Caselli Wins WORCS Round 7 and Carries Points Lead

McCleary,
WA – FMF/KTM rider Kurt Caselli was the man to beat at the seventh
round of the WORCS where he won the race and walked away with a 1
point lead in the overall Championship point’s chase.

Prior
to the first of two Washington WORCS rounds, Caselli and his team
tested and determined that it was best for him and teammate, Mike
Brown, to run the KTM 250 XC-F race machine rather than the 450 XC-F
bike they have been racing the majority of the season.

“Since
the racing in Washington is much tighter than we are used to, we
thought it would be best to race on a bike that was a little easier
to throw around and ride hard through the tight trees. Plus, the 250
XC-F still has a big tank and gets better gas mileage than the 450
which allowed us to pit much later than the other racers,” remarked
Caselli.

In
the main event Caselli started 3^rd
off the line while teammate Mike Brown was positioned around 10^th.
Caselli quickly moved to 2^nd
place by the end of the first lap and then stayed close to race
leader Ricky Dietrich. On lap five when Dietrich decided to pit for
gas, Caselli was able to easily move around him and take over the
race lead.

“We
had a different pit strategy this week which allowed us to stay out
about two laps later than everyone else. Once I passed Dietrich
during his gas I was able to get a sizable lead before I needed to
stop two laps later,” stated Caselli.

Caselli
went on to win the race by 51 seconds over Dietrich and now holds a 1
point lead on Dietrich in the series point standings.

As
for the defending WORCS Champion, Brown, was able to pass up to 4^th
place by the third lap and stayed behind RPM/KTM rider Brenden
Ritzman who was sitting in 3^rd.
When Ritzman pit for gas on the fifth lap Brown made his way around
and never looked back. Brown climbed into podium position and
finished 3^rd
overall for the day putting both FMF/KTM riders on the podium.

Fans
of the Women’s Pro class witnessed the closest Women’s Pro race
all season as RPM/KTM teammates Maria Forsberg and series leader Kacy
Martinez raced neck and neck all day. Reigning Champion, Martinez,
pulled the holeshot with 2010 GNCC Women’s Champion Forsberg in
tow. At the second corner, Forsberg clipped Martinez’ wheel and
went down. By the end of the first lap Forsberg was back on the rear
tire of Martinez.

The
two girls remained glued together for the majority of the race until
the final lap when Martinez slid out and let Forsberg get around and
take over the lead. Martinez quickly recovered and caught up to
Forsberg just as they were crossing the checkered flag to give
Forsberg the win and a hard fought 2^nd
for Martinez. With seven rounds now complete Martinez holds a 29
point lead on the series.

Next
Event:
Round 8 – August 6-8, 2010 – McCleary, WA

Overall
Results Pro –

1. 
   

   Kurt
   Caselli – KTM

   
   


2. 
   

   Ricky
   Dietrich
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Mike
   Brown – KTM
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Justin
   Soulè
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Nathan
   Woods

   
   


6. 
   

   Brenden
   Ritzman – KTM
   

   
   


7. 
   

   Colton
   Udall
   

   
   


8. 
   

   Gary
   Sutherlin
   

   
   


9. 
   

   Destry
   Abbott
   

   
   


10. 
    

    Kevin
    Rookstool – KTM
    

    
    

Overall
Results Women’s Pro –

1. 
   

   Maria
   Forsberg – KTM

   
   


2. 
   

   Kacy
   Martinez – KTM
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Jessica
   Smith – KTM
   

   
   

Overall
Point Standings Pro –

1. 
   

   Kurt
   Caselli – 154
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Ricky
   Dietrich – 153
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Mike
   Brown – 128
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Justin
   Soulè – 121
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Colton
   Udall – 88
   

   
   

Overall
Point Standings Women’s Pro –

1. 
   

   Kacy
   Martinez – 158
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Holly
   Breck – 129
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Sarah
   Whitmore – 50
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Jessica
   Patterson – 43
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Nicole
   Madsen – 40