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Cycle News 2016 Issue 20 May 24

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VOL. 53 ISSUE 20 MAY 24, 2016 P33 "I put my head down and caught the dust and wasn't too far be- hind them, I think. I caught Tuffy and passed him, [but] Axel's dust was just gone. He added, "I could've pushed harder and went for the win, but it wasn't worth it in the long run." Indeed, he added to his points lead with his second place and now has 106, with Graffunder holding second with 92. Though he prefers more tech- nical going, Graffunder proved he's able to adapt pretty well to fast high-desert going on his TBT Racing/Motul/O'Neal Rac- ing 300 XC after a long battle with Maxxis/FMF/RPM Racing KTM's Travis Coy. "When the wind was in my favor, I would catch up a little bit, then we'd turn and I'd get completely dusted out and I'd be in first gear on a fifth-gear road," Graffunder explained. "I was so frustrated because I feel like I'm faster and I just can't do anything." Graffunder eventually passed Coy for good and found himself looking back to see Rick's Cus- tom Shutters & Blinds Yamaha- mounted Ryan Smith, who com- pleted the four laps just seven seconds behind Graffunder for fourth place. KTM of Aspen's Iau Blythe took fifth followed by Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/Precision Concepts Yamaha rider Justin Morgan and Coy. Maxxis/FMF/RPM Racing KTM's Dante Oliveira made a clutch last-lap pass to secure 11th overall and the FMF Pro 250 victory for the third consecutive round, SRT Husqvarna rider J.T. Baker settling for second in class and 12th overall after lead- ing the division for the first three laps. The series now takes a break for the summer with the final three rounds all favoring desert racers, which Burson appreci- ates, though Graffunder will certainly give it 100 percent. Mark Kariya 1. Axel Pearson (Bet) 2. Nick Burson (Bet) 3. Cory Graffunder (KTM) 4. Ryan Smith (Yam) 5. Ian Blythe (KTM) 6. Justin Morgan (Yam) 7. Travis Coy (KTM) 8. Justin Bonita (Yam) 9. Tuffy Pearson (TM) 10. Steven Godman (KTM) Sophia Oliveira won Women A for the fourth round in a row, extending her class points lead. Dante Oliveira spent most of the three hours chasing J.T. Baker, but a do-or-die push on the last lap netted the KTM racer his third- straight FMF Pro 250 victory.

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