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Oliveira Brothers Rule Orleans Arena WORCS A fter a two-year hiatus, Rocky Mountain WORCS ATV-MC returned to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 30- May 1. The racing format ditched the typical two-hour endurance format for a 45-minute sprint-race format for the Pros. The Oliveira brothers, Dante and Mateo, continued their domi- nance this year, as they landed on the top step of the 450 and 250 Pro-class podiums, respectively. Collier Martinez won the Pro- Am class, and Brandy Richards topped the Women's Pro division. Saturday had quite the full day of racing, with the week- end being shared by both the motorcycles and the ATV/SXS participants. While most of the racing was held during the day, the motorcycle Pros raced under the lights with the Vegas skyline in the distance. This course was very narrow, not leaving any room to pass, making a good start even more crucial than usual. Dante Oliveira, riding the Factory FMF KTM, pulled the holeshot and then set his own pace and stayed consistent for the entire race, holding off Tyler Lynn in the process. Oliveira led from start to finish for the victory. Lynn put together a similar-type race over the rest of the competi- tors, allowing him to focus on his lap times and bring home second place aboard his Precision Con- cepts Racing Kawasaki. Meanwhile, third place was quite the battle between factory Beta rider Dare Demartile and SLR Honda rider Cole Martinez. They battled to the finish with Demartile winning the fight for the last spot on the podium, taking the checkered flag a few seconds ahead of Martinez. Austin Walton rounded out the IN THE WIND P56 Dante Oliveira took the 450 Pro-class win at the latest WORCS round, which took place at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. PHOTOS: CONNOR MOORE