WORCS: Racetown 395 Race Report
By Destry Abbott
February 22, 2009 Adelanto, CA
Race Day:
The start was at 12:00 and I had the 7th gate pick. Once the gate dropped I had an ok jump, but for some reason everyone was out of control in the first few corners. By the time I got into the off-road part I was around 25th (out of 37). It wasn’t really the place I wanted to be, but I was slowly working by guys.
It was super sandy and it was hard to pass. I was struggling early and riding a little too tight. About 30-minutes into it, I was still slowly working my way up. I had some great battles with my teammate Huffy, Bell, Sutherlin, and a few other guys. An hour into it, it was time for my quick splash. I believe I was around 15th, but I still had a group of guys in front of me.
I made some more passes and made it up to 12th, but that was as far as I made it before I started to hit the wall! With two laps to go I was really feeling the long weekend and it finally hit me hard. First Gracyk got back by me, and then Bell. I finished a disappointing 14th overall.
Overall summary (for the weekend):
I came into this weekend not at 100%, and didn’t get much quality time on the bike due to my wrist and hand injury a couple weeks ago. I rode awesome at the Adelanto GP and felt really good on the bike, but I also used a lot of energy that day. The WORCS race was a lot tougher for me. I already had a hand that had blisters, from the day before, and just wasn’t feeling alert or focused. 14th isn’t something I’m happy with, but at the same time I didn’t even know if I could race either one of these events a week ago.
Pro Results (top 20):
1st Mike Brown
2nd Justin Soule
3rd Nathan Woods
4th Tim Weigand
5th Bobby Bonds
6th Brenden Ritzman
7th Bobby Garrison
8th Damon Huffman
9th Josh Strang
10th Taylor Robert
11th Kevin Rookstool
12th Gavin Gracyk
13th Robby Bell
14th Destry Abbott
15th Ryan Orr
16th Kevin Urquhart
17th Jared Minor
18th Nick Brozovich
19th Ty Hames
20th Dennis Stapleton
Other Notes:
Here’s Monster Kawasaki’s race report. http://kawasaki.com/Racing_news/Article.aspx?id=1123
This is the 5-minute WORCS video clip from the race. http://www.worcsracing.com/Videos/2009_round2_bikes.html
Ricky Dietrich had a tough race (WORCS). He had the lead and then had some bike problems. He was definitely the fastest guy at the race!
I heard Soule and Brown had an awesome battle going for the last hour of the race. Brown got his first win with Justin right on him for 2nd.
I know there was no way I would’ve been able to race this weekend’s races if it wasn’t for Dr. Popiel’s help with my wrists. He’s been a huge help for me this last year! Thanks!
I was pretty worried about what I was going to do with my hands for the WORCS race and then Lori Smith (Rodney’s wife) was cool enough to wrap them for me. It made it a little easier to deal with for the 2-hour race. J
I attached some photos from the WORCS race. Thanks to Mike and Amber Farmer for the photos. www.amberdesignz.com or www.fastphotolab.com !!
Best Wishes,
Destry
www.destryabbott.com
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