WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY MARK KARIYA
F
MF KTM Factory Off-Road
Racing Team's Dante
Oliveira won his fourth-
consecutive race at round four
of the Parts Unlimited AMA
National Grand Prix Champion
-
ship (NGPC) Series, presented
by FMF, but both Slam Life Rac-
ing (SLR) Honda's Cole Martinez
(the eventual runner-up) and
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing Off-Road Team
workhorse Austin Walton made
him work for it.
In the Pro II class, Hatch
Racing Kawasaki rider Colton
Aeck made it back-to-back
victories at the 50th annual
Wild West Grand Prix, hosted
by the Hilltoppers Motorcycle
Club. Here, too, he had com
-
pany throughout the 90-minute,
$8000 feature race with FMF
RPM Racing KTM-mounted
Mason Semmens just a few
seconds back at any time
before settling for the runner-up
spot and 10th overall behind
ninth-overall Aeck. Semmens
remains the class points leader,
though Aeck obviously cut into
that; Semmens is leading the
points now, 110-97. Kai Aiello
recovered from a poor start to
claim 11th overall and third Pro
II aboard his 3Bros./Hatch Rac
-
ing Husqvarna.
ROUND 4 / APRIL 6-7, 2024
TWENTYNINE PALMS MOTORSPORT COMPLEX /TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA
OFF-ROAD I PARTS UNLIMITED AMA NATIONAL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP (NGPC), PRESENTED BY FMF
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Dante Oliveira stretches win streak
to four at Wild West Grand Prix
OLIVEIRA
ROLLS ON
