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Cycle News 2023 Issue 40 October 10

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Oliveira Wins Washougal Hare Scrambles T he Washougal Motocross Park held the Dick Jagow Memorial Hare Scramble, Octo- ber 7-8, hosted by the Mt. Scott Motorcycle Club. Serving as the sixth round of the AMA West Hare Scrambles (WHS) Regional Championship Series, Presented by MojoMotoSport, it saw FMF KTM Factory Off-road Racing Team's Dante Oliveira add anoth - er five points to his series lead by besting 2022 series champ Giacomo Redondi. LiquiMoly Beta's Zane Roberts rounded out the overall podium for the third time this season. Unofficially, though, Pro 250 winner Jaden Dahners set the third-fastest overall race time, 11 seconds faster than Roberts after almost three hours of rac - ing and coming from the second row, where Pro 250s start. For the first time this sea- son—and maybe ever—Roberts found himself leading as he exited the first turn on his FMF/ Pirelli/Klim-backed 480 RR, a shoulder ahead of Rockstar En- ergy Husqvarna's Austin Walton aboard his Dunlop/Motorex/Fly Racing FX 450. "That was prob - ably the fastest my bike's ever started, so I got off to a good start there," Roberts said. He sur - rendered the lead momentarily to Walton but got it back soon after in one of the long grass track sections. He added, "I feel like [my riding today] was a step in the right direction, getting better in the woods." Uncharacteristically, Oliveira and his Red Bull/Motorex/Thor 450 XC-F were farther back with 3 Bros./Hatch Racing GasGas rider Redondi tucked in behind him—but not for long. Less than halfway through the remark - ably diverse but slick nine-mile course, the current points leader made his way to the front with Redondi in tow aboard his FMF/ WIND IN THE P44 Dante Oliveira kept defending series champ Giacomo Redondi at bay to claim the win. PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA

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