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backed 480 RR found himself unable to hold off Oliveira and slipped to third. "At about the hour mark, we went into the pit. Dante was about three or four bikelengths behind me and he ended up pitting faster than us and he ended up beating me to the exit of the pits," DeMartile explained. "I tucked in behind him and tried to run, but he was going really good and I really wanted to keep it on two wheels and not hit the ground. The dust was crazy to day [in the off-road part]—the whole track was really brutal—but I'm just happy to put the Beta on the box and not hit the ground." A season-best fourth overall, 3Bros./Hatch Racing GasGas rider Giacomo Redondi made a last-minute decision to run an even larger tank than usual, as it would allow him to do the entire 90 minutes without stopping for fuel. "Yes, was a last-minute decision because of the dust and it paid off!" he exclaimed. After finishing 14 seconds behind DeMartile, he declared, "[I'm] hungry for that top three!" FMF KTM's Mateo Oliveira is confident he could've done better than his fifth overall, a few mistakes hampering his effort. He was followed by Purvines Racing/Simi Valley Cycles Yama - ha rider Justin Hoeft, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Austin Wal- ton and Pro II winner Semmens who observed, "It was technical, it was rocky, it was dusty—we've had it all this year! "Being not the best of starts, I had to work my way through and got the lead first lap. Had a drop, a little fall, picked myself up then leaving the pits I had another little drop so I've got to clean up my first half the race to make it easy on myself." Hoeft's teammate Jack Simp - son and Martinez's teammate Tyler Lynn rounded out the top 10 overall, with Pro II podium fin- ishers Aeck and Collier Martinez next in the order. Springing into the lead going into the first turn, Nielsen was never headed as she stretched her lead to 46 seconds on the penultimate lap aboard her Lava Propane/Skechers/Alpinestars CRF250RX. Easing off some- what over the final lap, she said, "I knew it was going to be really rocky, so I've been training with Robby Bell lately, and we would go through some of the rock sec- tions like a little bit [along with a bunch of Pro II guys]. We went and rode Glen Helen, like, the Boy Scout Trail and the trails next to it. "I'm not the best technical rider—I would say I am a techni - cal rider but not the best—so it was a little bit of a challenge for me, this round—physically and mentally—because I knew she had the better technical skills because of the hare scrambles [championships]. I just knew I had to get a good start in the beginning, and be first into the dust [in the off-road section] and control that race from there." Her plan worked well, even with a little tipover, and she ended up with a 16-second lead over Silvestri. NGPC's next stop is in Marys - ville, California, May 24-26 for the MMX Grand Prix. Mark Kariya OVERALL 1. Cole Martinez (Hon) 2. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 3. Dare DeMartile (Bet) 4. Giacomo Redondi (GG) 5. Mateo Oliveira (KTM) 6. Justin Hoeft (Yam) 7. Austin Walton (Hus) 8. Mason Semmens (KTM) 9. Jack Simpson (Yam) 10. Tyler Lynn (Hon) WIND IN THE P34 Fifth overall in the combined Super Mini/85cc/Girls Senior race was enough for Ryder DeMichele to extend his win streak in NGPC 85cc Senior (12-15) to a perfect five.