Lake Havasu City and the Crazy Horse Campground hosted the final round of the 2024 Rocky Mountain ATV/MC WORCS Series, where Tyler Lynn got back to speed and took top honors in the “Battle on the Beach.”
Story and Photos by Connor Moore
However, with both the Pro 450 and Pro-Am Championships locked in at the previous round in Mesquite, all that was left to be decided for the Pros was the 250 Championship, and what a show they put on. Lead changes all race long kept the fans cheering while on the edge of their beach chairs. Mason Semmens ended up celebrating back-to-back victories in the Pro 250 class to snag the number-one plate for the year. But it was oh-so-close.
Noah Gordon captured his inaugural WORCS Pro-Am division.
On Sunday, the Pros lined up for an 11:20 a.m. start as they set out on a two-hour-long battle on one of the roughest Havasu tracks ever. Square edges and rocks spread across a shorter course made it nearly impossible to rest.
Lynn dominated all the Pro 450s. He led from start to finish while steadily stretching out his lead on his SLR Honda. By the end of the race, his advantage had extended to just under two and a half minutes.
Jack Simpson tied his career-best with second aboard his Purvines Racing 450 after battling with recently crowned Pro 450 champ Dare DeMartile (Beta) early in the race. DeMartile was running in second and creeping up to Lynn before a mechanical issue cut his day short.
Lynn’s new teammate, Ryan Surratt, joined him on the podium with third. Thomas Dunn (KTM) was fourth.
The best race of the day was the race for the Pro 250 Championship. The top three riders in the championship were covered by just eight points. Colton Aeck was on top of the leaderboard, with Semmens and Kai Aiello close behind. However, RPM FMF Racing’s Tristun Alvarez got the holeshot with Jake Alvarez and Semmens right behind. Battles were brewing as Aeck made a pass early on to get around the RPM crew and lead the race after the second lap, which he held until the fifth lap.
After passing Aeck, Semmens took off and then slowly built his lead. He won the race with a comfortable margin of 25 seconds. However, he needed a little help to win the title. A second place in the race by Aeck would give Aeck the championship, but Aeck had his hands full with Australian Sam Pretscherer, who wanted second place in the race just as badly as Aeck wanted to win the championship.
On the last lap, Aeck was leading Pretscherer, but a minor mistake would cost Aeck the title. He lost the front end and had a small tip-over, but that was all Pretscherer needed to scoot by Aeck and into second place and hold it there to the finish. Aeck got up in third, where he would finish.
Semmens and Aeck finished out the season with 186 points each. Semmens, however, was awarded the championship, having more race wins over the course of the season than Aeck.
In Pro-Am, Noah Gordon dominated. He grabbed the holeshot and rode a near-flawless race, taking the checkered flag by just under a minute ahead of Kayden Lynn.
Jackson Glathar was awarded the 2024 Pro-Am Champion, locking up the title with a third. Gavin Dugan and Dayan Lucero finished out the top five.
Tristun Alvarez had some new competition on Saturday in the 125cc class, as Clay Hengeveld came out to race just a few hours from home in Phoenix. The two battled hard, with Alvarez grabbing a win after holding off the two-time champion.
Travis Damon rounded out the podium, as Jake Alvarez and Justin Seeds finished in the top five. Ty Woolslayer and Dana Raynor battled the rough afternoon course on Saturday in the Women’s Pro class. Woolslayer held on to take the win.
2024 WORCS Round 9 Results
PRO 450 (Top 5)
- Tyler Lynn (Hon)
- Jack Simpson (Yam)
- Ryan Surratt (KTM)
- Thomas Dunn (KTM)
- Dare DeMartile (Bet)
PRO 250 (Top 5)
- Mason Semmens (KTM)
- Sam Pretscherer (Hus)
- Colton Aeck (Kaw)
- Kai Aiello (Hus)
- Tristun Alvarez (KTM)
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