onds separated the two racers
and never more than approxi-
mately a minute. Giacomo finally
broke free a bit on the last lap,
eventually taking the checkered
flag just under three minutes
ahead of Roberts.
Husqvarna's Shirey finished up
another two minutes back in third.
He had a rough first lap when he
went down, giving the leaders
a good three-minute head start.
Shirey was 15th after the first lap.
"I came to a mud hole, and I
went straight down the middle, and
I just wedged my bike into a mud
rut and went over the bars," Shirey
said. "It cost me quite a bit of time.
I think half the Pro 2 line passed
me before I got going again."
Coming back to WHS from
a nearly five-year sabbatical,
Shirey, who specializes in desert
racing, had to deal with dust after
his crash, having had discarded
his goggles. Shirey had to stay
back a bit from racers in front
of him due to the dust affecting
his contacts. After a quick pit
and fresh set of goggles, Shirey
started making passes. He went
from 15th to fourth in two laps,
putting down the fastest lap of the
day in the process. By lap four he
was sitting a couple minutes be-
hind Redondi and Roberts which
is where he would finish.
For the Pro 250 class, the top
two podium positions went to
DC Yamaha teammates Mason
Ottersberg and Robby Schott.
Up front of the pack, Ottersberg
battled with 3Bros KTM racer
Shane Logan nearly the entire
race, finally taking the lead and
holding it through the finish on
the final lap. Ottersberg's team-
mate Schott sat fourth for a bit
before making a couple passes,
pushing him in to a solid second
place podium behind Ottersberg.
Rounding the podium in third
was Talon Terlouw aboard his
IMS-fueled GasGas.
The Pro Women's class saw a
very exciting race with defending
champion RPM Racing Team's Kai-
tlyn Jacobs neck-and-neck every
lap with 3Bros Kilmartin Racing's
Ava Silvestri. After nearly two hours
of racing, Silvestri made a pass on
the last lap, giving her the win.
"I led all the way up until the
last lap, so I'm a little bummed to
not be walking away with the win
today," Terlouw said.
"I caught up to Kaitlyn and just
started pacing behind seeing
where I could go or couldn't go,
just stayed back there to see
what happened. It's good to just
have something that was actually
wet for once. I'm pretty sick of
the dust, so I had a lot of fun and
think it was an awesome race."
Mary Rinell
OVERALL
1. Giacomo Redondi (GG)
2. Zane Roberts (Bet)
3. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
4. Mason Ottersberg (Yam)
5. Austin Serpa (KTM)
6. JT Baker (GG)
7. Robby Schott (Yam)
8. Talan Terlauw (GG)
9. Anson Maloney (KTM)
10. Jaden Dahners (Yam)
VOLUME 59 ISSUE 21 MAY 24, 2022 P37
Zane Roberts kept the
pressure on Redondi
the whole way.
Mason Ottersberg won the 250cc
Pro class in fourth overall.
