2024 WORCS Round 7 Results

| September 10, 2024

The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC WORCS Championship returned from its summer break and headed to the Buckskin MX Recreational Complex, September 7-8, for a weekend of racing in the Northern Utah Plains. Sunny skies and a light breeze set up for a fantastic kick-off in the second part of the season.

Dare DeMartile at 2024 Buckskin Hills WORCS in Utah. Photo Connor Moore — **Dare DeMartile ran off with the WORCS win in Utah.**

Story and Photos by Connor Moore

Dare DeMartile showcased what his Beta racing machine could do as he dominated the 450 Pro class. The 250 Pro class was a good one to watch, as five of the best WORCS regulars battled for the win. Colton Aeck eventually took the victory, while Jackson Glathar picked up right where he left off by winning the Pro-Am class.

This year’s course was shorter than last year’s 5.5 miles, and lap times hovered in the high eight-minute to low nine-minute range. It allowed for some battles to brew over the entire moto. Some of the top contenders are rehabbing injuries sustained over the summer break, which allowed for fresh battles on the racetrack.

Colton Aeck at 2024 Buckskin Hills WORCS in Utah. Photo Connor Moore — **Colton Aeck won the battle for the 250 Pro number-one trophy.**

In the 450 Pro class, it was the “Dare Show,” as he exited the gate and started flying and pulling ahead of Tyler Lynn and Jack Simpson on his Beta Racing 450 machine. He quickly cemented himself as the front-runner, as he opened a gap early in the race.

SLR Honda rider Lynn started in second and was in the dust, trying to keep up with DeMartile as they fought through the switchbacks of Buckskin Hills. Lynn, who has been riding down south preparing for the Baja 400 next week, was on the gas, as he moved into second place in points behind DeMartile.

After winning the 2023 Pro 250 class, Simpson had his first podium of the 2024 season in the 450s after finishing second and getting around Lynn during the race’s third lap.

The best weekend battle was in the 250 Pro class, as the lead switched four times throughout the two-hour moto. Wyatt Mattson, aboard his Purvines Yamaha machine, blasted out to the holeshot. He led the way ahead of Kai Aiello and Jake Alvarez.

On the first lap, Colton Aeck found himself on the ground early in the race but, fortunately, still healthy. Afterward, he began to click off fast laps on his Hatch Racing Kawasaki. He made up ground, taking advantage of not having to deal with dust from the other racers immediately in front of him.

Mattson kept the lead until lap eight, when he suffered minor mechanical issues that plagued the rest of his race, but he kept pushing and finished in fourth. Aiello moved into first, but the battles were heating up as Alvarez and Aeck wouldn’t go down without a fight. The fastest lap of the race was spun during lap nine by Aeck, as he barreled down to catch Aiello after being close to 50 seconds behind after the first lap. They banged bars heading into the moto section as Aeck pushed himself into the lead and set sail, claiming another victory and shooting himself into the lead in points with only two rounds to go.

Jackson Glathar at 2024 Buckskin Hills WORCS in Utah. Photo Connor Moore — **Jackson Glathar picked up where he left off with the Pro-Am victory.**

In Pro-Am, Jackson Glathar took the win, setting himself up for a chance to clinch the class championship early at the next race in Mesquite. After battling sickness all weekend, he put his head down and fought off a charging Hayden Florez and Keegan Hardy to win his fourth race of the year.

Kayden Lynn fought hard, but a mistake towards the end of the race cost him, and he dropped back to fifth.

Florez finished in second place, just over 20 seconds ahead of Hardy.

Katelyn Jacobs at 2024 Buckskin Hills WORCS in Utah. Photo Connor Moore — **Katelyn Jacobs clinched the Women’s Pro Championship with another win.**

In the Women’s Pro class, Katelyn Jacobs, of the RPM/ FMF /KTM Racing Team, took the win and clinched the 2024 Women’s Pro Championship for the second consecutive year.

The next round is scheduled for October 4-6 in Mesquite, Nevada.