crash on the second-to-last lap,
and that took it out of me. I put in
everything I had."
Austin Serpa (KTM) scored his
fifth podium of the season. He,
like many other competitors, said
the track definitely wore him out.
"Podiums are what I am looking
for," said Serpa. "The sand was
just eating me up."
In Pro 2 Lights, Mateo Oliveira
rode his two-stroke GasGas to
his third victory of the season,
extending his points lead in the
process. After starting fifth, he
sprinted past Thomas Jones
on the first lap and was never
headed from there. Jones was
second, ahead of Brandy Rich-
ards, both on KTMs.
"I sprinted for the first five laps
so I could build the biggest gap
I could because I knew I was
going to get tired," said Oliveira.
"The track was super rough."
Along with winning her sixth
consecutive Women Pro race
here, Richards earned her fourth
podium of the season in Pro 2
Lights. After a midpack start,
Richards made up a bunch of
ground on lap one in the off-road
section and came home third.
"I didn't get the greatest start,
so once we got to the off-road I
made a few moves, and a couple
of kids went down, so I got into
fourth," said Richards, who
heads into the summer break
second in points. "I was up to
third pretty quickly after that. My
goal is to podium in the cham-
pionship this year, so I've been
working really hard in this class."
The WORCS motorcycle
classes now head into the an-
nual summer break. The series
returns to action July 30-August
3 at Grays Harbor in McCleary,
Washington, for a doubleheader
event.
Harlen Foley
PRO
1. Taylor Robert (KTM)
2. Zach Bell (Hus)
3. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
4. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
5. Andrew Short (Hus)
PRO 2
1. Clayton Hengeveld (Kaw)
2. Tallon Lafountaine (Hon)
3. Austin Serpa (KTM)
4. Shane Logan (Hus)
5. JT Baker (GG)
PRO 2 LITES
1. Mateo Oliveira (GG)
2. Thomas Jones (KTM)
3. Brandy Richards (KTM)
4. Dallas Serpa (KTM)
5. Tyler Nicholson (KTM)
IN
THE
WIND
P36
Clay Hengeveld
topped the Pro
2 class. He and
Austin Serpa are
tied in the class
championship.
