NGPC Championships Wraps Up
in Lake Havasu
T
he 2020 FMF AMA National
Grand Prix Championship
Series drew to a close over
the December 12-13 weekend,
where round nine took place at
the Crazy Horse Campground
in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. In
the end, Dante Oliveria, Tallon
LaFountaine and Brandy Richards
capped off last national off-road
race on the 2020 calendar by
hoisting the NGPC Series num-
ber-one plates in their respective
classes at the series finale hosted
by the Vikings Motorcycle Club.
For FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing
KTM rider Oliveira, the final round
was more a formality as he'd car-
ried a near-insurmountable points
lead and did not need to win. But
he closed the season in style,
taking the lead from the start
aboard his AEO Powersports/
Motion Pro/Klim 450 XC-F and
successfully keeping the pack at
bay as he sped to his fourth win
of the season with a grand total of
209 points.
Slam Life Racing (SLR) Honda's
Cole Martinez bounced back from
a first-turn fall that left him dead
last. He slashed his way back
through the pack to claim second
with teammate and two-time series
champ Trevor Stewart third.
"I just went out there and did
what I do," Oliveira said. "I love to
win so I just got out front and then
just rode a consistent race. Once
I felt the pressure come on [be-
hind me], I'd turn it up a little bit.
"I've been waiting for this
[championship]. I'm so excited;
I can't thank the whole KTM
team enough and I'm ready to go
[again]—I'm just getting started.
It's all I've ever dreamed of, win-
ning off-road races."
IN
THE
WIND
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Dante Oliveira wrapped
up the 2020 AMA
National Grand Prix
Championship with a
win at Lake Havasu.
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
