put my head down and I think
we had three [laps] to go at that
point. It was a nice, relaxing last
lap so it was awesome. My bike
worked great. I'm stoked—a little
closer to that [championship]."
On that matter, Oliveira laid
out his strategy for the final three
rounds: "Just be safe and not do
anything crazy but still go for the
wins—I like winning!"
After running with the lead-
ers at round six until a technical
issue sidelined him prematurely,
motocrosser Demartile demon-
strated he could go the distance
competitively. After dicing with
Fasthouse/Team Green Kawa-
saki's Trevor Stewart for over an
hour, the Beta rider made a pass
stick and locked up third with two
laps to go on his Motul/Kenda/
Fly Racing 480 RR.
"I've just been getting used to
the longer races and the course
and the way it's set up," he said.
"It's fun; it's opened my mind to a
whole different side of racing and
it's sweet.
"I got off to a decent start
[today] and had Trevor Stewart
in front of me. I just did the best I
could, and Trevor pitted one lap
before me so I pitted the next
lap. I put my head down [when
he pitted], and I think he made
a mistake and ended up tipping
over. I got into the third position
and just ran solid there for about
40 minutes, so I was happy with
that—we needed that."
Stewart held on for fourth
place followed by 3 Bros./Hatch
Racing GasGas rider Giacomo
Redondi.
SLR Honda's Tallon LaFoun-
taine earned sixth overall as well
as the Pro II victory aboard his
Skechers/Pro Circuit/Dunlop
CRF250RX, saying, "It feels
good to get another win and get
some of those points back that I
lost in Idaho [when I had a bike
problem]. I think it was a really
important one for me to win and
I'm stoked I did it."
However, eventual runner-up
IN
THE
WIND
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After a disappointing round six, Tallon
LaFountaine (pictured) bounced
back with his fourth Pro II win of the
season, stretching his points lead
over Mason Ottersberg (who was fifth
on the day) to 48, 179-131.
