON, CA | 5 | DNF | DNF | 6 | DQ | 1 | 56 |
| 7 | #291 | JAKE MORTON TAFT, CA | DNF | 1 | 2 | 47 | |||
| 8 | #929 | MICHAEL REDHEAD YORBA LINDA, CA | DNF | DNF | 4 | DNS | DNS | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | #133 | ADAM LEVINGS LAKE HAVASU, AZ | 3 | 6 | DNF | 35 | |||
| 10 | #245 | CHRIS ELIAS LAKE HAVASU, AZ | 8 | 4 | 31 | ||||
| 11 | #22 | BRICE GINN SCOTTSDALE, AZ | 6 | DNF | 5 | 31 | |||
| 12 | # | TODD JESPERSEN MESA, AZ | 4 | 18 | |||||
| 13 | #241 | JEREMY THOMPSON ST GEORGE, UT | 5 | 16 | |||||
| 14 | #869 | ROBERTA BRYANT GILBERT, AZ | 5 | 16 | |||||
| 15 | #193 | JOE BUTLER APPLE VALLEY, CA | DNS | 6 | 15 | ||||
| 16 | #964 | HOBIE OCONNOR ANAHEIM, CA | 7 | 14 | |||||
| 17 | #172 | CODI ELIAS LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ | 8 | 13 | |||||
| 18 | #115 | WAYNE TAYLOR LA MESA, CA | 8 | 13 | |||||
| 19 | #194 | KIPP MICKELS APPLE VALLEY, CA | 9 | 12 | |||||
| PRODUCTION 700 | 1/26/2013 | 2/8/2013 | 3/22/2013 | 4/19/2013 | 5/10/2013 | 7/12/2013 | |||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | #422 | DAVID HAAGSMA BAKERSFIELD, CA | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 125 |
| 2 | #50 | MICHAEL BUNYEA ATASCADERO, CA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | DNF | 107 |
| 3 | #816 | CODY RAHDERS ALPINE, CA | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 81 | ||
| 4 | #93 | MATT HANCOCK TEMPE, AZ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 74 |
| 5 | #983 | MARK POPJOY LAS VEGAS, NV | DNF | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 63 | |
| 6 | #84 | JOSHUA EDWARDS LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ | DNS | 4 | 2 | 40 | |||
| 7 | #356 | CRAIG BIRCHARD LAKE ELSINORE, CA | 4 | 5 | 34 | ||||
| 8 | #95 | KAYLA SMITH VALLEY CENTER, CA | 2 | 22 | |||||
| 9 | #357 | BRIAN MACLEAN REDLANDS, CA | 3 | 20 | |||||
| 10 | #37 | RJ ANDERSON RIVERSIDE, CA | 4 | 18 | |||||
| 11 | #358 | JOEY DIGIOVANNI VALLEY CENTER, CA | 4 | 18 | |||||
| 12 | #353 | CODY MAO LAS VEGAS, NV | DNS | 7 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | #72 | BRIAN GARCIA LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ | 8 | 13 | |||||
| PRODUCTION 600 | 1/26/2013 | 2/8/2013 | 3/22/2013 | 5/10/2013 | 7/12/2013 | |||
| Place | Nbr | Name | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Finish | Total Points |
| 1 | #525 | AMELIA MORTON TAFT, CA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| 2 | #352 | RONNIE ANDERSON RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | 25 | ||||