After the summer break, Rocky Mountain ATV/MC returns to Buckskin MX Recreational 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 showcased what his Beta racing machine could do as he dominated to a first-place victory in 450 Pro.  250 Pro was the race to watch as 5 of the best riders battled for the lead, with Colton Aeck taking the victory and Jackson Glathar starting right where he left off to secure the Pro-Am podium.

This year’s course was shorter than last year’s as it sits at 5.5 miles long, and lap times hovering in the high 8’s to low 9-minute range. It allowed for some battles to brew over the entire moto.  Some top contenders are rehabbing injuries sustained over the summer break, which allowed fresh battles on the race track. In 450 Pro, 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 on in the race.

SLR Honda rider Tyler Lynn started in second as he battled through the dust to keep up with Dare as they fought through the switchbacks of Buckskin Hills. Lynn, who has been down south preparing for the Baja 400 next week, is on a tear as he moves into second place in points behind Demartile. After winning the 2023 Pro 250 class, Jack Simpson has his first podium of the season in the 450s after finishing second and getting around Lynn during the race’s third lap.

The best weekend battle was in 250 Pro, as the leader switched four times throughout the 2-hour moto. Wyatt Matteson, aboard his Purvines machine, blasted out to the holeshot as he led early, with Kai Aiello and Jake Alvarez keeping him in the top 3. On the first lap, Colton Aeck would also enter the canyon and find himself on the ground early but still healthy. Afterward, he began to click off lap after lap on his Hatch Racing Kawasaki, gaining time as he didn’t have to deal with dust from the other racers immediately. Mattson kept the lead till lap 8 when he suffered minor mechanical issues that plagued the rest of the race, but he kept pushing and finished in 4th place. Aiello moved in 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 with a time of 9:04. 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.

In Pro-Am, Jackson Glathar can extend the points lead to over 30 points as he looks to lock it in during the next round at Mesquite. After battling sickness all weekend, he could put his head down and fight off a charging Hayden Florez and Keegan Hardy to win his 4th of the year. Kayden Lynn fought hard, but a mistake towards the end of the race cost him as he fell back to 5th. Florez finished in 2nd place just over 20 seconds ahead of Hardy. Katelyn Jacobs wins and clinches the 2024 Women’s Pro Championship for her second consecutive title win with the RPM FMF KTM Racing team.

Rocky Mountain ATV/MC WORCS Series wants to thank all the riders, volunteers, and track staff who helped put together another great weekend of racing. We will see you all in Mesquite for the next round on October 4th-6th