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WIND IN THE P38 Semmens said, "I want to keep building this points lead and, hopefully, by the end of the year, we can wrap it up early like we did last year, and I can step up to the 450cc class and go race there before I'm there full-time next year. That'll be fun! That's the goal, that's the plan. Also, the goal and plan are to stay healthy, keep having fun, stay injury- free and enjoy these races. Winning's obviously fun, and I want to enjoy it because I know next year is going to be a tough year. Moving up to the big boys is going to be a learning curve. I'm not going out there expecting to win straight away, but I want to be competitive." 3Bros/Hatch Racing Husqvarna-mounted Sam Pretscherer and his Precision Concepts/Golden Tyres/Troy Lee Designs FX 250 slowly worked his way to second Pro II and sixth overall. Next physically was Zip-Ty Racing GasGas-mounted Dustyn Davis, but the first-year Pro's use of an apparently worn-in line that shaved several feet from a corner resulted in a two-minute penalty. That dropped him to fifth Pro II and 11th overall, though a protest has reportedly been filed, so the results could change. That penalty moved 3Bros/ Hatch Racing/Fox Husqvarna rider Kai Aiello to the final Pro II podium spot and seventh overall followed by Gainslinger Human Performance/Lake Elsinore Casino/O'Neal Racing FC 250-mounted Cole Zeller and Lane Lorenzo, the 707 Suspen - sion/Dunlop/Seven GasGas rider taking top A overall as well as first Four-Stroke A for the fourth time this season. SLR Honda's Ryan Surratt rounded out the top 10 despite being a physical wreck with knee damage and dental work that requires attention soon. It was business as usual in the Pro Women category with SLR Honda's Mikayla Nielsen the clear winner on her Monster Energy/Lava Propane/Alpin - estars CRF250RX. But having spent much time lately on her off-road setup, she looks forward to switching it up and getting back to pure mo- tocross training on the faster, slimmer CRF250R MXer. "As much as I love the big tank and stuff, I'm so ready to be moto-focused right now, and switching gears now. It definitely keeps it fresh and fun," she said. So far this season, she's undefeated, with 395 Motor - sports/Racer Decal/Troy Lee Designs GasGas rider Ava Sil- vestri runner-up five rounds in a row. New to the podium was Maddy Weber, the first- year Pro, a comfortable third all afternoon aboard her North County Motorsports KTM 250 XC. The points chase finds Oliveira padding his lead with 138. Behind him, Lynn and DeMartile are tied for second at 108 with Redondi at 94. Mateo Oliveira sat out this one as he recovers from hand surgery; he is fifth in points with 85, and he anticipates being back in action for round six on June 14-15 in Marysville, California. Mark Kariya OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 1:32:01 2. Dare DeMartile (Bet) 1:32:03 3. Giacomo Redondi (Kaw) 1:32:14 4. Tyler Lynn (Hon) 1:33:30 5. Mason Semmens (KTM) 1:33:38 6. Samuel Pretscherer (Hus) 1:34:53 7. Kai Aiello (Hus) 1:36:14 8. Cole Zeller (Hus) 1:36:39 9. Lane Lorenzo (GG) 1:36:46 10. Ryan Surratt (Hon) 1:37:09 After skipping round four, Zayden Cantu led the way in the NGPC 50cc/65cc/Girls Junior combined race to make it four victories in 65cc Senior (10-11).