ing sick and rival Ava Silvestri's
newfound speed of late. In fact,
395 Motorsports/Racer Decal/
Troy Lee Designs GasGas rider
Silvestri had the lead a couple of
times during the race, including in
the penultimate lap.
But the length of the race and
the decision to skip refueling
caught her out as she ran dry, forc
-
ing her to settle for the runner-up
spot a minute and 43 seconds
back. If you added her deficits for
all previous laps, they'd combine
for only seven seconds. North
County Yamaha-KTM's Maddy
Weber finished third in her NGPC
Pro Women debut.
Nielsen admitted, "I'm happy
with my speed, but I'm not
super-happy, obviously, letting
her [Silvestri] get a couple laps
in front, because that obviously
builds her confidence, and that's
the last thing I need."
With a trip to race a women's
motocross in Australia with an
American team before the next
round, that could be the reset
she needs. But Silvestri will
be honing her skills with both
GNCCs and a hare & hound on
her menu. Round four could be
even more interesting.
Mark Kariya
PRO OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Tyler Lynn (Hon)
2. Giacomo Redondi (Kaw)
3. Mateo Oliveira (KTM)
4. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
5. Ryan Surratt (Hon)
6. Dare DeMartile (Bet)
7. Mason Semmens (KTM)
8. Justin Hoeft (Yam)
9. Samuel Pretscherer (Hus)
10. Cole Zeller (Hus)
WIND
IN THE
P46
Ava Silvestri (454W)
and Mikayla Nielsen
(1W) battled for the
Pro Women's lead.
Nielsen took the win
after Silvestri ran out
of fuel on the last lap.
For the third round in
a row, Hudson Jones
captured the NGPC 65cc
Junior (7-9) division,
31 seconds ahead
of runner-up Blaine
Eddington, who was 10
seconds in front of third-
place Blake Piper.
