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win of the season in 30+ Open AA (he skipped round seven), having locked up that crown previously. "Saturday, I was feeling really good," he said. "We did a good setup on the bike; now I'm work - ing with JBI Suspension. After the Vet race, I was feeling great. I was feeling very confident. "Today, I got—not a good start— but I made it through to the first corner okay. At the beginning, the pace was not crazy as usual, so I was staying there [running fourth most of the time]. When we reached halfway through, I pushed a little bit more because I know I'm strong in the last half. The last three laps after getting in front was pretty emotional, because I was realizing I was leading, so it was a nice feeling." Snodgrass stayed strong in fourth, just five seconds behind Barbosa at the finish and seven seconds ahead of Pro II winner Semmens. SLR Honda's Parker Ross hounded him for most of the race and even poked his Monster Energy/Lava Propane/Fly Racing CRF250R in front at one point. Their battle carried them through many of the Open Pros, which was just what Trail Jest - ers/Dunlop/Moose Racing 250 XC-F-mounted Semmens had planned. He said, "I was motivat- ed to win today. I wanted to win and also see how far up I could get in the overall as well; that was my plan. Parker was riding well; he scrubbed past me, and we went back and forth once or twice. Once I got back by him, I put my head down, tried to catch more 450 riders, and came out on top. It was a good day!" Ross dropped back about an hour and 15 minutes in and surrendered the runner-up spot to FMF RPM Racing KTM rider J.P. Alvarez on the final lap, those two finishing eighth and ninth overall. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Off- Road Team's Austin Walton and Oliveira were sixth and seventh overall, respectively. Jack Simp - son rounded out the top 10 in the final appearance of the Purvines Racing/Simi Valley Cycles team. Pro Women belonged to Nielsen for the eighth time this season, as she put in a superla - tive effort aboard her Skech- ers/Dunlop/Scott Goggles CRF250RX, with GasGas-backed Ava Silvestri the runner-up, both on the day and in final points. "It was definitely a wild year [especially in motocross], but it's been fun," she said. "I'm just happy to finish strong and say we did it! Everyone's happy, and now we get to go down to Baja and help the SLR team race in the SCORE Baja 1000 in two weeks." Mark Kariya PRO OVERALL 1. Giacomo Redondi (GG) 2. Dare DeMartile (Bet) 3. Ruy Barbosa (Hon) 4. Lydon Snodgrass (Hus) 5. Mason Semmens (KTM) 6. Austin Walton (Hus) 7. Mateo Oliveira (KTM) 8. JP Alvarez (KTM) 9. Parker Ross (Hon) 10. Jack Simpson (Yam) WIND IN THE P48 While she recorded one runner-up finish, Mikayla Nielsen proved unbeatable every other time to lock up her second- straight Pro Women Championship over Ava Silvestri.