Oliveira Sets Sail At Shamrocks
Grand Prix
T
he light at the end of the tun-
nel is drawing nearer and de-
fending champion Dante Oliveira
is determined to reach it first.
Situated outside of the Buffalo
Bills Hotel & Casino in Primm,
Nevada, the Shamrocks Motorcy-
cle Club hosted round five of the
FMF AMA National Grand Prix
Championship Series, April 23-
24. FMF KTM Factory Racing's
Dante Oliveira led wire to wire,
grabbing the early holeshot and
setting sail from there, holding a
consistent 10-plus-second gap
for the entirety of the 90+ minute
race to take the win and points
lead back as the much-needed
summer break looms.
Oliveira proved why he's
the two-time defending series
champion on one of the roughest
courses of the year so far. "It was
a pretty nasty race, the track was
beat and super high speed, and
everybody was on today, so it
felt good to get this win," Oliveira
said. "The team put in work the
week leading up to this, and even
this weekend, getting me a little
more comfortable on the bike
with some shock changes."
Behind the Factory KTM rider
was a dogfight for the final two
podium positions early on be-
tween Austin Walton, Cole Marti-
nez, Justin Hoeft and Tyler Lynn.
All within a few seconds for the
first three laps, the intense battle
for second supremacy raged on
before only Walton and Martinez
were left after Hoeft collided with
the bunch and went down, and
Lynn slowly lost the tow. Although
he nearly matched Oliveira's
pace all day, Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing's Aus-
tin Walton dealt with a poor start
IN
THE
WIND
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Dante Oliveira came to Primm
with a vengeance, leaving
everyone in his dust en-route
to his third win of the season.
PHOTOS: TREVOR NELSON
