at the beginning—just didn't feel
very comfortable."
After being the points leader
for a few rounds, Walton saw
that slip from his grasp, the
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
rider 53 seconds behind Stewart
for fourth. SLR Honda's Cole
Martinez claimed fifth followed
by 3 Bros./SRT Husqvarna's
new AMA Hare & Hound champ
Dalton Shirey, Purvines Racing
Yamaha-mounted Justin Seeds,
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Giacomo Redondi, Garrett Off-
road Racing Husqvarna's Ryan
Surratt and The Racer's Edge
Husqvarna rider Colton Aeck,
the Pro II winner. (In fact, Pro
II riders took 10th through 16th
overall with the top three—Aeck,
Purvines Racing's Tyler Lynn
and FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing
KTM's Mateo Olivera separated
by seven seconds total.)
For motocrosser Aeck, his
first big off-road race triumph
signaled a positive trend as he
learns the intricacies of this form
of racing. Third in his NGPC
debut at the previous round, his
hands this time made it through
unscathed for the most part and
he commented, "About halfway
at all the [off-road] races, my
hands really started to get torn
up, but I think we're over the
hump with that. To be honest
with you, I thought I could be a
contender for winning; it's just a
matter of putting it all together,
and there's definitely a learning
curve to the off-road thing."
Apparently, Aeck's learned
quickly.
The penultimate NGPC round
will return to Twentynine Palms
and take place on Thanksgiving
weekend.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Zach Bell (Kaw)
2. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
3. Trevor Stewart (Hon)
4. Austin Walton (Hus)
5. Cole Martinez (Hon)
6. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
7. Justin Seeds (Yam)
8. Giacomo Redondi (Hus)
9. Ryan Surratt (Hus)
10. Colton Aeck (Hus)
IN
THE
WIND
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Pro Women podium, from left:
Runner-up Kaitlyn Jacobs, winner
(for the seventh time this season)
Brandy Richards and third-place
Ava Silvestri.
