OFF-ROAD
FMF AMA NATIONAL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
ROUND 8 / NOVEMBER 28-29, 2020
29 PALMS MOTORSPORT COMPLEX / 29 PALMS, CALIFORNIA
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ing KTM's Mateo Oliveira to move
up in class points as well; unoffi-
cially, he's now third with 149.
Alvarez, Garrett Off-road Rac-
ing Husqvarna rider Ryan Surratt,
3 Bros. KTM-mounted Colton
Aeck (the round seven Pro II
winner) and Purvines Racing
Yamaha-mounted Tyler Lynn (the
defending Pro II champ) rounded
out the top 10 overall.
The nearly 1000 entries for this
rescheduled race enjoyed much
cooler, more pleasant conditions
than at round six here in Octo-
ber. That's expected to carry
over at the finale in two weeks at
Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
higher," Shirey said.
SLR Honda's Tallon LaFoun-
taine shed the problems from the
last two rounds that have ham-
pered his march toward the Pro
II championship and won for the
first time since round two, finish-
ing an impressive fourth overall
after some spirited battles.
Unofficially, that moves him to
second in points behind Chapar-
ral Motorsports/Precision Con-
cepts Kawasaki's JP Alvarez who
was third in class and seventh
overall, 165-158. Thus, the Pro II
championship is still up for grabs.
Second Pro II and fifth overall
helped FMF/Maxxis/RPM Rac-
about it! I've been working on it,"
Shirey said. "I'm making progress
now."
With practically no time to
practice on his own FMF/Zip-
Ty Racing/Troy Lee Designs
FX 450 (which is set up com-
pletely different than the bikes
he pre-ran and raced in Baja), he
admitted it took a while to get up
to speed due to arm pump early
on. (The Hilltoppers switched
things up with a Pro-only sec-
tion, no pavement, and running
the motocross track in reverse—
changes that seemed to meet
with widespread approval.)
"This, the intensity was a lot
A long run of bad
luck and bad
breaks finally
ended for Tallon
LaFountaine. He
won Pro II for the
first time since
round two and
came from a row-
two start to finish
fourth overall.
