Primm, Nev. – [Race Report courtesy of Kawasaki’s Ashley Little, Joe Colombero.]

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Justin Soule and Ricky Dietrich showed their speed on the rough and sandy track as each rider took his first podium spot of the season, finishing second and third, respectively, at the second round of the WORCS series at Stateline in Primm, Nev. Teammate Destry Abbott finished ninth after a hard month battling the flu. Along with the team riders finishing in the top-10, Kawasaki grabbed six of the top-10 spots with Jonathan Davis in sixth, Gary Sutherlin in seventh, and Robby Bell in eighth. Pro 2 class rider Ryan Abbatoye demolished the competition the whole weekend with a dominating victory in both Saturday’s 450A race and Sunday’s Pro 2 main event.

Dietrich returned home from a tough sand race in Argentina on Tuesday, and felt the effects of the race at Round 2. Even with a mediocre start, Dietrich pushed hard the first few laps to make up ground and break into the top-10. Right before the pit stop, he made it all the way up to third and although he was right up with Soule in second, he finished out the day in third.

“My start wasn’t great, but I think I’m used to it now,” said Dietrich. “Once I got around the traffic, I was able to put in some good laps and catch up to Soule. I did go down and I think that was where everything turned for me. I was really tight after the race in Argentina and I got a few massages last week. I think that really dehydrated me and in the last 30 minutes I wasn’t feeling good at all.”