Oliveira agreed. "It was a great race," he said.
"We got off to an awesome start and the chase
was on from the beginning. I got out front, and
I had Giacomo [Redondi] hot on my heels, then
he and Dare flip-flopped, and Dare was hot on
my heels. It was fun racing with that pressure
on you and being able to hold it the whole time,
because some people aren't able to do that."
DeMartile confirmed rubbing elbows with the
Red Bull/Motorex/Alpinestars 450 XC-F rider
a couple of times, though Oliveira downplayed
the incidents. "He came up close to me in one
of these right-handers, and he was a little closer
this next lap, so I knew it was going to happen,"
Oliveira said. "I just came over and protected
my line so he couldn't make anything happen—
and maybe pumped the brakes a little bit so we
traded a little more paint."
Redondi was solidly in third aboard his Team
Green/Hatch Racing/Acerbis-backed KX450SR,
apparently unbothered by the tumble he'd taken
on Saturday early in the 30+ race, which he won
regardless. (He's enjoying an unbeaten streak
there that stretches back to the start of 2023
when he became eligible for the class.)
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Mikayla Nielsen
made it five wins
in a row this
season in the Pro
Women's class.
Slam Life Racing (SLR) Honda's Tyler Lynn
couldn't match his round-three-winning speed, find-
ing himself a rather lonely fourth from the second
lap
on.
Pro II champ Mason Semmens charged to finish
fifth overall, just eight seconds slower than Lynn
at the end with his fourth-straight class win. The
FMF/RPM Racing KTM rider confided that he's
already looking ahead to next year and trading in
his AEO Powersports/Precision Concepts/Moose
Racing 250 XC-F for a 450.
