Oliveira Hunkers Down To Win
Bunker Hill NGPC
A
new venue and a new contender saw
the same close racing we've seen all
year break out at the Bunker Hill Grand
Prix, round six of the FMF AMA National
Grand Prix Championship Series. Visit-
ing Delta, Utah, May 14-15, and the famed
Bunker Hill MX track for the first time, riders
were greeted with a championship-caliber
motocross track and miles of flowing sand
in the off-road portion of the course.
Fresh off his Supercross Futures Na-
tional Championship, Factory Honda HRC's
Chance Hymas made his presence known
in his 450cc class off-road debut, grabbing
the holeshot against the fastest off-road
racers in the west. Hymas capitalized on
his good start and checked out early, build-
ing a 10-second lead by the end of lap one
and slowly building from there. Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's Austin
Walton held tough early on, running in the
runner-up position for nearly half the race
before FMF KTM Factory Racing's Dante
Oliveira made the pass on his run up to the
front after a mediocre start and first lap.
Holding a 23-second lead over Oliveira
and nearly matching lap times, Hymas
looked poised to take the win at one of his
frequented tracks. As time wore on, so did
Hymas' hands and hanging onto the factory
IN
THE
WIND
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Fond of racing in the sand,
Dante Oliveira overcame a rough
start to put in some blazing laps
en-route to his fourth win of
the season and his first sizable
points gap of the year.
PHOTOS: TREVOR NELSON
