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though the former champ wasn't taking it for granted. "It wasn't easy—it's still a struggle out there," Bell ex- plained. "I'm still working 100 percent, doing everything I can to race. This wrist injury's been probably one of the worst things I've had to overcome. To be on the podium is really good. "Some races are good and some races are bad so I never know when I'm going to get that day. Today I was able to manage a third." After an afternoon dicing with several rivals, Rockstar En - ergy Husqvarna Factory Racing Off-road Team's Austin Walton claimed fourth for the second round in a row, solidifying his fourth in points (at 65) behind Slam Life Racing (SLR) Honda's Cole Martinez (who had an issue dropping him to 15th), who now has 70. Bell's teammate Tyler Lynn finished a solid fifth for the sec - ond consecutive round followed by Walton's teammate Dalton Shirey. For the third time this season, Kade Tinkler-Walker claimed the Pro II victory, his first as an official SLR Honda team mem - ber. It wasn't easy, though, as he chased Purvines Racing Yamaha rider Jack Simpson for about an hour before finally mak- ing the pass with his Monster Energy/Lava Propane/Fly Racing CRF250RX. "I wasn't finding any good lines at the beginning, so I had to let the race come to me," Tinkler- Walker said. "I dropped the ham - mer one lap before I pitted just so I could get close [to Simpson]. After pitting, I dropped the ham- mer again. I listened a lot to my teammate Cole Martinez and that's what he told me to do so I did exactly what I was told." With Glen Helen's abundance of hills, Simpson's task was much harder as he had no rear brake from the second lap on, but he managed to hold on to second Pro II and eighth overall behind his rival, though Simpson remains the class points leader, 101-90. FMF KTM's Mateo Oliveira (seventh Pro) and FMF/RPM Racing KTM's JP Alvarez (third Pro II) rounded out the top 10. In Pro Women, 3 Bros./Alpin - estars KTM's Mikayla Nielsen performed as she'd expected at her favorite track and won for the second-straight round over 3 Bros./Hatch Racing GasGas- mounted Ava Silvestri with Reezen/Kilmartin Racing GasGas rider Lauren Woods third in her first appearance of the season. "I'm pretty pumped on this one—I had a lot of fun!" Nielsen said. "I think I'm getting faster as the year goes on. I've been trying to play catchup because of high school water polo, so I haven't been able to ride during the week as I really need to at this level, but now that water polo's over, I think I'm getting my pace back and we're just trying to keep my eyes forward." She leads Pro Women points over Silvestri, 106-96, with FMF/ RPM Racing KTM's Kaitlyn Jacobs—who was fourth on the day—third at 72. Mark Kariya OVERALL PRO 1. Ryan Surratt (Hon) 2. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 3. Zach Bell (Kaw) 4. Austin Walton (Hus) 5. Tyler Lynn (Kaw) 6. Dalton Shirey (Hus) 7. Kade Tinkler-Walker (Hon) 8. Jack Simpson (Yam) 9. Mateo Oliveira (KTM) 10. JP Alvarez (KTM) Though he chased Kayden Fillhart for most of the race, Blake Hall snatched the lead and NGPC 65cc Senior (7-11) win on the last lap. WIND IN THE P44