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lots of local support on his way
to fourth. "I guess on paper not
the best result of the year, but
it was the closest I've been and
I felt the best [so far this year],"
Mateo said.
Purvines Racing/Simi Valley
Cycles Yamaha's Justin Hoeft
ran fifth for practically the entire
afternoon, followed by 3Bros/
Hatch Racing GasGas rider Gia-
como Redondi, Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Austin Walton, and
Hoeft's Purvines teammate Jack
Simpson.
While he got a horrible start,
FMF RPM Racing KTM's Sem-
mens managed to claw his way
to the front of the Pro IIs after
about 30 minutes, good enough
to earn ninth overall on his Trail
Jesters/Acerbis/Moose Racing
250 XC-F.
"It took me a while to get go-
ing," he shared. "Honestly, I'm
happy that I didn't rush anything
and make a bigger mistake and
just let the race come to me. I
think in one lap there, I made four
or five passes and was in the
lead. From there on, just put the
head down and kept digging and
got a good gap and was able to
manage the race from there."
Slam Life Racing (SLR)
Honda's Ross used Marysville to
tune up for the MX Nationals and
was happy to claim second Pro II
and 10th overall, 27 seconds be
-
hind Semmens and six seconds
ahead of SLR Honda teammate
Collier Martinez.
For SLR Honda's Nielsen and
her Lava Propane/Pro Circuit/
Alpinestars-backed CRF250RX,
Marysville was fairly familiar
ground and familiar results.
Leading from the start, she said,
"I just tried to sprint the first
half because I know [Silvestri]
doesn't have to pit, so once I pit,
obviously she'll gain that time on
me, and I have to sprint again, so
pretty much [today] was just an
all-out sprint for me."
GasGas-supported Silvestri
had to ride nearly the entire time
without a clutch after it failed
early, so she was obviously
compromised and felt lucky to
make it to the finish, though she
was still frustrated at not being
able to duplicate her round-three
triumph.
The season resumes in Sep
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tember in Ridgecrest, California,
followed by the final two rounds
in October and November.
Mark Kariya
Overall Pro
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Dare DeMartile (Bet)
3. Cole Martinez (Hon)
4. Mateo Oliveira (KTM)
5. Justin Hoeft (Yam)
6. Giacomo Redondi (GG)
7. Austin Walton (Hus)
8. Jack Simpson (Yam)
9. Mason Semmens (KTM)
10. Parker Ross (Hon)
Mikayla Nielsen felt right
at home on Marysville's
course. Her win was
almost inevitable, with
rival Ava Silvestri having a
clutch failure to deal with,
though she nursed it to
the finish for second.
