VOL. 53 ISSUE 35 SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 P21
backed Nic Garvin, who, in
taking third on the day, recorded
his first-ever pro podium. Garvin
pushed through the field to phys-
ically outlast competitors who
would drop back after crashes,
broken bikes and race-ending
injuries.
"Getting a good start is always
good in a desert race, and I
think that it helped me today,"
Garvin said. "I can't wait to call
my dad; he is going to be so
proud. We have worked so hard
to get here and I can't even de-
scribe the feeling."
After collapsing at the finish
line, Garvin cleaned himself
up to be joined on the podium
by his grandmother who, he
explained, "has traveled the
country to support him and it
was only fitting that she got up
there with him."
In the FMF 250 Pro class,
only three riders kept pace to
get in five laps with the leaders.
With a commanding lead in his
class, FMF/RPM/KTM racing's
Dante Oliveira finished sixth
overall physically and was more
than 10 minutes ahead of his
next closest competitor.
Rounding out the podium in
the FMF 250 Pro class were
SRT Off-Road's JT Baker and
JCR Honda's Jarret Megla. The
two also finished 11th and 12th
overall, respectively, just 20
seconds from one another.
Earlier in the day the Women
and 60-Plus classes took to
an abbreviated course, which
proved to be a challenge for the
racers. Continuing her series
dominance, Faultline Power-
sports/GOT-backed Sophia
Oliveira recorded her fifth win
of the season, besting 60-Plus-
class winner Cordis Brooks, and
fellow class competitors Sharon
Mowell and Stephanie Giroux,
who rounded out the Women's
podium. The win for Brooks
was his third of the season and
propelled him to the top of the
points chase with a four-point
margin and only two rounds
remaining.
The early Youth race saw
Mason Mathies dominate in
the Supermini class, taking a
wire-to-wire victory with a nearly
10-minute margin over Clayton
Roberts and Bradley East.
Ryan Sanders
1. Nick Burson (Bet)
2. Ryan Smith (Yam)
3. Nic Garvin (Hon)
4. Steven Godman (KTM)
5. Austin Serpa (KTM)
6. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 250 Pro
7. Grant Statley (Yam)
8. Sage Vincent (Suz)
9. Axel Pearson (Bet)
10. Troy Vanscourt (Kaw)
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
RYAN
SANDERS
Mason Mathies won
the Supermini class.
Ryan Smith
(62) and Nick
Garvin (949)
search for
clear air early
in the race.
