I don't even need to think about
that anymore, it's not a question.
It's a good feeling."
Among LaFountaine's victims
was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing Off-Road Team's
Austin Walton. Seventh at the
end of the first lap, he gradually
worked his way to third before
LaFountaine got the best of him
with about 25 minutes to go.
"We were able to get off to a
good start, manage the race and
put a good charge in despite
some challenges along the way,"
Walton said.
Despite being under the
weather, Chaparral Motorsports/
Precision Concepts Kawasaki's
Tyler Lynn finished fifth with a
comfortable margin over sixth-
place Ryan Surratt, the Johnny
Campbell Racing (JCR) Honda
star now second in points to
Oliveira, 81-70. Martinez is third
at 64 points.
FMF KTM's Mateo Oliveira
was a mere second behind Sur
-
ratt while Kade Tinkler-Walker
made it two in a row in Pro II
with his eighth overall. This time,
however, he was on a different
red machine—a CRF250RX pro
-
vided by a friend and prepared
by SLR Honda—and still fast
enough to work his way from a
mediocre start to top the class
again.
(Below left) An abundance of
alfalfa fields in the area provided
the backdrop for Colton Woods
who scored the NGPC 65cc Junior
win for the first time this season.
(Below right) It was only a matter of
time before Mikayla Nielsen topped
the box in the Women's class. She
wore class champ Brandy Richards'
number 198 on her front fender,
saying that she's simply keeping
that spot on the podium warm while
Richards heals from injury.
Lava Propane/Showa/Alpin-
estars CRF450RX rider said, "I
had to dig deep. I was buried in
the pack on the first lap and I
just chipped away at them and
finally got to the front.
"I know I belong up front now.
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