FMF/KTM rider Kurt Caselli Crowned WORCS Champion!‏

Mesquite,
NV – FMF/KTM rider Kurt Caselli was crowned WORCS Champion after
taking the victory at the final round of the series at Mesquite MX
Park.

Caselli
headed to the final race with 3 race wins and a 6 point lead over
Ricky Dietrich. Caselli knew that all he needed was to land on the
podium to wrap up the championship. He surpassed that goal and walked
away with the win.

Off the
start, Caselli nailed the holeshot followed closely by teammate Mike
Brown. Around the second corner, Brown was able to sneak past Caselli
and take the lead. The two riders remained close dicing back and
forth on the first lap. After two laps, Brown held the lead while
Caselli had dropped back to 3^rd.
“I began to suffer from arm pump early in the race and struggled to
hang on. I dropped back to 5^th
place on the fourth lap and did my best to maintain my position,”
remarked Caselli.

His pit
crew saw he was struggling and decided to pit him early at the 45
minute mark to give his arms some rest. The trick worked allowing
Caselli to quickly recover and return to a faster race pace. By the
halfway point he had moved up to 3^rd
place. “Everyone else began to pit and I was able to get around
them and pull ahead.” Caselli passed for the lead on lap 11 and
never looked back. Caselli led the remaining four laps to take the
win by 31 seconds over teammate Brown who spent the majority of his
race battling for 2^nd
position.

“It
feels so amazing to win this championship. I had a really rough year
last season and to come back out and finish this season with a
championship is the best reward,” remarked Caselli. “I want to
thank my team and my family for standing behind me this year helping
me to achieve this championship.”

In
addition to Caselli’s Championship, KTM was also able to celebrate
another race win in the Women’s Pro class. RPM/KTM rider Kacy
Martinez, who wrapped up the 2010 WORCS Women’s Pro Championship
earlier in the year, earned another impressive win during her
Saturday race. “It feels good to end the season with the
championship and the race win. I hope to return to this series next
year and defend my title,” remarked Martinez.

Overall
Results Pro Class –

1. 
   

   Kurt
   Caselli – KTM
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Mike
   Brown – KTM
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Justin
   Soulè
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Taylor
   Robert

   
   


5. 
   

   John
   Dowd

   
   


6. 
   

   Nick
   Brozovich
   

   
   


7. 
   

   Bobby
   Garrison
   

   
   


8. 
   

   Robby
   Bell
   

   
   

9. 
   

   Colton
   Udall
   

   
   


10. 
    

    Gary
    Sutherlin
    

    
    

Overall
Points Pro Class –

1. 
   

   Kurt
   Caselli – 226
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Ricky
   Dietrich – 202
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Mike
   Brown – 193
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Justin
   Soulè – 179
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Colton
   Udall – 127
   

   
   


6. 
   

   Bobby
   Garrison – 126
   

   
   


7. 
   

   Gary
   Sutherlin – 117
   

   
   


8. 
   

   Robby
   Bell – 97
   

   
   


9. 
   

   Nathan
   Woods – 95
   

   
   


10. 
    

    Jonathan
    Davis – 87

    
    

Overall
Results Women’s Pro –

1. 
   

   Kacy
   Martinez – KTM
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Holly
   Breck
   

   
   

Overall
Points Women’s Pro –

1. 
   

   Kacy
   Martinez – 230
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Holly
   Breck – 171
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Maria
   Forsberg – 50
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Sarah
   Whitmore – 50
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Jessica
   Patterson – 43