ROUND 1 / JANUARY 15-16, 2022
AMERICAN MX / DELANO, CALIFORNIA
P70
OFF-ROAD I FMF AMA NATIONAL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Overall Pro
1. Cole Martinez (Hon)
2. Austin Walton (Hus)
3. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
4. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
5. Trevor Stewart (Yam)
6. Dare Demartile (Bet)
7. Justin Hoeft (Hus)
8. Tallon LaFountaine (Hon)
9. Giacomo Redondi (GG)
10. Tyler Lynn (Kaw)
just good to have a really good
shakedown."
3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing
Husqvarna's Kai Aiello got on
the Pro II box with his 14th
overall.
Pro Women saw Elite Off-
road KTM's Brandy Richards
romp to another runaway with
25th overall. Ava Silvestri made
her 3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing
GasGas debut good for second
in class while JCR Honda's
Tarah Gieger claimed third.
In addition to the day's payout
and hardware at the post-race
awards, Richards was also feted
for being the 2021 AMA Motor-
cyclist of the Year.
CN
won the last two Pro II champi-
onships.
Primarily a motocrosser in
Australia, Simpson's first-ever
GP-style race reminded him
of the old Thumper Nats in
the late '90s. "I liked it—it was
good!" he declared. "I got off to
a good start—I think I led a lap
or something like that. Some
of my lines weren't as good as
the guy behind me (Oliveira).
Once he passed, I followed his
lines and sort of eased it up a
little bit—I wasn't getting beaten
up as much and I haven't done
any testing. It's stock with an
exhaust on it! We've got a lot of
improvement [possible], but it's
The 30+ A line was
crowded, but Robby Bell
left the pack in his dust en
route to a dominating win.