the AMA West Hare Scrambles
(WHS) Regional Championship
Series, Presented by MojoMoto-
Sport, Redondi now trails Oliveira
by 18 points in Pro/AA, 141-123.
Though he claimed he couldn't
find his flow in the early going
aboard his Red Bull/Motorex/
Thor-sponsored 450 XC-F,
Oliveira quickly found his groove
and began inching away from
his closest pursuer, Redondi.
"Once I got a couple more laps
under my belt, I started flowing
around, standing up a little more,
linking a couple of the switch-
backs together, carrying the front
wheel over some roots, hopping
around—it was a super-fun day!"
Oliveira said.
After nearly looping out his
FMF/Pirelli/Fly Racing Beta 480
RR at the start and leaving the
line last, Wasson had his work
cut out for him but made it hap-
pen with a smoother approach
to the Hannegan Speedway
course, generally the tightest
one of the series.
He passed his way into fourth
behind teammate Zane Roberts,
but by then, Oliveira and Redondi
were out of reach.
Wasson said, "I knew I had to
ride a gear high [to be smoother],
not be too aggressive on the
throttle just because it was so
tight and we are riding the 480
which is a pretty big bike for the
tight Bellingham woods.
"There's a lot of tough compe-
tition this year, a lot of solid rid-
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(Left) This was as
close as anyone got
to eventual winner
Dante Oliveira (356)
who recorded his
fourth win of the
season. (Right) The
Pro 250s start on the
second row, but that
didn't seem to hinder
Jaden Dahners, who
repeated his class
win from round two.
