On The Pegs August - 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 8 | Page 80

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QUINN WENTZEL (15) GRABS THE
HOLESHOT TO START THE FINAL
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outh African Wade was tough enough at this year’s Tough Like RORR extreme off-road
event in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, beating out fellow Sherco rider Nick Fahringer by a
36-minute margin on one of the toughest courses to date. This year’s finale amounted
to two laps over an 17-mile course that included several new sections set up by the Reading
Off-road Riders. The race also doubled as a round of the new AMA Extreme Off-road Series.
Young pocketed $5,000 of the $15,000 purse for his efforts, and etched his
name in the Tough Like RORR history book.
“It definitely feels good to win it,” said Young. “I think this is my first win in
America, so I’m happy with that. Hope it’s not the last.”
Organized by the Reading Off-Road Riders, Tough Like RORR is unique in that
two races on Saturday serve as a prelude to the $15,000 finale held on Sunday af-
ternoon where only the 60 fastest riders qualify to participate on the rugged and
slippery course that features rock fields, vertical climbs, and treacherous down-
hills with names like “Sickness,” “Stairway to Heaven,” “Cruella da Hill,” and “Land
of Confusion.”