Press Release

FMF/KTM Riders Top Podium at Glen Helen WORCS

ocscottie
9/21/2010 10:35am



Brown
Wins, Caselli Takes 2nd





San
Bernardino, CA – Both FMF/KTM riders Mike Brown and Kurt Caselli
landed on the podium at the 9th
round of the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) held at Glen
Helen Raceway with Brown taking the win and Caselli finishing a few
seconds behind in 2nd
position.




The two
teammates got a great jump off the start line with Brown rounding the
first turn in 2nd
followed closely by Caselli in 3rd.
Caselli quickly jumped by Brown and holeshot winner Taylor Roberts
and took the lead by the third turn. On the back half of the track
Roberts was able to pass back by Caselli but it was short lived as
Roberts hit a rock and suffered a mechanical problem that took him
from the race. The lead went back to Caselli who was being heavily
pressured by Brown. A few corners later, Caselli allowed Brown to
pass and take the lead. The two riders remained close together in
their battle for the win.



As the
race continued Brown began to pull slightly and was holding about a
10 second lead as they neared the halfway mark. An hour into the race
Brown decided to pit for gas. His FMF/KTM Team did a great job
getting him in and out quickly and he was able to maintain his lead.
The 3rd
place rider Ricky Dietrich was quickly closing in on the leaders and
also decided to pit on the same lap as Brown. This allowed Caselli
some breathing room as Dietrich reentered the course about five
seconds behind Caselli.



The
following lap Caselli came in for his pit and Dietrich passed by just
as Caselli was pulling back on. The two riders entered the motocross
portion of the track. Caselli had Dietrich in his sights and began to
close in on him. While on the track, Caselli closed the gap on
Dietrich and went in to make a pass. Unfortunately the two riders
came together as they entered a turn and both riders went down.
Caselli quickly jumped up and hit the electric start button on his
KTM race machine and was up and going within seconds. Dietrich took a
while longer after kicking his machine a few times before firing up.
The quick recovery time helped Caselli put a gap on Dietrich and it
also allowed Brown to further pull away out front.



The
running order would remain the same through the end of the race.
Brown took the win and moved to 3rd
overall in the championship point standings. Caselli was able to
finish 2nd
and increase his points lead. The championship title will come down
to the final race to be held on October 22-24, 2010 in Mesquite, NV.



Glen
Helen did mark the Championship winning race for RPM/KTM Women’s
Pro rider Kacy Martinez who was able to wrap up the championship one
round early. Martinez won the Glen Helen race (her third win of the
season) and wrapped up her title! “I am very excited to get this
win. I had tough competition at Glen Helen and it was great to finish
on top and take the number one plate,” remarked Martinez.




Also,
finishing on the podium was KTM support rider Ivan Ramirez who
finished 3rd
overall in the Pro 2 class. Ramirez had a decent start and remained
inside the top three for the majority of the race closing the gap on
the second place rider near the end of the day. “This was my first
race on the KTM. I loved the bike and felt it gave me a great
advantage out here – I never felt tired and remained confident in
my bike the entire day,” stated Ramirez.





Overall
Results Pro –




  1. Mike
    Brown – KTM




  2. Kurt
    Caselli – KTM




  3. Ricky
    Dietrich




  4. Justin
    Soulè




  5. Bobby
    Garrison




  6. Colton
    Udall




  7. Brendan
    Ritzman – KTM




  8. Kevin
    Rookstool – KTM




  9. Nathan
    Woods




  10. Gary
    Sutherlin






Overall
Championship Points Pro –




  1. Kurt
    Caselli – 201




  2. Ricky
    Dietrich – 195




  3. Mike
    Brown – 171




  4. Justin
    Soulè – 159




  5. Colton
    Udall – 115






Overall
Results Pro 2 –




  1. Ryan
    Abbatoye




  2. Cory
    Graffunder




  3. Ivan
    Ramirez – KTM




  4. Ian
    Blythe – KTM




  5. Justin
    Seeds




  6. Ross
    Neely – KTM




  7. Ricky
    Russell




  8. Travis
    Coy




  9. Tyler
    Renshaw




  10. Kurt
    Samuelson






Overall
Championship Points Pro 2 –




  1. Ryan
    Abbatoye – 178




  2. Ian
    Blythe – 139




  3. Justin
    Seeds – 123




  4. Travis
    Coy – 116




  5. Corey
    Floyd – 108






Women’s
Overall Results –



  1. Kacy
    Martinez – KTM






  1. Sherri
    Cruse




  2. Holly
    Breck




  3. Sarah
    Whitmore – KTM





Overall
Championship Points Women’s –




  1. Kacy
    Martinez – 205




  2. Holly
    Breck – 149




  3. Maria
    Forsberg – 50




  4. Sarah
    Whitmore – 50




  5. Jessica
    Patterson – 43












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