WORCS 2012 season?

[Ryan15]

We at WORCS are trying to improve the utv races. We see the interest so we have been coming up with a few ideas for the 2012 season.

the biggest thing I hear is people want to see the course. Unclassified in the morning doesn't work because it takes too long to get broken utvs off the course. So before the utv race we were thinking a parade lap of the entire course.

We were thinking of adding a race on sunday. Nothing is official but we were thinking of a sunday pro race for the utv's. To race you must qualify in the Saturday race. There would be a pro class 1,2 and 3 on sunday. So all classes have a chance at some money. the saturday races will stay the same but become the qualifier for sunday. numbers to qualify TBD.

Maybe increasing the time of the races to 1hr or just leave them at 45 mins.

As far as rule changes that is another subject. But i see at least hand restraints or nets will be mandatory next year.

REMEMBER THESE ARE JUST IDEAS ANY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE POSTED ON WORCSRACING.COM

[JoeyD23]

thanks for posting and keeping us all up to date Ryan! We look forward to a big year in 2012 at WORCS and UTVUnderground.com will be planning ahead to make sure we are in attendance for all events in one way or another.

I am hoping we will see the ISA and WORCS work together on refining the rules but of course that is out of both of our hands. I do know the ISA has been working hard with WORCS to refine the rules as such that WORCS could adopt without any major shock to the competitors. Of course things like Hand Restraints and/or Window Nets are a great improvement for overall safety!

I like the 45min format but a 1hr format would be cool too! I also love the Pro Class payout idea which makes racing a weekend event with possibly 2 days of racing!

I want to personally thank WORCS for dedicating so much time and effort into the UTV class!

[BiggJim]

Let me see if I understand this correctly. Is their going to be a pro class and a beginner class in class 1,2 & 3?

[450grl]

I think the parade lap is a great idea - not all UTV racers also come and race a quad, so I think giving the UTV class a look-see at the track before the race is a great idea, not only from a safety standpoint, but also from a competitive one. Evens the field just a bit more.....

I also think that the rules WORCS currently has in place are working well - that's apparent by the fact that they are getting some of the largest UTV turnouts (if not THE largest) on the west coast.

So, Kudos to WORCS for offering a place for the budget racers (and others) to race and have a good time without breaking the bank!

Looking forward to getting out to another WORCS race soon!

[lmcarraher]

i think this is great it makes it more worth wild to have a chance to do more than one race , i do like the 45 min but i will do what ever .
thank you to worcs and its staff for making it happen for us utv'ers

[gsxr702]

We at WORCS are trying to improve the utv races. We see the interest so we have been coming up with a few ideas for the 2012 season.

the biggest thing I hear is people want to see the course. Unclassified in the morning doesn't work because it takes too long to get broken utvs off the course. So before the utv race we were thinking a parade lap of the entire course.


I like this idea .

[JoeyD23]

Originally Posted by speedracer

i think window nets, single layer fire suit,neck roll should be mandatory. i think there should be class 1, 2, and 3 with a 45 minute race and no parade lap and a seperate pro class which should be a hour long with a parade lap and a gate start with only 15 pros or as many as they can fit . none of the amatuer quads get a parade lap and in order to run pro am you have to do good in the expert class.pro is pro and not anybody should be allowed to run it.

I like everything about this post. Asking racers to spend another $200-$300 one time to be safe is not asking for the world. If you can't afford a fire suit, neck roll, and window nets then you probably can't afford to fix your car if you wreck it while racing. Everyone wants to race on the cheap and we all get that but all it takes is one bad wreck to spoil everybody's fun.

IMO every car in class 1 should have to have a 6 point cage with solid panels also. These cars are way to fast not to have that in sanctioned racing.

I love the idea of a pro class race that uses Saturday's race as a qualifier for Sunday's PRO race. If people have to travel then just race Saturday for fun like most all have been and still will do. If you set it up this way everyone still has to race on Saturday anyway. Maybe both races can be held on the same day?

When WORCS started utv racing they did it for fun. They may have got 10 UTVs to show. Now it's a monster of a class so to protect the integrity of the series some things need to improve on the rules side so that the class can endure.

The improvements to rules won't always mean higher cost but when it comes to safety how much is your life and this sport worth? No one wants to turn WORCS into Lucas Oil. We want to see WORCS flourish. But I know I don't want to see anyone get seriously injured because they didn't want to spend a few hundred bucks to properly protect themselves.

