Oliveira Wins Inaugural Marysville NGPC
A
battle of local favorites at
MMX Racing's inaugural
Marysville Grand Prix, May 25-26,
found four-time NGPC champ
Dante Oliveira edge Dare DeMar-
tile by six seconds, thus adding
to his win tally and stretching his
points lead over Cole Martinez,
who was third on the day.
The other Pro classes also
saw familiar faces on the top
step. Pro II points leader Mason
Semmens came from behind to
claim his fourth victory over mo-
tocrosser Parker Ross and Collier
Martinez, while Mikayla Nielsen
added a fifth Pro Women triumph
over Ava Silvestri to her resume.
As the sixth round of the Parts
Unlimited AMA National Grand
Prix Championship (NGPC) Se-
ries, presented by FMF, the race
marked the final event before
the traditional summer break.
A new venue for the series, it
drew praise for its fun though
short layout plus its astounding
diversity of terrain, from hard
-
pack motocross track to deep
sand along the shoreline of the
Yuba River to rolling river rock.
Throughout the weekend, the
track crew also kept much of it
well watered and groomed. The
race brought new faces, many
there to vie for local District
points as it was also the open
-
ing round of the AMA District 36
Championship GP Series.
The eventual podium occu-
pants set a torrid pace from the
start of the $8000, 90-minute
feature race, with Slam Life Rac-
ing (SLR) Honda's Cole Martinez
and Liqui Moly Beta's DeMartile
coming out of the first turn in
front. After almost going down
when he lost the front going into
the first turn, FMF KTM Factory
Off-Road Racing Team's Oliveira
had to play a quick game of
catchup but soon found himself
in the thick of the fight out front.
"Dare had a little bit of a lead
WIND
IN THE
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After nearly going down in the first
turn, Dante Oliveira stayed calm and
reeled in both round-five winner
Cole Martinez and Dare DeMartile
to record his fifth win of the season.
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
