24.03.2019

FMF KTM’S TAYLOR ROBERT MAKES IT FOUR-IN-A-ROW AT WORCS ROUND 4

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Round 4 - WORCS - March 24, 2019

PEORIA, Ariz. – FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Taylor Robert continues his perfect season in the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) with win number four in Peoria, Arizona. Robert’s win-margin of a minute and 22 seconds gave him a comfortable victory over FMF/RPM/KTM Racing Team Maxxis rider Dante Oliveira, who finished second overall once again at Round 4.

 

Robert powered his KTM 450 XC-F out front early on to capture his first holeshot of the season in the Pro class. The Arizona native began distancing himself from the second-place rider early on and from there he never looked back as he led all nine laps of the two-hour race.

 

Robert: “I got off to a great start with the holeshot, it was my first holeshot of the season, so that felt good. I really wanted to get the holeshot, too, because there were a couple of filthy sections that I knew were going to spread people apart on the first lap. All-in-all, the track was really technical and you had to be on your toes because there were a lot of rocks out there. I just kept pushing and tried to be as smooth as possible and not let the rocks get the best of me. The WORCS crew did a really good job, they put in a couple ‘pro only’ sections that were really technical, so that was fun.”

 

Oliveira got off to a third-place start and he quickly made his way into second by lap two. He charged hard to maintain second-place for the remainder of the race, finishing second overall for the second-straight round.

 

In Pro 2 Lites, KTM riders swept the podium once again with Mateo Oliveira in the center of the box, Thomas Jones in second and KTM-Supported rider Brandy Richards rounding out the class podium.

 

Round 5: Las Vegas, Nevada – April 12-14, 2019

 

Pro (MC) Results

1. Taylor Robert, KTM, (9 laps)

2. Dante Oliveira, KTM

3. Andrew Short, HQV

 

Pro 2 (MC) Results

1. Austin Walton, HQV

2. Clayton Hengeveld, KAW

3. JT Baker, GAS

 

Pro 2 Lights (MC) Results

1. Mateo Oliveira, KTM

2. Thomas Jones, KTM

3. Brandy Richards, KTM

 

Pro (MC) Standings

1. Taylor Robert, 100 points

2. Dante Oliveira, 82

3. Andrew Short, 65

 

Pro 2 (MC) Standings

1. Austin Walton, 80 points

2. Clayton Hengeveld, 78

3. Austin Serpa, 78

 

Pro 2 Lights (MC) Standings

1. Brandy Richards, 78 points

2. Mateo Oliveira, 72

3. Dallas Serpa, 62

4. Tyler Toline, 60

 

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