2023 Lake Havasu City WORCS Results

| March 15, 2023

The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC WORCS series took to the lakesides of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, March 10-12 for round three of the championship.

Justin Hoeft at 2023 Lake Havasu City WORCS — **Justin Hoeft held on for the Pro 450 win.**

Story and Photos by Connor Moore

The course features the shortest lap time on the schedule but is still regarded as one of the most challenging. Justin Hoeft emerged victorious in the 450 Pro class, Kade Tinkler-Walker in the 250 Pros, and Kaitlyn Jacobs in the Pro Women’s division.

Purvines Racing Yamaha teammates Hoeft and Trevor Stewart found themselves out front early on, but a small crash for Stewart led to a mechanical issue, which ultimately ended his day early. With lap times in the sub six-minute range, the leaders not only dealt with competition in their own class as well as a constant flow of lapped riders.

Tallon Lafountaine at 2023 Lake Havasu City WORCS — **Tallon Lafountaine fought hard for third place.**

Hoeft’s strategy of riding conservatively in the first hour before dropping the hammer in the second half worked out, as he finished over a minute ahead of second place. Hoeft jumps from third to first and now leads the overall championship. Tallon Lafountaine was fresh off a win at round two in Delano and kept Hoeft honest for most of the race to finish an eventual third. KTM’s Mateo Oliveira fought back to second (passing Lafountaine) after a crash early in the race.

A foreign invasion took place in the 250 Pro class as Canadian Kade Tinkler-Walker and Australian Jack Simpson battled for the top spot on the podium. The two passed Kai Aiello for the lead and duked it out for over an hour. Jake Alvarez, on his FMF RPM KTM, was one of the few riders to double a tricky step-down and found himself on the podium in third for the first time this season. Purvines Racing Yamaha rider Thomas Dunn put in his best finish of the season with fourth while Aiello settled for fifth.

Kade Tinkler-Walker at 2023 Lake Havasu City WORCS — **Kade Tinkler-Walker jumps the infamous lagoon on his way to the Pro 250 win.**

Simpson further extends his points lead while the second spot remains a close battle with multiple riders.

Jason Fichera showed his motocross skills on the tight layout and led the Pro-Am race wire-to-wire, with Mason Decunzo not far behind in second. When Decunzo is not ripping his KTM at WORCS, he spends his time as a mechanic for the BarX Suzuki Supercross team.

Hayden Florez returned to the podium in third just over a minute behind Decunzo.

Kaitlyn Jacobs at 2023 Lake Havasu City WORCS — **Kaitlyn Jacobs grabbed the holeshot and the win in the Pro Women’s division.**

Tristun Alvarez won the 125 Pro class while battling with Travis Damon. The two fought a close battle early on, but Damon ended up going down and allowed Alvarez to pull away and finish on top.

Alvarez’s RPM KTM teammate, Kaitlyn Jacobs, claimed the win in the Pro Women’s after getting the holeshot and the early lead. She finished two minutes up on Lauren Woods and Jessica Daniel.