WORCS is only going to get bigger. Amateur racers are key to the growth. Costs should be kept down and racing should remain affordable. With that said I hope all racers Pro and Amateur alike will encourage safety!

[Bajaxp]

Great post Pasta Grande and very well said.

Originally Posted by JoeyD23

I like everything about this post. Asking racers to spend another $200-$300 one time to be safe is not asking for the world. If you can't afford a fire suit, neck roll, and window nets then you probably can't afford to fix your car if you wreck it while racing. Everyone wants to race on the cheap and we all get that but all it takes is one bad wreck to spoil everybody's fun.

IMO every car in class 1 should have to have a 6 point cage with solid panels also. These cars are way to fast not to have that in sanctioned racing.

I love the idea of a pro class race that uses Saturday's race as a qualifier for Sunday's PRO race. If people have to travel then just race Saturday for fun like most all have been and still will do. If you set it up this way everyone still has to race on Saturday anyway. Maybe both races can be held on the same day?

When WORCS started utv racing they did it for fun. They may have got 10 UTVs to show. Now it's a monster of a class so to protect the integrity of the series some things need to improve on the rules side so that the class can endure.

The improvements to rules won't always mean higher cost but when it comes to safety how much is your life and this sport worth? No one wants to turn WORCS into Lucas Oil. We want to see WORCS flourish. But I know I don't want to see anyone get seriously injured because they didn't want to spend a few hundred bucks to properly protect themselves.

WORCS is only going to get bigger. Amateur racers are key to the growth. Costs should be kept down and racing should remain affordable. With that said I hope all racers Pro and Amateur alike will encourage safety!

[Mike L]

Originally Posted by JoeyD23

I like everything about this post. Asking racers to spend another $200-$300 one time to be safe is not asking for the world. If you can't afford a fire suit, neck roll, and window nets then you probably can't afford to fix your car if you wreck it while racing. Everyone wants to race on the cheap and we all get that but all it takes is one bad wreck to spoil everybody's fun.

IMO every car in class 1 should have to have a 6 point cage with solid panels also. These cars are way to fast not to have that in sanctioned racing.

I love the idea of a pro class race that uses Saturday's race as a qualifier for Sunday's PRO race. If people have to travel then just race Saturday for fun like most all have been and still will do. If you set it up this way everyone still has to race on Saturday anyway. Maybe both races can be held on the same day?

When WORCS started utv racing they did it for fun. They may have got 10 UTVs to show. Now it's a monster of a class so to protect the integrity of the series some things need to improve on the rules side so that the class can endure.

The improvements to rules won't always mean higher cost but when it comes to safety how much is your life and this sport worth? No one wants to turn WORCS into Lucas Oil. We want to see WORCS flourish. But I know I don't want to see anyone get seriously injured because they didn't want to spend a few hundred bucks to properly protect themselves.

WORCS is only going to get bigger. Amateur racers are key to the growth. Costs should be kept down and racing should remain affordable. With that said I hope all racers Pro and Amateur alike will encourage safety!

I don't know that I could have said any better myself Joey. I run BITD because of the safety standards they have and the level of competition it brings with it. I've always been a fan of WORCS and raced their 8 hr endurance challenge when they were first starting with UTVs. I didn't understand it back then and I still don't now as to why people won't spend the money to invest in their safety and ensure their future and the future of the sport. I'm sure if you ask Brandon Schueler about his incident at the SS300 last year he was extremely glad to be in a fire suit and proper gear during that race. It's just proof it can happen to anyone and i'm sure nobody will argue that these guys are one of the best equipped and prepared teams in the UTV community today.

[Ryan15]

Like I said rules are another story but since it keeps coming up. We are working with isa to set some safty rules to put in palce so you can goto many diferent races not just worcs and not have to add some new safty items everytime you race. Like I said another story but safty is coming. So maybe if you don't have any safty you should get a head start. Easier to spend a few hundred dollers on safty than a hospital bill!

Also the 2 race day is for those that want to race two days. It wouldent be manditory to race both days but to race Sunday you will have to qulify saturday. Just looking to get people more track time. We canot put both races on Saturday because of time and all the other atv races. So 2nd utv has to go on Sunday just after the pro atv race.