And by nasty, Roberts meant
the two going at it for the rest
of the race. Oliveira and his Red
Bull/Dunlop/Alpinestars 450
XC-F held a two-second lead
over Roberts at the end of loop
one, with Pretscherer just over
a minute behind and Woolslayer
about two minutes back in
fourth overall.
But after the alternate pit on
the more technical 46-mile loop
two, Roberts played his trump
card, making his race-winning
pass by opting not to get a
splash of fuel while Oliveira had
to stop briefly.
"The Beta's pretty fuel-effi
-
cient—I've probably still got half
a tank," Roberts smiled at the fin-
ish, where he enjoyed an eight-
second cushion over Oliveira.
"Eight minutes at the first
one, three or something at the
second one, and now a couple
seconds here at round three,
and I led the majority of it," the
runner-up observed. "I got squir
-
relly a few times, but I think this
[Idaho terrain] kind of suits my
WIND
IN THE
P58
Defending Pro 250 champ
Sam Pretscherer topped
the 250cc class for the
third consecutive time.
Ava Silvestri made
it two wins in a
row, breaking the
tie for the Women's
points lead she
had shared with
reigning Pro
Women champ
Rachel Stout.
