3Bros./Hatch Racing Kawa-
saki rider Colton Aeck broke the
win streak that FMF/KTM RPM
Racing Team's Mason Semmens
had put together in Pro II. It was
Aeck's first victory aboard his new
Law Tigers/Atlas Powersports/
O'Neal Racing KX250.
He said, "Picture-perfect race—I
got the holeshot and led every lap.
"It was pretty muddy yesterday
and I rode the AA race and felt
pretty good, but we had a lot of rain
last night and it was a quagmire
today. But luckily, we didn't get any
rain during the race, so the track
dried out and actually got pretty
fast near the end. I had to remind
myself that, 'Hey, the track's getting
better so I can ride faster.'"
Aeck finished 11th overall with
Semmens 10 seconds behind
in 12th overall after a big crash.
Gunslinger Factory Racing/MX
Coach Husqvarna rider Cole
Zeller rounded out the Pro II po
-
dium for the first time since the
finale in 2022.
In Pro Women's, 3Bros./Hatch
Racing GasGas-mounted Ava
Silvestri pulled the holeshot for the
second consecutive round and
showed why she's the two-time
AMA West Hare Scrambles champ
aboard her FMF/Blud Lubricants/
Troy Lee Designs EX 250F.
This was Silvestri's second
class win after her initial one in
2022 and she revealed, "Honestly,
I was pretty nervous coming into
today because, last minute, my
race bike didn't want to run, so I
had to ride my practice bike to
-
day, so I was a little stressed out.
"Honestly, the first lap of
the bike felt pretty good. I got
the holeshot but then made a
little bobble right after cresting
the first hill, then [SLR Honda's
Mikayla Nielsen] got by me, and I
stayed behind her. I knew condi
-
tions might've favored me a little
more, so I also took that into
consideration, then made it past
her before we dropped into the
Boy Scout Trail. After that, I was
like, 'Whatever' and held it on."
Nielsen saw her win streak
stopped at two, though she
remains the points leader over
Silvestri, 85-80. FMF/KTM RPM
Racing Team's Kaitlyn Jacobs
took third.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Austin Walton (Hus)
3. Cole Martinez (Hon)
4. Mateo Oliveira (KTM)
5. Giacomo Redondi (GG)
WIND
IN THE
P40
It's been a while, but
Ava Silvestri earned the
Pro Women's win with
a dominating ride to
close the points gap on
Mikayla Nielsen who had
to settle for second.
