Oliveira Wins Inaugural Mt. Shasta Ski Park
Hare Scrambles
C
halk up another one for FMF
KTM Factory Off-Road Rac-
ing Team's Mateo Oliveira as
the AMA West Hare Scrambles
(WHS) Regional Champion-
ship Series, Presented by FMF,
headed north into the trees for
the inaugural Mt. Shasta Ski
Park Hare Scrambles, June 8.
Hosted by Whiskey Throttle Rac-
ing, the new race featured some
9.5 miles of the most technical—
and dusty—trails seen so far this
season, with Pro 250 rider Jaden
Dahners and reigning Pro 250
champ Layton Smail (aboard
his 250 but entered at the last
minute in the Open Pro class)
second and third overall.
For Oliveira and his Red Bull/
Dunlop/Alpinestars 450 XC-F, it
was a completely different sort
of race compared to his victory
at the previous round at Glen
Helen two weeks ago, though his
approach was the same.
"It was completely opposite
than Glen Helen but always the
same game plan: Try to get out
front, and depending on how I'm
feeling, either manage or ham
-
mer down," he said.
After getting the holeshot,
Oliveira controlled the race from
the front until the finish two hours,
21 minutes and eight seconds
later. (The race was shortened
from its usual two-and-a-half-hour
minimum due to the threat of
lightning.) "I'm not going to lie—it
was pretty technical and gnarly!"
He took his second win in a
row and third for the season to
pad his Pro/AA points lead over
Liqui Moly Beta's Zane Roberts,
136-112. Concurrently, he also
stretched his lead in Overall AA
points over 395 Motorsports
Husqvarna rider and Pro 250
contender Ryder Thomaselli,
122-93.
WIND
IN THE
P36
Mateo Oliveira leads Layton
Smail into the first turn
en route to his third WHS
victory of the season.
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
