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However, Redondi rallied back aboard his FMF/Nitro Mousse/ Seven MC 450F, reporting, "On the fast parts—like on the gravel roads—I pushed very hard and I make it [up to] second." With his suspension setup still a work in progress, he found himself at somewhat of a midra- ce plateau but concentrated on his breathing which seemed to help fend off his Beta-mounted rival to secure second at the checkers. As for Roberts, he had also had a midrace issue when he started losing the front end of his FMF/Kenda/Klim 480 RR in corners. "I just kept falling down. I don't know what I was struggling with there," he said. "I don't know if it was a tire selection thing or what. This is much different terrain than what I normally ride; it could be me needing to adjust how I ride. I just had to calm down there a little bit towards the end and stop pushing the front so hard into stuff." But the fun factor of the course took some of the sting out of finishing third. After Gerstner reportedly crashed on the last lap while in the top five, DC Yamaha teammate Ottersberg not only finished fourth overall but topped the Pro 250s on his Precision Concepts/Kenda/ Pure Adrenaline YZ250F after finishing runner-up at round one. "Practicing with Taylor [in Prescott] helped, for sure," he said after coming from the sec- ond row with the rest of the class and Pro Vet 35+ riders. Ottersberg finished about a minute ahead of Serpa who ad- mitted falling a couple times on the fourth lap (of five). 707 Suspension GasGas rider JT Baker finished in just over three hours for sixth over- all followed by defending Pro 250 champ Shane Logan and MojoMotoSport KTM-mounted Anthony Ferrante, the third Pro 250. Pros Anson Maloney on his Maloney Training Facility KTM and YZ450FX-mounted Jaden Dahners rounded out the top 10. Fourth overall Pro last year, O'Neal GasGas rider Devin Watson topped the Vet Pro 35+ division this year after putting away early leader Ethan Mutoli and his Yamaha on the white flag lap. DC Yamaha's Dan Capparelli rounded out the podium. In the morning race, FMF/ RPM Racing KTM's Kaitlyn Jacobs shook the gremlins that have dogged her so often this year, powering to the holeshot and leading from there to take the overall and Pro Women honors on her Dunlop/Motorex/ Klim 250 XC-F. Full Factory Racing KTM's Rachel Stout latched onto second right away but couldn't get close enough to try a pass and 3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing GasGas rider Ava Silves- tri rebounded from a bad start to take third. Mark Kariya OVERALL 1. Taylor Robert (KTM) 2. Giacomo Redondi (GG) 3. Zane Roberts (Bet) 4. Mason Ottersberg (Yam) 5. Austin Serpa (KTM) 6. JT Baker (GG) 7. Shane Logan (KTM) 8. Anthony Ferrante (KTM) 9. Anson Maloney (KTM) 10. Jaden Dahners (Yam) IN THE WIND P34 For the second round in a row, Noah Kovarik (pictured) won the Micro Mini (65cc) Junior 7-9 class over Sutton Mills and Jackson McConnell, though he was second overall to Girls 12-15 winner Kacey Byrkit in the combined 65cc/ Girls race on Saturday.