VOL. 56 ISSUE 13 APRIL 2, 2019 P29
Golden Tyre/Fly Racing
KX450 rider said. "I'm
more excited for the Idaho
or [Nevada] ones because
that's out of my element,
per se. It pumps me up
the first little bit, especially
since I can't warm up to-
day, I know I'll pump up."
And indeed he did
pump up in the first test on
Sunday, though it strangely
turned out to be faster than
his second time around.
Though Baker put in
some good rides aboard
his Six Five-O Racing/Mi-
tas/Fast House XC 300—
beating Argubright in the
second test on Saturday
and setting the fastest time
in test one on Sunday—it
was plain to see that Olivei-
ra was getting more and
more comfortable with the
area as the day went on.
Sunday was definitely his
day; he dominated test one
the second time around,
won test two comfortably
on both laps and finished
the day by winning test
three on the final lap.
"It was a little tricky the
first day because all the
[tests] were virgin [trail] and
I was one of the first guys
through it," the Carson City
Motorsports/Motorex/Klim
350 XC-F rider said. "But
as the day went on, it got
better. It was an awesome
course; I had a blast. There
was a lot of technical stuff,
and the first [test] was
killer—it was super-fast,
more grass-track style. I
felt like a rode a lot better
[on Sunday]."
Total entries for the
weekend was positive at
317; of that, on Sunday,
33 were Letter of Intent
riders. Local D-37 riders
comprised most of the
field, but the race drew en-
tries from Arizona, Idaho,
Nevada, Ohio, Oregon
and Washington, as well.
To be considered for one
of the five U.S. ISDE Club
teams (three riders per
team) headed to Portugal
in November, the AMA
will select the top seven
overall from both East and
West Regions based on
best four finishes out of the
six total days per region.
Several other Club berths
will be selected by the AMA
ISDE Advisory Committee
as well as the Women's
World Trophy, Junior World
Trophy and World Trophy
team members.
Mark Kariya
DAY ONE
1. Jacob Argubright (Kaw)
2. JT Baker (GG)
3. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
4. Clayton Hengeveld (Kaw)
5. Nic Garvin (Hon)
DAY TWO
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Jacob Argubright (Kaw)
3. Nick Burson (Yam)
4. JT Baker (GG)
5. Axel Pearson (Yam)
(Above) Dante Oliveira topped Sunday's field and
claimed the biggest chunk of the $1000-plus
purse. (Below) JT Baker started strong both days
though a few mistakes in the remaining tests
knocked him back to a 2-4 weekend.
