star Energy Husqvarna's Austin
Walton—another new face in the
series.
The sloppy conditions were
fine with Covington, Washing-
ton's Layton Smail and his JMC
Motorsports/ Halterman's RV/
Just 1 GasGas MC 250F. "I had a
blast! Last year being drier was
definitely a lot faster; this year
was definitely more of a chal
-
lenge, which put me up at the top
spot, I feel like." He thus opened
his 2023 WHS campaign winning
Pro 250 despite one crash and
finishing sixth overall after early
class leader Clayton Roberts
DNFed with an overheated bike.
Second Pro 250 and seventh
overall went to longtime series
regular Anthony Ferrante aboard
his Mojo MotoSport/ Six Five O
Racing/ Fasthouse MC 250F, fol
-
lowed by Ryder Thomaselli, the
first 250cc A and top A overall
on his Carson City Motorsports/
DDC/Seven Husky FX 250.
Defending Pro 250 champ
Mason Ottersberg survived a
gear-shredding get-off to claim
third in class and ninth overall
on his new Dallas Chidester (DC)
Racing/ Precision Concepts/
FXR Sherco 250 SEF Factory.
ISDE vet Tyler Vore rounded out
the top 10 overall on his Hall's
Cycles GasGas EX 250.
3 Bros./Hatch Racing GasGas
rider Ava Silvestri opened the
defense of her 2022 AMA WHS
Pro Women's Championship with a
convincing win over newcomer Mi
-
kayla Nielsen and Britney Gallegos.
"Just being prepared for the
weather definitely helped a lot in
terms of goggle prep and…try-
ing to keep your gloves as clean
as possible," the FMF/Six Five
O Racing/ Troy Lee Designs EX
250F-mounted winner said.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL PRO
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Giacomo Redondi (GG)
3. Zane Roberts (Bet)
4. Joseph Wasson (Bet)
5. Austin Walton (Hus)
6. Layton Smail (KTM)
7. Anthony Ferrante (KTM)
8. Ryder Thomaselli (Hus)
9. Mason Ottersberg
10. Tyler Vore (GG)
WIND
IN THE
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Defending Pro Women's
champ Ava Silvestri opened
her campaign with a solid
victory in the 90-minute
morning race, followed by
series newcomer Mikayla
Nielsen and Britney Gallegos.
