The FMF-sponsored Pro
125 class took to the track on
Saturday morning. When the
green flag dropped, it was 2022
class-champ Tristan Alvarez on
his RPM Racing FMF KTM and
Surratt heading into the track's
Talladega first turn neck and
neck, with Surratt able to pull
ahead just a bit as the two-
strokes barreled up and into the
ridges of Glen Helen Raceway.
Surratt was awarded the
holeshot, and that's all he needed
as he ended up leading the race
from start to finish, holding off
another 450cc veteran, Giacomo
Redondi, who got past Alvarez
into second place on his GasGas.
Travis Damon put up a good
battle but fell just short of the
RPM Racing rider, found him
-
self in third place and charging
behind Aeck as the battles for
the top five in this class were
heating up. Aeck pushed past
Alvarez with Semmens just a
few seconds behind as they
fought hard with each other for
the lead for almost an hour.
On the final lap, they came
into the motocross course side
by side, with Semmens looking
for any lane to make a pass, but
was unable to make it happen,
ultimately finishing in second
behind Aeck, who got his first
win of the season.
Aiello caught Alvarez and
made a pass on the final lap
to grab the final spot on the
podium.
nents as he went on to win his
first race of the season and his
first on his new SLR Honda.
Disaster struck for Hoeft
on the final lap after passing
DeMartile for second place.
He ran out of gas, allowing last
round's winner DeMartile and
Stewart to finish in second and
third, respectively. Hoeft had
to settle for fourth place, with
Thomas Dunn rounding out the
top five in the 450 Pro class.
In the 250 Pro class, Jake Al
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varez shot out from the starting
line aboard his FMF/RPM KTM
and led the first half of the race
ahead of Kai Aiello and Colton
Aeck.
Approaching the halfway
point, Mason Semmens, another
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Dustyn Davis dominated
the Pro-Am division.
