straights and high-speed sec-
tions as he finished in third
place after closing the gap on
the top two later in the race.
In typical Hoeft fashion, he
started the race smoothly, al-
lowing DeMartile to gather a
significant lead, but then, around
the halfway point, he began to
put the hammer down. Hoeft
had about four seconds on
DeMartile in the second half
of the race and, with just a few
laps left, made a pass stick on
DeMartile to grab the lead. They
battled hard, but Hoeft stood on
top just under 10 seconds ahead
of DeMartile. Lynn's third was
another consistent race for him
as the points began to heat up
going into the halfway point and
one more round till the summer
break.
Jack Simpson and Tyler
Belknap finished in the top five.
In 250 Pro, this class has
some of the closest and most
entertaining battles to watch
every round, as every racer here
is matched so evenly. Australian
rider Mason Semmens, riding for
RPM FMF KTM Racing, grabbed
the holeshot. Just before they
headed down the canyon, he had
a slight tip over, allowing Colton
Aeck to make the pass and grab
the lead, Semmens dropped
just one position. Aeck held off
Semmens' charges on his Hatch
Racing Kawasaki for a while, but
Semmens found a way around
him after a few heated laps of
racing.
Having a breakout year on his
Husqvarna, Cole Zeller had an
unfortunate start, but that didn't
stop him from getting faster
each lap and picking his way
through the class one by one.
The weekend battle seems to
be between Zeller and Kai Aiello,
almost every round by now,
and this one was no different.
Battling for third place, Zeller
found a way around him, but
they stayed just seconds apart
for most of the second half.
Unfortunately for Aeck, he had
to call it a day due to a mechani
-
cal. Semmens finished just a
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Mason Semmens captured his third
straight win in the Pro 250cc class.
