Brown Wins Cahuilla Creek WORCS Race - Caselli Finishes 2nd Overall
Factory FMF/KTM riders Mike Brown and Kurt Caselli topped the
podium at the fourth round of the WORCS held at Cahuilla Creek MX
Park in Anza, CA.
Brown and Caselli finished 1st and 2nd respectively during
Saturday's 1 hour plus one lap moto. Both riders put together
another solid performance for Sunday's moto with Caselli repeating
his 2nd place finish and Brown finishing 3rd overall. Brown's 1-3
moto scores earned him the overall win for the weekend while
Caselli's duplicate 2nd place finishes landed him in the runner up
spot.
Brown nailed the holeshot in the second moto and led the first two
laps before allowing Bobby Garrison and Ricky Dietrich to get by.
He stuck on their tails for the next lap before he had a big get
off in the off-road section. "I got all swapped out in the back and
ended up going over the bars and rolling down a hill," commented
Brown. "Luckily I wasn't hurt and my bike was okay but I definitely
lost a lot of time."
Brown recovered from his crash in 5th position and spent the
remainder of the race getting back into podium position. In the
final lap of the race Brown and Justin Soule battled it out for the
3rd position. Brown edged out Soule for the position in the final
few turns to earn 3rd overall and the victory for the weekend.
Caselli started Sunday's moto in
10th position and used the first three laps to work his way into
the top five. Once in 5th it was apparent that Caselli was moving
at a much faster pace than the group ahead of him and within the
next lap he had jumped from 5th to 2nd overall where he remained
for the remainder of the race.
"I felt really good today and was happy with my ride. I wish I
could have had a better start but I was able to move up pretty
quickly and am happy to be on the podium with my teammate,"
remarked Caselli.
Overall Results
1) Mike Brown (1-3)
2) Kurt Caselli (2-2)
3) Ricky Dietrich (4-1)
4) Justin Soule (3-4)
5) Taylor Robert (6-5)
6) Bobby Garrison (5-6)